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Check out these awesome headlines from the last few weeks! All podcasts can be found at Pelecanus.org, iTunes, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. Long form podcasts including our series with Reverse the Red called "The Possibilists" and Pelecanus Deep Dives can also be found on YouTube! Rewilding Critically endangered parrot bounces back in huge conservation victory https://www.sciencealert.com/critically-endangered-parrot-bounces-back-in-huge-conservation-victory How the Saudi rewilding scheme is bringing the Arabian leopard back from the brink of extinction https://www.arabnews.com/node/2457286/saudi-arabia Drawdown US now has world’s largest solar and energy storage project https://interestingengineering.com/energy/us-now-has-worlds-largest-solar-and-battery-energy-storage-project Chicago sues fossil fuel companies for role in climate crisis https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/21/chicago-sues-bp-chevron-fossil-fuel-climate-change Satellite beamed power from space

Check out these awesome headlines from the last few weeks! All podcasts can be found at Pelecanus.org, iTunes, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. Long form podcasts including our series with Reverse the Red called "The Possibilists" and Pelecanus Deep Dives can also be found on YouTube! Protected Areas Inuit protected area in Torngat Mountains coastal waters advances https://thenarwhal.ca/torngats-inuit-marine-conservation-feasibility/ Rewilding Feds toast recovery of a once-endangered Colorado plant https://www.eenews.net/articles/feds-toast-recovery-of-a-once-endangered-colorado-plant/ Albuquerque's zoo welcomes second tiger, hopes to save endangered species https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/albuquerque-s-zoo-welcomes-second-tiger-hopes-to-save-endangered-species/ar-BB1jWYlt Drawdown Chevron Agrees to Pay Significant Fines to California for Oil Pollution https://resources.ca.gov/Newsroom/Page-Content/News-List/Chevron-Agrees-to-Pay-California-Significant-Fines-for-Oil-Po

Check out these awesome headlines from the last few weeks! All podcasts can be found at Pelecanus.org, iTunes, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. Long form podcasts including our series with Reverse the Red called "The Possibilists" and Pelecanus Deep Dives can also be found on YouTube! Drawdown Air Force partners with startup to tap virtually limitless power source: '[As] close to the holy grail as you can get' https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/air-force-partners-with-startup-to-tap-virtually-limitless-power-source-as-close-to-the-holy-grail-as-you-can-get/ar-BB1jEZyn Oceans Canada Bans Bottom Trawling Near its Only Pacific Coral Reef https://maritime-executive.com/article/canada-bans-bottom-trawling-near-its-only-pacific-coral-reef Study finds 'full recovery' of reef growth within four years https://phys.org/news/2024-03-good-news-coral-reef-efforts.html Habitat protection Critical Habitat Protected for 12 Endangered Species on Hawai'i's Big Island https://biologica

Check out these awesome headlines from the last few weeks! All podcasts can be found at Pelecanus.org, iTunes, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. Long form podcasts including our series with Reverse the Red called "The Possibilists" and Pelecanus Deep Dives can also be found on YouTube! Biodiversity Africa's Atlantic Humpback Dolphins Win U.S. Endangered Species Protection https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/africas-atlantic-humpback-dolphins-win-us-endangered-species-protection-2024-02-20/ Legislation Bolivian Town Protects 1 Million Acres of Amazon Rainforest–Building a ‘Conservation Mosaic’ of 90% Forests https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/bolivian-town-protects-1-million-acres-of-amazon-rainforest-building-a-conservation-mosaic-of-90-forests/ European Union takes historic step with Nature Restoration Law pioneering Europe restoration efforts https://www.ser.org/news/666023/ This podcast is sponsored by Project Dragonfly, a master’s degree program offere

Looks like this podcast wasn't ever released due to a technical difficulty... Here's the NEWS from February 1st! All podcasts can be found at Pelecanus.org, iTunes, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. Long form podcasts including our series with Reverse the Red called "The Possibilists" and Pelecanus Deep Dives can also be found on YouTube! Rewilding "Scientific Breakthrough May Save Northern White Rhino Through Surrogacy" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/01/24/white-rhino-embryo-surrogacy/ Critically Endangered Javan Lorises Released In Indonesian Jungle https://www.manilatimes.net/2024/01/25/videos/endangered-javan-lorises-released-in-indonesian-jungle/1929632 In Bhutan, the endangered Bengal tiger is making a comeback https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/bhutan-endangered-bengal-tiger-making-comeback This podcast is sponsored by Project Dragonfly, a master’s degree program offered by Miami University dedicated to ecological and social change. Project D

