"My relationships with birds since I was a small child have been transformative, both in terms of how I see the world and also in how I serve the Earth. I wished this joy, this sense of belonging, and this ability to care for Earth and Earth's beings for others. Mostly, I desired to have more people connected to each other in a common experience and understanding of other species, so humanity could do more to cherish and protect birds."
"Dr. Joyner offers hope to a world where biodiversity loss, climate change, and pandemics threaten us all. Her book recognizes multispecies intelligence as a scientific discipline and mindfulness practice. Transformative conservation includes emotional, social, multispecies, ecological, and spiritual intelligences. It can help change the mindset of how we engage with birds, other animals, and one another. Birds are among the most common animals that numerous people around the world are able to see and hear in diverse habitats."
Birds are common and accessible animals that can be seen and heard in diverse habitats worldwide. The loss of birdsong helped spur the modern environmental movement by revealing human impacts on ecosystems. Relationships with birds can transform perspectives, foster belonging, and motivate care for Earth and its beings. Encouraging human connection with birds helps people recognize avian dignity, feelings, needs, and social complexity. Bird populations are declining, and many birds suffer in the wildlife trade and captivity. Transformative conservation integrates emotional, social, multispecies, ecological, and spiritual intelligences and promotes mindfulness and changed mindsets toward birds, other animals, and one another to protect planetary health.
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