Best Gail Buhl Podcasts (2024)

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72 Why We Value Fly Offs in Free Flight Training 54:35

7d ago54:35

54:35

"If you are looking for guarantees with free flight training in birds, you are in the wrong place." In this episode, Avian Behavior International founder Hillary Hankey and ABI Animal Training Lead Katie Pnewski talk about how developing skills for birds and training staff around fly offs has been instrumental in their practice as team leaders. A p…

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71 Differences in Ambassador Owl Species 16:22

14d ago16:22

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Owls make remarkable ambassadors to highlight conservation work, but they can also make for challenging training subjects and divisive ideas in the training community. We have remade our entire Owl Ambassador Masterclass to reflect the nuances among species differences and address some of the challenging conversations around parent raised owls, reh…

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S3E12 Tiffany Wentz-Root On Mental Health In Wildlife Rehabilitation Part 1 23:58

27d ago23:58

23:58

Host Gail Buhl welcomes Washington state based mental health therapist Tiffany Wentz-Root to the podcast to discuss self-care for wildlife rehabilitators. This is Part 1 of 2. In Part 1, Tiffany explains her origin story, which includes serving in Iraq for the U.S. Marine Corps in 2003. Tiffany goes on to reveal some of her own past struggles with …

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S3E11 Dr. Miranda Torkelson On Medical Management Of Fox Part 2 41:21

1M ago41:21

41:21

Host Gail Buhl is back for Part 2 of her in-depth discussion with Minnesota-based wildlife veterinarian Dr. Miranda Torkelson on the medical management of fox. In this episode, Gail and Dr. Miranda touch on topics ranging from the treatment of mange and other parasites to diets, handler safety, housing, and preparation for release. Dr. Miranda urge…

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S3E10 Dr. Miranda Torkelson On Medical Management Of Fox Part 1 37:42

2M ago37:42

37:42

Gail Buhl welcomes wildlife veterinarian Dr. Miranda Torkelson for a two-part discussion about the medical management of red foxes. Dr. Miranda starts out with some of her origin story, which includes highlights from her ambitious career in wildlife medicine. Later in the episode, Gail and Dr. Miranda cover the basics of red fox natural history as …

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S3E9 Amanda Nicholson: The Basics of Crucial Conversations 33:07

2M ago33:07

33:07

In episode 9, Gail Buhl welcomes Amanda Nicholson back to the podcast. If you missed Amanda's first appearance on Wildlife Rehabilitation: From Rescue To Release, check out season 2, episode 13. There she talks with Gail about social media best practices in wildlife rehabilitation. Amanda serves as Senior Vice President of the Wildlife Center of Vi…

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S3E8 Ruby Davis Part 2: Deep Dive On Skunk Rehabilitation 1:24:25

3M ago1:24:25

1:24:25

Gail Buhl is back with Part 2 of her discussion with Ruby Davis, the Wildlife Rehabilitation Director for the Carolina Wildlife Conservation Center. In Part 1, episode 8, Ruby discusses her origin story and the natural history of the striped skunk, a common skunk species in North America. Here in Part 2, Gail and Ruby do a deep dive into the rehabi…

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S3E7 Ruby Davis On How She Came To Become A 'Skunk Specialist' 36:42

3M ago36:42

36:42

Host Gail Buhl welcomes Ruby Davis, the Wildlife Rehabilitation Director for Carolina Wildlife Conservation Center. There, she oversees the center’s rehabilitation, along with the training and mentoring of staff and volunteers. This was an in-depth conversation, so we've divided it into two parts. In part 1, Gail and Ruby cover Ruby's origin story …

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70 Ruling the Roost: Managing your needy parrot and your family's happiness 31:47

3M ago31:47

31:47

Having a parrot with extremely complicated screaming, attacking, pair-bonded behavior that won’t let you out of their sight without an intrusive cascade of undesirable behaviors can be a problem for the entire household. It also means layers of stress when you are torn between appeasing your parrot and your family. This excerpt from our deep dive m…

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S3E6: Tim Jasinski On Wild Fostering Of Canada Geese Part 2 1:06:02

