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Conservation News ~ 24 August 2019

8/24/2019

Shimmery Blue Tarantula discovered: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/08/new-blue-tarantula-species-found/
Major fashion companies to make G7 pledge to help environment: https://ca.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idCAKCN1VD0PP-OCABS
Famed foodie Eddie Huang goes vegan in response to Amazon forest fires: https://vegnews.com/2019/8/famed-foodie-eddie-huang-goes-vegan-in-response-to-amazon-rainforest-fires
International Wildlife committee gives Giraffes new protections: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/23/science/giraffes-endangered-protections.html
Ireland could oppose trade deal if Brazil fails to stop Amazon fires: https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/ireland-will-vote-against-mercosur-deal-if-brazil-fails-to-protect-amazon-taoiseach-1.3994516
France threatens to block trade over Amazon fires: https://www.apnews.com/df4d58900129449796c8c51e4a706d2e
Macron urges G7 members to put Amazon fires at top of agenda: https://www.npr.org/2019/08/23/753639869/macron-urges-g7-members-to-put-amazon-fires-at-top-of-agenda
Scientists successfully inoculate, grow crops in salt-damaged soils: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190822124834.htm
Canadian taxpayers on hook for $61 million for road to open up mining in Arctic: https://thenarwhal.ca/canadian-taxpayers-61-million-road-open-mining-arctic/
Yukon’s Peel watershed is now protected: https://www.yukon-news.com/news/its-official-most-of-the-peel-watershed-is-now-protected/
Mosquitos push northern limits with time-capsule eggs to survive winters: https://phys.org/news/2019-08-mosquitoes-northern-limits-time-capsule-eggs.html
Las Cruces bans glyphosate herbicides: https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/local/2019/08/21/las-cruces-bans-glyphosate-herbicides-like-roundup-city-property/2054974001/
Michigan men fined thousands for poaching Canada geese, ducks: https://www.foxnews.com/great-outdoors/michigan-hunters-fined-thousands-poaching-canada-geese-ducks
Wildlife summit votes down plan to allow sale of huge ivory stockpile: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/aug/22/cites-wildlife-summit-giraffe-protections-global-trade-parts-saiga-antelope-horn
White-tailed eagles return to southern Britain after 240 years: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/aug/22/white-tailed-eagles-southern-britain
US tightens eligibility for species protections, but Ohio stands pat: https://www.cleveland.com/news/2019/08/us-tightens-eligibility-for-species-protections-but-ohio-stands-pat.html
There are way more species of horseshoe bats than scientists thought: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190822081158.htm
Advocates sue to block White House changes to endangered species rules: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/advocates-sue-block-trump-administration-endangered-species-rules/story?id=65101509
Brazil president accuses NGOs of setting fires to Amazon: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/aug/21/jair-bolsonaro-accuses-ngos-setting-fire-amazon-rainforest
Two tigers seized from traffickers every week: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/aug/21/tigers-seized-traffickers-report-wildlife-summit
Planting trees is good. Eliminating deforestation is better: https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2019/08/planting-trees-is-good-eliminating-deforestation-is-better/
Los Angeles to build world’s largest wildlife bridge across 10-lane freeway: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/aug/21/los-angeles-wildlife-bridge-mountain-lions
New species of stegosaur is oldest found anywhere in the world: https://phys.org/news/2019-08-species-stegosaur-oldest-world.html
Norway freezes $33.2M transfer to Brazil’s Amazon fund amid deforestation surge: https://www.ecowatch.com/amazon-deforestation-norway-fund-2639894385.html
An array of new snakes from India have been described: https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2019/august/an-array-of-new-snakes-from-india-have-been-described.html
The Amazon is on fire and the smoke can be seen from space: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/08/20/amazon-rainforest-fires-smoke-seen-space/2067220001/
Oakridge, Oregon man, 22, pleads guilty in death of endangered Gray Wolf OR 28: https://www.registerguard.com/news/20190820/oakridge-man-pleads-guilty-in-death-of-endangered-gray-wolf-or-28
Canadian feds announce $175 million for new conservation projects: https://thenarwhal.ca/biodiversity-crisis-feds-announce-175-million-new-conservation-projects/
Brazil will let trophy hunters shoot jaguars, parrots, and monkeys: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/brazil-hunt-shoot-endangered-animals-jaguar-wildlife-rainforest-amazon-bolsonaro-a9055776.html
Logging moratorium in Indonesia’s forests made permanent: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/08/indonesia-forest-clearing-ban-is-made-permanent-but-labeled-propaganda/
Solar-powered desalination plant in Kenya gives fresh water to 25,000 people a day: https://bigthink.com/technology-innovation/solar-power-desalination
The world’s largest vegan restaurant is opening in Dubai: https://www.thenational.ae/lifestyle/food/world-s-biggest-vegan-restaurant-to-open-in-dubai-1.894749
Group of top CEOs says maximizing shareholder profits no longer can be the primary goal of corporations: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/08/19/lobbying-group-powerful-ceos-is-rethinking-how-it-defines-corporations-purpose/
Governor Bullock announces Grizzly Bear Advisory Council members: https://www.kulr8.com/news/governor-bullock-announces-grizzly-bear-advisory-council-members/article_50de768e-afea-11e9-8461-cf4f96b5d93b.html
British Airway ends ties with SeaWorld: https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsandnature/british-airways-ends-ties-seaworld/
Kakapo population cracks 200: https://www.nzgeo.com/audio/skraark-kakapo-population-cracks-200/
Siskiyou Mountains Salamander Endangered Species petition denied a second time: https://www.ijpr.org/post/siskyou-mountains-salamander-endangered-species-petition-denied-second-time
Environment groups warned saying climate is real could be seen as partisan: https://toronto.citynews.ca/2019/08/18/climate-change-partisan-fedelxn/
Fatal disease threatens Indiana deer populations: https://www.indianaenvironmentalreporter.org/posts/fatal-disease-threatens-indiana-deer-population
Colombia confirms that dreaded fungus has hit its banana plantations: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/08/colombia-confirms-dreaded-fungus-has-hit-its-banana-plantations
Animal fat on pottery reveals a nearly catastrophic period of human prehistory: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/08/animal-fat-ancient-pottery-shards-reveals-nearly-catastrophic-period-human-prehistory
New species of freshwater fish in India: https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/new-species-of-freshwater-fish-found/article29121424.ece
Nene population on the rise: https://www.thegardenisland.com/2019/08/04/hawaii-news/nene-population-on-the-rise/
Few rats remain on Lehua island after 2 years of treatment: https://www.staradvertiser.com/2019/08/13/hawaii-news/few-rats-remain-on-lehua-island-after-2-years-of-treatment/
Norway refuses to drill for billions of barrels of oil in Arctic, leaving ‘whole industry surprised and disappointed’: https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/norway-oil-drilling-arctic-ban-labor-party-unions-a8861171.html

