Pelecanus

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 reintroduce rare, critically endangered Bongo into the wild
https://apnews.com/article/endangered-kenya-mountain-bongos-reintroduced-wild-ebb168684b408dbd34d663e88c17bc53

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 endangered Borneo orangutan born at Madrid zoo
https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260415-critically-endangered-borneo-orangutan-born-at-madrid-zoo
Critical Habitat Protected for Four Mussel Species Across 17 Eastern, Midwestern States
https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/critical-habitat-protected-for-four-mussel-species-across-17-eastern-midwestern-states-2026-04-24/

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 low
https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-emissions-fall-2-4-in-2025-as-coal-hits-400-year-low/
Hawaii is turning ocean plastic into roads to fight pollution https://www.sciencenews.org/article/hawaii-plastic-pollution-recycle-roads

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 monarch butterfly population jumps 64%, offering hope for at-risk species
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/20/mexico-monarch-butterfly-population-increases
Aotearoa (New Zealand) Tohorā Oranga Bill: legal personhood of whales
https://oceanographicmagazine.com/news/new-zealand-bill-seeks-personhood-for-whales/

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/
Marsupials previously thought extinct for millennia discovered in New Guinea
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/05/marsupials-discovered-new-guinea?share=reddit
Large tortoiseshell butterfly confirmed no longer extinct in UK
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/09/large-tortoiseshell-butterfly-no-longer-extinct-uk
Critically Endangered Okapi Calf Born at Freeport-McMoRan Audubon Species Survival Center
https://newsroom.audubonnatureinstitute.org/critically-endangered-okapi-calf-born-at-freeport-mcmoran-audubon-species-survival-center/