Join host Jeff Corwin as he connects with some of the most threatened and endangered animals that live underwater. First, Jeff helps conservationists save one of Florida’s most iconic species: the

Join host Jeff Corwin as he connects with some of the most threatened and endangered animals that live underwater. First, Jeff helps conservationists save one of Florida’s most iconic species: the gentle manatee. Later, Jeff comes face to face with a Kemp’s Ridley sea turtle - the most endangered sea turtle species on Earth. Finally, Jeff learns about endangered coral reefs and how biologists are racing to save them before it's too late. Video Transcript: Jeff Corwin: Our quest to connect with imperiled aquatic creatures begins on the pristine waters of the Silver River. Jeff Corwin: Just look how clean the water is here. We can see, in some cases, right to the bottom 20 plus  feet deep. We can see the various fish species milling about, big river turtles and large mouth bass, all of them sharing this vital habitat. Jeff Corwin: I'm here with Liz Neville from Defenders of Wildlife. Their mission is to help protect Florida's wetland wilderness. Jeff Corwin: This is old wild Florida, isn't it? Liz Neville: It is, Jeff. This to me is the reason to come to Florida. It's beautiful. The peace that I feel from being out here is unlike anything else. Jeff Corwin:  The Silver River flows into the mighty Ocklawaha River at the heart of the great Florida Riverway. This vast 217 mile system of rivers and springs flows north from central Florida to the Atlantic Ocean, and it's habitat for countless species, including manatees. Jeff Corwin: Manatees are typically 10 feet long and weighing upwards to a thousand pounds plus. They're curious, slow moving and spend much of their day grazing on sea grass. The greatest long term threat to manatee survival is the loss of warm water habitat. So restoring areas of natural warm water habitat will ensure that manatees will thrive into the future. Jeff Corwin: The beauty about Silver River is that it has a relatively constant temperature. So when we get those very dangerous cold snaps, which happen, here in Florida in winter, manatees can come here and survive. Jeff Corwin: Unfortunately, many manatees are cut off from places like Silver River due to manmade barriers. The Kirkpatrick Dam is a good example. It was built in the 1960s and has obstructed  the large scale migration of manatees ever since. Jeff Corwin: Restoring a free flowing Ocklawaha River will not only give manatees better access to Silver River and Silver Springs, but will also provide them with essential warm water winter habitat in many of Ocklawaha's 20 fresh water springs, which are currently not accessible due to high water levels from the dam. Jeff Corwin: The reality is there are decisions that happened decades ago that are impacting the  environmental integrity of Florida today. Liz Neville: Jeff, it's really about coexistence at the end of the day. So much of the appeal of living in Florida is the beautiful natural environment and the wildlife that we have, so the key to continuing the survival of species and also ensuring a good human quality of life is to work with nature and not against her. Jeff Corwin: The challenges that face Florida's coastline, wetlands, and waterways are a microcosm for our entire planet. Oceans provide us with an abundance of food and oxygen. They're great engines that regulate our climate and remove greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide. Wetlands act as giant filters that store and clean water. They're also a natural barrier that protect us from winds and tidal forces and provide incredible beauty, and of course, habitat for wildlife. But the watery worlds of our planet are under constant threat and many species, like Florida's iconic manatees, are struggling to survive. Jeff Corwin: In recent years, Florida waterways have seen a dramatic increase in harmful algae blooms. These algae blooms are killing other native vegetation that provide food to manatees and other species. Tragically today, more manatees are dying than any other time in Florida's recorded history. Conservationists are racing to save this keystone species before it's too late. Jeff Corwin: To help respond to the recent increase in manatee disease and mortalities, the US Fish  and Wildlife Service and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission are coordinating a statewide manatee rescue and rehabilitation partnership. One of these partner is the SeaWorld manatee rescue team in Orlando. They recently rehabilitated their 19th manatee this  year, a sick and emaciated female named Avana. Jeff Corwin: Over the last four months, Avana has been recovering nicely. This morning she was transferred to a temporary pool to prepare her for her incredible release back into the wild. Jeff Corwin: Four months ago, she was on death's door. She was emaciated, couldn't even swim. A village came together and rescued her. Today, she goes back to the wild where she belongs... We've hit our character limit. Leave us a comment for the rest of the transcript.

