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Welcome to The Possibilists! The Possibilists is a podcast collaboration between The Smithsonian Earth Optimism and Pelecanus. conservationcommons.si.edu www.pelecanus.org In this partnership we spotlight conservationists working with a possibilistic attitude for solutions-based efforts to tackle the world's critical environmental struggles. We’re attempting to reframe the narrative around conservation to show that conservation successes are possible through changes in attitude and implementation of intentional change. In this episode of The Possibilists we talk to Dr. Hila Shamon on World Bison Day! Dr. Shamon is a landscape ecologist and mammalogist at Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute’s Conservation Ecology Center. Shamon’s research interests focus on anthropogenic activity and land use changes effects on terrestrial mammals’ distribution and densities across large landscape gradients. Today we talk about her work with the American Bison and Swift Fox in and around Montana where she lives. She

Check out these awesome headlines from the last few weeks! All podcasts can be found at Pelecanus.org, iTunes, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. Long form podcasts including our series with The Smithsonian's Earth Optimism "The Possibilists" and our new Pelecanus Deep Dives can also be found on YouTube! Wildlife Protections State Judge Issues "Dramatic Decision" in Striking Down Wisconsin Wolf Hunt http://www.projectcoyote.org/state-judge-issues-dramatic-decision-in-striking-down-wisconsin-wolf-hunt/ California Protects Pacific Leatherback Sea Turtles As Endangered Species https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/california-protects-leatherback-sea-turtles-as-endangered-2021-10-14/ Pablo Escobar’s ‘cocaine hippos’ are people too, US court rules https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/25/pablo-escobar-colombian-hippos-granted-rights-interested-persons-us-court Drawdown Hertz just made the biggest electric vehicle purchase ever https:/

Welcome to The Possibilists! The Possibilists is a podcast collaboration between The Smithsonian Earth Optimism and Pelecanus. conservationcommons.si.edu www.pelecanus.org In this partnership we spotlight conservationists working with a possibilistic attitude for solutions-based efforts to tackle the world's critical environmental struggles. We’re attempting to reframe the narrative around conservation to show that conservation successes are possible through changes in attitude and implementation of intentional change. In this episode of The Possibilists we talk to Brian Masuga of Peppermint Narwhal. Peppermint Narwhal, run by Becky and Brian Masuga, is a media company that focuses on telling conservation stories, including sharing the stories of endangered species, conservation success stories, uncommon knowledge about nature, and much more. This episode will be best enjoyed on video as Peppermint Narwhal provide mostly a visual medium. We’ve been fans of them as their work is amazing and they have a wi

Check out these awesome headlines from the last few weeks! All podcasts can be found at Pelecanus.org, iTunes, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. Long form podcasts including our series with The Smithsonian's Earth Optimism "The Possibilists" and our new Pelecanus Deep Dives can also be found on YouTube! Judgments UN declares access to a clean environment a human right https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/10/1102582 BC Anti-Logging Protesters Win As Judge Denies Firm’s Injunction Bid https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/sep/29/canada-logging-protests-vancouver-island-judge People UN Rules That Steven Donziger House Arrest Violates International Laws https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/574786-un-rules-that-steven-donziger-house-arrest-violates-international Landscape Ecologist, Lisa Schulte Moore, wins Macarthur Genius Award https://www.macfound.org/fellows/class-of-2021/lisa-schulte-moore "Three Scientists Win Nobel for Work on Climate Breakthroughs" http

Welcome to our newest series, Pelecanus Deep Dives, where we take a headline from a recent Pelecanus NEWS episode and take a deep dive, just like a pelican, into the article and try and explain some of the more technical, nuanced, or maybe complex ideas of the story to help us all better understand our world. While we will still release these as audio podcasts, this is really made for video as we’ll show diagrams, data visualizations, or photos to better illustrate the article’s topics. Check out our youtube page or social media to watch the video version. In this episode, our host Harrison Parker, a CalTech doctoral Candidate in atmospheric sciences, explains a recent technological advancement in solar energy that we highlighted in the August 1st episode of Pelecanus News. Find the article here: https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/7/23/eabe4206 Host for this episode is Harrison Parker, Producers are Harrison, Austin and Taylor Parker. Music was provided by A Picture Book Studios Thank you for tuni

