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  • Adapt Alaska with Dr. Davin Holen

    Adapt Alaska with Dr. Davin Holen
    Nov 7 2025
    On this episode of Conservation Conversations we talk with Dr. Davin Holen, an Associate Professor & Coastal Community Resilience Specialist, Alaska Sea Grant with the University of Alaska Fairbanks. We talk about coastal resilience throughout the whole of Alaska, which has more coastline than the lower 48 combined and diverse variety of communities, so he has his work cut out for him. Thank you again to Dr. Holen for talking with us, Alaska is such an important place and we really appreciate the time and love the work he and his team are doing. Please check out his websites at adaptalaska.org Producers are Austin Parker and Geoff Leech Host is Austin Parker Music was provided by A Picture Book studios Thanks for tuning in, please like, comment, and subscribe if you want to help. We’ll talk to you next time. Thank you again to the sponsor of this episode Tidal Influence. Check out their website for more information and how you can get involved: http://www.tidalinfluence.com/
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  • NEWS November 1 2025

    NEWS November 1 2025
    Nov 3 2025
    Cloud Seeding Delhi turns to cloud seeding to spur rain, curb pollution https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/delhi-turns-cloud-seeding-spur-rain-curb-pollution-2025-10-28/ Deforestation Investors managing $3 trillion in assets urge countries to stop deforestation https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/investors-managing-3-trillion-in-assets-urge-countries-to-stop-deforestation/ar-AA1OPdyt Fish Salmon seen for first time in century after historic Calif. dam removal https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/salmon-seen-for-first-time-in-century-after-historic-calif-dam-removal/ar-AA1PgTm4 California Phases Out The Last Set Gillnets https://ktla.com/news/california/california-passes-law-to-phase-out-gillnet-fishing-in-state-waters-to-protect-underwater-wildlife/
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  • NEWS October 15 2025

    NEWS October 15 2025
    Oct 15 2025
    Wins Green turtle bounces back from brink in conservation 'win' https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg426qqqqnro Australian Court issues major ruling impacting beloved endangered creatures: 'Today is a win' https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/court-issues-major-ruling-impacting-023000938.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZWNvc2lhLm9yZy8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAJ9vDCng51YwZcXjcpTcnXqTlRspKJmevErxGOdhj0OeF0LzjfAqCdf5rlehlNuCRdCeFghJ9cNnF6wEwO2XjTW0YcHdDGnQiSCu7sJ8dD4rKwXUFU5nZVmnLl3GVMwx53qu41GCSYAMTsV_zOYxEi0xyXmaMYtR_sblS6uhUAe6 Amazon Communities Deliver “Unprecedented” Conservation Wins https://scitechdaily.com/amazon-communities-deliver-unprecedented-conservation-wins/ UNESCO Adds an Area the Size of Bolivia to Biosphere Reserve System to Protect 5% of the World's Land https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/unesco-adds-an-area-the-size-of-bolivia-to-biosphere-reserve-system-to-protect-5-of-the-worlds-land/
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  • Better Coastal Resilience through Ecogeochemistry with Dr. Kelton McMahon

    Better Coastal Resilience through Ecogeochemistry with Dr. Kelton McMahon
    Oct 9 2025
    On today’s Conservation Conversations episode we talk with Dr. Kelton McMahon. Dr. McMahon is an associate professor in biological oceanography and runs the ocean Ecogeochemistry lab at the University of Rhode Island graduate school of oceanography. We really dive into the science on this one, but I promise it all comes together perfectly. Enjoy our conversation with Dr. McMahon! Please check out the Ecogeochemistry lab’s website and find Kelton on Social Media if you want to follow their work!. https://keltonmcmahon.com/ @oceanecogeochemlab 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 Thank you again to the sponsor of this episode Tidal Influence. Check out their website for more information and how you can get involved: http://www.tidalinfluence.com/
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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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    9 m
  • 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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