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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!

Technology

Inspired by butterflies, researcher invents new paint that has no pigments

https://interestingengineering.com/science/researcher-invents-paint-without-pigments

Rewilding

Endangered Mexican wolf species is making a US comeback, officials say

https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/05/us/mexican-gray-wolf-us-population-scn-trnd/index.html

Chile announces biological corridor to protect endangered deer

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/chile-announces-biological-corridor-protect-endangered-deer-2023-03-06/

Pittsburgh zoo welcomes newborn Western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species

https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/pittsburgh-zoo-aquarium-newborn-western-lowland-gorilla-baby-critically-endangered-species/

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 "The Possibilists" and our new Pelecanus Deep Dives can also be found on YouTube!

Wildlife

California Spotted Owl Gets Endangered Species Act Protections After 23 Years

https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/california-spotted-owl-gets-endangered-species-act-protections-after-23-years-2023-02-22/

Arizona aquarium welcomes endangered African penguin chicks

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/20/endangered-african-penguin-chicks-arizona-aquarium

Wood stork to be removed from threatened and endangered species list

https://www.npr.org/2023/02/14/1157052550/wood-stork-endangered-species-list

Environmental Justice

EPA Outlines Another $550 Million Toward Environmental Justice

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/3871177-epa-outlines-another-550-million-toward-addressing-environmental-inequity/

He Ran The NAACP. Now He’S Leading Sierra Club’s Fight On Climate

https://www.latimes.com/environment/newsletter/2023-02-23/ben-jealous-led-the-naacp-now-hes-running-the-sierra-club-boiling-point

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" as well as Pelecanus Deep Dives can also be found on YouTube!

This podcast is sponsored by Project Dragonfly, a master’s degree program offered by Miami University dedicated to ecological and social change. Project Dragonfly offers a part-time Master of Arts in Biology degree, focused on conservation, or a Master of Arts in Teaching for teachers. The program is designed for working professionals and can be completed from anywhere in the United States. Learn more at projectdragonfly.miamioh.edu.

Conservation Areas

Canada Adds Federal Protection To Indigenous-Declared Marine Refuge

https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-marine-refuge-rare-corals/

China designates conservation area for Beijing Central Axis

https://news.cgtn.com/news/2023-02-01/China-designates-conservation-area-for-Beijing-Central-Axis-1h42TdiZgmk/index.html

Wildlife

Monarch butterfly population reaches highest number in decades

https://news.mongabay.com/2023/01/monarch-populations-rebound-but-its-still-a-long-journey-to-recovery/

Critically Endangered Horse Species Born to Surrogate Using Cloned DNA

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/critically-endangered-species-horse-born-225355397.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZWNvc2lhLm9yZy8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAKN3rdSC34zQBclXXhzTeAvmr4lpPNjs6jlD7iaeteIdciMy1Fq8nI0U4x4BlRZ8rTkwiXqt3tO98tA8gRiJE1VciCu1YMClSUP5gx3tuVx-m4_MSSsmv-xZaHduxxe-w6zKfs7TPSSLi0vqsGjCXJEd7hisu-CZ3fCsTF6xNV5g

Drawdown

"Maine Regulators Allow Wind, Utility Project To Move Forward"

https://apnews.com/article/maine-state-government-massachusetts-business-climate-and-environment-e205650e8a16875636a041221e834cd0

"E.P.A. Bans Disposal of Mine Waste in Bristol Bay"

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/31/climate/pebble-mine-epa-decision.html?action=click&module=Well&pgtype=Homepage§ion=US%20News

Welcome to The Possibilists! The Possibilists is now a partnership between Pelecanus and Reverse the Red. In this series we will highlight the scientists, organizations, institutions, and communities focused on reversing the trend of biodiversity loss and recovering species on the IUCN Red List. We’re so excited for this partnership and to get these amazing success stories out to the world, spreading optimism for the conservation of biodiversity. https://www.reversethered.org

In this episode, as part of our Year of Action, the theme for February and March is Birds! Austin and Taylor Parker talk with Rafael Zamora of Loro Parque Fundacion (https://www.loroparque-fundacion.org), in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. The mission of the Loro Parque foundation is to conserve wild species and their habitats , through environmental education, research, sustainable breeding programs and the activities we develop with local communities. They have achieved so much in the conservation of so many species, but today Rafael will talk about the work they’ve done with recovering Parrot species around the world.