4M ago1:06:02

1:06:02

Host Gail Buhl is back for a Part 2 with guest Tim Jasinski to talk about the wild fostering of the Canada Goose. In Part 2, Tim and Gail get further into topics such as goose behavior, understanding flocks, gender differences, how goslings develop, and techniques in wild fostering of goslings in their journey to independence. Next episode, Gail we…

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69 Gail Buhl from the Minnesota Raptor Center and Partners for Wildlife 56:15

4M ago56:15

56:15

This interview with Gail Buhl from the Minnesota Raptor Center and Partners for Wildlife is a thoughtful journey filled with raptor behavior tidbits, the evolution of operant conditioning in bird behavior management, raptor rehabilitation, imprinting and so much more. We talk about how working with rehabilitated birds of prey provides such a unique…

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S3E5 Tim Jasinski On Wild Fostering Of Goslings 54:12

4M ago54:12

54:12

In episode 5, Gail welcomes back a familiar face --Tim Jasinski, a wildlife rehabilitation specialist at Lake Erie Nature and Science Center in Bay Village, Ohio. Tim originally appeared on the podcast in Season 1, Episode 19 to discuss one of his passions in wildlife rehabilitation, the Timberdoodle. That first interview with Tim and Gail is well …

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S3E4 Part 2 With Deb Galle: More On Cottontail Rabbits 1:23:59

5M ago1:23:59

1:23:59

Host Gail Buhl is back for Part 2 of the in-depth discussion she had with Deb Galle this past fall about Cottontail Rabbits. Here in Part 2, Deb gets into more of the specifics about how she cares for rabbits after assessment and intake. Those include formulas and food, housing, avoiding imprinting, controlling the environment and her approach to m…

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68 Why I don’t use ad lib weights or base weights: falconry and free flight birds 55:52

5M ago55:52

55:52

We are going to talk about an old school term in weight management of free flying and ambassador birds, and that is ad lib weight. Another term might be trap weight or base weight. Reason why this is old school is that for some people implies your bird has this same reference weight throughout their lives, regardless of muscle tone, seasonality, an…

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S3E3 Cottontail Rabbits With Deb Galle 52:10

6M ago52:10

52:10

Deborah Galle, a longtime Connecticut-based wildlife rehabilitator joins host Gail Buhl to discuss caring for Eastern Cottontail Rabbits. Deb and Gail get into a lengthy discussion, so we've divided their talk into two parts. Here in Part 1, we learn about Deb's career path, which originally had nothing to do with wildlife. Later Gail poses the com…

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S3E2 John Huckabee On The Art Of Wildlife Rehabilitation Part 2 41:22

6M ago41:22

41:22

Gail Buhl is back with Part 2 of her in-depth discussion with Dr. John Huckabee on the Art of Wildlife Rehabilitation. Dr. John Huckabee is an icon in the wildlife rehabilitation world in North America. What's clinically best for an animal and what feels best isn't always the same. In this episode, Gail and Dr. John talk about how that plays into t…

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67 What we learned about birds in 2023 1:11:01

6M ago1:11:01

1:11:01

What did we learn about birds in 2023? What was the big bird news of the year? (or, Simone and Hillary talk about owls) Hillary sits down with fellow falconer, bird lover, and owl enthusiast Simone Lupson-Cook to talk about our favorite facts about bird behavior, ethology, conservation, and more that we learned about birds this year. From birds in …

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S3E1 John Huckabee On The Art Of Wildlife Rehabilitation Part 1 41:02

6M ago41:02

41:02

Wildlife Rehabilitation: From Rescue To Release host Gail Buhl is back for a third season! Gail, a Master Level Wildlife Rehabilitator in Minnesota, draws on decades of experience caring for wildlife to connect with guests on a deep, meaningful level, eliciting thought provoking dialogue among fellow peers. That unique ability to draw out the story…

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66 Dr. Lucy Kemp on Lead Poisoning in Ground Hornbills 36:28

7M ago36:28

36:28

Lead poisoning is a really big deal for wildlife, and Southern Ground Hornbills appear to be particularly sensitive to lead levels in the blood. In August, Avian Behavior International visited the Mabula Ground Hornbill Project in South Africa to identify some key behavior objectives to enhance the reintroduction strategy for the Southern ground ho…