Conservation News ~ August 19, 2019

8/19/2019

Alabama to allow Sandhill Crane hunting after more than 100 years: https://www.npr.org/2019/08/09/749796720/alabama-to-allow-sandhill-crane-hunting-after-more-than-100-years
Invasive pests are significantly decreasing US forests’ ability to store carbon: https://e360.yale.edu/digest/invasive-pests-are-significantly-decreasing-u-s-forests-ability-to-store-carbon
Earth stopped getting greener 20 years ago: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/earth-stopped-getting-greener-20-years-ago/
Endangered resident orcas return to inland waters after long absence: https://q13fox.com/2019/08/15/endangered-resident-orcas-return-to-inland-waters-after-long-absence/
Hundreds of zoos and aquariums accused of mistreating animals: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/08/waza-zoos-accused-of-mistreating-animals-wap-report/
Incredibly gross new species of fish found in Antarctica: https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/animals/a28719932/new-fish-species-antarctica/
New species of leech found in North America since 1975: https://interestingengineering.com/a-new-species-of-blood-sucking-leech-found-in-north-america-for-first-time-since-1975
Wildlife officials rush to gun down four more OPT wolves ahead of court order to protect them: https://nywolf.org/2019/08/wildlife-officials-rush-to-gun-down-four-more-opt-wolves-ahead-of-court-order-to-protect-them/
Peru’s commitment to end deforestation driven by palm oil a momentous step for sustainable agriculture, biodiversity: https://www.nwf.org/Latest-News/Press-Releases/2019/08-16-19-Peru-Commitment-Palm-Oil
Giant river animals on verge of extinction: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/aug/10/giant-river-animals-on-verge-of-extinction-report-warns
California man pleads guilty to residency fraud after illegally killing an antelope: https://www.fox5vegas.com/news/local/california-man-pleads-guilty-to-residency-fraud-after-illegally-killing/article_116a626c-bad3-11e9-95d4-cb0cff2caae8.html
Europe-bred rhinos join South African cousins to repopulate Rwanda park: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/08/europe-bred-rhinos-join-south-african-cousins-to-repopulate-rwanda-park/
New species of prehistoric shark discovered in Aiken: https://www.aikenstandard.com/news/new-species-of-prehistoric-shark-discovered-in-aiken/article_109996b0-bbb3-11e9-acbd-832e7dbe5df3.html
Federal government reverse decision to use cyanide bombs to kill wild animals: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/aug/15/epa-cyanide-bombs-trump-m44s
Museum shrouds endangered wildlife exhibits in mourning veil: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/aug/14/museum-shrouds-endangered-wildlife-exhibits-in-mourning-veil
Federal government releases plants to gut the Endangered Species act: https://www.apnews.com/9bf4541d89e6444783814e53302ce479
Key Deer may lose endangered species protection: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/environment/article233996242.html
Human-sized penguin fossil discovered in New Zealand: https://www.npr.org/2019/08/16/751672749/fossil-of-human-sized-penguin-found-in-new-zealand
Trawler arrested for poaching in the ‘Land of surfing hippos’: https://www.onboardonline.com/yachting-news/of-interest/trawler-arrested-for-poaching-in-the-land-of-surfing-hippos/
Greta Thunberg set sail for New York on Zero-Carbon yacht for climate talks: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/aug/14/greta-thunberg-sets-sail-plymouth-climate-us-trump
Researchers ID new beetles in region threatened by industry: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/invasion-of-the-longhorn-beetles-145061504/
Canada creates two huge ocean sanctuaries in the Arctic: https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/wilderness-resources/blogs/canada-arctic-conservation-areas-nunavut
112-yearold fish found in Minnesota, the oldest freshwater specimen on record: https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/112-year-old-fish-minnesota
Millions of butterflies have arrived on Lassen Peak for yearly migration: https://activenorcal.com/millions-of-butterflies-have-arrived-on-lassen-peak-for-yearly-migration/
Mountain lion spotted in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula: https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2019/08/12/michigan-upper-peninsula-cougar/1989719001/
Toxic algae bloom at Cape Cod conservation area: https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/toxic-algae-bloom-at-cape-cod-conservation-area-officials/ar-AAFHXgn
New water beetle species show biodiversity still undiscovered in at-risk South American habitats: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190813113455.htm
Greta Thunberg named Game Changer of the Year by GQ: https://vegnews.com/2019/8/greta-thunberg-named-game-changer-of-the-year-by-gq
22 States sue White House over climate plan: https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/457252-22-states-sue-trump-over-repeal-of-obama-era-power-plant-rules
Brazilian president suggests less pooping could save environment: https://nypost.com/2019/08/12/brazilian-president-suggests-less-pooping-could-save-environment/
German Environment Minister calls for plastic bag ban: https://www.dw.com/en/german-environment-minister-calls-for-plastic-bag-ban/a-49989204
Monsanto paid Google to bury unfavorable news: https://futurism.com/the-byte/monsanto-google-hide-unfavorable-news
Pine trees send chemical warning to each other when pine beetles attack: https://phys.org/news/2019-08-trees-chemical-beetles.html
Indigenous-managed lands found to harbor more biodiversity than protected areas: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/08/indigenous-managed-lands-found-to-harbor-more-biodiversity-than-protected-areas/
Two Maui forest birds critically endangered: https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/post/two-maui-forest-birds-critically-endangered-agencies-report
Germany considering introducing ‘meat tax’ to protect environment: https://wattsupwiththat.com/2019/08/08/germany-considers-a-19-meat-tax-to-combat-global-warming/
New monkey species discovered in rapidly-deforested area of Amazon: https://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/new-monkey-species-discovered-rapidly-deforested-area-amazon
Costa Rica doubles forest cover in 30 years: https://www.positive.news/environment/costa-rica-doubles-its-forest-cover-in-30-years/
Bill McKibben protesting immigration policies: https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/protesting-immigration-policy-and-why-i-decided-to-get-arrested
Chinese researchers discover new species of snow lotus: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201908/11/WS5d4fb32da310cf3e355650d9.html
Two percent of all North Atlantic Right whales have dies in the last two months: https://www.sciencealert.com/two-percent-of-the-world-s-north-atlantic-right-whales-have-died-in-the-last-two-months
Queensland police arrest 56 climate change protesters in Brisbane: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/aug/06/queensland-police-arrest-56-climate-change-protesters-in-brisbane
New tick species found in Deleware: https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/2019/07/31/dnrec-finds-asian-longhorned-tick-northern-new-castle-county/1879850001/
Bird embryos vibrate to warn one another of danger before they hatch: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bird-embryos-vibrate-to-warn-one-another-of-danger-before-they-hatch/
Road closures begin as toadlet migration under way in Whistler, BC: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/british-columbia/article-road-closures-begin-as-toadlet-migration-underway-in-whistler-bc/
Oregon Zoo helps Northern Leopard Frogs return to the wilds of the Pacific Northwest: https://www.opb.org/news/article/oregon-zoo-northern-leopard-frogs-endangered-species/
Two-thirds of Southern California beaches largely devoid of biodiversity: https://timesofsandiego.com/tech/2019/08/03/two-thirds-of-southern-california-beaches-largely-devoid-of-biodiversity/
In Punjab, India, to get a gun, you must plant 10 trees: https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2019/08/09/747736569/to-get-a-gun-license-first-you-have-to-plant-10-trees
US states face water crisis as global heating increases strain on supplies: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/aug/06/us-states-water-stress-new-mexico-california-arizona-colorado
California’s only wolfpack welcomes 3 new pups: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/california-wolf-pack-new-pups_n_5d4f18b5e4b0fd2733f12ba6
Firefly, Monarch butterfly numbers up in Ontario: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/more-fireflies-monarch-butterflies-ontario-numbers-1.5239177
3 more Southern Resident orcas declared dead by Center for Whale Research: https://www.king5.com/article/news/3-more-southern-resident-orcas-declared-dead-by-center-for-whale-research/281-1803183f-748a-4a23-bbc9-4040dc662a80

