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In this episode of Conservation Conversations we talk to Cris Sarabia, the President of the California Native Plant Society(www.CNPS.org) and an inspiring community leader in southern California. California is one of the world's 36 biodiversity hotspots. It has more native plant species than any other state in the U.S., and an entire web of life depends on those plants. It has something really special that is worth our protection and love. So, CNPS is dedicated to that. They do their work through conservation, education, gardening, plant science, and even a publishing arm. They have more than 10,000 members and 35 volunteer chapters across the state and Baja, so wherever you live, you can get involved locally in issues that truly matter globally. Native plant conservation is directly tied to and impacted by some of the biggest environmental issues of our time: the extinction crisis, climate change, wildfire... It's a really exciting way to make a difference. Enjoy our conversation with Cris! Special thanks t

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 can also be found on YouTube! Technology Scientists design 'smart' device to harvest daylight https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/03/210331103645.htm Wildlife Grizzly bears stay on endangered species list https://dailyinterlake.com/news/2021/mar/31/grizzly-bears/ Federal judge’s ruling ends Colorado’s plan to kill hundreds of mountain lions in Upper Arkansas River Basin https://www.vaildaily.com/news/colorado/federal-judges-ruling-ends-colorados-plan-to-kill-hundreds-of-mountain-lions-in-upper-arkansas-river-basin/ Endangered Candy Darter Fish Wins 368 Stream Miles of Protected Critical Habitat in Virginia https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/endangered-candy-darter-fish-wins-368-stream-miles-of-protected-critical-habitat-in-virginia-west-virginia-2021-04-06/ California’s Central Co

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 Conservation Conversations can also be found on YouTube. Leadership Deb Haaland confirmed to lead Interior in historic vote https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/15/politics/deb-haaland-senate-confirmation-vote/index.html White House appoints Jane Lubchenco to key climate change role https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2021/03/19/white-house-science-climate-lubchenco-ostp/ Wildlife Reddit’s GameStop investors have donated over $350,000 to gorilla conservation https://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/reddits-gamestop-investors-have-donated-over-350000-to-gorilla-conservation/ Endangered whales having a baby boom off East Coast https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/maine/articles/2021-03-15/endangered-whales-having-a-baby-boom-off-east-coast Technology Genetic scalpel invented for microalgae to efficiently turn CO2 i

In this Conservation Conversations episode we talk with Dr. Katy Delaney, a Wildlife Ecologist for the National Park Service at the Santa Monica National Recreation Area in Los Angeles California. Among the many things she does, she has been in charge of the reintroduction of CA Red Legged Frogs into local streams. A federally threatened species listed under the endangered species act, the CRLF, has lost most of its historical habitat throughout CA and Baja. Their reintroduction into the streams of coastal California and Baja is essential to the survival of the species. Enjoy! This episode is brought to you in part 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 All podcasts can be found at Pelecanus.org, Soundcloud, i

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 Conservation Conversations can also be found on YouTube. Politics Biden Reverses Trump-Era Gutting of Migratory Bird Protections https://www.courthousenews.com/biden-reverses-trump-era-gut-of-migratory-bird-protections/ Senate Confirms Michael Regan To Lead EPA https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2021/03/10/regan-epa-confirmed/ Queensland passes laws banning 'killer' single-use plastics https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/mar/11/queensland-passes-laws-banning-killer-single-use-plastics Carbon Neutrality More Than 50 Companies Have Vowed To Be Carbon-Neutral By 2040 https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2021/03/05/more-than-50-companies-have-vowed-be-carbon-neutral-by-2040/ Honolulu Charts a Path Away from Fossil Fuels https://www.nrdc.org/stories/honolulu-charts-path-away-fossil-f

