From the rugged islands of southeast Papua New Guinea to the vaults of the American Museum of Natural History, join conservation biologist Jason Gregg for a talk about his search for the Black-naped Pheasant-pigeon, a secretive and extremely rare bird which was lost to science for more than 125 years. We’ll hear how Jason and his team worked with highly knowledgeable Indigenous hunters in Papua New Guinea to locate the pheasant-pigeon, why searching for missing species is critical for fighting extinction, and what it will take to locate other lost birds across the Pacific.

Jason Gregg is a conservation biologist and writer based in Bozeman, MT. He has more than a decade of experience in applied conservation and has led several research expeditions in Papua New Guinea and the western Pacific. His writing on science and conservation has appeared in Audubon Magazine, Mongabay, and The Atlantic. He is currently working on a masters thesis at Montana State University at the Linck Lab.

For virtual attendance, please register at sacajaweaaudubon.org/program.

Attendees—whether in person or virtual—are encouraged to share their bird sightings at this and every monthly program.

SAS monthly programs are free and open to the public, featuring a special guest speaker the 2nd Monday of each month, September through May. For more information, contact Chris Nixon at  programs@sacajaweaaudubon.org.