Parenting Secrets from the World's Fastest Animal

When Scottish peregrine falcon chicks were stolen, George Smith used DNA to reveal the smugglers' crimes and return the birds to grateful peregrine parents. Also in this episode, we meet a California peregrine matriarch named Annie, whose engaged parenting approach has met with unusual success. Guests: Lynne Schofield and Sean Peterson, visiting biology professors at St. Olaf's College and ornithologists with Cal Falcons George Smith, Peregrine Coordinator for the Scottish Raptor Study Group Want to learn more about raptor conservation? Visit the Scottish Raptor Study Group and get involved! https://www.scottishraptorstudygroup.org/scottish-raptor-monitoring-scheme/