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65 Developing a student based wildlife training program 50:40

8M ago50:40

50:40

We sat down with Paige Sutherland, Director of Wildlife Programs at Shavers Creek Environmental Center in Pennsylvania for a powerful discussion on wildlife training programs. This far ranging conversation stretched from challenges of family life in the animal care field to how to organize your time as a program leader. We have the pleasure of work…

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64 Why Your Bird is Attacking You 47:49

10M ago47:49

47:49

News flash, if your bird is attacking you, it probably doesn't mean that they hate you. What it does mean is that we have a lot in our relationship to unpack, from environmental conditions to expectations. When parrots in our homes come at us, either from the ground or on the wing, it can be really scary. Even cockatiels and small conures can pack …

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63 Owl Vocalizations and Behavior Karla Bloem of the International Owl Center 58:46

10M ago58:46

58:46

Karla Bloem, Executive Director of the International Owl Center in Houston, Minnesota, and Hillary have a fascinating conversation about owl vocalizations and Karla's journey with Great Horned Owl behavior. They discuss owl behavior observation influences, species differences, reinforcement strategies and all things owl. This conversation will fasc…

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S2E16 More On Wildlife Dentistry With Dr. Leslie Reed 50:44

10M ago50:44

50:44

In Part-2 of our discussion with Dr. Leslie Reed, a Minnesota-based veterinarian who specializes in wildlife dentistry, we get into more specifics about what good dental care looks like for different species of wild animals and why it's so important to treat pain adequately. Gail and Leslie get into how wildlife rehabilitators can be more effective…

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S2E15 Wildlife Dentistry With Dr. Leslie Reed 46:05

11M ago46:05

46:05

Our host Gail Buhl invited Dr. Leslie Reed on the show to talk about her unusual niche within the wildlife rehabilitation sector -- wildlife dentistry! Animals that have teeth suffer from many of the same problems humans do, such as cavities, chips, decay, and foreign bodies lodged in the gum line. These and many other dental issues can severely af…

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62 Part 2 Are we friends with our birds and other deep questions 28:31

11M ago28:31

28:31

Hillary answers more questions from a workshop regarding how to prepare a bird for a program, are we friends with our birds, how to know when you are doing more harm than good and much more. We get philosophical on this one! For more information on our upcoming Advanced Workshop in November 2023, check out this page for registration and details Wel…

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S2E14: More On Social Media For Wildlife Rehabilitation 37:54

11M ago37:54

37:54

In Part 2, host Gail Buhl talks more about social media for wildlife rehabilitation settings in Part 2 of an in-depth discussion with Amanda Nicholson, senior vice president of the Wildlife Center of Virginia. Amanda is one of Gail's go-to gurus for all things social media. This part of their discussion gets into best practices, including avoiding …

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61 Answering Questions About Relationships with Birds of Prey 26:05

12M ago26:05

26:05

Hillary answers questions from a workshop regarding do's and don'ts on building relationships with birds of prey, what to do about a kestrel that attacks the bait bag, weight managing owls, and more. For more information on our upcoming Advanced Workshop in November 2023, check out this page for registration and details Welcome to the Avian Behavio…

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S2E13 Amanda Nicholson on Social Media for Wildlife Rehabilitators 56:47

12M ago56:47

56:47

Host Gail Buhl caught up with Amanda Nicholson, senior vice president of the Wildlife Center of Virginia. Amanda has long been their communications and social media guru, and was eager to share some of the things she's learned, having managed the Wildlife Center of Virginia's social media presence since the earlier days of Facebook, YouTube, and In…

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S2E12 Considering Animal Welfare With Guest Dr. Michelle Willette 58:09

1y ago58:09

58:09

Host Gail Buhl caught up with Dr. Michelle Willette of Partners For Wildlife and The Raptor Center at The University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Willette shares her expertise on the ever-evolving and sometimes controversial topic of animal welfare. Welfare isn't something we give to an animal, she says, rather it's a state of b…

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60 World Renown Aviculturist Dick Schroeder on Ground Hornbills 37:01

1y ago37:01

37:01

We sit down with good friend and well known aviculturist Dick Schroeder to talk about what we can learn about working with the Southern ground hornbill in a variety of different ways. Dick is a celebrated member of the avicultural community, he has raised numerous hornbill species, including over a dozen Southern Ground Hornbills (baby Kipling was …