Conservation News ~ 12 August 2019

8/8/2019

China to remove soybean oil, rapeseed oil, palm oil import quotas: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-trade/china-to-remove-soybean-oil-rapeseed-oil-palm-oil-import-quotas-idUSKCN1UX04A
New documents reveal more about alleged ethics violations at Department of Interior: https://psmag.com/environment/new-documents-reveal-more-about-alleged-ethics-violations-at-the-department-of-the-interior
PETA condemns SD Zoo Safari Park for breakthrough rhino birth as rape: https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1163035/PETA-animal-rights-rhino-san-diego-zoo-safari-park
Remains of giant parrot found in New Zealand: https://www.euronews.com/2019/08/07/ancient-giant-parrot-discovered-in-new-zealand
Oregon illegally denied Marbled Murrelet Endangered Species protections: https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/court-oregon-illegally-denied-marbled-murrelet-endangered-species-protections-2019-08-07/
Illinois sightings raise hope for Endangered Rusty Patched Bumblebee: https://news.wttw.com/2019/08/07/illinois-sightings-raise-hope-endangered-rusty-patched-bumblebee
IPCC: change food production and stop abusing land to halt climate crisis: https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/ipcc-report-change-food-production-and-stop-abusing-land-to-halt-climate-crisis/ar-AAFvY1B?index=1
Costa Rica powered by nearly 100% renewable energy: https://www.ecowatch.com/costa-rica-net-zero-carbon-emissions-2639681381.html
Rhino shot by poachers and left to die gets new cast: https://ladyfreethinker.org/rhino-shot-and-left-to-die-by-poachers-gets-new-cast-to-help-her-heal/
New species of dinosaur discovered after lying misidentified in fossil vaults for 30 years: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190806101522.htm
Snow Leopard DNA helps develop ‘pregnancy test’ technique that could quickly identify endangered species in wild: https://www.mix96.co.uk/news/world/2928350/snow-leopard-dna-helps-develop-pregnancy-test-technique-that-could-quickly-identify-endangered-species-in-wild-using-faeces/
Trudeau announces protection for Nunavut’s last-ice area: https://nunatsiaq.com/stories/article/trudeau-announces-protection-for-nunavuts-last-ice-area/
New orchid species from Japan lives on dark forest floor, never blooms: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/08/new-orchid-species-from-japan-lives-on-dark-forest-floor-never-blooms/
More people die defending the environment in a year than UK and Australian soldiers combined: https://www.indiatimes.com/news/more-people-are-dying-to-save-the-environment-than-uk-australian-soldiers-combined-and-that-s-scary-373101.html
Threats to endangered species more than doubled in past 40 years: https://www.wm.edu/news/stories/2019/extinction-by-the-numbers-threats-to-endangered-species-more-than-doubled-in-past-40-years,-study-finds.php
Ireland joins France, Germany, and Bulgaria in Banning fracking: https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/oireachtas/ireland-joins-france-germany-and-bulgaria-in-banning-fracking-1.3137095
Caterpillars of the peppered moth perceive color through their skin: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190802104526.htm
Britain exports over 50 tonnes of shark fins in two years: https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/shark-fin-soup-uk-greenpeace-exports-a9025011.html
Logging, mining companies lock eyes on biodiverse island like no other: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/07/logging-mining-companies-lock-eyes-on-a-biodiverse-island-like-no-other/
Stunning new Wrasse species underlines need to protect deeper-lying reefs: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/08/stunning-new-wrasse-species-underlines-need-to-protect-deeper-lying-reefs/
A Chinese mine painted its rocks green to look like trees: https://www.vice.com/en_asia/article/zmjbya/chinese-mine-spray-painted-rocks-green-look-like-trees-trick-environment-authorities
Researchers document first known case of dolphin mom adopting whale calf: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/researchers-document-first-known-instance-dolphin-mom-adopting-whale-calf-180972769/
Milky Way’s twisted spiral revealed in 3D: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-02364-3
Severed wolf head found in Siberia is 30k to 40k years old: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/06/11/30-000-year-old-severed-wolf-head-found-siberia/1426761001/
The Guardian journalist says oil execs should be tried for crimes against humanity: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2008/jun/23/fossilfuels.climatechange
New fossil species named after Millenium Falcon: https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/08/scientists-name-new-fossil-species-after-millennium-falcon-from-star-wars/
Nikolai Kardashev passes away: http://meti.org/en/blog/nikolai-kardashev-1932-2019
Second Enbridge Pipeline explosion this year kills 1 and injures 5: https://www.ecowatch.com/kentucky-pipeline-explosion-2639622771.html
Lawsuit filed to stop Washington state from killing wolves: https://democratherald.com/news/state-and-regional/lawsuit-filed-to-stop-washington-state-from-killing-wolves/article_c17d03b5-69a8-5693-ac98-9eb57103d01f.html
The last foie gras farm in Ukraine is shutting down: https://www.plantbasednews.org/news/last-foie-gras-farm-ukraine-shut-down
Brazil space institute director sacked in Amazon deforestation row: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/aug/02/brazil-space-institute-director-sacked-in-amazon-deforestation-row
Six underwater volcanoes found hiding in plain sight: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2019/08/six-volcanoes-found-hiding-plain-sight/
Africa’s largest reserve may lose half its area to oil development: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/08/africas-largest-reserve-may-lose-half-its-area-to-oil-development/
Red flags raised as Indonesia eyes relocating its capital to Borneo: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/08/red-flags-as-indonesia-eyes-relocating-its-capital-city-to-borneo/
In Zimbabwe, the water taps run dry and worsen a nightmare: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/31/world/africa/zimbabwe-water-crisis.html
US forest service aims to fast-track logging by removing requirement for environmental review: https://www.ecowatch.com/forest-service-logging-plan-2638830051.html

