Bird Pinkerton
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810 appearances
8 recordings
1 series
first heard Apr 2026
last heard 17 Aug
Bird Pinkerton’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Coral reefs are enchanting, right?
Like a healthy reef is just this gorgeous ecosystem full of strange, beautiful creatures.
But I don't think it's any secret that coral reefs are struggling.
By one estimate, the world has lost half of its live coral since the 1950s.
And my colleague, Benji Jones, has been reporting on this.
Long-time listeners of the show will know him from episodes about discovering new species or the economic value of a bat.
recently, he went on a reporting trip to Palau to cover a project that's trying to turn things around for coral and is trying to do it fast.
Benji, thank you for being here.
so happy to be here.
It is funny to me that we both went to Palau.
Anyone who listens to the show knows that I also went to Palau a month before you went to Palau.
It's
I found it interesting because whenever we've talked in the past, you are like the most cheerful person delivering the most grim news.
Like you always have this exact smile
And
like, everything's dying.
But this, you said, was like maybe a slightly more hopeful story?
Yeah, let's get into it.
Like, when I was there, I sort of got a chance to actually snorkel.
And it was just, I mean, it was stunning.
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