Pelecanus NEWS April 1 2021

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 Conservation Conversations can also be found on YouTube. Leadership Deb Haaland confirmed to lead Interior in historic vote https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/15/politics/deb-haaland-senate-confirmation-vote/index.html White House appoints Jane Lubchenco to key climate change role https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2021/03/19/white-house-science-climate-lubchenco-ostp/ Wildlife Reddit’s GameStop investors have donated over $350,000 to gorilla conservation https://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/reddits-gamestop-investors-have-donated-over-350000-to-gorilla-conservation/ Endangered whales having a baby boom off East Coast https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/maine/articles/2021-03-15/endangered-whales-having-a-baby-boom-off-east-coast Technology Genetic scalpel invented for microalgae to efficiently turn CO2 into biofuel https://phys.org/news/2021-03-genome-scalpel-industrial-microalgae-efficiently.html