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Conservation News ~ 22 May 2020

5/22/2020

New Frog species the size of a 5p coin already ‘critically endangered’
New species of dragonfly in the Konkan
New pygmy seahorse discovered, first of its kind in Africa
New program launches to help the environment, economy in Tucson
China to allocate $57bn to environment protection
Giant tectonic plate under Indian Ocean is breaking in two
Wildlife thrives in closed US national parks
Daily global CO2 emissions ‘cut to 2006 levels’ during height of COVID
A Philippine village on lockdown delivers nearly 300 turtle hatchlings to sea
Decades of tree data reveal forests under attack
Sprawling growth devours SC farmland
NRDC stopped a fracked gas pipeline in NY
More than 100 elephants die in Botswana in suspected anthrax outbreak
Traces from nuclear-weapons tests offer clues to whale sharks’ ages
Gold Coast whale rescuer escapes fine for saving calf
Woman attacked by bison at reopened Yellowstone National Park
EU pledges to raise $20bn a year to boost biodiversity
COVID stalls RSPB rescue of albatross chicks from giant mice
Projeto Harpia- Saving Amazon’s largest raptor for more than 20 years
North America’s looming salamander pandemic: are we ready?
Historic agreement gives Monarch butterflies the ‘right-of-way’
Ecuador’s Kichwa implement innovative approach to rainforest conservation
Indonesia may bar citizens from working on foreign fishing boats after spate of deaths
China offers buyout to wildlife farmers in response to pandemic
Tech made to find galaxies sets its sights on wildfires
Endangered Sumatran tiger found dead, ensnared in Riau
Wuhan has banned the eating of wild animals
Oceanographic conditions influence the origin of new species of sharks and rays
Analysis of bird species reveals how wings adapted to their environment and behavior
Endangered pygmy hippo born at Sd Zoo for first time in over 30 years
Judge declines to dismiss 18 states’ challenge to revised Endangered Species regulations
Pacific Fisher again denied endangered species protection in Oregon
Coca-Cola and Carlsberg introduce plant-based bottles that degrade in a year
Siberia experiences hottest spring on record, fueling wildfires
Land scarcity and disease threaten a multifaceted indigenous crop in Ethiopia
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund drops major Brazil miner, utility from its portfolio
In Indonesia’s new rice plan, experts see the blueprint of an epic past failure
Lobstermen turn to kelp farming in the face of climate crisis
EU to halve pesticides by 2030 to protect bees, biodiversity
New species of seaweed and algae discovered
Court tells Federal agencies to review coal mining impacts on endangered species
Court nixes Green Groups’ challenge to Endangered Species rules
The Arctic is unraveling as a massive heat wave grips the region
New Asian carp operation planned for East Peoria
Economists put a price tag on living whales in Brazil: $82 billion
In South Korea, centuries of farming point to the future for sustainable agriculture
Indonesian miners eyeing EV nickel boom seek to dump waste into the sea
Groundbreaking research rewrites Australia’s ancient history
First discovered deep creatures called Elvis worms – four new species
Caltrans to plant native trees under agreement for Niles Canyon project
Extinction of threatened marine megafauna would lead to devastating loss in functionality
Coal industry will never recover after COVID pandemic
Ancient rocks show high oxygen levels on Earth two billion years ago
Wildlife Services to cut back killings pending environmental review
Five new and rare little brown frog species discovered in China’s Yunnan near Myanmar
Historic land swap to benefit endangered species and mining finalized
US fund that supports Sumatran rhino research faces deep cuts
15,000 endangered turtles were smuggled to China, confiscated by Mexico
Moved from temple ponds to the wild, black softshell turtles walk towards revival
Conservation group cries foul over logging old-growth forest in Caycuse River watershed
3 billion people could live in places as hot as the Sahara by 2070 unless we tackle climate change
World’s biggest wealth fund dumps $3billion in fossil fuels
Naga tribes of Myanmar face loss of land and forest under new law
Equinor, Shell and Total sign off on building world’s first carbon capture network
Archaeologists uncover a lost world and extinct ecosystem
Legendary entomologist Terry Erwin passes away at age 79
New Tesla battery poised to reshape auto economics
Climate change is contributing to skyrocketing rates of infectious disease
Michigan adds invasive marbled crayfish to prohibited species list
Bizarre new species of parasitic fungi discovered on Twitter
Gender-based violence shakes communities in the wake of forest loss
To get COVID relief, companies in Canada will have to disclose climate impacts
Australia’s NSW south coast residents battling to save unburnt bushland ask Susan Ley to intervene
Happy heap of mountain gorillas sprawl in glade
Aircraft to spray invasive moths in northwest Washington

