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Pelecanus Conservation ConversationsPelecanus NEWSThe PossibilistsPelecanus Deep DivesPelecanus is a conservation-based collective in continuous wonder of the healing and encouragement that is possible on this planet and the people making it happen. We are committed to telling these stories and demonstrating optimism through science.
Episodes
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NEWS September 15 2026
Rights of Nature Waccamaw Tribe becomes first SC government body to recognize the ‘Rights of Nature’ https://www.postandcourier.com/rising-waters/waccamaw-tribe-rights-nature-south-carolina/article_dc2287c7-2ca3-4a5d-a696-e87c8458cac2.html Protections Georgia's Okefenokee Swamp among new…
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NEWS September 1 2026
Drawdown California produced over half its May electricity from solar, a world record https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-07-31/california-produced-over-half-its-may-electricity-from-solar-world-record Rewilding After Almost a Century, Wolves Return to Peloponnese, Greece...
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NEWS July 15 2026
Biodiveristy New species named after Cape Verde keeper Vozinha https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cn8kdxgxlkeo Guatemalan zoo breeds rare lizards in bid to save endangered species...
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NEWS July 1 2026
Drawdown California solar surged ahead of gas in the first 5 months of 2026 https://www.yahoo.com/news/science/articles/california-solar-surged-ahead-gas-073000508.html Biodiversity Scientists Capture First-Ever Images of Cozumel Dwarf Fox...
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2026 Carrie Wilson Scholarship Winner: Allison Kreis
On this episode we talk with Allison Kreis, our 2026 Carrie Wilson Memorial Scholarship winner, Project Dragonfly student, and cofounder of La Tierra Del Jaguar, a non-profit based in Sonora Mexico for the conservation of Jaguars and Jaguar habitat. We talk about conservation in Sonora, the...
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NEWS June15 2026
Drawdown Solar power beats coal for electricity generation in US despite Trump policies https://apnews.com/article/trump-solar-coal-mining-climate-electricity-50250099a4e94384af4aa9f197d62403 Biodiversity Critically endangered scalloped hammerhead sharks just won full protection...
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NEWS June 1 2026
Drawdown IUCN launches IslandPlas plastic recovery network in Zanzibar, Tanzania https://iucn.org/news/202605/iucn-launches-islandplas-plastic-recovery-network-zanzibar-tanzania Rewilding IUCN SSC and Fundación Parque Jaime Duque launch a new Center for Species Survival to aid endangered wildlife...
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NEWS May 15 2026
Drawdown Scientists Unveil Hemp Alternative to Plastic That Can Withstand Boiling Water and Stretch to 1,600% its Size https://phys.org/news/2026-04-hemp-based-thermoplastic-greener-alternative.html Biodiversity Rare Dove Extinct In The Wild Hatches At San Diego Zoo Safari Park...
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NEWS May 1 2026
Awards Nigeria's Iroro Tanshi wins Goldman Environmental Prize for trying to save bats https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0krm128mgyo Biodiversity New Orleans aquarium rescues and rehabilitates 35 of the world's most endangered sea turtles...
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NEWS April 15 2026
Rewilding Second hazel dormouse reintroduction planned at Bradgate Park https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpvxkdlkegno Endangered gray wolf from SF Zoo heads to New Mexico for conservation breeding...
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NEWS April 1 2026
Drawdown Plastic bottles recycled into Parkinson's drug using bacteria https://www.technologynetworks.com/drug-discovery/news/plastic-bottles-transformed-into-parkinsons-drug-using-bacteria-410719 How we turned plastic waste into vinegar: A sunlight‑powered breakthrough...
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NEWS March 15 2026
Biodiversity Kazakhstan plants tens of thousands of trees in giant effort to reintroduce tigers https://www.livescience.com/animals/cats/kazakhstan-plants-tens-of-thousands-of-trees-in-giant-effort-to-reintroduce-tigers Critically endangered kākāpō parrot has standout breeding season...
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NEWS March 1 2026
Deforestation Amazon deforestation on pace to be the lowest on record, says Brazil https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/amazon-deforestation-on-pace-to-be-the-lowest-on-record-says-brazil/ Biodiversity 158 Giant Endangered Tortoises Released on Galápagos Island Where They'd Been Extinct for 200…
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NEWS February 17 2026
Drawdown World’s first hydrogen heating system warms buildings without carbon emissions https://interestingengineering.com/energy/world-first-hydrogen-based-heating-system Biodiversity Wild European bison are roaming the Carpathian Mountains for the first time in 100 years...
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NEWS February 1 2026
Protections Critical wetland in Angola gets formal Ramsar recognition https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/01/critical-wetland-in-angola-gets-formal-ramsar-recognition/ Drawdown Solar met 61% of US electricity demand growth in 2025...
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NEWS January 15 2026
Desal Norway: World’s first subsea desalination plant set to launch in 2026 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2506884-worlds-first-subsea-desalination-facility-will-start-running-in-2026/ Biodiversity Stingless bees from the Amazon granted legal rights in world first...