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Episode drops Jan 22 on Podbean here: https://ccl.podbean.com/e/ccr-56-tony-campolo-a-cristians-call-to-save-creation/ Last month we featured three Conservative Christians who told us how their

Episode drops Jan 22 on Podbean here: https://ccl.podbean.com/e/ccr-56-tony-campolo-a-cristians-call-to-save-creation/ Last month we featured three Conservative Christians who told us how their faith compels them to promote creation care and climate change solutions. This month we feature one of America’s most widely known Progressive Evangelical Christian thought leaders. Rev. Tony Campolo is professor emeritus of sociology at Eastern University, and he led the Evangelical Association for the Promotion of Education for more than 40 years.  Rev. Campolo has written over 50 books on topics that have educated and challenged his Evangelical Christian audience. He has been ahead of his time on a variety of social issues. In 1992 he published the book, How to Rescue the Earth Without Worshiping Nature, A Christian Call to Save Creation. In the book, he seeks to help believers see they have a role to play in caring for creation.  Rev. Campolo, who is 85 and has never retired, suffered a stroke in 2020. He is at home recovering with the help of his wife Peggy. Before the Pandemic and his stroke, Citizens Climate Radio’s host, Peterson Toscano, was fortunate enough to sit down with Tony and ask him about his 1992 book.  Rev. Campolo reveals his frustration with fellow ministers and accuses them of not listening to God’s voice in regard to the mandate to care for creation.  The Art House Returning to the Art House is Jennie Carlisle, the curator and director of the Smith Gallery at Appalachian State University along with Laura England, a senior lecturer. They are two of three co-facilitators of ASU’s Climate Stories Collaborative. Both Jennie and Laura appeared in Episode 49 and told us about how in spring 2020 they quickly adapted to the Covid Global Pandemic by putting their annual Student Climate Stories Showcase onto Instagram.   Some climate leaders see art straightforward communication tool. But art overloaded with messages about issues and politics can turn out clunky and preachy. How does an artists stay in a creative space? When producing climate arts, what is more important the process or the product?  You can hear standalone version of The Art House at Artists and Climate Change.  Good News Report This episode we begin a new feature, The Good News Report. Listeners share their climate successes with us. Good news this month comes from Cathy Orlando in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. She is the International Outreach Manager for Citizens Climate Lobby and also the Canadian Director. Slow, steady, and relentless climate advocacy has paid off!  If you have good news to share, contact Peterson Toscano: radio@CitizensClimate.org  Dig Deeper                                                                       Ron Sider, Canadian-born American theologian and social activist Tony Campolo’s Christmas 2020 Homily Making a Planet Worth Saving: Bill McKibben interviews Reverend Lennox Yearwood, Jr. (New Yorker) Amitov Ghosh: Where is the Fiction about Climate Change? (The Guardian) We always welcome your thoughts, questions, suggestions, and recommendations for the show. Leave a voice mail at 518.595.9414. (+1 if calling from outside the USA.) You can email your answers to radio@citizensclimate.org   You can hear Citizens’ Climate Radio on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher Radio, SoundCloud, Podbean, Northern Spirit Radio, Google Play, PlayerFM, and TuneIn Radio. Also, feel free to connect with other listeners, suggest program ideas, and respond to programs in the Citizens’ Climate Radio Facebook group or on Twitter at @CitizensCRadio.

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Drawn in by the haunting specter of the Florida panther, National Geographic Explorer Carlton Ward Jr. and a coalition of biologists, ranchers, conservationists, and Indigenous Peoples find

Drawn in by the haunting specter of the Florida panther, National Geographic Explorer Carlton Ward Jr. and a coalition of biologists, ranchers, conservationists, and Indigenous Peoples find themselves on the front lines of an accelerating battle between forces of renewal and destruction that have pushed the Everglades to the brink of ecological collapse. This odyssey of hope and heartbreak is the culmination of more than five years of field research, 500,000 still images, and over 800 hours of ultra high definition camera trap footage. Against all odds, wild panthers have been stunningly captured in their native ecosystem, as they've never been filmed before. The film is the cornerstone of the ‘Path of the Panther' project, supported by the National Geographic Society and many other partners that inspired the passage of the Florida Wildlife Corridor Act – the first legislation of its kind and a blueprint for addressing habitat fragmentation and species extinction across the globe. PATH OF THE PANTHER will be released in over 40 theaters in Florida – including major cities Jacksonville, Miami, Orlando and Tampa on Feb. 24, 2023. The film will air on National Geographic and stream on Disney+ this spring. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe #NationalGeographic #PathofthePanther About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world's premium destination for science, exploration, and adventure. Through their world-class scientists, photographers, journalists, and filmmakers, Nat Geo gets you closer to the stories that matter and past the edge of what's possible. Get More National Geographic: Official Site: http://bit.ly/NatGeoOfficialSite Facebook: http://bit.ly/FBNatGeo Twitter: http://bit.ly/NatGeoTwitter Instagram: http://bit.ly/NatGeoInsta TikTok: http://www.tiktok.com/@natgeo Tenor: http://on.natgeo.com/31b3Koc Path of the Panther | Official Trailer | National Geographic https://youtu.be/QnTCxdskJlw National Geographic https://www.youtube.com/natgeo