Thanks Rafael for taking the time to talk with us and for all of the amazing work he’s done for decades. This is the Year of Action for reverse the red, so please look into how you can help save the bird species in your area, and get involved.

Host, editor and producer is Austin Parker

Producers: Taylor Parker, Megan Joyce Dr. Judy Mann, Alex Duckles

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" as well as Pelecanus Deep Dives can also be found on YouTube!

This podcast is sponsored by Project Dragonfly, a master’s degree program offered by Miami University dedicated to ecological and social change. Project Dragonfly offers a part-time Master of Arts in Biology degree, focused on conservation, or a Master of Arts in Teaching for teachers. The program is designed for working professionals and can be completed from anywhere in the United States. Learn more at projectdragonfly.miamioh.edu.

Wildlife

New museum in Mexico spotlights endangered axolotl salamander

https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/science/new-museum-mexico-spotlights-endangered-axolotl-salamander-2023-01-26/

San Clemente Island Bell's Sparrow Flies Off Endangered Species List

https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/san-clemente-island-bells-sparrow-flies-off-endangered-species-list-2023-01-24/

Endangered Sierra Nevada red fox discovered in national park

https://www.sfgate.com/california-parks/article/endangered-fox-seen-california-park-17742033.php

Drawdown

Renewables Soon To Be One-Fourth of US Electricity Generation

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/19012023/inside-clean-energy-us-renewables-generation/

A Golden Solution to Pollution? Scientists Have Developed a New Method of Reducing Carbon Dioxide

https://scitechdaily.com/a-golden-solution-to-pollution-scientists-have-developed-a-new-method-of-reducing-carbon-dioxide/

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, a CalTech doctoral Candidate in atmospheric sciences, explains a the January 15th, 2023 Pelecanus News episode about how the ozone layer is healing.

Host for this episode is Harrison Parker,

Producers are Harrison and Austin Parker.

Music was provided by A Picture Book Studios

Linked sources for images:

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/ozone-layer-slowly-healing-hole-mend-2066-96313492

https://www.sciencehistory.org/historical-profile/mario-molina

https://ozonewatch.gsfc.nasa.gov/

https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/antarctic-ozone-hole-slightly-smaller-in-2022

https://scied.ucar.edu/learning-zone/atmosphere/ozone-layer

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreal_Protocol

https://ozonewatch.gsfc.nasa.gov/

https://www.sciencehistory.org/historical-profile/susan-solomon

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_Ozone_Mapping_Spectrometer#/media/File:Toms-2004-09-06-FULLDAY_GLOB.PNG

https://www.eoportal.org/satellite-missions/toms#launch-1

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_Ozone_Mapping_Spectrometer

Welcome to The Possibilists! The Possibilists is now a partnership between Pelecanus and Reverse the Red. In this series we will highlight the scientists, organizations, institutions, and communities focused on reversing the trend of biodiversity loss and recovering species on the IUCN Red List. We’re so excited to announce this partnership and to get these amazing success stories out to the world, spreading optimism for the conservation of biodiversity.

In this episode Austin and Taylor Parker of Pelecanus talk with Megan Joyce with Reverse the Red about what Reverse the Red aims to do, how they’re doing it, and how you can get involved. Visit Reversethered.org for more info!

Thank you again for tuning in, we would like to thank Megan for talking with us about all of the amazing things RtR is doing

Host, editor and producer is Austin Parker

Producers for this video are Taylor Parker, Megan Joyce, Dr. Judy Mann, Dr. Jenny Gray and Jared Lipworth.

Introduction video was provided by HHMI Tangled Bank Studios and Reverse the Red.

Images in the video were provided by Reverse the Red and Peppermint Narwhal.

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 The Smithsonian's Earth Optimism "The Possibilists" and our new Pelecanus Deep Dives can also be found on YouTube!

