Two passions — birds and Black-rights — merged
Like most people, Christian Cooper (shown here) didn’t expect to have the world’s attention.
But when he did, he was ready. “If all these people are going to shove microphones and cameras in my face, I’m going to use it to say what I think (is) important,” he told the Television Critics Association.
At the top of that list are … well, birds and race relations.
The two merged one day in Central Park, indirectly leading to “Extraordinary Birder with Christian Cooper.” The show debuts at 10 p.m. Saturday (June 17) on the Nat Geo Wild cable channel, then reaches Disney+ on Wednesday (June 21). Read more…