Conservation News ~ 2 August 2019

8/2/2019

Hammerhead shark spotted off British waters for first time in history: https://metro.co.uk/2019/08/01/hammerhead-shark-spotted-off-british-waters-for-first-time-in-history-10500556/
Federal agency stops killing beavers in Siskiyou County to protect Oregon spotted frogs: https://www.redding.com/story/news/2019/08/01/wildlife-services-stops-killing-beavers-siskiyou-county-california-protect-oregon-spotted-frogs/1889642001/
Wildfire burning in Everglades conservation area near Coral Springs: https://news.yahoo.com/wildfire-burning-everglades-conservation-area-031902008.html
11 new species of rain frogs discovered in Ecuadorian Andes: https://www.geek.com/news/11-new-species-of-rain-frogs-discovered-in-ecuadorian-andes-1798480/
Newly discovered insect in Brooklyn: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/01/nyregion/beetle-species-green-wood-cemetery.html
Study confirms political interference in Mexican Gray Wolf recovery: https://defenders.org/newsroom/study-confirms-political-interference-mexican-gray-wolf-recovery
Atmospheric carbon last year reached levels not seen in 800,000 years: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/08/atmospheric-carbon-last-year-reached-levels-not-seen-800000-years
Under Brazil’s far-right leader, Amazon protections slashed and forests fall: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/28/world/americas/brazil-deforestation-amazon-bolsonaro.html
The Greenland Ice Sheet just poured 197 billion tons of water into the North Atlantic in July alone: https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2019/08/02/images-show-staggering-extent-melting-greenland-ice-sheet-due-heat-wave/
New BLM appointee believes founding fathers wanted all public lands to be sold off: https://www.ecowatch.com/public-lands-sale-fossil-fuels-2639550252.html
Plastic bag sales fell by 90%at England’s large retailers in past 4 years: https://www.npr.org/2019/08/01/747238169/plastic-bag-sales-fell-by-90-at-englands-large-retailers-in-past-4-years
Rhino born at SD Zoo, making key step in protecting threatened species: https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/rhino-born-san-diego-zoo-marking-key-step-protecting-threatened-ncna1036401
Judge stops Rosemont Mine Project: https://tucson.com/news/local/federal-judge-bars-rosemont-mine-construction/article_53b3d5bc-b403-11e9-a413-e78b06cf0a82.html
Russia’s army called in as Siberia wildfires engulf area nearly as big as Belgium: https://www.euronews.com/2019/07/31/siberian-wildfires-engulf-area-almost-the-size-belgium-as-states-of-emergency-are-declared
New bird species spotted in Northeast Ohio: https://radio.wosu.org/post/new-bird-species-spotted-northeast-ohio
FWS must declare if Penguin species endangered: https://www.law360.com/articles/1183908/fws-must-decide-if-penguin-species-endangered-suit-says
Philippines are most deadly place to defend the environment: https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/30/world/global-witness-environment-scli-intl/index.html
Grizzly Bears relisted as Endangered Species: https://www.prescottenews.com/index.php/news/current-news/item/33997-grizzly-bears-relisted-as-endangered-species
Ethiopia plants 350 million trees in one day: https://www.npr.org/2019/07/31/746855294/ethiopians-plant-350-million-trees-as-part-of-green-legacy-program
Mysterious radiation leak, 100x larger than Fukushima disaster, traced to Russian facility: https://bigthink.com/radiation-leak-russia
Forest loss threatens territorial gibbons in southern Borneo: https://www.envirolink.org/2019/07/31/forest-loss-threatens-territorial-gibbons-in-southern-borneo/
Extremely rare fossil tooth of hamster-sized monkey found in Peru: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/07/extremely-rare-fossil-tooth-of-hamster-sized-monkey-found-in-peru/
Indonesia investigates oil spill in Java Sea by state energy company: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/07/indonesia-investigates-oil-spill-in-java-sea-by-state-energy-company/
Reef fish are faring fine in eastern Indonesia: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/07/reef-fish-are-faring-fine-in-eastern-indonesia-study-suggests/
Peru’s crackdown on coca pushes illegal growers toward protected areas: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/07/perus-crackdown-on-coca-pushes-illegal-growers-toward-protected-areas/
Holliday Inn’s owner switching to bulk sizes to cut waste: https://www.npr.org/2019/07/30/746612721/so-long-mini-shampoos-holiday-inns-owner-switching-to-bulk-sizes-to-cut-waste
New species of Cambrian predator discovered in 506 million year old shale: https://www.earth.com/news/cambrian-predator-discovered-shale/
A Filipino scientist made bioplastic out of mango and seaweed: https://www.vice.com/en_in/article/3k3x75/filipino-scientist-bioplastic-mango-seaweed
The deadliest environmental causes in 2018: protesting mining, agribusiness, dams: https://grist.org/article/the-deadliest-environmental-causes-in-2018-protesting-mining-agribusiness-dams/
Malagasy president considers backing declaration on conservation goals: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/07/malagasy-president-considers-backing-declaration-on-conservation-goals/
Bodies of 7 tiger cubs found in a car in Vietnam: https://www.france24.com/en/20190726-seven-dead-tigers-found-car-vietnam
North Sea Cod are at critically low levels: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jul/29/north-sea-cod-at-critically-low-levels-study-warns
Starvation deaths of 200 reindeer in Arctic are caused by climate change: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/30/deaths-of-200-reindeer-in-arctic-caused-by-climate-change-say-researchers
Indian researchers discover new species of vine snakes in Western Ghats: https://www.livemint.com/science/news/indian-researchers-discover-a-new-species-of-vine-snakes-in-western-ghats-1564417683310.html
Paleontologists identify a new duck-billed dinosaur species from the Big Bend: https://www.kut.org/post/paleontologists-identify-new-duck-billed-dinosaur-species-big-bend
Australian workers win ExxonMobil strike after 742 days on picket line: https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/australian-workers-win-exxonmobil-strike-after-742-days-on-picket-line/