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NEWS January 1 2026
Decoupling Economic growth no longer linked to carbon emissions in most of the world, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/11/economic-growth-no-longer-linked-to-carbon-emissions-in-most-of-the-world-study-finds Rewild Flat-headed cats reappear in Thailand after 29-year...
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NEWS December 15 2025
Wow EU strikes deal on climate target to cut emissions by 90% by 2040 https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20251208IPR32091/2040-climate-target-deal-on-a-90-emissions-reduction-in-eu-climate-law Ecosia invites Nobel Committee to establish inaugural Climate and Planetary Health Prize...
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NEWS December 1 2025
Tech CRISPR wheat that makes its own fertilizer https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/11/251123115435.htm Water conservation 5.5 Billion Gallons of Water Captured During Recent Storms, Enough to Serve Almost 68,000 L.A. Households Annually...
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NEWS November 15 2025
Rewilding Scientists Are Releasing the Lovingly Nicknamed 'Snot Otters' Into Ohio Waterways in a Big Success for Conservation https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-elusive-snot-otters-are-being-released-into-ohio-waterways-180987663/ Forests Exclusive: Norway to invest about $3 billion in...
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Adapt Alaska with Dr. Davin Holen
On this episode of Conservation Conversations we talk with Dr. Davin Holen, an Associate Professor & Coastal Community Resilience Specialist, Alaska Sea Grant with the University of Alaska Fairbanks. We talk about coastal resilience throughout the whole of Alaska, which has more coastline than…
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NEWS November 1 2025
Cloud Seeding Delhi turns to cloud seeding to spur rain, curb pollution https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/delhi-turns-cloud-seeding-spur-rain-curb-pollution-2025-10-28/ Deforestation Investors managing $3 trillion in assets urge countries to stop deforestation...
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NEWS October 15 2025
Wins Green turtle bounces back from brink in conservation 'win' https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg426qqqqnro Australian Court issues major ruling impacting beloved endangered creatures: 'Today is a win'...
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Better Coastal Resilience through Ecogeochemistry with Dr. Kelton McMahon
On today’s Conservation Conversations episode we talk with Dr. Kelton McMahon. Dr. McMahon is an associate professor in biological oceanography and runs the ocean Ecogeochemistry lab at the University of Rhode Island graduate school of oceanography. We really dive into the science on this one…
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NEWS October 1 2025
System change $115M gift — the largest ever for ASU — to establish School of Conservation Futures https://news.asu.edu/20250922-environment-and-sustainability-115M-gift-largest-ever-asu-establishes-walton-school-conservation-futures 'Something is working': UN climate chief optimistic about green...
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2025 Carrie Wilson Memorial Scholarship Recipient - Sanjana Ramesh
Welcome to a Bonus Pelecanus episode where we highlight the 2025 recipient of our Carrie Wilson Memorial Scholarship, Sanjana Ramesh. She is a graduate student with Project Dragonfly in D.C.. We did a deep dive episode with Sanjana last year and this year she is our scholarship recipient. Thank…
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NEWS September 15 2025
Technology First onshore wave energy project in the U.S. launches in Los Angeles https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/eco-wave-energy-project-port-of-los-angeles/ Rewilding Australian scientists release captive-bred endangered mountain frogs...
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NEWS September 1 2025
Biodiversity Sniffer dogs may have rediscovered a lost population of Sumatran rhinos https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/sniffer-dogs-may-have-rediscovered-a-lost-population-of-sumatran-rhinos/ France Sees a Doubling of Eagle Mating Pairs After Decades of Successful Work...
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NEWS August 15 2025
Wolves Federal court overturns decision denying Endangered Species protections to wolves https://www.endangeredspecieslawandpolicy.com/federal-court-overturns-fish-and-wildlife-service-decision-to-delist-gray-wolf-in-the-west Baby Endangered Species Nashville Zoo welcomes new clouded leopard cub,...
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NEWS August 1 2025
Biodiversity Jaguar population doubles around Brazil’s Iguaçu Falls https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/jaguar-population-doubles-around-brazils-iguacu-falls/ Rare pygmy hippo born in Kansas zoo offers hope for endangered species...
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California Against the Sea with Rosanna Xia
On today’s Conservation Conversations episode we talk with Rosanna Xia. Rosanna is an author, documentary filmmaker and environmental reporter for the Los Angeles Times, where she specializes in stories about the coast and ocean. Her new book called California Against the Sea is out now wherever...
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NEWS July 15 2025
Awards San Diego Zoo, Safari Park win prestigious botanic gardens award https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/07/06/its-not-all-about-the-animals-san-diego-zoo-safari-park-win-prestigious-botanic-gardens-award/ Clean! Parisians take a historic plunge into the River Seine after more than a...