Conservation News ~ 15 May 2020

5/15/2020

Climate tipping point ecosystem collapses may come faster than thought
Canada’s Calgary Zoo to return to giant pandas after bamboo supply disruption
Scientists warn Congress against declaring biomass burning carbon neutral
Wildearth Guardians score big protections for wildlife in Montana
Watchdog demands prober after energy secretary admits White House pressed Feds to give oil companies access to Covid funds
UNEP steps up work on zoonotics, protecting environment to reduce pandemic risks
Most remarkable wildlife comeback across Europe
Outcry as loggers gut Cambodian reserve
Park rangers release 840 tortoise hatchlings from natural nests
White House’s executive order seeks controversial overhaul of seafood industry
2 critically endangered hirola calves were born at Kenyan sanctuary
200 escaped goats hoof it through California neighborhood
Drop in pollution may bring hotter weather and heavier monsoons
New worm species with jewel-like scales discovered in deep ocean darkness
Plant-based protein industry raises $741 million in investments during Covid
UK doctors urge public to go vegan to prevent future pandemics
AOC to co-chair Biden-Sanders campaign climate task force
Indigenous group wins case over illegal tree harvest
Scientists successfully develop ‘heat resistant’ coral to fight bleaching
State, tribe to suspend coal sales from US lands
At least $72 million in Coronavirus bailout loans went to big oil and gas companies
Large indigenous territories are necessary for culture and biodiversity in Brazil
Cambodian firm accused of creating a ‘monopoly in the timber business’
Coal snags $31 million in US stimulus loans for small business
Judge temporarily blocks White House’s California water plan
DOW sends letter to USFWS notifying them they are violating enviro laws by harvesting horseshoe crabs
Marine life declines for another year in contested, overfished South China sea
Microplastics discovered blowing ashore in sea breezes
Paris has a plan to keep cars out after lockdown
Invasive lake trout population declines in Yellowstone
Basin Fire burning 10,000 acres in critical tortoise habitat
Alaskan rainforests are a global lichen hotspot
Beetle penis field investigations lead to new species discovery in Norway
Federal Judge – pipelines must not cross streams without considering endangered species
Record global carbon dioxide concentrations despite Covid crisis
Pittsburgh region is a hotspot for air pollution and Covid deaths
Indonesia moves to end smallholder guarantee meant to empower palm oil farmers
Pollution returns to Houston, as coronavirus restrictions loosen
Lockdown could be the death of bullfighting in Spain
New proposed legislation aims to help at-risk farmers switch from animal to plant-based agriculture
WildEarth Guardian have sued Arch Coal over illegal pollution at West Elk coal mine
Coral reef resilience key to support the underwater cities threatened by climate change
Australian company just planted over 1000 Coral Reefs during Covid
Rhino killed as poaching attempts increase amid India virus lockdown
The largest solar project in the US gets green light
Edie Falco speaks out against NY Governor’s $25 million dairy bailout
The coronavirus is halting conservation programs and the impact could be devastating
New test identifies lobster hybrids
Land purchase finalized to prevent Everglades oil drilling
Mexican Spotted Owls still thriving in area burned by museum fire
Indonesia moves to end smallholder guarantee meant to empower palm oil farmers
Indonesian environmental poet and Dayak leader Yohanes Terang dies
Entomologist Terry Erwin passes
First biologist to study seahorses in the wild announced winner of the Indianapolis Prize
US fossil fuel giants set for a coronavirus bailout bonanza
As oil prices plummet, call to nationalize industry rises
WildEarth Guardians and partners have petitioned the Washington Fish and Wildlife commission for rules limiting wolf kills
US Beef industry stands to lose more than $13 billion due to COVID
More than 13k pounds of trash collected at Florida Beach just weeks after it reopened
White House is reversing nearly 100 environmental rules
COVID lockdowns are significantly impacting global air quality
Reports suggest the White House is moving forward with a legal draft to mine the moon
In the deep, dark, ocean fish have evolved superpowered vision
Post COVID, there’s no way back for Canada’s tar sands
Yet another state quietly moves to criminalize fossil fuel protests amid coronavirus
Canadian company positions for mining ban lift in Argentine province
Brian May urges Boris Johnson to tax meat to prevent pandemics
A 50% drop in meat and dairy consumption prevents 1.6 billion tons of greenhouse gases
The emergence of heat and humidity too sever for human tolerance
Endangered pangolins for sale on Facebook amid potential link to coronavirus
Three new species of fishes found in Western Ghats
NC Zoo announces birth of five American red wolf pups
As COVID batters fishery, Indonesia’s sharks get a respite
White House signs Executive Order that will accelerate corporate ocean pollution
Coronavirus fears as China plans to entrench vast mink and fox fur industry
With the world distracted, the Amazon rainforest continues to burn
Rare blue dragons are washing up on the Padre Island National Seashore
Colorado AG, top water quality regulator vow to challenge new Clean Water Act rule
Kenya registers two rhino births
Amazon deforestation increases for 13th straight month in Brazil
Sri Lanka’s marbled rock frog may not be on brink of extinction
Garter snakes form surprisingly strong, human like friendships
Fishing can disrupt mating systems
Scientists discover bizarre-looking rock-like new species of Mata Mata turtle
Activists challenge Indonesia deregulation bill that threatens environment
Human-driven pollution alters the environment even underground
Judge rules lawsuit can proceed against Federal Bear baiting
Ninth circuit sides with Pentagon in case pitting Okinawa base and Dugongs
Insects decline on land, fare better in water
Brazil opens 38,000 square miles of indigenous lands to outsiders
World lost forest the size of Libya since 1990
Conservation groups file suit to block killing of coyote populations in Idaho
Indonesia lifts export ban on baby lobsters aimed to protect wild populations
Two bears were fatally hit by cars on the same freeway within 24 hours
Whale found tangled and trapped in rope dies at salmon farm
Workers face dilemma at Freeport’s Grasberg mine
Protestors gather to stop construction of Brevard Dollar General Store to save endangered species
White House denies Endangered Species protection for Pacific Fisher
Endangered bats are evolving to fight off an exotic fungal disease

