Author: jonathanslaght

• Ten Years In

  In many ways this paper is a culmination of our decade of work: a roadmap for Blakiston’s fish owl conservation in Russia.

• A Reluctant Participant

  One night, while mist-netting for larger owls, my Russian colleagues and I were surprised to find a Tengmalm’s owl in our net. This diminutive bird—which for some reason reminds me…

• The Unexpected Beast

  The creature crested the hill very close to us and was already in a gallop—its trajectory aimed somewhere around my chest.