Every three seconds, a bird is electrocuted— grab a pair of binoculars and look up

Dr. Munir Virani is a renowned conservation biologist, wildlife filmmaker, and photographer who has dedicated his life to protecting birds of prey. Born in Kenya and now based in Abu Dhabi, he currently serves as the Chief Executive of the Mohamed bin Zayed Raptor Conservation Fund. Early in his career, Dr. Virani played a key role in uncovering the reasons behind the collapse of South Asia’s vulture population in the early 2000s. He is a Whitley Award winner and a featured TED speaker, known for his work on tackling major threats to raptors worldwide. We met at the Conservation Biology Asia conference in Kathmandu in June and quickly bonded over our shared passion for storytelling. It took me a few weeks to process and publish it.