Conservation News ~ 8 May 2020

5/8/2020

Three new species of Buthus-Scorpions discovered
Dan Nicholas Parks Red Wolves have babies
Massive erosion likely due to hydropower dam causes oil spill on Ecuador’s Coca River
The EPA just refused to reduce levels of soot during a pandemic made worse by air pollution
Elizabeth Warren backs Cory Booker’s bill to shut down factory farms
Pakistan hires thousands of newly-unemployed laborers for ambitious 10 billion tree-planting initiative
Discovering a new salamander, the Hickory Nut Gorge green
Amid Coronavirus lockdown, a spike in illegal logging in Tunisia
America’s renewable energy sources have produced more electricity than coal every day for 40 days straight
Authorities seize record 26 tons of illegal shark fins in Hong Kong
Dayak women of Indonesia resist gender inequality exacerbated by palm oil production
Journalist arrested for reporting on palm oil tycoon’s alleged land grab
Fracking effort closes in on impoverished Colombian communities
Forest clearing proceeds for dam in Sumatra despite locals’ land claim
St Louis becomes third US City to adopt bold standards to slash energy waste from building owners
Conservation in crisis: ecotourism collapse threatens communities and wildlife
Ricky Gervais- Pandemics come from eating things you fucking shouldn’t
Snow loss fueling harmful algal blooms
Lawmakers officially introduce bill to ban New York’s wet animal markets
As calls to shutter wildlife markets grow, China struggles with an industry worth billions
Germany’s Merkel wants green recovery from coronavirus crisis
Mulberry just banned exotic animal skins
Warren Buffett regrets $10bn bet on oil
Aiming for conservation and development in a corner of Mexico’s Mayan jungle
Arctic Edmontosaurus lives again: a new look at the ‘caribou of the Cretaceous’
New freeze-resistant trichinella species discovered in wolverines
Promiscous treatment of nature will lead to more pandemics
Two endangered species born at Buttonwood Park Zoo
Poachers kill more rhinos as coronavirus halts tourism to Africa
Whale that washed ashore in Ventura County towed out to sea
Researchers miss out on sperm whale superpod in Sri Lanka amid pandemic
‘Extinct’ toad rediscovery offers hope amid amphibian apocalypse
Former slaughterhouse workers will be trained to make vegan meat
As visitors vanish, Madagascar’s protected areas suffer a devastating
3 coal companies with ties to White House got $28 million in covid stimulus funds
Brazil sacks officials who curbed deforestation on Amazon indigenous lands
Painstaking mapping initiative helps indigenous Peruvians defend their land
Green recovery can revive virus-hit economies and tackle climate change
Climate journalism honored at Pulitzers
Thailand’s turtles have built the most nests in 20 years – on deserted beaches
3 new species of horned frogs discovered in NE India
Newly discovered ancient plant captures snapshot of evolution
Endangered Nashville crayfish native is the latest target of endangered species rollbacks
Lawsuit filed over Humboldt Marten endangered species listing
Rare Island Marble butterfly wins Endangered Species protections
Siberian wildfires have burned an area more than three times the size of Delaware
Women in Taiwan lead fight for green energy, less food waste
White killer whale seen in the Monterey Bay
SA Barbara Creecy gives go-ahead for mining on 10 Western Cape beaches
Plastics Industry request $1 billion bailout from Fed
Plant geneticists unravel key to pesky pigweed’s resistance to glyphosate
Officials in Charleston, SC have endorsed $2 billion plan to wall off historic downtown
In another significant ruling for Right Whales, a federal judge rules that Massachusetts is violating law
IUCN adds to voice to 108 organizations around the Globe urging end to harmful fisheries subsidies
More than 80% of Indian Ocean dolphins may have been killed by commercial fishing
Green stimulus can repair global economy and climate
Tiny pair of world’s smallest cat breed born in UK
In rare sighting, pod of dolphins spotted off Israel’s southern shores
Two new species of Streptanthus species discovered in California
As bioethanol demands rises, biodiversity will fall in Brazil’s Cerrado region
Huge flock of sheep overruns street during coronavirus lockdown in Turkey
One in four tree deaths in Blue Ridge mountains linked to invasive species
Llama antibodies could help treat COVID
Intensive farming increases risk of epidemics
Upstate Forever awarded $3.9 million USDA funding partnership grant
Nicaragua failing to protect indigenous groups from land grabs
North Pole’s largest-ever ozone hole finally closes
Invasive Asian Beetle infesting trees across New York State
Towering redwoods shown to buffer to climate change
Patricia Medici, won a Whitley Award for her work on Tapirs
Devastating simulations say sea ice will be completely gone in Arctic summers by 2050
Animal-rights groups demand fur ban as mink test positive for COVID
First brown bear for 150 years seen in national park in northern Spain
We Energies officials announce arrival of 1st peregrine falcon chicks of 2020 season
In Panama, ‘silvopasture’ ranching improves profits, sustainability, and biodiversity
Asian Giant Hornets invading Washington state, pose numerous threats to US
$300M clean energy fund to back fossil fuel hydrogen projects
Three new species of horned frogs discovered from the forests of Northeast India
Giant Panda gives birth at Dutch Zoo
Endangered Tigers face growing threats from an Asian road-building boom
Brazil to weaken environmental safeguards amid increase in deforestation
Rare pink dolphins spotted off Koh Phangan
As oil industry swoons, tar sands workers look to renewables for jobs
Rays, sharks, and dolphins enjoy new freedom as humans retreat from the oceans
Before becoming frozen wasteland, Antarctica was home to frogs
Diamond Offshore Drilling files for bankruptcy
Satellite imagery is helping to detect plastic pollution in the ocean
US delays oil pipeline approvals after environmental ruling
Iceland’s hunt for Minke’s whales has officially ended
Despite no tourism income, this Philippine community still guards its environment
Critics say Border Wall still going up when they can’t protest
Florida farmers are selling directly to consumer to avoid produce dumps
Colorado outlaws cruel and unsporting wildlife killing contests
Wolf killing faces 500k euro fine in Flanders
Judge vacates oil and gas leases on 145,000 acres in Montana
Unexpected burst of orange poppies in Mojave desert seen from space
From Sri Lankan rainforest, an unknown species of orchid has been described
LED lights halve unwanted fish in nets
USFWS agrees to accept petition to list dunes lizard as endangered
Latino civil-rights group calls for meat boycott to protect workers from COVID
Costa Rican suburb gave citizenship to bees, plants, and trees
Alarm over deaths of bees from rapidly spreading viral disease
Extra protections for endangered whales off California coast
Endangered Species Act protection sought for Bumblebee species