Check out these awesome headlines from the last few weeks! All podcasts can be found at Pelecanus.org, iTunes, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. Long form podcasts including our series with The Smithsonian's Earth Optimism "The Possibilists" can also be found on YouTube! Headlines: Rewild Rare Florida butterfly bounces back, offers lesson for saving other critters https://floridapolitics.com/archives/460260-rare-florida-butterfly-bounces-back-offers-lesson-for-saving-other-critters/ Thanks to the Yurok Tribe, condors will return to the Pacific Northwest https://news.mongabay.com/2021/09/thanks-to-the-yurok-tribe-condors-will-return-to-the-pacific-northwest/ Drawdown China Pledges to Stop Building Coal-Burning Power Plants Abroad https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/chinas-pledge-to-end-building-coal-plants-abroad-improves-belt-and-roads-reputation-development-bank-says/ar-AAOLxnB EPA To Cut Greenhouse Gases Thousands Of Times More Powerful Than CO2 https://www.sej.o

Welcome to The Possibilists! The Possibilists is a podcast collaboration between The Smithsonian Earth Optimism and Pelecanus. https://conservationcommons.si.edu https://www.pelecanus.org In this partnership we spotlight conservationists working with a possibilistic attitude for solutions-based efforts to tackle the world's critical environmental struggles. We’re attempting to reframe the narrative around conservation to show that conservation successes are possible through changes in attitude and implementation of intentional change. In this episode of The Possibilists we talk with Dr. Rafael Chiaravalloti, a Smithsonian postdoctoral fellow working in the Pantanal area of Brazil, his home nation. Rafael is a biologist, anthropologist, and conservation social scientist with experience all over the world, and over 10 years of experience in the Pantanal where he has focused on the sustainability of socio-ecological systems. Rafael went from working with biological resources to working with local communiti

In this bonus episode we highlight our inaugural recipient of the Carrie Wilson Memorial Scholarship Hope Nye. Hope is a teacher in Wisconsin and a graduate student in Biology in the Global Field Program, part of Project Dragonfly at the University of Miami Ohio. Hope is an everyday conservation hero that the world needs and we had a great time talking with her about her work, research, and personal interests! Carrie R. Wilson was a staple of the community of San Diego for the last 50+ years. Carrie believed in community inspiration through direct and intentional action. Pelecanus would never have come to fruition without Carrie, and the same can be said for so many people throughout San Diego. As the Dean of Students of the University of San Diego Law School, she was able to make a lasting impact on thousands of students' lives. Carrie asked us to let anyone looking to honor her memory know that she hopes they would make a "heartfelt gift to make the world a better place." She simply hoped for her legacy to

Check out these awesome headlines from the last few weeks! All podcasts can be found at Pelecanus.org, iTunes, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. Long form podcasts including our new series with The Smithsonian's Earth Optimism "The Possibilists" can also be found on YouTube! People Razan Al Mubarak becomes first woman from the Arab world to head IUCN https://news.mongabay.com/2021/09/razan-al-mubarak-becomes-first-woman-from-the-arab-world-to-head-iucn/ Drawdown From a nuisance to a benefit, ‘world’s worst weed’ finds new use as biofuel https://news.mongabay.com/2021/09/from-a-nuisance-to-a-benefit-worlds-worst-weed-finds-new-use-as-biofuel/ Toyota Plans $13.5 Bln To Develop Electric Vehicle Battery Tech By 2030 https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/toyota-spend-over-135-bln-ev-batteries-by-2030-2021-09-07/ The largest carbon removal facility to date, is now in service https://grist.org/technology/orca-the-largest-carbon-removal-facility-to-date-is-up-and-r

Check out these awesome headlines from the last few weeks! All podcasts can be found at Pelecanus.org, iTunes, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. Long form podcasts including our new series with The Smithsonian's Earth Optimism "The Possibilists" can also be found on YouTube! People Ninfa Carianil, 2021 International Ranger Award Winner https://www.iucn.org/news/protected-areas/202108/ninfa-carianil-2021-international-ranger-award-winner Legal South Korea to grant legal status to animals to tackle abuse, abandonment https://nypost.com/2021/08/19/south-korea-to-grant-legal-status-to-animals-to-tackle-abuse-abandonment/ Federal judge throws out US approval of ConocoPhilips Alaska oil project https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/federal-judge-vacates-us-approval-conocophillips-alaska-drilling-project-2021-08-18/ Rewilding Blue whales returning to Spain’s Atlantic coast after 40-year absence https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/aug/24/blue-whales-returning-to-spains