On this episode of our Conservation Conversations series with the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach CA, we’re moving a bit inland… we talk to Erin Lundy of the Aquarium about their programs to conserve the Mountain Yellow Legged Frog! Erin shares her experience working on recovering this important southern California amphibian and also why they are so important. Thank you to Erin for talking all about what the Aquarium of the Pacific is doing to help the Mountain Yellow Legged Frog and so much more. This concludes our series with the Aquarium of the Pacific. We can’t thank them enough for letting us into their facilities and showing us the amazing work they do. Please either visit AoP when you’re in town or consider donating to help them recover local wildlife and habitats. Visit them at https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/ to see how you can help. Hosts is Austin Parker Producers are Austin and Taylor Parker and Madeline Walden Music was provided by A Picture Book studio Don't forget to like comment a

For this episode of The Possibilists, as part of our Year of Action, the theme is Plants and Fungi! We talk with Jason Ligon and Dr. Grant Morton of the Atlanta botanical garden. We wanted to learn everything they do to conserve and restore the flora and fungi in the US southeast and beyond! Enjoy our conversation with Jason and Grant, ABG does some great work! Please check out their website https://atlantabg.org/ and follow them on social media @atlbotanical and @atlantabgconservation Hosts and producers are Austin and Taylor Parker Producer - Megan Joyce Images provided by Jason Ligon, Grant Morton, and Ian Sabo Music - A picture book studios Thank you for tuning in, we’ll talk to you next time!

Check out these awesome headlines from the last few weeks! All podcasts can be found at Pelecanus.org, iTunes, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. Long form podcasts including our series with Reverse the Red called "The Possibilists" and Pelecanus Deep Dives can also be found on YouTube! Drawdown US Carbon emissions fell in 2023 as coal use tumbled to new lows https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/10/climate/us-emissions-down-in-2023-rhodium/index.html Wild Rivers Water is freely flowing down the Klamath River for the first time in 100 years https://www.iflscience.com/water-is-freely-flowing-down-the-klamath-river-for-first-time-in-100-years-72520 Rewilding Giant tortoises have returned to Madagascar 600 years after they were wiped out https://theconversation.com/madagascar-giant-tortoises-have-returned-600-years-after-they-were-wiped-out-221615 Zoo welcomes newest addition to rare, endangered species: a baby pygmy slow loris https://www.wafb.com/2024/01/31/zoo-welcomes-newest-addi

On this episode of Conservation Conversations we talk to Lauren Samarov of the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach CA about their programs to conserve White Abalone! Lauren shares so many stories of working on recovering this important marine snail population. Enjoy our conversation with Lauren! Thank you to Lauren for talking all about what AOP is doing to help the white abalone and so much more. Please either visit AoP when you’re in town or consider donating to help them recover local wildlife and habitats. Visit them at https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/ to see how you can help. Hosts and Producers are Austin and Taylor Parker Producer is Madeline Walden Music was provided by A Picture Book studio This episode is brought to you by our sponsor Tidal Influence, a Californian ecological consulting firm who proudly supports environmental education and all of the diverse conservation efforts that Pelecanus works to highlight. Visit their website at www.tidalinfluence.com to learn more about what they do

Check out these awesome headlines from the last few weeks! All podcasts can be found at Pelecanus.org, iTunes, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. Long form podcasts including our series with Reverse the Red called "The Possibilists" and Pelecanus Deep Dives can also be found on YouTube! Drawdown Two Large Offshore Wind Sites Sending Power To Us Grid For The First Time https://apnews.com/article/offshore-wind-farm-vineyard-wind-massachusetts-climate-3c0bcd680bfa5c5bea7d8136a003cf6c EPA announces $1 billion in grant funding for electric school buses https://electrek.co/2024/01/08/epa-announces-1-billion-in-grant-funding-electric-school-buses/ Wildlife "Seagrass Resurgence Offers Ray Of Hope For Florida’s Hard-Hit Manatees" https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/04/manatees-florida-seagrass-endangered?ref=upstract.com Humpbacks Rebound in 20th-Century Whaling Hotspot https://hakaimagazine.com/news/humpbacks-rebound-in-20th-century-whaling-hotspot/ Legal Supreme Court r