Conservation News ~ July 29 2019

7/29/2019

The Guardian joins a major media initiative to combat the climate crisis: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jul/25/the-guardian-joins-a-major-media-initiative-to-combat-the-climate-crisis
Berkeley became first US city to ban natural gas: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jul/23/berkeley-natural-gas-ban-environment
Rep. Ilhan Omar introduces zero waste act as part of Green New Deal: https://www.democracynow.org/2019/7/26/headlines/rep_ilhan_omar_introduces_zero_waste_act_as_part_of_green_new_deal
Two ferns presumed extinct found on remote Australian mountaintops: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/07/two-ferns-presumed-extinct-found-on-remote-australian-mountaintops/
More than 100 Arctic wildfires burn in worst ever season: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/26/unprecedented-more-than-100-wildfires-burning-in-the-arctic-in-worst-ever-season
New monkey species found in amazon area threatened by deforestation: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2211348-new-monkey-species-found-in-amazon-area-threatened-by-deforestation/
A pair of new butterfly species are named as Carlos Alvarado and Claudia Dobles: https://thecostaricanews.com/a-pair-of-new-butterfly-species-are-named-as-carlos-alvarado-and-claudia-dobles/
UConn launches Institute of the Environment: https://clas.uconn.edu/2019/07/28/uconn-launches-institute-of-the-environment/
Federal Court tosses Atlantic Coast Pipeline’s key Endangered Species permits: https://www.wvpublic.org/post/federal-court-tosses-atlantic-coast-pipelines-key-endangered-species-permits
Federal agency to assess oil and gas development’s impact on endangered species in the Gulf: https://www.nola.com/news/article_d11f991c-afcd-11e9-945f-3324e4f5e18b.html
More than $1bn of food wasted before reaching supermarkets: https://williamneillson.wordpress.com/2019/07/25/more-than-1bn-of-food-wasted-before-reaching-supermarkets-study/
California college student discovers 65 million year old Triceratops skull: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-07-25/california-college-student-discovers-65-million-year-old-triceratops-skull
Feds look again at reintroducing grizzly bears to North Cascades: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/feds-look-again-at-reintroducing-grizzly-bears-to-north-cascades/
More than 250 mayors nationwide sign letter calling for increased solar power: https://environmentamerica.org/news/ame/more-250-mayors-nationwide-sign-letter-calling-increased-solar-power
Bali Zoo has successfully released an endangered Silvery Gibbon into the wild: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bali-zoo-successfully-released-endangered-012000670.html
Gray Wolves should remain an endangered species, Michigan Attorney General says: https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2019/07/24/wolf-protection-michigan-attorney-general/39800315/
Newly discovered moth named Icarus sports a flame-shaped mark and prefers high elevations: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181009113606.htm
16 Endangered Black Rhinos successfully relocated to Eswatini: https://earther.gizmodo.com/16-endangered-black-rhinos-successfully-relocated-to-es-1836706641
Beautiful coral discovered on the New South Wales Central coast: https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/science-environment/2019/07/beautiful-coral-discovered-on-the-new-south-wales-central-coast/
In France, ancient forests are resurging: https://bigthink.com/politics-current-affairs/france-forest
Gabonese timber linked to illegal logging seized in Antwerp: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/07/gabonese-timber-linked-to-illegal-logging-seized-in-antwerp/
New pups born to Bow Valley wolf pack: https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/bow-valley-wolf-pack-gains-pups-for-second-year-in-a-row
Amazon near unrecoverable ‘tipping point’: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/25/amazonian-rainforest-near-unrecoverable-tipping-point
London becomes world’s first ‘National Park City’: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/07/london-national-park-city/
Secretive and colorful dryas monkey isn’t as rare an once thought: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/07/secretive-and-colorful-dryas-monkey-isnt-as-rare-as-once-thought/
Scientists say environmental damage should be a war crime: https://www.theguardian.com/law/2019/jul/24/make-environmental-damage-a-war-say-scientists-geneva-convention
Extinction Rebellion protestors confront politicians at US Capitol: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jul/23/extinction-rebellion-protesters-us-capitol-washington
French MPs boycott ‘apocalypse guru’ Thunberg: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-49092653
Record haul of elephant ivory seized in Singapore, with pangolin scales, worth over $66m in total: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/record-haul-of-elephant-ivory-seized-in-singapore-together-with-pangolin-scales-worth-over
Almost 30,000 species face extinction because of human activity: https://time.com/5629548/almost-30000-species-face-extinction-new-report/
The Green New Deal is as popular as legalizing weed: https://grist.org/article/poll-the-green-new-deal-is-as-popular-as-legalizing-weed/
Huge swaths of the Arctic on fire: https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/arctic-circle-wildfires-climate-change-greenland-alaska-siberia-photographs-a9015851.html
Loch Lomond volunteer finds 315 new species: https://www.thenational.scot/news/17787267.loch-lomond-volunteer-finds-315-new-species/
Airline to remove 55 million plastic items from flights: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/air-new-zealand-cuts-55-million-plastic-items-from-flights/
Toyota has made a solar-powered Prius that charges while driving: https://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/hybrid-electric/a28322554/toyota-is-testing-a-new-solar-powered-prius/
Ballet performed in South African bush for Rhinos sake: https://www.voanews.com/africa/ballet-performed-south-african-bush-rhinos-sake
26% of climate change references have vanished from .gov sites: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/kzmmwe/under-trump-26-of-climate-change-references-have-vanished-from-gov-sites
Rhinos and their gamekeepers benefit from AI: https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/rhinos-and-their-gamekeepers-benefit-from-a-i/
OSU pauses old growth logging: https://www.gazettetimes.com/news/osu-pauses-old-growth-logging/article_e5f93598-869b-5afd-8c90-90f5524fd01e.html
New EU chief makes bold climate pledge: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-02204-4
There are at least 75 million vegans and vegetarians in Europe now: https://www.livekindly.com/75-million-vegans-vegetarians-europe/
UCF researchers find new frog species: https://www.clickorlando.com/weather/environment/ucf-team-discovers-names-new-frog-species
High levels of arsenic found in bottled water sold at Wal-Mart, Target, Whole Foods: https://www.snopes.com/news/2019/06/24/study-finds-high-arsenic-levels-in-bottled-water-sold-at-walmart-target-whole-foods/
Rare human-sized giant jellyfish caught on camera: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/qv7qqp/rare-human-sized-giant-jellyfish-caught-on-camera
Sea Turtles set nest records again in Cape Hatteras National seashore: https://pilotonline.com/news/local/environment/article_df46c282-a7ed-11e9-b053-f39ce8d2a2fd.html
4.5 million gallons of sewage spill into the Puget Sound: http://komonews.com/news/local/3-million-gallon-sewage-spill-causes-several-puget-sound-area-beaches-to-close
Elephant and Rhino populations skyrocket in Tanzania thanks to anti-poaching task force: https://www.greenmatters.com/p/endangered-elephants-rhinos-in-tanzania-population
New York climate plan sets 30-year goal or 100% renewable energy: https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2019-07-20/new-york-climate-plan
Madagascar’s environment minister says they’re planting trees and not selling rosewood: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/07/we-are-planting-everywhere-qa-with-madagascars-environment-minister/
California Condor comeback reaches 1,000 chicks: https://www.npr.org/2019/07/21/743901094/once-nearly-dead-as-the-dodo-california-condor-comeback-reaches-1-000-chicks
Mass deforestation leaves only 38% tropical forests wildlife-friendly, animal holocaust nears: https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/deforestation-climate-change-species-extinction-wildlife-tropical-forests-1565393-2019-07-09
Sea Shepherd assists Gabon in arrest of illegal trawler inside Marine Protected Area: https://www.seashepherd.org.uk/news-and-commentary/news
India’s wild tiger population rises to almost 3,000: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/29/india-wild-tiger-population-rises-conservation
There’s been a rise in organized Polar Bear hunts: http://www.ladbible.com/news/animals-experts-say-theres-been-a-rise-in-organised-polar-bear-hunts-20190727
The Giant River Otter returns to Argentina:
Earth warmed faster in the last few decades than the previous 1,900 years: http://www.unenvironment.org/news-and-stories/story/rewilding-argentina-giant-river-otter-returns-ibera-park
Top court holds Indonesian government liable over 2015 forest fires: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/07/top-court-holds-indonesian-government-liable-over-2015-forest-fires/
Jaguars make comeback in Argentina: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/jaguar-reintroduction-plan-argentina-represents-rare-good-news-story-big-n1031396