Welcome to The Possibilists! The Possibilists is a podcast collaboration between The Smithsonian Earth Optimism and Pelecanus. https://conservationcommons.si.edu https://www.pelecanus.org In this partnership we spotlight conservationists working with a possibilistic attitude for solutions-based efforts to tackle the world's critical environmental struggles. We’re attempting to reframe the narrative around conservation to show that conservation successes are possible through changes in attitude and implementation of intentional change. In this episode we talk with Dr. Arthur Muneza and Dr. Michael Brown of the Giraffe Conservation Foundation. https://giraffeconservation.org Arthur is GCF’s East Africa coordinator where he manages research for three species of Giraffe in East Africa and Michael is a joint fellow with GCF and the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute where he works to advance GCF’s missions of informing conservation initiatives with the most rigorous science available GCF aims to rai

Check out these awesome headlines from the last few weeks! All podcasts can be found at Pelecanus.org, iTunes, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. Long form podcasts including our new series with The Smithsonian's Earth Optimism "The Possibilists" can also be found on YouTube! Rewilding Seychelles magpie robin becomes world’s first ‘digital species’ https://www.nation.sc/articles/9805/seychelles-magpie-robin-becomes-worlds-first-digital-species-and-its-for-sale Following pandas, Tibetan antelopes off endangered species list in China as population surpasses 300,000 https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202108/1231091.shtml African wild dogs return to southern Malawi for the first time in 20 years https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jul/30/pack-african-wild-dogs-epic-journey-new-home-malawi-aoe Drawdown Senate Passes $3.5 Trillion Budget Plan Funding Climate Programs https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/11/us/politics/senate-budget-plan.html Biden Calls For Half Of New Ca

Check out these awesome headlines from the last few weeks! All podcasts can be found at Pelecanus.org, iTunes, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. Long form podcasts including our new series with The Smithsonian's Earth Optimism "The Possibilists" can also be found on YouTube! Drawdown World’s Largest Solar Farm Costing $2B to Be Built in Indonesia https://maritime-executive.com/article/world-s-largest-solar-farm-costing-2b-to-be-built-in-indonesia New Solar Cell Innovation Provides 1,000 Times More Power https://interestingengineering.com/new-solar-cell-innovation-provides-1000-times-more-power Bayer To Pull Glyphosate from U.S. Lawn and Garden Markets https://www.agweb.com/news/crops/crop-production/bayer-pull-glyphosate-us-lawn-and-garden-markets Protected Areas Biden Admin Proposes Sweeping Protections For Alaska’s Tongass Forest https://www.sej.org/headlines/biden-admin-proposes-sweeping-protections-alaska-s-tongass-forest Rewilding Four endangered Piping Plover

Check out these awesome headlines from the last few weeks! All podcasts can be found at Pelecanus.org, iTunes, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. Long form podcasts including our new series with The Smithsonian's Earth Optimism "The Possibilists" can also be found on YouTube! Representation First African American Named To Lead US Forest Service https://apnews.com/article/forests-environment-and-nature-government-and-politics-cc4a96a6937eaeb3a4aeff167172dd9a Drawdown Harvard’s new solid-state Lithium battery can be recharged 10,000 times https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2021/05/researchers-design-long-lasting-solid-state-lithium-battery/ America used fewer fossil fuels in 2020 than it has in three decades https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/6/22565353/fossil-fuel-america-consumption-united-states-low Bangladesh scraps plan to build 10 coal-fired power plants https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bangladesh-energy-climate-change-coal-idUSKCN2E410H Wildlife Mouse extinct

Check out these awesome headlines from the last few weeks! All podcasts can be found at Pelecanus.org, iTunes, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. Long form podcasts including our new series with The Smithsonian's Earth Optimism "The Possibilists" can also be found on YouTube! Wildlife New survey nearly doubles Grauer’s gorilla population, but threats remainerss] https://news.mongabay.com/2021/06/new-survey-nearly-doubles-grauers-gorilla-population-but-threats-remain/ Sea Eagles spotted at Loch Lomond for first time in over a century https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jun/12/sea-eagles-spotted-at-loch-lomond-for-first-time-in-over-a-century Drawdown St. Croix Refinery That Rained Oil On Neighbors Shuts Down Indefinitely https://edition.cnn.com/2021/06/21/business/limetree-bay-shutdown/index.html Inspirations Winners of the 2021 Goldman Environmental Prize announced https://www.goldmanprize.org/blog/2021-goldman-environmental-prize-winners/