Conservation News ~ 1 May 2020

5/1/2020

Clean air in Europe during lockdown leads to 11,000 fewer deaths
Climate change threatens drinking water quality across the Great Lakes
Seabed fossils show the ocean is undergoing a change not seen for 10,000 years
Microplastics disrupt hermit crabs’ ability to choose shell
Scientific advice recommending ban on fracking in Lake Eyre basin kept secret
Beijing bans consumption of wild animals
Coronavirus disrupts wildlife trafficking
Greenhouse gas emissions predicted to fall nearly 8% - largest decrease ever
Greta Thunberg receives Human Act Award, donates $100,000 to UNICEF
Polar Bear kills female at Russian zoo after she rejects him
Outcry as Spanish beach sprayed with bleach
Swedish city to dump tonne of chicken manure in park to deter visitors
Climate change makes some fish smaller and others even bigger
Rwanda’s Akagera park thrives thanks to community-led anti-poaching drive
In Panama, agroforestry technique of silvopasture improves ranching traditions
New database wrangles data on land rights projects around the globe
Indonesia aims for sustainability certification for oil palm smallholders
Church fund urges other ExxonMobil investors to sack board over climate
New shocking video of NYC wet markets as animal rights org demands shutdown
NRDC and partners sue to stop the dirty water rule
Iceland has killed its last whale as industry shuts down for good
As BP’s profits plunge, analysts say we are entering the end game for oil
Indigenous peoples of Ecuador’s Amazon file lawsuit against government and oil companies
A big win for the Frank Church-River of no return wilderness and a call to protect wolves
Team Rhino’s actions help seal a victory for South Africa’s Skukuza court, rangers
Bats are not the enemy in the fight against COVID
Defenders of Wildlife challenge EPAs gutting of Clean Water Protections
Important manta ray habitat discovered in Raja Ampat
Thailand’s tourist drought leaves spaces for shy sea mammal
Millions of farm animals culled as US food supply chain chokes up
New species of Moray Eel discovered
White House fails again to protect the Gulf of Mexico whale
Western association of Fish and Wildlife agencies bungle Lesser Prairie Chicken conservation effort
Silence is golden for whales as lockdown reduces ocean noise
Keystone XL ruling could threaten other pipelines
Invasive lionfish likely to become permanent residents in the Mediterranean
Former EPA head says COVID pandemic is no excuse to give polluters a break
UK military beef supplier buys from sanctioned Brazilian farmers
Through biomimicry, Brazil seeks tech innovations inspired by nature
Flamingos form lasting friends, a new study finds
Campaigners call for transparency in Myanmar timber trade after 850 tons of wood seized
As calls to shutter wildlife markets grow, China struggles with an industry worth billions
After furloughing 95% of workers, SeaWorld seeks fed loan
Mussels arrive in Antarctica, an ominous sign
Austria’s last coal plant closes sa renewable energy takes over
40,000 trees being planted to help West Michigan forests through climate change
Zali Steggall calls for investigation of Coalition plan to underwrite gas, hydro, and coal power
Only ‘A-list’ of coral reefs found to sustain ecosystems, livelihoods
New Zealand calls for thousands of new ‘green’ jobs in bold comeback plan
Sweden closes its last coal-fired power plant two years ahead of schedule
Tyson Foods chairman warns the food supply chain is breaking
Dolphins reclaim Bosphorus as virus silences Istanbul
Beyond Meat stock soars as animal meat shortage looms
Meteorologists say 2020 on course to be hottest year since records began
A bold new project aims to ID every species in Costa Rica
Wolf cubs on way as Belgium becomes ‘wolf crossroads of Europe’
Iceland won’t be killing any whales this year
Numbers of critically endangered orange-bellied parrot soar from low 20s to more than 100
Chicago City Council votes for equitable access to EVs
In the Philippines’ Boracay, flying foxes are down from 15,000 resident bats to 30
World’s wind power capacity up by fifth after record year
BU’s renowned bat researcher Thomas Kunz dies at 81 of COVID
Europe has its own tiger kings with 1,600 captive big cats used for entertainment
Five major banks refuse to fund Arctic Refuge oil drilling
Chinese trawlers fined for being in SA waters without permission
With no tourists Australian SCUBA tours are planting coral instead
North America has lost more than 1 in 4 birds in last 50 years
Florida aquarium makes breakthrough discovery that could save dying coral reefs
First wild stork chicks to hatch in UK in centuries poised to emerge
Pressure grows on DC to close roads to give residents more room for walking, jogging, biking
Bill Maher calls factory farms just as despicable as wet markets
Glowing dolphins light up the ocean waters in stunning California video
New bat species discovered – cousins of the ones suspected in COVID
Southeastern flower recovers in latest Endangered Species Act success story
Poachers kill at least six rhinos in Botswana as tourism dries up
Russia lists Caspian seals and Orcas as endangered species after ‘whale jail’ controversy
Wildlife trafficking soars as illegal dealers use unchecked hubs in southern Africa
Conservation plans help boost threatened mammals
Iceland says no whaling this summer, possibly into future
Hummingbirds show up when tropical trees fall down
Dissolved oxygen and pH policy leave fisheries at risk
Indigenous activists permanently barred from Queensland’s Adani mine site
Infamous Southern Oregon wolf Or-7 presumed dead
13 Rangers among 16 were murdered in Congo’s DRC Gorilla Park by poachers
Fashion is a top global polluter
Insects and bacteria emerge as alternative animal feed
Ocean plastic was choking Chile’s shores – now it’s in Patagonia’s hats
3 rare right whale calves spotted in Cape Cod Bay with their mothers
Insect numbers down 25% since 1990, global study finds
China lists white dolphins as source of medicine
South Korea is subsidizing biomass so heavily that wind and solar are being crowded out of the market
Fossil of a ‘Crazy Beast’ that coexisted with dinosaurs discovered from Madagascar
Senegal and Bangladesh protect sharks and rays
Wall Street is bending to pressure to halt Arctic-Oil loans
Simulating early ocean vents shows life’s building blocks form under pressure
Asteroid 1998 OR2 to safely fly past Earth this week
The tiniest bit of air pollution makes COVID more deadly
Nearly 15,000 miles of new roads will be built in Tiger habitat by 2050
California’s critical kelp forests are disappearing in a warming world
Ocean currents are sweeping microplastics into the deep sea