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 Conservation Conversations can also be found on YouTube. Drawdown Getting to Net Zero – and Even Net Negative – is Surprisingly Feasible, and Affordable https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2021/01/27/getting-to-net-zero-and-even-net-negative-is-surprisingly-feasible-and-affordable/ Carmakers in US to spend $250B on electrification by 2023, push for national standard, group says https://www.utilitydive.com/news/carmakers-in-us-to-spend-250b-on-electrification-by-2023-push-for-nationa/594833/ Wildlife San Diego pilots sea-life boosting alternative to conventional tidal defenses https://www.globalconstructionreview.com/innovation/san-diego-pilots-sea-life-boosting-alternative-con/ 1st Clone of US Endangered Species, A Ferret, Announced https://www.kpbs.org/news/2021/feb/18/1st-clone-us-endangered-species-ferret-announced/ People are

In this episode we talk to a couple zookeepers from the Greenville Zoo in South Carolina. Jennifer and Greg Garcia, a married couple, both have a passion for wildlife and conservation and have been dedicated to the cause for over a decade. Among the multitude of conservation projects they are involved in, we focus on the efforts to conserve Amur leopards both in the wild and in zoos, as well as the larger scale efforts the Association of Zoos and Aquariums or AZA is undertaking. This episode is brought to you in part 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 All podcasts can be found at Pelecanus.org, Soundcloud, iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. New Conservation Conversations can b

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 Conservation Conversations can also be found on YouTube. Drawdown Shell says oil production will fall every year, forever https://futurism.com/the-byte/shell-oil-production-fall-every-year-forever?fbclid=IwAR3h0qWUmpVm6pgsOGHf2WBeR7-heuSpUuGaFvuNWmexR4XJpFN5KjM77eM General Motors, the largest US automaker, plans to be carbon neutral by 2040 https://www.npr.org/2021/01/28/961777665/general-motors-aims-to-be-carbon-neutral-by-2040 San Diego County sets plan for Zero Carbon emissions by 2035 https://timesofsandiego.com/politics/2021/01/27/supervisors-ok-plan-to-move-county-toward-zero-carbon-emissions-by-2035/ South Korea Unveils $43 Billion Plan For World's Largest Offshore Wind Farm https://www.reuters.com/article/us-southkorea-energy-windfarm-idUSKBN2A512D Legal wins Russian Court Orders Mining Giant To Pay $1.96 Billion

This week's episode packs a lot of great headlines into a short amount of time. Check out these awesome stories below! Drawdown GM seeks to end making gas- and diesel-powered vehicles by 2035 https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/general-motors/2021/01/28/gm-pledges-end-tailpipe-emissions-become-carbon-neutral-2040/4291597001/ Elon Musk pledges $100 million for carbon capture technology https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/22/elon-musk-tesla-ceo-donates-to-carbon-capture-technology-prize.html Biden All the things Biden has done: · Rejoins the Paris agreement · Cancels Keystone XL Pipeline · Says he will replace the entire federal fleet with electric vehicles · Halts new oil drilling on federal lands · Blocks drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge · Commits to ambitious 30 percent of US land protected by 2030 Endangered Species Missouri officials remove peregrine falcon from endangered species list https://www.news-leader.com/story/sports/outdoors/

In this Conservation Conversations episode we talk with Dr. Arnaud Desbiez, president of ICAS - Instituto de Conservacao Animais Silvestres (Institute of the Conservation of Wild Animals). Dr. Desbiez has worked in conservation for decades, but in the last 20 years he has lived and worked in the Pantanal region of Brazil focused on the conservation of Giant Armadillos and Giant Anteaters. These two programs, found at www.giantarmadillo.org and www.giantanteater.org, are doing everything it takes to save these species and this amazing region's habitat. His passion for these species, and all wildlife is so incredibly inspiring. Enjoy! This episode is brought to you in part 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 Al

Even during these crazy last few weeks we were able to find a few inspiring conservation news stories. See headlines below! All podcasts can be found at our website at Pelecanus.org and on Soundcloud, iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. Drawdown Massachusetts To Require 100 Percent Of Car Sales To Be Electric By 2035 https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/532684-massachusetts-to-require-100-percent-of-car-sales-to-be Researchers find a way to pull carbon out of the air and turn it into jet fuel https://www.sciencealert.com/researchers-find-way-to-pull-carbon-out-of-the-air-and-make-it-jet-fuel Renewables produce more power than fossil fuels in Germany for first time https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/renewables-produce-more-power-fossil-fuels-germany-first-time Land protection and Regulations Nigeria superhighway project through the rainforest stopped https://www.rainforest-rescue.org/achievements/10007/nigeria-superhighway-project-through-the-rainforest-stopped EU bans

