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

Wildlife

Critically endangered sea turtles lay eggs on Texas beach

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/critically-endangered-sea-turtle-nests-on-texas-beach-180980576/

Endangered sea turtles found on Louisiana islands for first time in 75 years

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/21/louisiana-sea-turtles-chandeleur-islands-new-orleans

Scientists evolve a fungus to battle deadly honey bee parasite

https://www.science.org/content/article/scientists-evolve-fungus-battle-deadly-honey-bee-parasite

Regulations

Feds Announce $310 Million In Funding To Combat ‘Megadrought

https://news.yahoo.com/federal-officials-announce-310-million-231335993.html

California moves toward phasing out sale of gas-powered vehicles by 2035

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/california-moves-toward-phasing-out-sale-of-gas-powered-vehicles-by-2035

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!

Drawdown

Study finds 100% renewables would pay off within 6 years

https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2022/08/09/study-finds-100-renewables-would-pay-off-within-6-years/

Wildlife

Arizona Jaguar “El Jefe” reappears in Central Sonora

https://wildlandsnetwork.org/news/arizona-jaguar-central-sonora

Five litters of endangered black-footed ferrets born at Phoenix Zoo

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/five-litters-of-endangered-black-footed-ferrets-born-at-phoenix-zoo/ar-AA10exRZ

Coral Levels In Parts Of Great Barrier Reef Are At Highest In 36 Years

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/04/great-barrier-reef-areas-show-highest-coral-cover-seen-in-36-years.html

Hawaii

Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park Is Expanding by 16,000 Acres

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/hawaii-volcanoes-national-park-is-growing-by-16000-acres-180980503/

Hawaii receives final coal shipment for its last coal-fired power plant

https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/30/us/hawaii-last-coal-shipment-trnd/index.html

On Hawaiian Mountain, The Fight Over Telescopes Nearing A Peaceful End

https://www.npr.org/2022/07/31/1114314076/hawaii-mauna-kea-telescope-space-observatory

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

Life

Scientists discover new 'origins of life' chemical reactions

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/07/220728112005.htm

Social Justice

Largest Audubon Chapter Yet Is Changing Its Name, Rebuking An Enslaver

https://www.sej.org/headlines/largest-audubon-chapter-yet-changing-its-name-rebuking-enslaver

Drawdown

Newsom pushes for 20 GW offshore wind goal by 2045, says California must ‘up our game’ on climate

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/newsom-pushes-20-gw-california-offshore-wind-goal-by-2045/628077/

Wildlife

"There Are 40% More Tigers In The World Than Previously Estimated"

https://www.wfdd.org/story/there-are-40-more-tigers-world-previously-estimated

Endangered salmon will swim in California river for first time in 80 years

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-07-16/endangered-salmon-relocated-to-ancestral-waters

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 recent Pelecanus News episode about Icelandic whaling and provides context and history of the issue.

Host for this episode is Harrison Parker,

Producers are Harrison and Austin Parker.

Music was provided by 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 "The Possibilists" as well as our new Pelecanus Deep Dives can also be found on YouTube!

Rewilding

Endangered amphibian species reintroduced in Colorado

https://kdvr.com/news/local/endangered-amphibian-species-reintroduced/

AB 2146—California’s Pollinator Protection Act—passed in the California State Assembly

https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20212022/AB2146/

Study shows two million ancient and veteran trees in England, ten times more than previously recorded

https://phys.org/news/2022-06-million-ancient-veteran-trees-england.html

Officially extinct butterfly ‘making a comeback’ in UK

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jul/08/officially-extinct-butterfly-large-tortoiseshell-making-a-comeback-in-uk

Drawdown

Newsom Signs Nation’s Most Sweeping Law To Phase Out Single-Use Plastics

https://news.yahoo.com/nations-most-sweeping-law-phase-170629768.html

Rhode Island sets fastest timeline of any US state to reach 100% renewable electricity

https://electrek.co

On today’s episode of Conservation Conversations we talk with Mat Charette of Toucan Ridge Ecology and Education society or TREES! T.R.E.E.S is a small grassroots ecological conservation organization hosting a research and education center in the hills of Belize. The TREES field station and research and education center functions as a wildlife ecology research and education center, focusing on tropical ecology research and post-secondary education. Mat and his partners started the Toucan Ridge Bird Observatory, a research banding station aimed to answer questions about the birds of Belize and migratory birds of the Americas.

Check out their social media pages linked in the episode description to see more of what they do!

Enjoy our conversation with Mat!

TREES Website:Toucan Ridge Ecology and Education Society (TREES)

TREES Social Media accounts:

IG - @treessocietybelize @birdsoftoucanridge @treesbelizefarm

FB - Toucan Ridge Ecology and Education Society + Toucan Ridge Bird Observatory

Twitter - @TREESBelize + @TRBO_belize

Youtube - TREES Belize

Photos from this episode provided to us by Mat Charette, photo credit to him, Giselle Marin and Mark Conboy.

This episode is brought to you in part 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.

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!

