Glasgow Skeptics

When Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species in 1859, he proved that extinction was a real and present threat - yet Victorian Britain embraced the extravagant feather fashion craze anyway. Despite early warnings from naturalists, demand for plumage soared while over 150 bird species vanished. Today, with roughly 13% of living birds threatened with extinction, our modern debates mirror those sparked in the 1880s. Join Victorian scholar Dr Bethany Dahlstrom as she explores how pioneering Victorian organisations like…