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Protected Areas

Inuit protected area in Torngat Mountains coastal waters advances

https://thenarwhal.ca/torngats-inuit-marine-conservation-feasibility/

Rewilding

Feds toast recovery of a once-endangered Colorado plant

https://www.eenews.net/articles/feds-toast-recovery-of-a-once-endangered-colorado-plant/

Albuquerque's zoo welcomes second tiger, hopes to save endangered species

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/albuquerque-s-zoo-welcomes-second-tiger-hopes-to-save-endangered-species/ar-BB1jWYlt

Drawdown

Chevron Agrees to Pay Significant Fines to California for Oil Pollution

https://resources.ca.gov/Newsroom/Page-Content/News-List/Chevron-Agrees-to-Pay-California-Significant-Fines-for-Oil-Pollution

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Drawdown

Air Force partners with startup to tap virtually limitless power source: '[As] close to the holy grail as you can get'

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/air-force-partners-with-startup-to-tap-virtually-limitless-power-source-as-close-to-the-holy-grail-as-you-can-get/ar-BB1jEZyn

Oceans

Canada Bans Bottom Trawling Near its Only Pacific Coral Reef

https://maritime-executive.com/article/canada-bans-bottom-trawling-near-its-only-pacific-coral-reef

Study finds 'full recovery' of reef growth within four years

https://phys.org/news/2024-03-good-news-coral-reef-efforts.html

Habitat protection

Critical Habitat Protected for 12 Endangered Species on Hawai'i's Big Island

https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/critical-habitat-protected-for-12-endangered-species-on-hawaiis-big-island-2024-03-11/

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Biodiversity

Africa's Atlantic Humpback Dolphins Win U.S. Endangered Species Protection

https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/africas-atlantic-humpback-dolphins-win-us-endangered-species-protection-2024-02-20/

Legislation

Bolivian Town Protects 1 Million Acres of Amazon Rainforest–Building a ‘Conservation Mosaic’ of 90% Forests

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/bolivian-town-protects-1-million-acres-of-amazon-rainforest-building-a-conservation-mosaic-of-90-forests/

European Union takes historic step with Nature Restoration Law pioneering Europe restoration efforts

https://www.ser.org/news/666023/

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.

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Rewilding

"Scientific Breakthrough May Save Northern White Rhino Through Surrogacy"

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/01/24/white-rhino-embryo-surrogacy/

Critically Endangered Javan Lorises Released In Indonesian Jungle

https://www.manilatimes.net/2024/01/25/videos/endangered-javan-lorises-released-in-indonesian-jungle/1929632

In Bhutan, the endangered Bengal tiger is making a comeback

https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/bhutan-endangered-bengal-tiger-making-comeback

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.

On this episode of our Conservation Conversations series with the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach CA, we’re moving a bit inland… we talk to Erin Lundy of the Aquarium about their programs to conserve the Mountain Yellow Legged Frog! Erin shares her experience working on recovering this important southern California amphibian and also why they are so important.

Thank you to Erin for talking all about what the Aquarium of the Pacific is doing to help the Mountain Yellow Legged Frog and so much more. This concludes our series with the Aquarium of the Pacific. We can’t thank them enough for letting us into their facilities and showing us the amazing work they do. Please either visit AoP when you’re in town or consider donating to help them recover local wildlife and habitats. Visit them at https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/ to see how you can help.

Hosts is Austin Parker

Producers are Austin and Taylor Parker and Madeline Walden

Music was provided by A Picture Book studio

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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.

This episode is brought to you 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

For this episode of The Possibilists, as part of our Year of Action, the theme is Plants and Fungi! We talk with Jason Ligon and Dr. Grant Morton of the Atlanta botanical garden. We wanted to learn everything they do to conserve and restore the flora and fungi in the US southeast and beyond! Enjoy our conversation with Jason and Grant, ABG does some great work!

Please check out their website https://atlantabg.org/ and follow them on social media @atlbotanical and @atlantabgconservation

Hosts and producers are Austin and Taylor Parker

Producer - Megan Joyce

Images provided by Jason Ligon, Grant Morton, and Ian Sabo

Music - A picture book studios

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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!

Drawdown

US Carbon emissions fell in 2023 as coal use tumbled to new lows

https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/10/climate/us-emissions-down-in-2023-rhodium/index.html

Wild Rivers

Water is freely flowing down the Klamath River for the first time in 100 years

https://www.iflscience.com/water-is-freely-flowing-down-the-klamath-river-for-first-time-in-100-years-72520

Rewilding

Giant tortoises have returned to Madagascar 600 years after they were wiped out

https://theconversation.com/madagascar-giant-tortoises-have-returned-600-years-after-they-were-wiped-out-221615

Zoo welcomes newest addition to rare, endangered species: a baby pygmy slow loris

https://www.wafb.com/2024/01/31/zoo-welcomes-newest-addition-rare-endangered-species-baby-pygmy-slow-loris/k

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.

On this episode of Conservation Conversations we talk to Lauren Samarov of the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach CA about their programs to conserve White Abalone! Lauren shares so many stories of working on recovering this important marine snail population.

Enjoy our conversation with Lauren!

Thank you to Lauren for talking all about what AOP is doing to help the white abalone and so much more. Please either visit AoP when you’re in town or consider donating to help them recover local wildlife and habitats. Visit them at https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/ to see how you can help.

Hosts and Producers are Austin and Taylor Parker

Producer is Madeline Walden

Music was provided by A Picture Book studio

This episode is brought to you 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

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.

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" and Pelecanus Deep Dives can also be found on YouTube!

Drawdown

Two Large Offshore Wind Sites Sending Power To Us Grid For The First Time

https://apnews.com/article/offshore-wind-farm-vineyard-wind-massachusetts-climate-3c0bcd680bfa5c5bea7d8136a003cf6c

EPA announces $1 billion in grant funding for electric school buses

https://electrek.co/2024/01/08/epa-announces-1-billion-in-grant-funding-electric-school-buses/

Wildlife

"Seagrass Resurgence Offers Ray Of Hope For Florida’s Hard-Hit Manatees"

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/04/manatees-florida-seagrass-endangered?ref=upstract.com

Humpbacks Rebound in 20th-Century Whaling Hotspot

https://hakaimagazine.com/news/humpbacks-rebound-in-20th-century-whaling-hotspot/

Legal

Supreme Court rejects Pebble mine, climate and water cases

https://www.eenews.net/articles/supreme-court-rejects-pebble-mine-climate-and-water-cases/

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.

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" and Pelecanus Deep Dives can also be found on YouTube!

Rewilding

Colorado Releases First 5 Wolves In Reintroduction Plan Approved By Voters

https://www.9news.com/article/life/animals/colorado-releases-5-wolves-reintroduction-plan-ranchers/73-57d444cd-224b-4e29-9672-88f461ac9edd

LDWF's whooping crane program adds four more birds to population

https://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/news/ldwfs-whooping-crane-program-adds-four-more-birds-to-population

Celebration

Endangered Species Act turns 50: 'First Bill of Rights for species other than humans'

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/12/28/endangered-species-act-turns-50-landmark-law-reaches-key-anniversary/71987562007/

Water

Calif. OKs New Rules For Turning Wastewater Directly Into Drinking Water

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/california-set-become-2nd-state-rules-turning-wastewater-105765867

Protection

"Biden Moves To Ban Most Old-Growth Logging In National Forests"

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/biden-moves-to-ban-most-old-growth-logging-in-national-forests/ar-AA1lJ0Ha

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.