Here are all of the amazing headlines, out of many, we highlight on this first day of 2021. Enjoy! Divestment The Rockefeller Foundation, a $5billion foundation literally founded on oil money is saying goodbye to fossil fuels https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/18/investing/rockefeller-foundation-divest-fossil-fuels-oil/index.html Lloyd’s market to quit fossil fuel insurance by 2030 https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/dec/17/lloyds-market-to-quit-fossil-fuel-insurance-by-2030 Technology - both out of UC Berkeley New nanomaterial helps obtain hydrogen from a liquid energy carrier in a key step toward a stable and clean fuel source https://phys.org/news/2020-12-nanomaterial-hydrogen-liquid-energy-carrier.html New catalytic process turns plastic bags into adhesives https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/12/201217135231.htm Rewilding In rare event, 90k turtles hatch on a beach in Brazil https://www.treehugger.com/rare-turtles-hatch-beach-brazil-5092340 Zoo Knoxville welcomes endangered baby mountain zeb

In this Conservation Conversations episode we talk to Dr. Thomas Lovejoy, the Godfather of Biodiversity. Dr. Lovejoy has been as influential on the conservation movement as any American in history. He has worked for the World Wildlife Fund, the Smithsonian institute, advised multiple presidential administrations as well as the United Nations. We were so pleased to talk with him and hear his many interesting stories from his lifetime of scientific adventures. Producer on this episode is Taylor Parker Music provided by "A Picture Book" Special thanks to Cat Kutz and Carmen Thorndike. All podcasts can be found at pelecanus.org, iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon podcasts, and Google podcasts

Here are the headlines from this Pelecanus News episode. All podcasts can be found at pelecanus.org, Soundcloud, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Podcasts, and Google podcasts. The Arctic Court rejects White House Arctic drilling proposal in ‘Huge Victory for Polar Bears and our Climate’ https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/federal-court-rejects-trumps-approval-of-offshore-oil-drilling-project-in-arctic-2020-12-07/ With Bank of America refusing, now every major bank has ruled out funding Arctic drilling https://www.sierraclub.org/press-releases/2020/11/bank-america-announcement-every-major-us-bank-has-ruled-out-funding-for Divestment New York’s $225 Billion Pension Fund is dropping fossil fuel stocks https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/09/nyregion/new-york-pension-fossil-fuels.html UK to halt subsidies for fossil fuel projects abroad https://time.com/5920475/u-k-fossil-fuels-overseas/ Drawdown Japan plans to join the pack and ban sales of new gasoline cars by 2030 https://www.zmescience.com/science/j

Here are some great headlines from the last few weeks to give us all some much needed inspiration. All podcasts can be found at Pelecanus.org as well as all podcast providers and YouTube. Drawdown US rejects controversial Alaska Pebble Gold, Copper Mine https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-25/u-s-rejects-controversial-alaska-mine-project-in-permit-review GM flips to California’s side in pollution fight against White House https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-lawsuits-environment-california-gavin-newsom-f30458eb13b6ff967d05b12c178621e8 Wildlife Galapagos sees record rise in penguins, flightless cormorants https://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/27869/20201025/galapagos-sees-record-increase-endemic-penguins-cormorants.htm Global map of bees created in conservation first https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-55006902

In this Conservation Conversation episode we talk with Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka about the amazing work she does in Uganda to conserve Mountain Gorillas. Her organization Conservation Through Public Health (CTPH.org) has three integrated strategic programs: Wildlife Conservation, Community Health and Alternative Livelihoods. Poverty alleviation and improving rural public health will contribute to greater biodiversity conservation and sustainable development in and around Africa’s protected areas. One of the alternative livelihoods they are empowering is sustainable coffee production. Their company Gorilla Conservation Coffee (gorillaconservationcoffee.org) is the first Ugandan coffee expressly created to help conserve the mountain gorillas by directly supporting farmers living around the gorillas’ habitat. They're working to save gorillas one sip at a time! Her story is incredibly powerful and inspiring. Please consider donating to their cause or purchasing coffee from Gorilla Conservation Coffee when poss