Check out these awesome headlines from the last few weeks! All podcasts can be found at Pelecanus.org, iTunes, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. Long form podcasts including our series with Reverse the Red called "The Possibilists" and Pelecanus Deep Dives can also be found on YouTube! Rewilding Colorado Releases First 5 Wolves In Reintroduction Plan Approved By Voters https://www.9news.com/article/life/animals/colorado-releases-5-wolves-reintroduction-plan-ranchers/73-57d444cd-224b-4e29-9672-88f461ac9edd LDWF's whooping crane program adds four more birds to population https://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/news/ldwfs-whooping-crane-program-adds-four-more-birds-to-population Celebration Endangered Species Act turns 50: 'First Bill of Rights for species other than humans' https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/12/28/endangered-species-act-turns-50-landmark-law-reaches-key-anniversary/71987562007/ Water Calif. OKs New Rules For Turning Wastewater Directly Into Drinking Water h

On this episode of Conservation Conversations we talk to JJ Soski of the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, CA about their programs to conserve Kelp in CA! JJ shares so many stories of working on keeping these crucial species around on the California coastline and much more! Thank you to JJ for talking all about what AOP is doing to help Kelp and the CA coastline and so much more. Please either visit AoP when you’re in town or consider donating to help them recover local wildlife and habitats. Visit them at https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/ to see how you can help. Hosts and Producers are Austin and Taylor Parker Producer is Madeline Walden Music was provided by A Picture Book studio This episode is brought to you by our sponsor Tidal Influence, a Californian ecological consulting firm who proudly supports environmental education and all of the diverse conservation efforts that Pelecanus works to highlight. Visit their website at www.tidalinfluence.com to learn more about what they do to conserve our

Check out these awesome headlines from the last few weeks! All podcasts can be found at Pelecanus.org, iTunes, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. Long form podcasts including our series with Reverse the Red called "The Possibilists" and Pelecanus Deep Dives can also be found on YouTube! Rewilding "Colorado To Release Gray Wolves: Here's When, Where And Why." https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/11/18/colorado-to-release-gray-wolves-heres-when-where-and-why/71508193007/ Pollution Toxic Gunk Cleansed From South Carolina's Congaree River 13 Years Later https://phys.org/news/2023-11-toxic-gunk-cleansed-south-carolina.html

For this episode of The Possibilists, as part of our Year of Action, the theme is Invertebrates! We talked with Anna Walker and Tim Lyons of the New Mexico BioPark Society. We wanted to learn everything they do to conserve and restore populations of invertebrates in New Mexico and beyond! Enjoy our conversation with Anna and Tim, they do some pretty amazing work! Please check out their website https://www.bioparksociety.org and follow them on social media @nmbioparksociety Hosts and producers are Austin and Taylor Parker Producer - Megan Joyce Images provided by Anna Walker, Jason Schaller, and Sarina Jepsen Music - A Picture Book studios

Check out these awesome headlines from the last few weeks! All podcasts can be found at Pelecanus.org, iTunes, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. Long form podcasts including our series with Reverse the Red called "The Possibilists" and Pelecanus Deep Dives can also be found on YouTube! Drawdown "Over 60 Countries Back Deal To Triple Renewable Energy This Decade" https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/over-60-countries-back-deal-triple-renewable-energy-this-decade-officials-2023-11-10/ Plastic Pollution New York Cites PepsiCo’s Plastic Pollution In First-Of-Its-Kind Lawsuit https://grist.org/accountability/new-york-calls-pepsicos-plastic-pollution-a-public-nuisance-in-first-of-its-kind-lawsuit/ Wildlife Facing an uncertain future, 70 endangered yellow-legged frogs released in California lake https://sandiegozoowildlifealliance.org/pr/MountainYellowLeggedFrogRelease2023 A critically endangered Sumatran rhino named Delilah successfully gives birth in Indonesi

