• https://www.reuters.com/world/us/how-did-hawaii-wildfires-start-what-know-about-maui-big-island-blazes-2023-08-11/

• https://mauiinvasive.org/2023/01/31/invasive-species-can-cause-native-ecosystems-to-go-up-in-smoke/
• https://www.cbsnews.com/video/unpacking-the-ecological-impact-of-the-maui-wildfires/
• https://www.drylandforest.org/

• https://www.amaolukaifoundation.org/https://www.recenters.org/https://www.wildhawaii.org/donate/
• https://www.thedodo.com/daily-dodo/people-on-maui-come-together-to-help-animals-affected-by-fireshttps://www.khon2.com/hawaii-fires/the-pets-wildlife-that-are-lost-injured-in-mauis-fire/

Today, August 12th, we’re celebrating World Elephant Day. World Elephant Days established to raise awareness and support the conservation of all species of elephants on August 12, 2012 by Patricia Sims and the Elephant Reintroduction Foundation of Thailand, an initiative of HM Queen Sirikit of Thailand.Sources

• https://worldelephantday.org/about/our-story

• https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/elephant#:~:text=Led%20by%20a%20matriarch%2C%20elephants,the%20longest%20of%20any%20mammal

• https://www.wwf.org.uk/learn/fascinating-facts/elephants

• https://www.science.org/content/article/mass-killings-can-haunt-elephants-decades

• https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/two-years-after-china-bans-elephant-ivory-trade-demand-for-elephant-ivory-is-down

• https://www.elephantvoices.org

Organizations to Support

• Elephant Voices www.elephantvoices.org

• Save the Elephants https://www.savetheelephants.org

• Sheldrick Wildlife Trust https://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org

• International Elephant Foundation https://elephantconservation.org

• Elephants Without Boarders https://elephantswithoutborders.org

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Resources:Nebraska Land Conservation:

• https://ruralradio.com/kneb-am/news/nebraska-wildlife-and-land-conservation-programs-get-usda-boost/

Kansas Baiting Discussions:

• https://ksoutdoors.com/KDWP-Info/News/Weekly-News/7-3-23-Kansas-Department-of-Wildlife-and-Parks-to-Explore-Issues-Surrounding-Baiting-Wildlife/Kansas-Department-of-Wildlife-and-Parks-to-Explore-Issues-Surrounding-Baiting-Wildlife

• https://ksoutdoors.com/Hunting/Big-Game-Information/Chronic-Wasting-Disease-CWD

Florida Conservation Lands:

• https://news.wgcu.org/section/environment/2023-06-30/southwest-florida-wildlands-to-become-part-of-the-national-wildlife-refuge-system

BLM Public Lands Rule:

• https://www.blm.gov/public-lands-rule

• https://westernpriorities.org/2023/07/analysis-public-comments-overwhelmingly-support-blm-public-lands-rule/

Wolf Delisting:

• https://tiffany.house.gov/media/press-releases/house-natural-resources-committee-passes-tiffanys-wolf-delisting-bill#:~:text=H.R.,lawmakers and state wildlife officials.

• https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gray-wolf-endangered-species-act-wildlife-regulations/

Utah Mountain Lion Hunting

• https://www.upr.org/utah-news/2023-05-03/hunting-mountain-lions-is-now-legal-year-round-without-a-permit

• https://le.utah.gov/~2023/bills/hbillenr/HB0469.pdf

• https://mountainlion.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Utah-2015-2025-cougar-mgt-plan.pdf

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Today, August 4th, we’re celebrating the Clouded Leopard for International Clouded Leopard Day. International Clouded Leopard Day was established in 2018 by Howlett’s Wild Animal Park to raise awareness about the clouded leopard.Sources:

• https://globalconservation.org/species-facing-extinction/clouded-leopard/

• https://biodb.com/

• https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/clouded-leopard

• https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136603/97212874https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14519/198843258

• https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/facts/clouded-leopard

Organizations Working to Conserve Clouded Leopards:

• Global Conservation: https://globalconservation.org/species-facing-extinction/clouded-leopard/

• Clouded Leopard Working Group: http://cloudedleopardpartners.org/

• Small Wild Cat Conservation Foundation: https://smallcats.org/

• Felidae Fund: https://felidaefund.org/learn/cats/clouded-leopard

• World Land Trust: https://www.worldlandtrust.org/species/mammals/clouded-leopard/

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In this episode, Larrea lists the animal awareness days in August. We'll create as many episodes as we can for these days, but if you want to be sure to not miss any have a quick listen!