Endangered Species

Rare Endangered Whooping Crane Hatches at Virginia Conservation Institute

https://www.si.edu/newsdesk/releases/first-whooping-crane-hatches-smithsonian-conservation-biology-institute

Virgin Islands Flower Finally Gets Endangered Species Protections After 47 Years

https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/virgin-islands-flower-finally-gets-endangered-species-protections-after-47-years-2022-06-15/

Biden Administration Tosses Trump Definition of 'Habitat' for Endangered Species

https://www.sej.org/headlines/biden-admin-tosses-trump-definition-habitat-endangered-species

Pollution

China’s clean air campaign is bringing down global pollution

https://time.com/6187349/china-air-pollution/

Supreme Court Rejects Appeal From Roundup Maker Over Cancer Claims

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/21/supreme-court-rejects-bayer-bid-to-stop-roundup-lawsuits.html

Tribes

Yellowstone National Park announced that Mount Doane is now named First Peoples Mountain

https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/news/22022.htm

Native American Tribes To Co-Manage National Monument For First Time

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/06/20/bears-ears-national-monument-tribes/

People

Biden Picks First Woman, Person Of Color As Science Adviser

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/biden-picks-woman-person-color-science-adviser-85541040

Dr. Jon Paul Rodríguez, Chair of the IUCN Species Survival Commission, is the recipient of the inaugural Wolfgang Kiessling International Prize for Species Conservation

https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2022/06/21/2466241/0/en/American-Humane-Awards-Dr-Jon-Paul-Rodr%C3%ADguez-Chair-of-the-IUCN-Species-Survival-Commission-with-the-Wolfgang-Kiessling-International-Prize-for-Species-Conservation.html

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 Conservation Conversations, The Possibilists, and our new Pelecanus Deep Dives can also be found on YouTube!

Protected Areas

Belize’s newest protected area is named after Sharon Matola!

https://www.breakingbelizenews.com/2022/06/03/late-director-and-founder-of-belize-zoo-sharon-matola-to-have-wildlife-sanctuary-named-after-her/

Plants and animals

World's biggest plant discovered off Australian coast

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-61655327

11 Mexican gray wolf pups are released into the wild.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/eleven-mexican-gray-wolf-pups-released-into-the-wild-180980213/

California court ruling opens door for protection of insects as endangered species

https://news.mongabay.com/2022/06/california-court-ruling-opens-door-for-protection-of-insects-as-endangered-species/

Drawdown in the Ocean

JAPAN TESTED A GIANT TURBINE THAT GENERATES ELECTRICITY USING DEEP OCEAN CURRENTS

https://futurism.com/the-byte/giant-turbine-generates-electricity-deep-ocean-currents

Greens win NEPA court fight over Calif. offshore fracking

https://www.eenews.net/articles/greens-win-nepa-court-fight-over-calif-offshore-fracking/

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 Pelecanus Deep Dives can also be found on YouTube!

Wildlife

Saint Louis Zoo announces birth of two leopard cubs from critically endangered species

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/05/28/us/saint-louis-amur-leopard-cubs-scn-trnd

"Monarch Butterfly Numbers In Mexico Rise By 35%"

https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/monarch-butterfly-numbers-mexico-rise-35-84943521

Wolf seen in Brittany for first time in a century

https://www.tellerreport.com/life/2022-05-05-the-presence-of-a-wolf-confirmed-in-brittany--a-first-for-a-century.HJOjRHXbL5.html

Drawdown

Netherlands to ban fossil heating from 2026, make heat pumps necessary

https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/news/netherlands-to-ban-fossil-heating-by-2026-make-heat-pumps-mandatory/

Massachusetts just ruled 7-0 that Exxon must face trial for deceiving the public over climate change

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/05/25/resounding-victory-court-rules-exxon-must-face-trial-over-climate-lies

California just ran on 100% renewable energy, but fossil fuels aren’t fading away

https://www.npr.org/2022/05/07/1097376890/for-a-brief-moment-calif-fully-powered-itself-with-renewable-energy

Construction begins on Australia’s first gigawatt scale wind project

https://reneweconomy.com.au/construction-begins-on-australias-first-gigawatt-scale-wind-project/

On today’s episode of Conservation Conversations we talk with Vanessa Kilburn of Toucan Ridge Ecology and Education society or TREES! T.R.E.E.S is a small grassroots ecological conservation organization hosting a research and education center in the hills of Belize. The TREES field station and research and education center functions as a wildlife ecology research and education center, focusing on tropical ecology research and post-secondary education. However, they believe strongly that ecological conservation can only happen with community involvement, so they also provide a wide range of community programs to members of our community and involve locals in all aspects of our research and education initiatives as well as ecological conservation.

We recommend watching this episode as we have amazing footage of their bat research in action! Also check out their social media pages linked in the episode description to see more of what they do! Youtube Link: https://youtu.be/s9VrpBnTzcw

Thank you to Vanessa and her team for their time and excitement in showing us around!. Enjoy our conversation with her!

TREES Website:Toucan Ridge Ecology and Education Society (TREES)

TREES Social Media accounts:

IG - @treessocietybelize @birdsoftoucanridge @treesbelizefarm

FB - Toucan Ridge Ecology and Education Society + Toucan Ridge Bird Observatory

Twitter - @TREESBelize + @TRBO_belize

Youtube - TREES Belize

This episode is brought to you in part 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