Episodes
Monday Mar 02, 2020
Goodbye
Monday Mar 02, 2020
Monday Mar 02, 2020
Jonah closes out the podcast finale with some news and reflections about the show.
Grand Teton National Park mountain goat cull:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/experience/america/national-parks/2020/02/25/grand-teton-national-park-goat-shooting-halted-after-governor-letter/4866066002/
Feral horse removal in Nevada:
https://wildlife.org/court-upholds-wild-horse-removals-in-nevada/
Sage-grouse management in need of a revamp:
https://wildlife.org/jwm-study-upends-management-strategy-for-sage-grouse/
New federal budget threatens conservation efforts:
https://wildlife.org/agriculture-budget-proposal-contains-mixed-bag-for-wildlife/
https://wildlife.org/administration-budget-would-cut-wildlife-funding/
Migratory Bird Treaty Act further weakened by administration’s proposal:
https://abcbirds.org/article/new-rule-weakens-migratory-bird-treaty-act/?fbclid=IwAR1zr2aXVFMxNzlNE2l3tu7r6JsW3fA9VLG0TQJlMRGDahBNTyyIqyY4uts
Comment on the regulation here:
https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=FWS-HQ-MB-2018-0090-0002
Lawsuit against Total oil development in Uganda:
https://www.earthisland.org/journal/index.php/articles/entry/france-uganda-green-groups-total-oil
Road collisions and giant anteaters:
https://news.mongabay.com/2020/02/study-investigates-impact-of-road-deaths-on-giant-anteater-population-in-cerrado/
Gorillas officially recorded in a region of Equatorial Guinea for the first in a decade:
https://news.mongabay.com/2020/02/camera-traps-confirm-presence-of-lowland-gorillas-in-central-mainland-equatorial-guinea-for-first-time-in-over-a-decade/
New laws to protect rays:
https://news.mongabay.com/2020/02/small-steps-aim-to-make-a-large-ocean-safer-for-rays/
Stay tuned for an upcoming podcast called Nature's Archive:
https://www.naturesarchive.com/Podcast
Tuesday Dec 10, 2019
News Updates
Tuesday Dec 10, 2019
Tuesday Dec 10, 2019
Jonah and guest host Camden sit down to talk about some of the latest news in conservation, including some updates on news pieces from previous episodes.
Sources & Links:
All About Plastic
https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/28/europe/eu-single-use-plastics-ban-intl-scli/index.html
https://time.com/5560105/european-union-plastic-ban/
https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/22/uk/uk-straw-ban-scli-intl-gbr/index.html
Bei Bei the Panda
https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/brief-history-giant-pandas-zoo
Rancho Guimbalete
The Silver-backed Chevrotain
Russia's Whale Jail
Malaysia's Last Sumatran Rhino
Documentary on European Bison Reintroduction in Romania
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1ml2M9kO2U
Blue Whale Heart Rate
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/27/science/blue-whale-hearts.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Recovering America's Wildlife Act
https://www.nwf.org/Our-Work/Wildlife-Conservation/Policy/Recovering-Americas-Wildlife-Act
https://wildlife.org/policy/recovering-americas-wildlife-act/
https://wildlife.org/recovering-americas-wildlife-act-legislation-reintroduced/
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Theme Song: Epic Cinematic by Scott Holmes / https://scottholmesmusic.com
Monday Mar 18, 2019
News Flash 2
Monday Mar 18, 2019
Monday Mar 18, 2019
This week Jonah has a few quick pieces of wildlife news from around the world.
Join the 'No Border Wall' Facebook group to get frequent updates on the situation in South Texas and beyond: https://www.facebook.com/noborderwall/
Read more about the turtle trafficking bust in the Philippines:
https://news.mongabay.com/2019/03/philippines-customs-find-more-than-1500-live-turtles-in-suitcases/?fbclid=IwAR2KSgVHuQ_gU8p8WKjSoMwz0YK4KKK9mXXEOXN-25p2iN-vx0TB2nc6AhE
Learn more about the study on migrant songbirds as a dispersal agent for invasive hemlock woolly adelgid:
https://www.audubon.org/news/migrating-birds-may-be-spreading-invasive-pest-decimates-forests?ms=digital-eng-social-facebook-x-20190200_fb_link&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=20190200_fb_link&fbclid=IwAR2PAuWNcVjIoFRPbYyCKgh14Rf7MuSYzwpPCOFsVEitpDaFGxqjvAGIrbI
Read about infrared drone surveys of koala populations in Australia:
http://wildlife.org/heat-sensing-drones-spot-koalas-through-the-leaves/
Read a brief report on the USFWS's decision to list the northern Scarlet Macaw under the Endangered Species Act:
http://wildlife.org/usfws-to-list-scarlet-macaw-subspecies-as-endangered/
See one of the photos of the rare Arabian caracal capture on a remote camera in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates:
https://www.thenational.ae/uae/environment/arabian-caracal-spotted-for-first-time-in-abu-dhabi-in-35-years-1.829133?fbclid=IwAR0NUcvjmVpngSD91HBpmWs-qzvs57oednRL2eVe-vG_PHi5FTgICsp4t7A
Find us on Facebook and Instagram @ Conservation Chronicles. Our email address is conservationchronicles@gmail.com, and our show’s webpage can be found at conservationchronicles.podbean.com.
Friday Feb 22, 2019
News Flash 1
Friday Feb 22, 2019
Friday Feb 22, 2019
In the first of a new biweekly news segment, Jonah shares four recent news stories about the Texas-Mexico border wall, African Grey Parrot trafficking, black leopards in Kenya, and Russia's "whale jail."
Read about the details of President Trump's border wall decision-making:
https://www.audubon.org/news/beloved-wildlife-sanctuaries-limbo-trump-declares-border-emergency?ms=digital-eng-social-facebook-x-20190200_fb_link&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=20190200_fb_link&fbclid=IwAR2mliZI6A0eip03ZdWLutOb1GREB64c47s1QdK4KCbObngVJ30epxeKfCA
Follow the Facebook page 'No Border Wall' for daily updates on the situation in Texas:
https://www.facebook.com/noborderwall/
Read about the new report identifying Turkish Airlines as a primary airline for the African Grey Parrot trade:
https://news.mongabay.com/2019/02/report-turkish-carrier-is-poachers-airline-of-choice-for-parrot-trade/
Watch San Diego Zoo Global's camera trap footage of the first black leopard documented in Africa in nearly 100 years:
https://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/animals-source/00000168-ddf4-d0fe-a76e-fdfd30860000?fbclid=IwAR2mxKOPOhW0qSfyX1K1BsUuZgQZFs9z7K0s-k6OADyotvpEl7X3IM4ZKbY
And also check out photographer Will Burrard-Lucas's stunning photos of Kenya's black leopards:
http://blog.burrard-lucas.com/2019/02/black-leopard-in-africa/
Finally, read about a terrible situation in Russia where killer whales and belugas are in legal limbo:
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/02/orca-and-beluga-whales-trapped-in-russia-for-aquarium-trade/?cmpid=org%3Dngp%3A%3Amc%3Dsocial%3A%3Asrc%3Dfacebook%3A%3Acmp%3Deditorial%3A%3Aadd%3Dfb20190207animals-whalestrappedrussia%3A%3Arid%3D&fbclid=IwAR17RVSLlcZQ_Wu8ButlYx3K8SE6gZtBFqWnNByRF3zTRL4mvq4S8Ewr2zU&sf207380571=1