This podcast is sponsored by Project Dragonfly, a master’s degree program offered by Miami University dedicated to ecological and social change. Project Dragonfly offers a part-time Master of Arts in Biology degree, focused on conservation, or a Master of Arts in Teaching for teachers. The program is designed for working professionals and can be completed from anywhere in the United States. Learn more at projectdragonfly.miamioh.edu.

Drawdown

Germany generated a historical amount of electricity from wind energy this week

https://www.greenmatters.com/renewables/germany-wind-energy

Korean Solar Company Plans to Build $2.5 Billion Plant in Georgia

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/korean-firm-plans-25b-new-solar-panel-plants-96358836

Wildlife

Oregon Zoo awarded $2 million to help California condors

https://www.oregonzoo.org/news/2022/12/zoo-awarded-2-million-help-save-california-condors

Healing

UN Says Ozone Layer Slowly Healing - Hole To Mend By 2066

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/ozone-layer-slowly-healing-hole-mend-2066-96313492

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 The Smithsonian's Earth Optimism "The Possibilists" and our new Pelecanus Deep Dives can also be found on YouTube!

This podcast is sponsored by Project Dragonfly, a master’s degree program offered by Miami University dedicated to ecological and social change. Project Dragonfly offers a part-time Master of Arts in Biology degree, focused on conservation, or a Master of Arts in Teaching for teachers. The program is designed for working professionals and can be completed from anywhere in the United States. Learn more at projectdragonfly.miamioh.edu.

Wildlife

World's Most Endangered Species: 2 Young Javan Rhinos Seen in Indonesia National Park

https://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/54719/20221224/worlds-endangered-species-2-young-javan-rhinos-seen-indonesia-national.htm

Legal Victory: Court Rules EPA's Registration of Bee-Killing Insecticide Unlawful

https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/legal-victory-court-rules-epas-registration-of-bee-killing-insecticide-unlawful-citing-failure-to-assess-risks-to-endangered-species-2022-12-21/

Nearly every country signs on to a sweeping deal to protect nature

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/19/climate/biodiversity-cop15-montreal-30x30.html

Brazil's Lula picks Amazon defender for environment minister

https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/brazils-lula-picks-amazon-defender-environment-minister-95930581

Tech

New technology could tap into a virtually limitless supply of fresh water

https://www.sciencealert.com/new-technology-could-tap-into-a-virtually-limitless-supply-of-fresh-water

Biotech chestnut tree poised to restore lost ecosystems and biodiversity

https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2022/12/22/biotech-chestnut-tree-poised-to-restore-lost-ecosystems-and-biodiversity-but-it-needs-your-help/

3M to phase out ‘forever chemicals’ in 2 years

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/3m-pfas-end-production-forever-chemicals/

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 The Smithsonian's Earth Optimism "The Possibilists" and our new Pelecanus Deep Dives can also be found on YouTube!

This podcast is sponsored by Project Dragonfly, a master’s degree program offered by Miami University dedicated to ecological and social change. Project Dragonfly offers a part-time Master of Arts in Biology degree, focused on conservation, or a Master of Arts in Teaching for teachers. The program is designed for working professionals and can be completed from anywhere in the United States. Learn more at projectdragonfly.miamioh.edu.

Drawdown

DOE National Laboratory Makes History by Achieving Fusion Ignition

https://www.energy.gov/articles/doe-national-laboratory-makes-history-achieving-fusion-ignition

World Will Gain Enough Renewable Energy In 5 Years To Power China, Says IEA

https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/06/energy/iea-renewable-energy-turning-point/index.html

Wildlife

A Town in Washington Recognizes the Rights of Southern Resident Orcas

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/06122022/rights-of-nature-southern-resident-orcas/

36 new Important Marine Mammal Areas (IMMAs) approved!

https://iucn.org/story/202211/36-new-important-marine-mammal-areas-immas-approved

Indigenous rights

Trudeau announces $800M for Indigenous-led conservation initiatives

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/indigenous-conservation-protetion-cree-inuit-firstnations-1.6677350