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S2E11 Rachel Avilla Discusses 'WRMD' Database 49:16

1y ago49:16

49:16

Host Gail Buhl connected with Rachel Avilla, co-founder and project manager of the database Wildlife Rehabilitation MD, or "WRMD." Rachel gives us a synopsis of her origin story, starting with her first career step out of college, which was a summer internship at The Bird Rescue Center in Santa Rosa. That led to an internship at Lindsay Wildlife Re…

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S2E10 More About Harbor Seals & California Sea Lions! 43:48

1y ago43:48

43:48

Dr. Michelle Rivard and Casey Mclean, marine mammal expert guests from SR3 in Washington are back in conversation with Gail Buhl, sharing more about the release phase of caring from Harbor Seals. Later in the episode they get into some of the nuanced differences among pinnipeds, particularly the California Sea Lion. We learn what a what makes a sea…

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Raising a Well-Socialized Owl 42:26

1y ago42:26

42:26

Our two favorite subjects, owls and raising ambassadors. Owls are considered flagship species, which means that while they may not necessarily be directly endangered, they are species chosen to raise support for biodiversity conservation in a given place or social context. This means that due to their widespread appeal, they have the capacity to dr…

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S2E9: Harbor Seals With SR3's Casey Mclean & Dr. Michelle Rivard 53:37

1y ago53:37

53:37

Host Gail Buhl connected with marine mammal veterinarian Dr. Michelle Rivard, and Casey Mclean, of SR3, the Washington state based organization named for its missions: sealife response, rehabilitation, and research. Casey and Dr. Michelle tell Gail about SR3’s origin, how they came to be involved, and all about the work they’re doing with harbor se…

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S2E8 Dr. Dave Scott Discusses RaptorMed 35:46

1y ago35:46

35:46

Dr. Dave Scott began his career as an electrical engineer, working for 10 years at the Department of Defense, then decided to attend veterinary school. He practiced small animal vet med and emergency care for several years, but eventually followed his heart into wildlife medicine. He again went back to the Department of Defense, but continued to pr…

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S2E7: On Ethics in Wildlife Rehabilitation, With Lauren Glickman 1:00:56

1y ago1:00:56

1:00:56

Host Gail Buhl caught up with Lauren Glickman, a former Volunteer Manager at PAWS (Progressive Animal Welfare Society) in Seattle and current organizational training and development consultant. Lauren Glickman began her career in the Peace Corps, then found her way into wildlife rehabilitation in the Seattle area. There she volunteered at PAWS and …

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58 Are LIMA and the humane hierarchy still serving your bird training? 1:09:07

1y ago1:09:07

1:09:07

We are going to be talking about how LIMA (least intrusive, minimally aversive) and the humane hierarchy structure stopped serving me in my animal behavior progress, what got me there, and how I help my clients instead. We take a HUGE look at how it's not uncommon in science for us to wittingly or unwittingly select the results that we want to move…

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S2E6 Karra Pierce: Let's Talk Databases - WILD-ONe! 39:45

1y ago39:45

39:45

Host Gail Buhl breaks from the podcast's usual taxa-specific format to discuss a topic of growing importance and interest in the wildlife rehabilitation world: databases. Such databases are the wildlife medicine equivalent of electronic medical records now used in most (human) healthcare systems and hospitals. In this episode Karra Pierce, a veteri…

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S2E5 Let's Talk Brown Pelicans With Dr. Rebecca Duerr and Jennifer Martines! 1:18:57

1+ y ago1:18:57

1:18:57

In Episode 5, Host Gail Buhl caught up with Rebecca Duerr, MPVM/DVM, one of the world's leading experts on water birds. Dr. Duerr serves as Director of Research and Veterinary Science as well as the primary veterinarian at International Bird Rescue's two wildlife centers in California. Jennifer Martines, one of IBR's talented veterinary and rehabil…

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Building Trust with a Nervous Non-Releasable Raven 32:36

