Pelecanus

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

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/