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Rendezvous Presentations 2025
The Presentations
7 videos
A speaker session and keynote exploring "A Bond with Nature: The Conservation Legacy of Falconers". This session included six presenters discussing the conservation legacy of falconers, the origins of The Peregrine Fund, and connecting that to The Peregrine Fund's contemporary conservation programs.
2025 Rendezvous - Tim Gallagher
Tim Gallagher is an award-winning writer, editor, and wildlife photographer. He is the author of six books, including Falcon Fever, about his lifelong fascination with falconry. Tim served as editor-in-chief of Living Bird magazine, the flagship publication of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, for more than a quarter of a century, and he also edited the NAFA Journal for several years.
Transitioning from Peregrine Falcon Recovery
The Peregrine Fund's Brian Mutch discusses how the organization moved from peregrine delisting to other species in jeopardy; Addressing threats with tactics honed and informed by falconry and applied conservation.
Paul Juergens, Northern Aplomado Falcon Recovery in North America
Paul Juergens speaks on the Aplomado Falcon Recovery program history, and the techniques and approaches to restoration. The talk will conclude with a review of the program results and challenges, and strategies moving forward.
Understanding climate change impacts on an iconic Arctic specialist
Climate change is a global conservation threat for raptors and the accelerated rate of change in the Arctic provides a lens through which to understand its impacts on raptor communities with varying life history traits. Much of Michael's work focuses on Gyrfalcons due to their suspected vulnerability to climate change. Michael discusses his work on changing predator-prey relationships, disease ecology, and weather patterns, in addition to sharing results from one of the largest Arctic raptor monitoring programs in the world.
How Past Success Informs Current Recovery Strategies
Tim Hauck discusses Peregrine Fund’s effort to recover the critically endangered California Condor began in 1993 at the invitation of the USFWS following a successful campaign to produce and hack over 4,000 Peregrine Falcons. Captive propagation and release is a gold standard in species recovery, embodying a multi-pronged approach to not only produce, and release, but to also proactively identify and mitigate threats. Embodying the complete conservation model and using adaptive management, The Peregrine Fund aims to build on its past successes in endangered species recovery as we work towards a self-sustaining population of California Condors.
Chris McClure presents: Setting Priorities for Raptor Conservation
Dr. McClure outlines The Peregrine Funds how they prioritize raptor conservation resources.
Our Conservation Ethos, Enduring or Ephemeral?
Falconer, wildlife researcher, and photographer Alastair Franke presents at The Archives of Falconry's 2025 Rendezvous banquet in Boise, Idaho USA.
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