1+ y ago32:36

32:36

In this session of our Behavior Makeover Series, we work with a rehabilitated non-releasable raven that is showing a lot of avoidance behavior around his trainer. We create a behavior shaping plan using non-coercive negative reinforcement instead of counter conditioning or systematic desensitization to build the raven's trust. This works on all spe…

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S2E4 Host Gail and Producer Kirk on Public Outreach 53:24

1+ y ago53:24

53:24

Host Gail Buhl invites Partners For Wildlife podcast producer Kirk Klocke to step out of the booth and onto the mic to discuss public outreach, which is a big part of his role as the new P4W Outreach Specialist. Gail and Kirk quickly realize in the course of their back and forth about issues around public outreach communications & education that th…

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S2E3 Brittany Turner: Overview of Songbird Rehabilitation 59:20

1+ y ago59:20

59:20

Host Gail Buhl is back for a Part-2 with Brittany Turner, Rehabilitation Director at the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota, or "WRC." The conversation began in Episode 2 with a a look at Brittany's background and career at WRC. In this episode, we get into the nuts and bolts of songbird care, from intake through feeding, housing, and prep…

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Dr. Scott Echols DVM DABVP Part 3: Exercise, Osteoporosis, and Foraging 54:22

1+ y ago54:22

54:22

In this final part of our series with Dr. Scott Echols, board certified avian veterinarian, we cover A LOT of ground in terms of avian health and welfare. If you want the straight science about how to get your bird exercising, even in terms of rehabilitated wildlife, diet management, and osteoporosis, we talk about it all. Dr. Echols is as always, …

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S2E2 Brittany Turner: WRC Overview & Intro To Songbirds 50:25

1+ y ago50:25

50:25

I'm so glad you came back to listen to episode 2 of our second season, which began to drop in January, 2023. I spoke with Brittany Turner, who serves as Rehabilitation Director at the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota. Brittany has led a fascinating and ambitious career, having started as nursery intern to a Director in just under 10 year…

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S2E1 Joys of Infection Control 1:11:56

1+ y ago1:11:56

1:11:56

This episode kicks off Season 2 of Wildlife Rehabilitation: From Rescue to Release! I am so excited about this episode. I think you will enjoy listening to it as much as Leslie Kollmann and I had recording it. I know you probably would not normally put “joy” and “infection control” in the same room, let alone the same sentence but when you find out…

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Challenges Facing Rehabilitated Education Birds of Prey 34:25

1+ y ago34:25

34:25

Working with rehabilitated birds of prey as education ambassadors is rewarding work, but it can be fraught with challenges as well. From working with unruly (and opinionated!) audiences to dealing with heartbreaking avian losses and health issues, it can feel thankless at times. In this episode, we focus on two big issues: working with a volunteer …

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The Problem Solving Paradigm: Learn the scientific mindset to solve your toughest bird behavior challenges 27:20

1+ y ago27:20

27:20

The Problem Solving Paradigm teaches you how to manage really complex and sometimes uncontrollable variables when trying to train your bird, so you actually can realize real change. Because let's just be honest here - trying to train new skills in a busy household or work environment is REALLY hard. Life happens! Uncontrollable variables like famil…

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Dr. Scott Echols: Bridging New Frontiers in Avian Wellness with Technology 47:07

1+ y ago47:07

47:07

Board certified avian veterinarian Dr. Scott Echols discusses some pretty intense concepts in veterinary and wellness technology. He covers how new technology is discovering diseases we never even knew existed and how we are able to diagnose and treat them. We also talk about how CT scans are able to help us identify issues that blood screening and…

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Bonus: Interview with The Rossifari Podcast 1:15:04

2y ago1:15:04

1:15:04

Bonus release from our earlier interview with Jon Rossi of the Rossifari Podcast. We talk free flight training and how it relates to our leadership philosophies, being a woman in leadership, bird nerdin' and so much more. You can check out our swapped episode on mentorship on Jon's Rossifari podcast page and so much more on zoos, conservation, and …

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Do you use food to train your parrot? 39:53

2y ago39:53

39:53

Using food as a contrived reinforcer to train our parrots is often fraught with emotions and tension. And not without good reason. But we can discuss the differences in contrived reinforcement and natural reinforcement and how both are important components in building strong relationships and decode our interactions with our birds. These concepts c…

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