August is National Catfish Month

International Clouded Leopard Day: August 4

National Oyster Day: August 5

National Sea Serpent Day: August 7

International Moon Bear Day: August 8

Scottish Wildcat Day: August 8

International Cat Day: August 8

World Lion Day: August 10 Mountain Day: August 11

World Elephant Day: August 12

World Hirola Day: August 12

International Wolf Day: August 13

World Lizard Day: August 14

National Honey Bee Day: August 18

World Orangutan Day: August 19

World Mosquito Day: August 20

International Bat Night: August 26

World African Wild Dog Day: August 26

International Whale Shark Day: August 30

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Welcome back to Keep Them Wild: the wildlife news podcast. Today we are celebrating Global Tiger Day!!! Global Tiger Day is celebrated every year on July 29th as a way to raise awareness about this magnificent, but endangered big cat.Sources:

• https://app.yearly.report/newbuilder/#/from/wwf/wwfs-impact-on-tiger-recovery
• https://conservewildcats.org/2023/01/17/top-wins-for-tiger-conservation-in-2022/
• https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/tiger
• https://newsroom.wcs.org/News-Releases/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/8872/Statement-of-Concern-by-Tiger-Biologists.aspx
• https://www.science.org/content/article/tigers-have-distinct-personalities-according-big-cat-questionnaire
• https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/tiger

Tiger Organizations to Support:

• WWF (World Wide Fund for nature): https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/tiger
• Panthera: https://panthera.org/cat/tiger
• Wildlife Conservation Society- Indonesia: https://indonesia.wcs.org/Wildlife/Sumatran-Tiger.aspx
• Wildlife Conservation Society India: https://india.wcs.org/Home/research/tigers
• Born Free: https://www.bornfree.org.uk/tiger-conservation
• The Nepal Tiger Trust: https://www.nepaltigertrust.org/
• The Sanctuary Nature Foundation: https://www.sanctuarynaturefoundation.org/projects/kids-for-tigers
• The David Shepherd Foundation: https://davidshepherd.org/
• Big Cat Rescue: https://bigcatrescue.org/
• Ears Sanctuary: https://earsinc.net/

Get In Touch:

Email: adventurersforanimals@gmail.com

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Thanks for joining us today for our inaugural episode of Keep Them Wild: the wildlife news podcast! This week we'll be covering the fish die offs in Texas , California sea lion die offs (July 2023) , the 2022 seal deaths in New England (2022), the orca whale boat attacks (June 2023), the new octopus species found in Costa Rica (July 2023), and Iceland's new whale hunting policies (June 2023). Articles and Resources:

• Fish Die Offs in Texas:https://www.npr.org/2023/06/12/1181661320/fish-kill-texas-beaches-explainedhttps://txmarspecies.tamug.edu/fishdetails.cfm?scinameID=Brevoortia patronus

• California Sea Lion Die Offs:https://www.npr.org/2023/07/11/1186747010/sea-lions-sick-dying-southern-california-coast-algal-bloom-algaehttps://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/toxic-algal-bloom-spreads-along-california-coast-poisoning-sea-lionshttps://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/toxic-algal-bloom-suspected-dolphin-and-sea-lion-deaths-southern-california

• The 2022 Seal Deaths in New Englandhttps://now.tufts.edu/2023/03/15/bird-flu-associated-hundreds-seal-deaths-new-england-2022-tufts-researchers-find

• Orca Whale Boat Attackshttps://www.npr.org/2023/06/13/1181693759/orcas-killer-whales-boat-attackshttps://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-has-a-group-of-orcas-suddenly-started-attacking-boats/

• The New Octopus Species Found in Costa Ricahttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/octopus-nursery-costa-rica-deep-sea-new-species

• Iceland's New Whale Hunting Policies. https://news.mongabay.com/2023/06/no-future-iceland-cancels-wale-hunt-over-animal-welfare-concerns/https://www2.whoi.edu/staff/mmoore/we-are-all-whalers/

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