Conservation News ~ 24 April 2020

4/24/2020

Group alleges that EPAs COVID enforcement policy violates the ESA
Images from a dropped phone reveal the ugly truth behind Bonobo trafficking
Milan’s plant to limit cars after COVID lockdown lauded as Excellent Example
Toxic air over London falls by 50% at busiest traffic spots
Colombia want to plant 180 million trees
Satellite data show Amazon rainforest likely drier, more fire-prone this year
Forest fires in Indonesia set to add toxic haze to COVID woes
Manila gets its skyline back as air quality improves amid COVID
Pandemic shutdown is speeding up the collapse of coal
As oil plummets, climate activists say now is the time to mobilize for a Green New Deal
Once-in-a-millennium megadrought is happening now in the Western United States
Sweden becomes the third European country to close its last coal power plant
Baby rhino rescued in Assam’s Haziranga
Rice genetically engineered to resist heat waves can also produce up to 20% more grain
USF researchers tested 2,500 fish 10 years after Deepwater – there was oil in all of them
Supreme Court rules beaches can be protected from sewage that flows underground
In famed Chico Mendes reserve, Brazil nut harvesters fight to save the forest
Baby leatherback sea turtles thriving due to COVID beach restrictions
Clemson study finds winter cover crop mix improves crop productivity
Astronomers find formula for subsurface oceans in exomoons
International coalition urges scientists to leave animals out of COVID research
Publix is buying excess milk and produce from farmers and donating it to food banks
Summer’s bushfires released more carbon dioxide than Australia does in a year
Tyson shuts down largest pork factory amid COVID
With fishing fleets tied up due to COVID, marine life has a chance to recover
The US Court of International Trade ruled in favor to protect the endangered Vaquita
Thousands of acres of fruit and veggies are being left to rot in Florida fields
California delivers blow to White House’s plan for extinction in Bay-Delta
COVID underscores urgency of holistic community-based approaches to conservation
New study predicts the ocean ecosystem will collapse this decade
Ice-free Arctic summers now very likely even with climate action
American Robins now migrate 12 days earlier than in 1994
South Korea to implement Green New Deal after ruling party election win
WHO developing guidance on wet markets
Coca-cola and Pepsi falling short on pledges over plastic
Before the next pandemic, an ambitious push to catalog the 1.67 million viruses thought to exist in wildlife
Canada Goose is ditching virgin fur for good
Microplastics found for first time in Antarctic ice where krill source for food
On the brink of a coal boom, Papuans ask who will benefit
New species from the abyssal ocean hints at incredible deep sea diversity
Fight against Amazon destruction at stake after enforcement chief fired
Citi vows to stop working with thermal coal-mining companies
New ethane-munching microbes discovered at hot vents
Air pollution may be key contributor to COVID
Lewis MacAdams, famed crusader for the LA River, dies at 75
Lions reclaim territory shut down by COVID
The government is forcing airlines to fly nearly empty planes to get bailout money
Poachers kill 3 near-extinct giant ibises amid COVID pressure in Cambodia
Panic buying amid pandemic drives scarcity in medicinal herbs in Sri Lanka
Thailand’s captive elephants face starvation amid COVID tourism freeze
China’s pangolin black market exposed in bombshell David Attenborough investigation
Amazon invests $10 million to help conserve forests as part of climate change plan
ORNL researcher helps discover new species of cave snail
New species of wood snake emerges in the Western Ghats mottled in grey-brown
Bonnet Carre Spillway harms sea turtles, manatees and other endangered species
Scientists uncover principles for self-assembly
For first time ever, oil futures go below zero
Akagera Park loses one of five black rhinos from European zoos
Photos of wild tiger cubs in Thailand rekindles hope for species
COVID lockdown boosts numbers of Thailand’s rare sea turtles
NRDC and partners sue after EPA gives pass to polluters during pandemic
24 firms in China exposed for using endangered Leopard bones in traditional medicine
Four new species of beetles identified in Sri Lanka
Extinction of threatened megafauna would lead to huge loss in functional diversity
Fog Harp harvests water even in the lightest fog
New species of tiny blenny could explain origins of Hawaiian endemic fish
Judge – Endangered Species habitat on Big Island must be protected
COVID freezes research, threatening endangered species
Rare Snow Leopard pair spotted in Uttarakhand’s Nanda Devi
Camera trap provides first-ever official record of the critically endangered Sumatran tiger in Batang Angkola forest