Check out this week's episode's headlines here: Drawdown Japan’s new leader sets ambitious goal of carbon neutrality by 2050 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/26/business/japan-carbon-neutral.html Renewable energy defies COVID to hit record growth in 2020 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/nov/10/renewable-energy-covid-19-record-growth-2020 BP plans move into green hydrogen production https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/nov/10/bp-plans-move-into-green-hydrogen-production Wealthy countries edge towards global climate finance goal https://money.usnews.com/investing/news/articles/2020-11-06/wealthy-countries-edge-towards-global-climate-finance-goal Wildlife In historic move, Colorado Voters decide to reintroduce Gray Wolves https://www.npr.org/2020/11/06/931472376/in-historic-move-colorado-voters-decide-to-reintroduce-gray-wolves China wildlife crime prosecutions up sharply after COVID outbreak https://nypost.com/2020/11/10/china-wildlife-crime-prosecutions-up-sharply-after-covid-19-outbreak/ All p

Here's 8 great headlines from the the last few weeks in conservation. All podcasts can be found at Pelecanus.org, on Apple podcasts, Spotify, soundcloud, Amazon podcasts, and Stitcher. 1. It's Official: Solar Is the Cheapest Electricity in History https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a34372005/solar-cheapest-energy-ever/ 2. The next generation of power plants will be virtual https://www.theverge.com/21523976/virtual-power-plants-solar-energy-grid-resilience-climate-change 3. Carbon capture ‘moonshot’ moves closer as billions of dollars pour in https://grist.org/climate/carbon-capture-moonshot-moves-closer-as-billions-of-dollars-pour-in/ 4. RBC becomes first major Canadian bank to refuse to fund oil drilling in Arctic refuge https://thenarwhal.ca/rbc-oil-drilling-arctic-national-wildlife-refuge/

This Pelecanus News episode for October 15th has these amazing headlines: Divestment · Cambridge University makes $4.5 billion fossil-fuel divestment promise o https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-01/cambridge-university-makes-4-5-billion-fossil-fuel-divestment-promise Energy · Green Hydrogen from renewables could become cheapest ‘transformative fuel’ within a decade o https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/oct/03/green-hydrogen-from-renewables-could-become-cheapest-transformative-fuel-within-a-decade · Physicists build circuit that generates clean, limitless power from graphene o https://www.sciencealert.com/physicists-build-a-circuit-from-graphene-that-generates-clean-limitless-power · Canada’s Liberal government to spend $10B on clean energy infrastructure to fuel pandemic economic recovery o https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-infrastructure-pandemic-recovery-mckenna-1.5746029 · Nuclear fusion reactor could be here as soon as 2025 o

The October 1st Pelecanus NEWS episode has some great and uplifting stories from the world of Conservation. All podcast episodes can be found at Pelecanus.org, Apple podcasts, spotify, soundcloud, and amazon podcasts. Drawdown China, world’s biggest polluter, vows to go carbon neutral by 2050 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/23/world/asia/china-climate-change.html California plans to ban sales of gas-powered cars in 15 years https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/23/climate/california-ban-gas-cars.html Rewilding Joshua Trees given temporary endangered species protections https://californiaglobe.com/section-2/state-grants-temporary-endangered-species-protections-for-joshua-trees/ Two new Javan rhino calves are spotted in the species’ last holdout https://news.mongabay.com/2020/09/two-new-javan-rhino-calves-are-spotted-in-the-species-last-holdout/ SciFi in Real Life Chinese startup launching space mining robot in November https://www.universetoday.com/147878/chinese-asteroid-mining-robot-due-to-launch-in-november/ Ast