The owl man: saving the incredible bird you've probably never heard of

Jonathan Slaght has dedicated his professional life to safeguarding the rare Blakiston's fish owl, the world's biggest owl. But he wouldn't have it any other way

It's not easy studying an endangered species few people have ever heard of: it's difficult to raise money, build awareness, or quite simply get people to care. But still, Jonathan Slaght - one of the world's only experts on the massive, salmon-eating, frog-devouring Blakiston's fish owl - insisted there are upsides.

"I had a conversation with somebody at a party and they said 'oh what do you do?' And I said 'I work with Blakiston's fish owl.'" When the party-goer admitted they'd never heard of the bird, they did what most of us do today: they Googled the owl on their phone.