Conservation News ~ 17 April 2020

4/17/2020

Brazilian indigenous chiefs act to halt illegal logging in historical landmark area
Ring-tailed lemurs stink flirt
Warmer temperatures drive up dengue fever cases in Indonesia
Sri Lanka’s COVID lockdown sets wildlife free but raises poaching threats
Fears of rise in poaching amid pandemic poverty
Rwanda has made nearly 35% of the country’s two million hectare restoration goal a reality
State biologists note 6 new wolf packs in Oregon
New wilderness preserve created in Bridgewater
New pit viper in Arunachal Pradash named after Harry Potter character
New Orleans Flood Control harms endangered species, lawsuit says
State Panel grants temporary endangered species status to Southern California cougars
Evolutionary trees can’t reveal speciation and extinction rates
Judge says that failure to help whales skirts the Endangered Species Act
US judge cancels permit for Keystone XL pipeline after lawsuit
Paul McCartney says China’s wet markets are Medieval and obscene
Second city in China bans eating dogs, cats, and wild animals
Brian May says veganism is the way forward from COVID
Quarantining also means caring for our great ape relatives
A comet may have destroyed a paleolithic village 12,800 years ago
Rescuing orangutans doesn’t work for apes or forests
Human handling stresses young Monarch butterflies
China releases list of animals to be farmed after COVID
Locust plague up to 20 times larger than last wave could devastate parts of East Africa
Rapid deforestation of Brazilian Amazon could bring next pandemic
Viral zoonotic risk is homogenous among taxonomic orders of mammalian and avian species
EPA scientists said US should tighten key air pollution limit – the agency’s head just said no
EPA can’t kick scientists off science advisory panels, court says
White House redacts every single page of the science findings for copper mining research in the Boundary Waters
Himalayas visible for first time in 30 years as pollution levels in India drop
Solar-powered driveways are made from recycled plastic bottles
Oregon coast spring Chinook Salmon one step closer to endangered species protections
Data shows 30 percent drop in air pollution over Northeast US
Study projects 30%more forest cover if wood biomass is managed right – critics call it a disaster
In Colombian wetland, oil woes deepen with the arrival of fracking
Land conflicts escalate with spread of COVID in Indonesia
New species of black endemic iguanas in Caribbean is proposed for urgent conservation
Ukraine wildfires draw dangerously close to Chernobyl
Scientists Joshua Trees may warrant listing as threatened species
With Yosemite National Park closed to visitors, bears are out and about
Virginia governor rejects bill to censor vegan milk labels
To cut carbon, a movement grows to electrify everything
Deep sea expedition uncovers 30 new species
Calls to declare koalas endangered as species races toward extinction
Endangered species program challenge pushed to appeals court
Endangered New Zealand bird sent to safety offshore despite COVID lockdown
Brazil’s dictator hands indigenous land decisions back to farm sector
Scientists have found oil from the Deepwater Horizon blowout in fish livers
See Florida panthers fight over territory in first ever footage
Offshore oil and gas platforms release more methane than previously estimated
Virginia becomes first state in the South to target 100% clean power
New renewable energy capacity hit record levels in 2019
Hundreds of dead seals washing ashore in Nova Scotia
Wildlife destruction not a slippery slope but a series of cliff edges
Cuba found to be the most sustainably developed country in the world
Americans disagree on animal protection; experts disagree on which ones need it
New Zealand pushed to replace animal agriculture with plant-based crops
Ganga River water becomes fit for drinking in Haridwar, Rishikesh during India’s lockdown
Tiger King just made Virginia ban cub petting
National Marine Fisheries Service found in violation of Endangered Species Act
One of North America’s rarest mammals was just spotted in Yosemite
Pope says COVID, fires, floods are nature’s reponses
COVID forces Sea Shepherd to suspend patrols to protect last vaquitas
Reproductive woes spell need for more viable females in Sumatran rhino program
More than half of remote reefs in Coral Sea marine park suffered extreme bleaching
Eating bats and pangolins banned in Gabon as a result of COVID pandemic
White House to open more wildlife refuge land to hunting, fishing
DC just banned the sale of Elephant Ivory and Rhino Horn
Exploiting nature drives outbreaks of new diseases
Logging begins in unburnt areas of Australia’s Nambucca State Forest
New bird species showcases burgeoning biodiversity
Federal Judge finds lobster fishery threatens endangered whale
Norway and Canada give green light to cruel seal hunts during COVID
Endangered Blue Whales spotted off New England coast
74 miles of Oakland streets will close to cars to give pedestrians, bicyclists exercise room
New Yorkers will vote on a $3billion bond issue designed to address environment and climate
EPA proposes big expansion of Port Everglades offshore dump

