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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 officially concluded on Feb. 28, with countries agreeing on a strategy to increase finance for biodiversity to $200 billion annually by 2030

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/un-biodiversity-talks-end-with-nations-backing-200-billion-per-year-plan-to-protect-nature

Innovation

Scientists Create Water-Harvesting Technology That Uses Kitchen Scraps and Seashells

https://decrypt.co/308348/scientists-clean-water-harvesting-technology

Earth’s 1st Asteroid Mining Prospector Heads to the Launchpad

https://dnyuz.com/2025/02/23/earths-1st-asteroid-mining-prospector-heads-to-the-launchpad/

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

https://wildlife.ca.gov/News/Archive/cdfw-captures-and-collars-12-gray-wolves-in-northern-california

Innovations

Japan deploys giant tidal turbine to generate massive power

Cargo ship captures CO2 from its own exhausts and stores it on-deck

https://www.cnn.com/travel/calcarea-trap-co2-cargo-ships-spc/index.html

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

https://phys.org/news/2025-01-trio-rare-tiger-cubs-thai.html

Innovations

Cornell Researchers Create First-of-Its-Kind Durable and Recyclable Plastic

https://scitechdaily.com/cornell-researchers-create-first-of-its-kind-durable-and-recyclable-plastic/

Scientists create 'molecular trap' to remove pollutants from water

https://phys.org/news/2025-01-scientists-molecular-pollutants.html

US to turn wastewater into freshwater with nuclear power

https://interestingengineering.com/energy/nuclear-energy-water-desalination-texas

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 Sites from Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, and the UAE in the Green List

https://iucn.org/news/202501/iucn-rowa-celebrates-inclusion-seven-new-sites-jordan-saudi-arabia-lebanon-and-uae

Wildlife

From 150,000 Pups to None At All, Fur Seals Return to California Islands After 150 Years

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/from-150000-pups-to-none-at-all-fur-seals-return-to-california-islands-after-150-years/

First Otter Sighting in Normandy Since 1932: A Triumph for Conservation Efforts

https://www.connexionfrance.com/news/video-first-otter-for-nearly-a-century-captured-on-normandy-camera/697651

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

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/endangered-thick-billed-parrot-that-once-roamed-the-us-is-on-the-way-to-recovery/

Sombrero ground lizard, Endangered species, makes incredible comeback with over 16x population growth: 'We feared it might be the end'

https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/sombrero-ground-lizard-conservation-project/

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

https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/major-us-airlines-finalize-unprecedented-deal-with-california-that-could-change-the-future-of-air-travel-this-is-a-major-step-forward/ar-AA1v0SD3

MIT engineers achieve solar power breakthrough that could affect drinking water of millions

https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/mit-desalination-system-solar-powered-water/

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

https://cincinnatizoo.org/international-cheetah-day-2024-meet-two-tiny-new-ambassadors/

Leopard Population Has Tripled in the World's Largest Conservation Area.

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/leopard-population-has-tripled-in-the-worlds-largest-conservation-area/

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

https://www.wvlt.tv/2024/10/22/critically-endangered-primates-born-chattanooga-zoo-naming-contest-now-open/

Endangered pygmy hippo born in Scottish zoo

https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/06/travel/endangered-pygmy-hippo-born-gbr-scli-intl/index.html

Zoo Atlanta celebrates birth of critically endangered gorilla

https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2024/11/16/zoo-atlanta-celebrates-birth-critically-endangered-gorilla/

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

https://calmatters.org/environment/climate-change/2024/10/california-carbon-capture-climate-kern-county/

Biodiversity

Beehive fences prove effective against elephant raids in Kenya

https://phys.org/news/2024-10-beehive-effective-elephant-raids-kenya.html#google_vignette

COP16 biodiversity summit, Cali, Colombia: A groundbreaking new plan to make companies pay for DSI

https://www.vox.com/down-to-earth/381602/cop16-dsi-digital-sequence-information-explained

Baby ape born at Tampa zoo is endangered species and 'sign of hope'

https://www.popsci.com/environment/baby-gibbon-florida/

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 and past episode interviewee, about what we do in regards to fire and forest health and it kind of just morphs into a conversation about conservation in general and how and why Pelecanus got started.

You can find our website at Pelecanus.org and check the episode description for links to the programs we talked about.

Check us out on Social media @Pelecanusinc and @sierranevadaalliance

Host and producers are Austin Parker, Taylor Parker and Eric Zahn

Music was provided by A Picture Book studio

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