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• 2025 Carrie Wilson Memorial Scholarship Recipient - Sanjana Ramesh

  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

  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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• NEWS September 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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• NEWS August 15 2025

  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-clouded-leopard-cub-helping-preserve-endangered-species Brevard Zoo welcomes new baby zebra, offspring of endangered species https://brevardzoo.org/news/welcoming-a-baby-grevys-zebra/ Czech zoo welcomes 4 rare Barbary lion cubs whose population is extinct in the wild https://apnews.com/article/czech-zoo-barbary-lion-cubs-3376f7e3740469568fb1555260c6bd5d

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• NEWS August 1 2025

  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 https://www.yahoo.com/news/experts-thrilled-incredibly-rare-birds-113044943.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZWNvc2lhLm9yZy8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAJ9vDCng51YwZcXjcpTcnXqTlRspKJmevErxGOdhj0OeF0LzjfAqCdf5rlehlNuCRdCeFghJ9cNnF6wEwO2XjTW0YcHdDGnQiSCu7sJ8dD4rKwXUFU5nZVmnLl3GVMwx53qu41GCSYAMTsV_zOYxEi0xyXmaMYtR_sblS6uhUAe6 Return of wolves to Yellowstone has led to a surge in aspen trees unseen for 80 years https://www.livescience.com/animals/land-mammals/return-of-wolves-to-yellowstone-has-led-to-a-surge-in-aspen-trees-unseen-for-80-years Nepal launches action plan to boost endangered dhole conservation https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/nepal-launches-action-plan-to-boost-endangered-dhole-conservation/

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