On this episode of Conservation Conversations we talk to Jenifer Burney of the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach CA about Sea Stars! Jen shares all of her stories of working on restoring a long imperiled species of Sea Star on the California coastline and much more. Please either visit AoP when you’re in town or consider donating to help them recover local wildlife and habitats. Visit them at https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/ to see how you can help. Hosts and Producers are Austin and Taylor Parker Producer is Madeline Walden Music was provided by A Picture Book studio This episode is brought to you by our sponsor Tidal Influence, a Californian ecological consulting firm who proudly supports environmental education and all of the diverse conservation efforts that Pelecanus works to highlight. Visit their website at www.tidalinfluence.com to learn more about what they do to conserve our coastal resources and how you can get involved This podcast is sponsored by Project Dragonfly, a master’s degree pr

Check out these awesome headlines from the last few weeks! All podcasts can be found at Pelecanus.org, iTunes, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. Long form podcasts including our series with Reverse the Red called "The Possibilists" and Pelecanus Deep Dives can also be found on YouTube! Rewilding Endangered bird hatched in Houston Zoo, first for species in North America https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/animals/2023/11/13/469407/endangered-bird-hatched-in-houston-zoo-first-for-species-in-north-america/ Two Channel Islands Plants Removed from Endangered Species List - The Santa Barbara https://keyt.com/news/santa-barbara-s-county/2023/11/06/two-plant-species-unique-to-channel-islands-removed-from-endangered-list-after-recovery/ Deforestation Deforestation In Brazil's Amazon Falls To Lowest Since 2018 https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/deforestation-brazils-amazon-drops-223-year-through-july-2023-11-09/ This podcast is sponsored by Proj

Welcome to Pelecanus Deep Dives, where we take a headline from a recent Pelecanus NEWS episode and take a deep dive, just like a pelican, into the article and try and explain some of the more technical, nuanced, or maybe complex ideas of the story to help us all better understand our world. In this episode, our host Harrison Parker, PhD., talks about Keystone species as it relates to the Conservation Conversations episode with the Aquarium of the Pacific's Megan Smylie about their Sea Otter surrogacy program that originally aired on October 19th, 2023. Visit them at https://www.aquariumofpacific.org Host for this episode is Harrison Parker, Producers are Harrison and Austin Parker. Music was provided by A Picture Book Studios This episode is brought to you by our sponsor Tidal Influence, a Californian ecological consulting firm who proudly supports environmental education and all of the diverse conservation efforts that Pelecanus works to highlight. Visit their website at www.tidalinfluence.com to learn mo

Check out these awesome headlines from the last few weeks! All podcasts can be found at Pelecanus.org, iTunes, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. Long form podcasts including our series with Reverse the Red called "The Possibilists" and Pelecanus Deep Dives can also be found on YouTube! Protected Areas $300 Million Conservation Financing Mechanism for New Protected Areas Established in BC! https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2023FOR0061-001662 US Fish & Wildlife proposes huge new conservation area in Southwest Florida https://www.wfit.org/environment-and-science/2023-10-24/fish-and-wildlife-service-proposes-a-sprawling-conservation-area-in-the-everglades-watershed Rewilding First Successful Captive Birth Of Endangered Sawfish Species At SeaWorld https://www.forbes.com/sites/melissacristinamarquez/2023/10/22/first-successful-captive-birth-of-endangered-sawfish-species-at-seaworld/?sh=68073c3524c3 Drawdown California to get up to $1.2 billion in federal funds to expand hydrogen ene

On this episode of Conservation Conversations we talk to Megan Smylie of the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach CA. Megan works with Sea Otters! She talks about the programs that the Aquarium of the Pacific and their partners are undertaking to recover the Sea Otters of the California coastline. Enjoy our conversation with Megan and check out the youtube version or social media for videos and photos of our day at the aquarium with these adorable otters!. Please either visit the Aquarium when you’re in town or consider donating to help them recover local wildlife and their habitats. Visit them at https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/ to see how you can help. Hosts and Producers are Austin and Taylor Parker Producer is Madeline Walden Music was provided by A Picture Book studio Don't forget to like comment and subscribe if you want to help us out This episode is brought to you by our sponsor Tidal Influence, a Californian ecological consulting firm who proudly supports environmental education and all of th