In this episode of Conservation Conversations we talk to Dr. Maura Palacios Mejia of the organization CALeDNA. CALeDNA program was founded by the UC Conservation Genomics Consortium that involved faculty from 6 UC Campuses. This group aims to address problems in biodiversity by having community scientists work with researchers to: collect soil and sediment samples from across California to become frozen archives of what the community was like at that place at the time of collection and sequence and analyze environmental DNA in the samples. This information will allow caledna to assess the biodiversity of different habitats throughout California. By openly sharing these methods and results, and creating strong networks, they can understand the potential of eDNA for conservation. Please check out their website and follow them on social media at @CAL.e.DNA. and check out their website at UCeDNA.com This episode is brought to you in part by our sponsor Tidal Influence, a Californian ecological consulting firm wh

Welcome to The Possibilists! The Possibilists is a podcast collaboration between The Smithsonian Earth Optimism and Pelecanus. https://conservationcommons.si.edu https://www.pelecanus.org In this partnership we spotlight conservationists working with a possibilistic attitude for solutions-based efforts to tackle the world's critical environmental struggles. We’re attempting to reframe the narrative around conservation to show that conservation successes are possible through changes in attitude and implementation of intentional change. This episode is a discussion with Dr. Jon Paul Rodriguez. Dr. Rodriguez is the chair of the IUCN Species Survival Commission (IUCN.org) co-founder of Provita (Provita.org.ve) whose mission is to develop innovative socio-environmental solutions to conserve nature, as well as a Professor at the Center for Ecology of the Venezuelan Institute for Scientific Investigations. He has had a profound impact on the conservation field in Venezuela and elsewhere. We were so privileged

Check out these awesome headlines from the last few weeks! All podcasts can be found at Pelecanus.org, iTunes, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. Long form podcasts including our new series with The Smithsonian's Earth Optimism "The Possibilists" can also be found on YouTube! Restoration U.N. declares decade of ecosystem restoration to ‘make peace with nature’ https://news.mongabay.com/2021/06/u-n-declares-decade-of-ecosystem-restoration-to-make-peace-with-nature/ Drawdown Keystone XL Pipeline Project is donezo! https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/09/energy/keystone-pipeline-canceled/index.html Rewilding Griffon Vultures are breeding in Morocco after 40-year absence http://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/after-40-year-absence-griffon-vultures-are-breeding-morocco-again 1st Gray Wolf pup since 1940s spotted in Colorado https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/1st-gray-wolf-pups-since-1940s-spotted-in-colorado/ar-AAKScbO Back from the Brink: Iberian Lynx population rises to over 1,000 h

Check out these awesome headlines from the last few weeks! All podcasts can be found at Pelecanus.org, iTunes, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. Long form podcasts including our new series with The Smithsonian's Earth Optimism "The Possibilists" can also be found on YouTube! Chevron investors demand emission cuts https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/chevron-shareholders-approve-proposal-cut-customer-emissions-2021-05-26/ Dutch court tells Shell to cut emissions by half by 2030 https://finance.yahoo.com/news/dutch-royal-shell-climate-rulling-171405028.html Exxon shareholders to buck the company and elect directors demanding climate action https://www.huffpost.com/entry/exxon-mobil-climate-change-board-members_n_60af0443e4b0d56a83f2bfdd Crane: Flying giant returning to Ireland after 300 years https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-57074156 ‘A huge surprise’ as giant river otter feared extinct in Argentina pops up https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/may/25/a

In this Conservation Conversation episode we talk with Dr. Denise Knapp, who serves as the Director of Conservation and Research for the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden in Santa Barbara, CA, a non-profit botanic garden whose mission is to conserve California native plants and habitats for the health and well-being of people and the planet. They do this through their four key tenets of understanding biodiversity, protecting rare plants, restoring habitats, and engaging and mentoring their community. Especially if you’re in Santa Barbara, please look into the SBBG's programs if you’re looking to get involved in your natural community. www.sbbg.org We’d like to thank Dr. Knapp again for taking the time to talk with us about the amazing work the SBBG does. Please check out their website and follow them on social media at @sbbotanicgarden. This episode is brought to you in part by our sponsor Tidal Influence, a Californian ecological consulting firm who proudly supports environmental education and all of the divers