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Drawdown California solar surged ahead of gas in the first 5 months of 2026 https://www.yahoo.com/news/science/articles/california-solar-surged-ahead-gas-073000508.html Biodiversity Scientists Capture First-Ever Images of Cozumel Dwarf Fox https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-the-first-ever-photographs-of-cozumels-elusive-dwarf-fox-one-of-the-rarest-canids-in-the-world-180988961/ US to cr...

On this episode we talk with Allison Kreis, our 2026 Carrie Wilson Memorial Scholarship winner, Project Dragonfly student, and cofounder of La Tierra Del Jaguar, a non-profit based in Sonora Mexico for the conservation of Jaguars and Jaguar habitat. We talk about conservation in Sonora, the organization she’s started and the work she is doing for her master’s degree within her community. Please ch...

Drawdown Solar power beats coal for electricity generation in US despite Trump policies https://apnews.com/article/trump-solar-coal-mining-climate-electricity-50250099a4e94384af4aa9f197d62403 Biodiversity Critically endangered scalloped hammerhead sharks just won full protection https://www.yahoo.com/news/science/articles/critically-endangered-scalloped-hammerhead-sharks-105800036.html? California...

Drawdown IUCN launches IslandPlas plastic recovery network in Zanzibar, Tanzania https://iucn.org/news/202605/iucn-launches-islandplas-plastic-recovery-network-zanzibar-tanzania Rewilding IUCN SSC and Fundación Parque Jaime Duque launch a new Center for Species Survival to aid endangered wildlife in Colombia Wolf enters Sequoia National Park for 1st time in more than 100 years https://www.msn.com/...

Drawdown Scientists Unveil Hemp Alternative to Plastic That Can Withstand Boiling Water and Stretch to 1,600% its Size https://phys.org/news/2026-04-hemp-based-thermoplastic-greener-alternative.html Biodiversity Rare Dove Extinct In The Wild Hatches At San Diego Zoo Safari Park https://patch.com/california/san-diego/rare-dove-extinct-wild-hatches-san-diego-zoo-safari-park Kenyan conservationists r...

Awards Nigeria's Iroro Tanshi wins Goldman Environmental Prize for trying to save bats https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0krm128mgyo Biodiversity New Orleans aquarium rescues and rehabilitates 35 of the world's most endangered sea turtles https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/new-orleans-aquarium-rescues-and-rehabilitates-35-of-the-world-s-most-endangered-sea-turtles/ar-AA20YzEw Critically endange...

Rewilding Second hazel dormouse reintroduction planned at Bradgate Park https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpvxkdlkegno Endangered gray wolf from SF Zoo heads to New Mexico for conservation breeding https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/endangered-gray-wolf-from-sf-zoo-heads-to-new-mexico-for-conservation-breeding/ar-AA20cdJn Drawdown Analysis: UK emissions fall 2.4% in 2025 as coal hits 400-year lo...

Drawdown Plastic bottles recycled into Parkinson's drug using bacteria https://www.technologynetworks.com/drug-discovery/news/plastic-bottles-transformed-into-parkinsons-drug-using-bacteria-410719 How we turned plastic waste into vinegar: A sunlight‑powered breakthrough https://theconversation.com/how-we-turned-plastic-waste-into-vinegar-a-sunlight-powered-breakthrough-276735 Biodiversity Mexico's...

Biodiversity Kazakhstan plants tens of thousands of trees in giant effort to reintroduce tigers https://www.livescience.com/animals/cats/kazakhstan-plants-tens-of-thousands-of-trees-in-giant-effort-to-reintroduce-tigers Critically endangered kākāpō parrot has standout breeding season https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/03/critically-endangered-kakapo-parrot-has-standout-breeding-season/ M...

Deforestation Amazon deforestation on pace to be the lowest on record, says Brazil https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/amazon-deforestation-on-pace-to-be-the-lowest-on-record-says-brazil/ Biodiversity 158 Giant Endangered Tortoises Released on Galápagos Island Where They'd Been Extinct for 200 years https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9wn1jrzk4go Once on the edge of extinction, stork found in Georgia...

Drawdown World’s first hydrogen heating system warms buildings without carbon emissions https://interestingengineering.com/energy/world-first-hydrogen-based-heating-system Biodiversity Wild European bison are roaming the Carpathian Mountains for the first time in 100 years https://reasonstobecheerful.world/rewilding-european-bison-gentle-giant-returns/ Wolf Found in Los Angeles for the First Time...

Protections Critical wetland in Angola gets formal Ramsar recognition https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/01/critical-wetland-in-angola-gets-formal-ramsar-recognition/ Drawdown Solar met 61% of US electricity demand growth in 2025 https://electrek.co/2026/01/16/us-electricity-demand-surged-in-2025-solar-handled-61-percent/ Biodiversity Federal Judge Protects Desert Tortoises From Californ...

Desal Norway: World’s first subsea desalination plant set to launch in 2026 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2506884-worlds-first-subsea-desalination-facility-will-start-running-in-2026/ Biodiversity Stingless bees from the Amazon granted legal rights in world first https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/29/stingless-bees-from-the-amazon-granted-legal-rights-in-world-first Saudi Arab...

Decoupling Economic growth no longer linked to carbon emissions in most of the world, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/11/economic-growth-no-longer-linked-to-carbon-emissions-in-most-of-the-world-study-finds Rewild Flat-headed cats reappear in Thailand after 29-year absence https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/year-end-good-news-as-flat-headed-cats-reappear-in-thailand-aft...

Wow EU strikes deal on climate target to cut emissions by 90% by 2040 https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20251208IPR32091/2040-climate-target-deal-on-a-90-emissions-reduction-in-eu-climate-law Ecosia invites Nobel Committee to establish inaugural Climate and Planetary Health Prize https://news.cision.com/communication-works/r/ecosia-invites-nobel-committee-to-establish-inaugural-cli...

Tech CRISPR wheat that makes its own fertilizer https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/11/251123115435.htm Water conservation 5.5 Billion Gallons of Water Captured During Recent Storms, Enough to Serve Almost 68,000 L.A. Households Annually https://mayor.lacity.gov/news/mayor-bass-announces-nearly-55-billion-gallons-water-captured-during-recent-storms-enough Land Back 10,000 acres north of Lak...

Rewilding Scientists Are Releasing the Lovingly Nicknamed 'Snot Otters' Into Ohio Waterways in a Big Success for Conservation https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-elusive-snot-otters-are-being-released-into-ohio-waterways-180987663/ Forests Exclusive: Norway to invest about $3 billion in forest conservation fund https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/cop/norway-invest-3-billion-tfff-fores...

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 a...

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-A...

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=AQAAAJ9vDCng51YwZcXjcpTcnXqTlRs...

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...

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...