Pelecanus

Rights of Nature
Waccamaw Tribe becomes first SC government body to recognize the ‘Rights of Nature’
https://www.postandcourier.com/rising-waters/waccamaw-tribe-rights-nature-south-carolina/article_dc2287c7-2ca3-4a5d-a696-e87c8458cac2.html

Protections
Georgia's Okefenokee Swamp among new additions to join UNESCO's World Heritage List
https://apnews.com/article/unesco-world-heritage-okefenokee-tidal-flats-3a531f2704d4806b3013c22c23247246

Rewilding
15 super-rare pygmy hogs released into Indian grasslands
https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/mammals/pygmy-hog-release-kuribeel-india
Endangered red wolves rebound in NC with four litters of pups born this year
https://ncnewsline.com/2026/07/15/endangered-red-wolves-rebound-in-nc-with-four-litters-of-pups-born-this-year/
'Fifty years of work': Hawaiian stilt brought back from the brink
https://oceanographicmagazine.com/news/fifty-years-of-work-hawaiian-stilt-brought-back-from-the-brink/

Drawdown
California produced over half its May electricity from solar, a world record
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-07-31/california-produced-over-half-its-may-electricity-from-solar-world-record
Rewilding
After Almost a Century, Wolves Return to Peloponnese, Greece
https://greekreporter.com/2026/07/30/wolves-return-peloponnese-greece/
Water
After Decades of Drought, Water Is Rising in the African Sahel
https://e360.yale.edu/features/sahel-groundwater-climate-monsoon

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