April 17th, 2020

4/17/2020

Conservation News ~ 10 April 2020

4/10/2020

Florida dairy farmers forced to dump excess milk
Gold mining threatens indigenous forests in the Brazilian Amazon
China just upgraded the status of dogs from ‘livestock’ to ‘pets’
Amid pandemic, whales enjoy human absence in Mediterranean
Poachers kill more rhinos as coronavirus halts tourism to Africa
70,000 sea turtles nested on beaches emptied by COVID-19
SeaWorld offered $250,000 to release marine animals to sanctuaries
17 months’ jail for man caught at Changi Airport with 11 pieces of rhinoceros horns
66 US lawmakers demand global wet market ban to stop pandemics
New Jersey confers strict water protections on 600 miles of waterways
Savannah, Goergia, commits to 100% green energy by 2050
Race to save rare California frog beats coronavirus lockdown
African swine fever outbreak reported in western Poland
Lobster digestion of microplastics could further foul the food chain
Sceintists spot giant ocean creature that looks like silly string hunting in galaxy-like spiral
Lawsuit targets grazing damage to Arizona’s San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area
New fossil from Brazil hints at the origins of the mysterious tansystropheid reptiles
Scientists create mutant enzyme that recycles plastic bottles in hours
Monarch butterfly gets protection in ‘historic’ deal
84 percent of Americans unaware COVID-19 came from wet animal markets
New Harvard study links COVID deaths and air pollution
Eastern Tiger Salamanders, once nearly gone from Maryland, make a comeback
Blue Macaws help grow the forest around them
Wildlife Services killed four endangered Mexican Gray Wolves in late March
New EPA rules will increase air pollution as the world suffers a respiratory pandemic
Gold mining threatens indigenous forests in the Brazilian Amazon
In Sri Lanka, gillnets targeting tuna claim dolphin lives
A wave-powered ferry aims to forge a new path for shipping in the Philippines
Report links top tuna company to forced labor
Canada’s Belo Sun hits legal hurdles in bid to mine indigenous land in Brazil
White House finalizes car rule as handout to fossil fuel industry
Beyond Meat ton donate more than one million vegan burgers to COVID frontline workers
Doctor Fauci demands global shutdown of wet markets
Malaysian authorities seize record 6 tons of African pangolin scales
225 doctors fight to shut down live animal markets
New jumping spider species discovered in Chennai’s MCC
Two new sea star species discovered in Philippines
After 5 months on the job, SeaWorld CEO resigns
Indigenous group wins unprecedented right of reply to government’s racist invective
With zoo closed to visitors, pandas finally bang after 10 years
Oregon forests remain open for logging and timber sales during COVID
On a mega reserve in Laos, rescued Moon Bears find a new home
Climate crisis may have pushed world’s tropical coral reefs to tipping point of near annual bleaching
Standoff over Philippine’s Didipio mines escalates despite COVID
Court reinstates limits on potent climate-polluting refrigerants
The world’s largest sea turtle emerges from ocean and leaves everyone open mouthed
Nigerian National Park boss says we must have behavioural change towards wildlife
Hundreds of conservation experts join forces to pressure WHO to force live animal markets to close
US to let nuclear plants defer repairs, schedule longer shifts
UN biodiversity chief argues for a permanent ban on wildlife markets
Oil companies are collapsing but wind and solar energy keep growing
Fossil teeth yield oldest genetic material from extinct human species
New species of Pterosaur discovered in Morocco
Lawsuit launched against White House for failing to protect Nassau Grouper habitat
Bomb tests reveal true age of world’s largest fish
Amazon land activitst shot dead in Brazil
Bronx Tiger tests positive for COVID
Commodity markets rumble as COVID spreads
University of Hawaii botanist who died of coronavirus will be sorely missed
Under cover of pandemic, fossil fuel interests unleash lobbying frenzy
Newfound fish species floats like a butterfly, looks like a panda
IUCN welcomes Cambodia as a state member
Prickly pears are suddenly a hot crop in South Africa
Botswana kills five suspected poachers in effort to save rhinos
Endangered wild dogs snapped in South Sudan
10 years to save world’s most threatened sea turtle
COVID disrupts a major year of biodiversity planning and policy
Palm oil gains ground in Chiapas, Mexico
Nigeria declares new conservation zone for most threatened chimpanzee
Right Whale calving season ends of Florida with 10 births
The ocean can be restored to former glory within 30 years
Monkey teeth fossils hint several extinct species crossed the Atlantic
New fossil names after Lord of the Rings character is related to mysterious reptile
In major ruling for Right Whales, federal judge rules that regulators violated Endangered Species Act