Conservation News ~ July 22 2019

7/22/2019

Germany’s wolves are on the rise thanks to a surprising ally – the military:https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/02/germany-s-wolves-are-rise-thanks-surprising-ally-military
Zero improvements from 100,000 Red List assessments:https://news.mongabay.com/2019/07/from-over-100000-species-assessments-in-iucn-update-zero-improvements/
NASA’s idea for making food from thin air just became a reality – it could feed billions:https://bigthink.com/technology-innovation/protein-from-air
New species of tiny sharks squirts glowing clouds from pockets:https://www.al.com/news/2019/07/new-species-found-in-gulf-pocket-sized-shark-squirts-glowing-clouds.html
Endangered sea turtles are laying eggs at record pace along Georgia Coast:https://www.good.is/articles/endangered-sea-turtles-laying-eggs
Endangered Orangutan born at Louisiana Zoo:https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2019/07/19/new-orleans-louisiana-audubon-zoo-has-birth-endangered-orangutan/1777041001/
World’s most invasive mosquito nearly eradicated from two islands in China:https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-02160-z
Thousands of universities join wave of climate emergency declarations:https://www.businessgreen.com/bg/news-analysis/3078705/thousands-of-universities-across-six-continents-declare-climate-emergency
Lake discovered 11,000ft high in the Alps:https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/climate-change-french-alps-lake-snow-melting-global-warming-mount-blanc-a9006916.html
UO team says Oregon fossil came from a bear-sized meat-eater:https://around.uoregon.edu/content/uo-team-says-oregon-fossil-came-bear-sized-meat-eater
Dozens of dead whales found beached in Iceland:https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-49048652
June 2019 was the hottest on record:https://www.noaa.gov/news/june-2019-was-hottest-on-record-for-globe
Congo government opens National Park to oil exploration:https://news.mongabay.com/2019/07/congolese-government-opens-nouabale-ndoki-national-park-to-oil-exploration/
Adorable new species of flying squirrel discovered in China:https://gizmodo.com/adorable-new-species-of-flying-squirrel-discovered-in-c-1836502598
New species of tree discovered in Tanzania mountains:https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/07/190716103356.htm
Plan to restart oil drilling in Carrizo Plain National Monument halted:https://www.kcbx.org/post/plan-restart-oil-drilling-carrizo-plain-national-monument-halted
New US Bill earmarks $1.4 billion for endangered species:https://www.livekindly.com/bill-billion-endangered-species/
Top US DOI official violated Federal ethics rules:https://psmag.com/environment/a-top-doi-official-allegedly-violated-federal-ethics-rules-new-foia-documents-shed-light-on-his-apparent-misdeeds
Orcas eat great white sharks:https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/07/killer-whales-orcas-eat-great-white-sharks/
US Virgin Islands bans coral-damaging sunscreens:https://news.mongabay.com/2019/07/u-s-virgin-islands-bans-coral-damaging-sunscreens/
New species of dinosaur discovered at Big Bend National Park: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/07/190715075425.htm
Farm Bureau recommends taking Gray Wolf off the Endangered Species list:https://www.fb.org/news/farm-bureau-recovered-gray-wolf-should-be-taken-off-endangered-species-list
SA man whipped and beaten while filming animal abuse on Greek island:https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2019-07-16-sa-man-whipped-and-beaten-while-filming-animal-abuse-on-greek-island/
Retired teacher found seahorses off Long Beach and created a secret world for them:https://www.latimes.com/science/la-sci-col1-seahorse-pacific-california-20190709-htmlstory.html
Mac Stone and Carlton Ward Jr. reveal Ghost Orchid pollination: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/07/ghost-orchids-florida-surprising-pollinators-moths/
Colombia registers first drop in deforestation since 2016 peace deal:https://news.mongabay.com/2019/07/colombia-registers-first-drop-in-deforestation-since-2016-farc-peace-deal/
Sturgeon population makes comeback after near extinction:https://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2019/0710/Sturgeon-population-makes-comeback-after-near-extinction
1,000th California Condor chick in a decades-long program has hatched:https://www.sltrib.com/news/2019/07/09/th-california-condor/
New species of duck-billed dinosaurs identified:https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/science/new-species-of-duck-billed-dinosaurs-identified/article28436786.ece
Jakarta residents sue government over world’s filthiest air quality:https://news.mongabay.com/2019/07/jakarta-residents-sue-government-over-worlds-filthiest-air-quality/
Sharks attacking sea lions off SoCal coast in greater frequency:https://news.yahoo.com/sharks-attacking-sea-lions-off-224734440.html