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NEWS July 1 2025
Water California achieved significant groundwater recharge last year, state report says https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-06-24/california-2024-groundwater-report Protected areas Major breakthrough in marine conservation unveiled at UN Ocean Conference...
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Restoring Our Coast with Karina Johnston
On today’s Conservation Conversations episode we talk with Karina Johnston, a PHD candidate at UCSB, a coastal habitat restoration ecologist formerly with Tidal Influence, and the newly appointed executive director of Heal the Ocean, a southern California nonprofit. She has so much experience and…
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NEWS June 15 2025
Land California’s largest ‘land-back’ deal returns 47,000 acres to tribe...
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NEWS June 1 2025
Rewilding Experts celebrate as rare parrot makes miraculous comeback from brink of extinction: 'They're already ready to fly' https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/red-tailed-amazon-parrots-brazil/ 2025 Lion census shows 32% population rise...
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NEWS May 15 2025
Water City of Phoenix encouraging residents to harvest rainwater this summer https://www.abc15.com/weather/impact-earth/city-of-phoenix-encouraging-residents-to-harvest-rainwater-this-summer How California’s farmers can recharge the aquifers they’ve drained...
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NEWS May 1 2025
Drawdown Small coal town shocks experts by building first-of-its-kind plant: 'The cultural aspect of this is so bedeviling' https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/delta-utah-hydrogen-power-plant-transformation-community/ Biodiversity Mystical eagle thought to be extinct in Mexico reappears in...
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NEWS April 15 2025
New plastic dissolves in the ocean overnight, leaving no microplastics https://newatlas.com/materials/plastic-dissolves-ocean-overnight-no-microplastics/ California's first solar-over-canal project now generating electricity...
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NEWS April 1 2025
Rewilding Bighorn sheep reintroduced to Franklin Mountains in major conservation effort https://www.ktsm.com/news/bighorn-sheep-reintroduced-to-franklin-mountains-in-major-conservation-effort/ Drawdown World's First Carbon Capture Plant Powered Directly by Wind Planned...
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NEWS March 15 2025
Biodiversity Historic beaver release marks conservation milestone in England https://beavertrust.org/historic-first-official-wild-beaver-release-in-england/ Solar farms can host up to three times as many birds as crop fields https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2l049zkvezo UN biodiversity talks...
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NEWS March 1 2025
Wildlife Bison Are Bringing Back Biodiversity to Britain https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/bison-rewilding-britain-kent-reintroduction-b2117273.html CDFW Captures and Collars 12 Gray Wolves in Northern California...
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NEWS February 15 2025
Camera Traps Hidden trail cameras capture footage of South America's largest mammal once believed extinct https://www.yahoo.com/news/hidden-trail-cameras-capture-footage-104553589.html 3 endangered tiger cubs caught on camera in Thai national park for first time...
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NEWS February 1 2025
Legal Legal Victory Secures Endangered Species Act Decisions for 76 Species Across U.S. https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/legal-victory-secures-endangered-species-act-decisions-for-76-species-across-us-2025-01-16/ Protected Areas IUCN ROWA Celebrates the Inclusion of Seven New...
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NEWS January 15 2025
Five Hawaiian crows released into forest after decades of extinction in the wild https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/five-hawaiian-crows-released-into-forest-after-decades-of-extinction-in-the-wild/ Endangered Thick-Billed Parrot That Once Roamed the US Is on the Way to Recovery...
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NEWS January 1 2025
Rewilding After Almost a Century, Wolves Return to Peloponnese, Greece https://greekreporter.com/2024/12/25/wolves-return-peloponnese-greece/ Drawdown Major US airlines finalize unprecedented deal with California that could change the future of air travel...
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NEWS December 15 2024
Reforestation California Public Seed Banks Complete Historic Cone Collection Year https://wildfiretaskforce.org/california-public-seed-banks-complete-historic-cone-collection-year/ Biodiversity Cincinnati Zoo Welcomes 2 New Endangered Cheetah Cubs in Honor of International Cheetah Day...
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NEWS December 1 2024
Wildlife Endangered Sierra Nevada Yellow-Legged Frogs Are Making a Comeback https://knewz.com/business/sierra-nevada-yellow-legged-frogs-once-endangered-make-a-comeback-in-californias-alpine-lakes/ Zoo births Chattanooga Zoo Celebrates Birth of Critically Endangered Primate...
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NEWS November 15 2024
Check out these stories and more at https://www.pelecanus.org Drawdown US approves game-changing technology that turns used nuclear waste into fuel: 'A critical step' https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/news/content/ar-AA1t1QEe Kern County approves first carbon capture project in state...
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Conservation On Fire with the Pelecanus Team
In this episode of Conservation Conversations we are doing something a little different, but kind of the same… We are wrapping up our mini series, Conservation on Fire, by just talking amongst ourselves. This episode is Taylor and Austin of Pelecanus talking with Eric Zahn, Pelecanus board member...
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