Pelecanus

Biodiveristy
New species named after Cape Verde keeper Vozinha
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cn8kdxgxlkeo
Guatemalan zoo breeds rare lizards in bid to save endangered species
https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/guatemalan-zoo-breeds-rare-lizards-bid-save-endangered-species-2026-07-08/
Critically Endangered White-Rumped Vulture Returns to Cambodia Refuge After Years of Effort
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/critically-endangered-white-rumped-vulture-returns-to-cambodia-refuge-after-years-of-effort/
Numbat conservation efforts pull native species from brink of extinction
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-12/numbats-pulled-from-immediate-extinction-risk/106903786

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 create genomic and cellular 'BioVault' for endangered species
https://www.ksl.com/article/51545832/us-to-create-genomic-and-cellular-biovault-for-endangered-specie

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 check out the social media pages and website for La Tierra del Jaguar and see how you can help.
@latierradeljaguar
latierradeljaguar.org

Also here is an article about Sonora being a food destination for Bacanora that Allison provided:
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/best-of-the-world-2026/article/best-food-destinations

Hosts is Austin Parker
Producer is Austin Parker
Music was provided by A Picture Book studio

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 Condor Flies Into Oregon for First Time in More Than a Century
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/california-condor-flies-into-oregon-for-first-time-in-more-than-a-century/ar-AA25mns5
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Designates 1.5 Million Acres of Critical Habitat for Rusty Patched Bumble Bee
https://xerces.org/news/organizational-news/us-fish-wildlife-service-designates-15-million-acres-of-critical-habitat
Mangrove forests are healing after decades of human destruction
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn4pk07npvvo

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/en-us/news/us/wolf-enters-sequoia-national-park-for-first-time-in-more-than-100-years/ar-AA23rk1L
Record Release of 842 Critically Endangered Corroboree Frogs in NSW
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-14/northern-corroboree-frogs-released-into-the-wild-nsw-taronga-zoo/106670248
Plant believed extinct for 60 years suddenly reappears
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260517211447.htm