After Hurricane Maria, lizards developed a grip that’s 10 times stronger:https://www.newscientist.com/article/2205933-lizards-grip-became-ten-times-stronger-after-hurricane-maria/
Minnesota zoo to release 400 endangered Dakota skipper butterflies:https://www.twincities.com/2019/07/06/minnesota-zoo-to-release-400-endangered-dakota-skippers-butterflies/
White House deleting mentions of Climate Change from US Geological Society:https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/07/trump-officials-deleting-mentions-climate-change-us-geological-survey-press-releases
Chevron spills 800k gallons of oil and water in Kern County canyon:https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-california-oil-spill-20190712-story.html
Scientists in Switzerland discover new dinosaur species:https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/12/europe/new-dinosaur-species-switzerland-scn-trnd/index.html
Masai giraffes declared endangered:https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/07/masai-giraffes-subspecies-declared-endangered/
Holland covers hundreds of bus stops with plants as gift to honeybees:https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/bus-stop-plants-green-roof-bees-holland-utrecht-a8997581.html
New species of lizard found in stomach of Cretaceous microraptor:https://phys.org/news/2019-07-species-lizard-stomach-cretaceous-microraptor.html
New species of purple reef-dwelling fish named after Wakanda:https://www.earth.com/news/new-species-fish-wakanda/
Air quality at national parks may be as bad as the US largest cities:http://exclusive.multibriefs.com/content/air-quality-at-national-parks-might-be-as-bad-as-the-us-largest-cities/civil-government
Dentist accused of killing 1000s of protected jaguars in Brazil:https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/dentist-accused-of-killing-1000s-of-protected-jaguars-in-brazil-1.4500564
Six new wolf pups born in Mount Hood area of Western Oregon:https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2019/07/11/wolves-mount-hood-western-oregon-white-river-pack-video/1706564001/
California passes vital legislation to protect Desert Water:https://www.npca.org/articles/2223-california-passes-vital-legislation-to-protect-desert-water-parks-wildlife
Science division of White House office left empty as last staffers depart:https://www.cbsnews.com/news/science-division-of-white-house-office-now-empty-as-last-staffers-depart/
Gray wolves spotted in Colorado counties:https://denver.cbslocal.com/2019/07/09/gray-wolf-colorado/
New butterfly species with pink back wings discovered in Guanacaste:https://thecostaricanews.com/new-butterfly-species-with-pink-back-wings-discovered-in-guanacaste/
Vaquita habitat now listed as World Heritage in Danger:https://news.mongabay.com/2019/07/vaquita-habitat-now-listed-as-world-heritage-in-danger/
Thousands of wild animals seized in smuggling crackdown:https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jul/10/thousdands-wild-animals-seized-smuggling-crackdown-interpol
Glacial melting in Antarctica may become irreversible:https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/09/glacial-melting-in-antarctica-may-become-irreversible
Next round of goats to be airlifted into Cascades:https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/next-round-of-goats-to-be-airlifted-into-cascades/962604437
IKEA buys 17,000 acres of forestland in South Carolina:https://www.postandcourier.com/business/real_estate/ikea-parent-firm-buys-acres-of-forestland-north-of-charleston/article_9580ea22-a1aa-11e9-bf1f-e7be71bab967.html
DC got a month’s worth of rain in one hour:https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/09/us/dc-rain-weather-wxc-trnd/index.html
Endangered sea lions devastated by New Zealand’s squid industry:https://www.forbes.com/sites/allenelizabeth/2019/07/07/endangered-sea-lions-devastated-by-new-zealands-squid-industry/
A massive seaweed bloom now stretches across the Atlantic Ocean:https://e360.yale.edu/digest/a-massive-seaweed-bloom-now-stretches-across-the-atlantic-ocean
Researchers discover a new species of pipewort from the Western Ghats:https://researchmatters.in/news/researchers-discover-new-species-pipewort-western-ghats-name-it-after-karnataka%E2%80%99s-coast
Seagull covered in curry tricks rescuers into thinking it’s exotic species:http://www.mygc.com.au/seagull-covered-in-curry-tricks-rescuers-into-thinking-its-an-exotic-species/
US may dump 1.5 tons of rat poison on Farallon Islands to halt invasive rodents:https://www.foxnews.com/science/farallon-islands-rat-poison-house-mice
Japan auctions commercial whale meat as ban lifted:https://www.msn.com/en-nz/news/world/japan-auctions-commercial-whale-meat-as-ban-lifted/ar-AADRvFq
Half-tonne birds may have roamed Europe at same time as humans:https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/jun/27/half-tonne-birds-roamed-europe-humans
Healing crystals loved by celebrities are mined by kids and fund terrorism:https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/9341508/healing-crystals-celebs-kids-war-terrorism/