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Join Clean Prosperity's Michael Bernstein and CCL's Cathy Orlando for a training session on the latest updates to Canada's carbon fee & dividend policy. This session provides a comprehensive understanding of emerging changes to federal and provincial carbon pricing, including the carbon tax, rebates, and industrial emitter schemes.

The training also covers carbon price increases, projected emission reductions under new federal climate plans, and border carbon adjustments. A Q&A discussion is available [here](https://vimeo.com/514675775).

Additional resources include the [Clean Prosperity website](https://cleanprosperity.ca/), [presentation slides](https://cclusa.org/canada-cfd-updates), and the [CCL Community Training Page](https://community.citizensclimate.org/resources/item/19/382).

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The stage is being set for a global upgrade of climate action in 2021. Geopolitics and trade, food and finance will be redefined, for the better, by a new age of climate cooperation. Hear how

The stage is being set for a global upgrade of climate action in 2021. Geopolitics and trade, food and finance will be redefined, for the better, by a new age of climate cooperation. Hear how Citizens’ Climate International is helping. Isatis Cintron, Latin America Regional Co-Coordinator, CCL James Collis, Europe Regional Coordinator, CCL Cathy Orlando, International Outreach Manager, CCL Sara Wanous, International Ops Manager and State Policy Specialist, CCL Joe Robertson Global Strategy Director, CCL David Michael Terungwa, Africa Regional Coordinator, CCL Register for the June 16th Session Here: https://Bit.ly/379Hrlz https://geoversiv.net/category/citizens-climate-lobby/

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Join Cathy Orlando, Director of Programs at Citizens’ Climate International, for a training exploring CCL's global network, international carbon pricing, citizen engagement, and CCL's involvement in civil society meetings.

This session delves into key topics including an overview, Citizens’ Climate International's work, global progress on carbon pricing, and inspiring stories from around the world.

Access the presentation slides and the full CCL Community Training Page.

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Wondering what climate policies other countries are implementing and what that means for the global society? Join CCL International Outreach Manager Cathy Orlando and CCL International Outreach

Wondering what climate policies other countries are implementing and what that means for the global society? Join CCL International Outreach Manager Cathy Orlando and CCL International Outreach Intern Jess Wilber to learn what Canada is doing, then gear up for a mini climate policy negotiation with the United States and the UN. Slide Deck & More #CCL2020 Presentations: https://cclusa.org/presentations Join CCL: https://cclusa.org/join

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Join Michael Bernstein, Executive Director of Clean Prosperity, and Cathy Orlando, CCL's International Outreach Manager, for a training session.

This training will update attendees on emerging changes to Canada's carbon fee & dividend policy. Presentation slides are available here.

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Aubra and Erik Denson co-founded DIVERSe Orlando. Aubra is a PADI Master SCUBA Diver with over 300 global dives, and Erik serves as NASA's Chief Electrical Engineer.

Together, they promote

Aubra and Erik Denson co-founded DIVERSe Orlando. Aubra is a PADI Master SCUBA Diver with over 300 global dives, and Erik serves as NASA's Chief Electrical Engineer.

Together, they promote scuba diving, water skills, and environmental awareness within the African American community. #OceanStewardSpotlight #DivingWithaPurpose

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Dr. David E. Guggenheim, marine biologist and president of 1planet1ocean, addresses critical marine challenges: nutrient pollution, overfishing, and shifting baselines. He provides actionable insights into current and future solutions.

This discussion was recorded on May 5, 2009, at the Orlando Public Library, as part of his "50 Years 50 States 50 Speeches" tour.

For more information, visit Dr. Guggenheim's website: oceandoctor.org.

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