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  • NEWS October 1 2025

    NEWS October 1 2025
    Oct 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 transition https://www.worldenergydata.org/something-is-working-un-climate-chief-optimistic-about-green-transition/ Infrastructure Recycled glass could help fend off coastal erosion https://www.sciencenews.org/article/recycled-glass-fend-off-coastal-erosion California’s First Solar Panel-Covered Canal Is Now Fully Online https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/california-first-canal-array-project-nexus Rewild New pack of endangered Mexican gray wolves debuts at Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo https://komonews.com/news/local/new-pack-of-endangered-mexican-gray-wolves-debuts-at-seattles-woodland-park-zoo-conservation-safe-livestock-cattle-conflict-pacific-northwest The return of the red macaw to the Iberá Wetlands: an ecological and hopeful rebirth in Corrientes https://noticiasambientales.com/animals/the-return-of-the-red-macaw-to-the-ibera-wetlands-an-ecological-and-hopeful-rebirth-in-corrientes/ Largest turtle nest in the world revealed in drone study https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/09/largest-turtle-nest-in-the-world-revealed-in-drone-study/
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  • 2025 Carrie Wilson Memorial Scholarship Recipient - Sanjana Ramesh

    2025 Carrie Wilson Memorial Scholarship Recipient - Sanjana Ramesh
    Sep 18 2025
    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 you so much to Sanjana for taking the time to talk with us, and for all of the amazing work she is doing. The Carrie Wilson Memorial Scholarship will be open for applications for project dragonfly students again in the Spring of 2026, check our Pelecanus.org scholarship page for more information. We are a 501C3 non-profit organization that takes tax deductible donations if you’d like to contribute to the Carrie Wilson memorial programs or to Pelecanus in general. Check out her article she mentions in the episode here: https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/roots-and-wings-south-asian-women-shaping-the-future-of-conservation Thank you again to our sponsor Tidal Influence. Check them out at tidalinfluence.com
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  • NEWS September 15 2025

    NEWS September 15 2025
    Sep 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 https://english.news.cn/asiapacific/20250908/562aab2024d1431ea28a9ff84d75e70b/c.html ‘We’re winning a battle’: Mexico’s jaguar numbers up 30% in conservation drive https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/were-winning-a-battle-mexicos-jaguar-numbers-up-30-in-conservation-drive/#google_vignette Rediscoveries Small Rabbit with a Black Tail Not Seen in 120 Years Found Hopping Around Mexican Mountains https://www.rewild.org/press/found-small-enigmatic-rabbit-with-black-tail-lost-to-science-for-more-than Endangered pallid sturgeon discovered in Des Moines River https://www.iowadnr.gov/news-release/2025-08-26/federally-endangered-pallid-sturgeon-discovered-iowas-des-moines-river Mammal feared extinct was recognized from Australian magazine. Now it's thriving https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/mammal-feared-extinct-was-recognized-from-australian-magazine-now-it-s-thriving/ar-AA1LTO44
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  • NEWS September 1 2025

    NEWS September 1 2025
    Sep 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 https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/france-sees-a-doubling-of-eagle-mating-pairs-after-decades-of-successful-work/ 100-year-old endangered tortoises at Pa. zoo become parents of 16 https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/tortoise-hatchlings-born-of-century-old-parents-come-out-of-their-shells-at-philadelphia-zoo/ar-AA1KT73T Experts thrilled as critically endangered Amur leopard makes stunning comeback - https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/experts-thrilled-critically-endangered-predator-223000616.html
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  • NEWS August 15 2025

    NEWS August 15 2025
    Aug 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, helping preserve endangered species https://www.newschannel5.com/news/nashville-zoo-welcomes-new-clouded-leopard-cub-helping-preserve-endangered-species Brevard Zoo welcomes new baby zebra, offspring of endangered species https://brevardzoo.org/news/welcoming-a-baby-grevys-zebra/ Czech zoo welcomes 4 rare Barbary lion cubs whose population is extinct in the wild https://apnews.com/article/czech-zoo-barbary-lion-cubs-3376f7e3740469568fb1555260c6bd5d
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  • NEWS August 1 2025

    NEWS August 1 2025
    Aug 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 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/rare-pygmy-hippo-born-in-kansas-zoo-offers-hope-for-endangered-species/ Experts thrilled as incredibly rare birds hatch at zoo https://www.yahoo.com/news/experts-thrilled-incredibly-rare-birds-113044943.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZWNvc2lhLm9yZy8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAJ9vDCng51YwZcXjcpTcnXqTlRspKJmevErxGOdhj0OeF0LzjfAqCdf5rlehlNuCRdCeFghJ9cNnF6wEwO2XjTW0YcHdDGnQiSCu7sJ8dD4rKwXUFU5nZVmnLl3GVMwx53qu41GCSYAMTsV_zOYxEi0xyXmaMYtR_sblS6uhUAe6 Return of wolves to Yellowstone has led to a surge in aspen trees unseen for 80 years https://www.livescience.com/animals/land-mammals/return-of-wolves-to-yellowstone-has-led-to-a-surge-in-aspen-trees-unseen-for-80-years Nepal launches action plan to boost endangered dhole conservation https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/nepal-launches-action-plan-to-boost-endangered-dhole-conservation/
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  • California Against the Sea with Rosanna Xia

    California Against the Sea with Rosanna Xia
    Jul 29 2025
    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 you purchase books, but we always like to recommend your local independent book store. Let’s get straight to our conversation with Rosanna about the future of California’s coast! Please find her book, documentary Out of Plan Sight, and all of her work with the LA Times. She’s published so many great stories. You can find her on social media at @rosanna.xia and her website https://www.rosannaxia.com/ and help support her in getting these kinds of stories out to the world. Host and producer is Austin Parker Music was provided by A Picture Book studio Don't forget to like comment and subscribe if you want to help
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  • NEWS July 15 2025

    NEWS July 15 2025
    Jul 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 century https://apnews.com/article/paris-seine-river-swimming-4ba28e3b0c9c224a1811f538df2a208e In Zion National Park, ‘the Smog Is Gone’ https://www.dailygood.org/news/?nid=5104 Rewilding Arizona Game and Fish is using beavers to help restore wetland habitats https://www.kjzz.org/science/2025-07-04/arizona-game-and-fish-is-using-beavers-to-help-restore-wetland-habitats Georgia's bald eagle population takes flight as rebound continues years after near extinction https://georgiarecorder.com/2025/07/04/georgias-bald-eagle-population-takes-flight-as-rebound-continues-years-after-near-extinction/ “Bird of Legend” reappears in Malaysia after more than a century https://www.birdlife.org/news/2025/07/07/bird-of-legend-reappears-in-malaysia-after-more-than-a-century/
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