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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...

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...

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 conservati...

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 en...

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-cloud...

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...

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 straig...

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 Nat...

Water California achieved significant groundwater recharge last year, state report says https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-06-24/california-2024-groundwater-report Protected areas Major breakthrough in marine conservation unveiled at UN Ocean Conference https://iucn.org/press-release/202506/major-breakthrough-marine-conservation-unveiled-un-ocean-conference China is building the world’...

On today’s Conservation Conversations episode we talk with Karina Johnston, a PHD candidate at UCSB, a coastal habitat restoration ecologist formerly with Tidal Influence, and the newly appointed executive director of Heal the Ocean, a southern California nonprofit. She has so much experience and a wealth of knowledge to share, so let’s get straight to it with Karina as part of our series on coast...

Land California’s largest ‘land-back’ deal returns 47,000 acres to tribe https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/06/05/3094125/0/en/Largest-Ever-Land-Back-Conservation-Deal-in-Calif-Now-Complete-Western-Rivers-Conservancy-Conveys-Final-Acreage-to-Yurok-Tribe-in-a-47-000-Acre-Effort-Critical-to-the-Salmon-Wildli.html Newly-declared conservation area in Peru is home to pink dolphins, giant a...

Rewilding Experts celebrate as rare parrot makes miraculous comeback from brink of extinction: 'They're already ready to fly' https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/red-tailed-amazon-parrots-brazil/ 2025 Lion census shows 32% population rise https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/out-of-the-woods-in-gujarat-why-asiatic-lions-future-cant-be-secured-by-numbers-alone-10022963/ Spectacular creature...

Water City of Phoenix encouraging residents to harvest rainwater this summer https://www.abc15.com/weather/impact-earth/city-of-phoenix-encouraging-residents-to-harvest-rainwater-this-summer How California’s farmers can recharge the aquifers they’ve drained https://grist.org/food-and-agriculture/california-groundwater-study-central-valley-drought-managed-aquifer-recharge/ Drawdown This Solar-Power...

Drawdown Small coal town shocks experts by building first-of-its-kind plant: 'The cultural aspect of this is so bedeviling' https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/delta-utah-hydrogen-power-plant-transformation-community/ Biodiversity Mystical eagle thought to be extinct in Mexico reappears in Chiapas https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/believed-extinct-mexico-harpy-eagle-resurfaces-chiapas/ Endan...

New plastic dissolves in the ocean overnight, leaving no microplastics https://newatlas.com/materials/plastic-dissolves-ocean-overnight-no-microplastics/ California's first solar-over-canal project now generating electricity https://abc30.com/post/californias-first-solar-canal-project-now-generating-electricity/16120467/ A biotech company says it has bred three pups with traits of the extinct dire...

Rewilding Bighorn sheep reintroduced to Franklin Mountains in major conservation effort https://www.ktsm.com/news/bighorn-sheep-reintroduced-to-franklin-mountains-in-major-conservation-effort/ Drawdown World's First Carbon Capture Plant Powered Directly by Wind Planned https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/worlds-first-carbon-capture-plant-powered-directly-by-wind-planned/ Al Gore’s Just Clim...

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 biodiversit...

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 powe...

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 Recycla...

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/i...

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/ So...

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-t...

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 Tri...

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...

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...