Conservation News ~ 3 April 2020

4/3/2020

Eurythenes plasticus, the new marine species named after the plastic it eats
New York Lawmakers line up behind $3Bn environment bond act
Studies reveal resilience in kelp forests
Indonesia road graft case lands Papua official, contractor in prison
As pangolina trade heats up, Nigeria urged to do more to crack down
Tax exemptions on pesticides in Brazil add up to US$ 2.2 billion per year
Win for conservation as African black rhino numbers rise
Desperate Saga Furs moves fur auction online with humiliating results
New species of feathery raptor found in New Mexico
Lawsuit launched to save endangered Southern Nevada butterfly
NOAA to use Cloud and AI to help protect endangered species
Zanzibar bans wildlife hunting in Jozani forest reserve
Antarctic ice melt related to tropical weather shifts
Road project in economically deprived Indonesian region threatens wildlife habitat
Plantation director in dispute with indigenous community is charged with illegal logging
Anglo American seeking to mine on indigenous lands in Brazil’s Amazon
White House weakens fuel economy standards, rolling back key US efforts against climate change
Earth’s Ozone layer is finally healing
Norway’s whaling season begins with a quota of 1,300 Minke whales to be slaughtered
Lawsuit filed to protect wolverines
Endangered sea turtled hatch on Brazil’s deserted beaches
For nesting Hawksbill turtles, this Philippine community is a sanctuary
New snake discovery in Sri Lanka is latest twist in slow-burning mystery
Mining activity in Indonesia takes a hit from COVID-19 pandemic
NC Refuge resident Red Wolf pair released as part of an attempt to create new breeding pair
Goats take over empty streets of seaside town
Lions once again thrive at Kenyan conservation park that was targeted by poachers
Turtle Back Zoo welcomes baby Amur Leopard
White House denies endangered species protection to bi-state Sage Grouse
Seychelles creates a marine reserve twice the size of Great Britain
China bat and dog markets reopened
CA Bill AB 2839 to protect and enhance California’s deserts
Great Barrier Reef suffes third mass coral bleaching event in five years
Indonesia risks timber trade with EU after scrapping license rules
Coconut farmers in Southeast Asia struggle as palm oil muscles in on them
Cruise ships dumped over 3 million pounds of trash in Alaska last year
With humans under lockdown, 8 Lakh Olive Ridley Turtles get to peacefully nest
New species of toad discovered in Cao Bang
Australia probably had the worst year in a century based on the environmental toll of 2019
More than 100 endangered animals rescued in Sharjah
Oat milk sales are up 477% due to coronavirus
Indian scientists building DNA database to protect the elusive red panda
Amazon announces four new projects to make its data centers greener
Brazil scales back environmental enforcement amid coronavirus outbreak
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe to lose its reservation
China and Vietnam finally van wildlife trade due to coronavirus
Guarani indigenous people protest new Sao Paulo housing project that threatens Atlantic Forest in UNESCO Biosphere reserve
The Coronavirus could force mass slaughterhouse closures
Wildlife charity plans to buy UK land to give it back to nature
Trafficked pangolins can carry coronavirus closely related to pandemic strain
EPA dials back environmental enforcement during pandemic
Americans are flushing the Canadian boreal forest down their toilets
South Korea bans importation of Taiji’s dolphins

Conservation News ~ 27 March 2020

3/27/2020

National Parks in Africa shutter over COVID-19 threat to Great Apes
Yellow Fever is next great threat to Brazil’s Golden Lion Tamarin
Indonesia ends timber legality rule, stoking fears of illegal logging boom
Huge Victory for Standing Rock Sioux Tribe as Federal Court rules DAPL permits violated law
New research suggests ancient Mercury had the right stuff for life
Oregon organization opposing Jordan Cove LNG send a huge thank you to Governor Kate Brown
New species of flying reptile with spiked teeth discovered
Analysis reveals new species in Smaug lizard group
Agency drafts conservation plan to protect Hawaii seabirds
Palm Oil giant Olam under scrutiny again over Gabon plantations
First possible COVID-19 indigenous cases detected near key Amazon reserve
Chilean authorities eye controversial Cruz Grande port project
In race for a sustainable alternative to plastic, Indonesia bets on seaweed
National parks pay the price as land conflicts intensify in Colombia
All microgastrinae wasps from around the world finally together in 1089-page monograph
Activist-led lawsuit alleges EPA glyphosate weedkiller approval violated Endangered Species Act
New genetic editing powers discovered in squid
Illegal wildlife trade goes online as China shuts down markets
Goldman Prize-winning Cambodian activist arrested, released in Cambodia
New player starts clearing rainforest in world’s biggest oil palm project
Scientists call for independent review of dam project in orangutan habitat
From vegetable plots in a Sri Lankan swamp, a forgotten eel emerges
Spain and Portugal take illegal ivory off the black market
Ancestor of all animals identified in Australian fossils
Pablo Escobar’s cocaine hippos may benefit Colombia’s environment
Green groups push for environmental protections in stimulus package
Russia lists Caspian seals and killer whales as endangered species after whale jail controversy
NASA pauses work on James Webb Space telescope due to COVID-19
Malawi government bans bush meat in the wake of COVID-19
Shell of bioluminescent shrimp not only glows but detects light
Peru uncovers organized crime network laundering illegally mined gold
Oil exploration at odds with peatland protection in the Congo Basin
New assessment shows Sri Lanka’s amphibians being pushed to the brink
Myanmar releases endangered turtles into Chindwin River
Scientists have discovered the origins of the building blocks of life
Critically endangered quoll safe from proposed solar farm developer
Fight over jaguar habitat in Southwest heads back to court
Federally protected lands reduce habitat loss and protect endangered species
COVID-19 prompts closure of Indonesian parks, and a chance to evaluate
Indonesian activists denounce a road being built illegally in leopard habitat
White House hires a trophy-hunting advocate to protect wildlife
To save Cross River gorillas, EU-funded program aims to empower communities
Geologists find lost fragment of ancient continent in Canada’s North
Study: Simply giving species some screen time raises awareness and interest in helping them
Number of Monarch butterflies wintering in Mexico down by more than half
Wealth fund divests from Peruvian firm after indigenous group complaint
Spix’s Macaw return to Brazil
Fish sprouted fingers before they ventured onto land
International team discovers new species of ancient flying reptiles
Seven new species of colorful Peacock Spider join the dance party
Tiger King Joe Exotic is suing the government for almost $94 million
Coronavirus may mean Botswana’s hunting season is cancelled