Conservation News ~ July 6 2019

7/6/2019

Land thieves ramp up deforestation in Brazil Jamanxim National Forest:https://news.mongabay.com/2019/07/land-thieves-ramp-up-deforestation-in-brazils-jamanxim-national-forest/
Record-breaking heat in Alaska:https://www.cbsnews.com/news/alaska-heat-wave-sets-record-breaking-temperatures-wildfires-anchorage-2019-07-06/
Elephants’ 1900-mille trip suspended in India after protest:https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-48789546
San Antonio doctor discovers new species of terrestrial crocodile:http://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/crickey-san-antonio-doctor-discovers-new-species-of-terrestrial-crocodile
Two new species of parasitic wasp described from an altitude of over 3400m in Tibet:https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/07/190703121417.htm
Court upholds protections for rare California Gnatcatcher:https://www.nrdc.org/media/2019/190703
Park Service diverts $2.5 million in fees for White House Fourth of July extravaganza:https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/white-house-gives-tickets-to-trumps-july-fourth-extravaganza-to-gop-donors/2019/07/02/9109a566-9ce0-11e9-b27f-ed2942f73d70_story.html
Spanish and Portuguese fishermen catch 25,000 mako sharks per year:https://en.mercopress.com/2019/06/27/spanish-and-portuguese-vessels-overfishing-sharks-in-the-north-atlantic-claims-greenpeace
Dame Jane Goodall awarded 2019 Prize for Outstanding Environmental work:https://today.rtl.lu/news/science-and-environment/a/1370281.html?fbclid=IwAR02WN2XABYJBuWzlRBRnlEj_wCTlN88rRtdcSIF4ErqUcVODzSlK77YH8I
South Carolina regulators approve pesticides for hemp production:https://newsstand.clemson.edu/mediarelations/south-carolina-regulators-approve-pesticides-for-hemp-production/
Flying fish disappears from the Caribbean:http://oecsbusinessfocus.com/the-flying-fish-disappears-from-the-caribbean/
New species of spider killing wasp found in UAE: https://www.thenational.ae/uae/environment/new-species-of-spider-killing-wasp-found-in-uae-1.882138
80,000 people demand Japan end coal finance:https://350.org/osaka-g20-wrapup/
Multi-year drought caused massive forest die-off in Sierra Nevada:https://phys.org/news/2019-07-multi-year-drought-massive-forest-die-off.html
Sceintists ‘speechless’ at 11-month-old Arctic fox’s 2,176 mile trek in 76 days:https://www.cbsnews.com/news/scientists-speechless-after-arctic-fox-makes-76-day-trek-from-norway-to-canada/
Costa Rica named a new insect species after the Convention of Biological Diversity:https://www.enchanting-costarica.com/hot-news/5000-new-species-recognized-in-biodiversity-rich-costa-rica/
Scottish government urged to regulate grouse moors after golden eagles vanish:https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/jul/01/scottish-government-urged-to-regulate-grouse-moors-after-golden-eagles-vanish
New species of butterfly spotted in PTR, India:https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bareilly/new-species-of-butterfly-spotted-in-ptr-authorities-to-rope-in-zsi-to-conduct-study/articleshow/70031867.cms
New species of scorpion discovered in Maharashtra:https://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-new-species-of-scorpion-discovered-in-maharashtra-2767218
Land deal protects spectacular 17-mile stretch of Pacific Crest Trail:https://www.sfchronicle.com/travel/article/Land-deal-protects-spectacular-17-mile-stretch-of-14059845.php
No whale hunt in Iceland this year:https://grapevine.is/news/2019/06/27/for-the-first-time-in-17-years-iceland-will-not-hunt-any-whales-this-summer/
Greenville zoo’s giraffe gives birth:https://greenvillejournal.com/2019/07/01/video-autumns-calf-has-been-delivered-at-the-greenville-zoo/
Zimbabwe must sell or donate many of its wild elephants, president says:https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/25/africa/zimbabwe-elephants-for-sale-intl/index.html
Lead ammunition is now banned for hunting wildlife in California:https://www.kqed.org/science/1944241/lead-ammunition-is-now-banned-for-hunting-wildlife-in-california
New species of Cyornis flycatcher spotted in Himalayas:https://www.dailypioneer.com/2019/state-editions/new-species-of-cyornis-flycatcher-spotted-in-himalayas.html
Game of Thrones inspires bee’s moniker as hundreds of new species are names:https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-07-01/scientists-name-hundreds-of-new-plant-animal-species/11268018
Safari operator suspends website after ‘trophy hunting’ accusations:https://www.travelmole.com/news_feature.php?news_id=2038006&c=setreg&region=2
Bumper breeding season at Tanzania’s ‘Flamingo Factory’ lake:https://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/bumper-breeding-season-flamingo-factory-lake-natron
All major US airlines commit to UN climate plan outside of Paris Agreement:https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffmcmahon/2019/05/27/all-major-u-s-airlines-commit-to-un-climate-plan/
Japan to resume commercial whaling despite outcry:https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-48592682
Madrid low emission zone reinstated after, thousands protest against lifting Madrid car ban: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-48886405
Shifting US to 100 percent renewables would cost $4.5 trillion:https://e360.yale.edu/digest/shifting-u-s-to-100-percent-renewables-would-cost-4-5-trillion-analysis-finds
It is so hot in Spain that manure self-ignited, sparking a 10,000 acre wildfire:https://www.mynbc5.com/article/it-s-so-hot-in-spain-that-manure-self-ignited-sparking-a-10-000-acre-wildfire/28208672
Song of one of rarest whales on planet recorded for first time:https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jun/20/song-rare-whale-first-time-north-pacific-right-whale
Hundreds of dolphins have died along Gulf Coast since February:https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jun/15/dolphins-stranded-deaths-gulf-coast
Bison babies born in Banff National Park:https://www.rmoutlook.com/article/bison-babies-born-wild-in-banff-national-park-20190627
Brazil deforestation exceeds 88% in June under Bolsanaro:https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-environment/brazil-deforestation-exceeds-88-in-june-under-right-wing-bolsonaro-idUSKCN1TY1VU
16 Mississippi beaches now closed due to toxic algae:https://www.al.com/news/2019/07/16-mississippi-beaches-now-closed-due-to-toxic-algae.html
Old-growth forest may provide valuable biodiversity refuge in areas at risk of severe fire:https://phys.org/news/2019-07-old-growth-forest-valuable-biodiversity-refuge.html
Judi Dench adopts 3 orangutans in a campaign to save rainforests from palm oil:https://www.good.is/articles/judy-dench-orangutan-adoption
OPEC head says Climate activists are the ‘greatest threat’ to oil industry:https://grist.org/article/opec-head-climate-activists-are-the-greatest-threat-to-oil-industry/
Great Thunberg welcomes OPEC’s statement as biggest compliment yet:https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jul/05/biggest-compliment-yet-greta-thunberg-welcomes-oil-chiefs-greatest-threat-label
UNESCO gives Canada new deadline to preserve Wood Buffalo National Park:https://www.theepochtimes.com/unesco-gives-canada-new-deadline-to-preserve-wood-buffalo-national-park_2989907.html
Stylish Jumping Spider named after late fashion icon:https://news.mongabay.com/2019/07/stylish-jumping-spider-named-after-late-fashion-icon-karl-lagerfeld/
California bill moves to ban mini hotel toiletry bottles:https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2019/07/03/california-ban-mini-hotel-toiletries
Pregnant seal was shot through the heart:https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-essex-48880166

Conservation News ~ 28 June 2019

6/28/2019

Endangered Species Gila Topminnow to be released in newly created Tucson stream: https://www.kgun9.com/news/local-news/endangered-species-gila-topminnow-to-be-released-in-newly-created-stream-at-mission-garden
New species of loquat-killing beetle identified: https://phys.org/news/2019-06-species-loquat-killing-beetle.html
Researchers find new dinosaur species in the South of Brazil: https://riotimesonline.com/brazil-news/brazil/life-brazil/researchers-find-new-dinosaur-species-in-the-south-of-brazil/
Eel smuggling arrests rise 50% in Europe-wide crackdown: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jun/27/eel-smuggling-arrests-rise-50-europe-wide-crackdown
Coral found to prefer eating microplastic, that they don’t digest, to natural food: https://phys.org/news/2019-06-coral-microplastic-natural-food.html
Fungal hallucinogens send cicadas on sex binges after their genitals fall off: https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/9377699/fungus-cicadas-rampant-sex-addicts/
Two Indian nationals were traveling with 5,225 red-eared sliders in their luggage: https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/malaysia-detains-4-indians-seizes-drugs-5255-turtles/ar-AADrCRP
UK’s goal of net-zero carbon by 2050 becomes law: https://e360.yale.edu/digest/uks-goal-of-net-zero-carbon-by-2050-becomes-law
Southeast Asian countries pledge to tackle marine plastic waste crisis: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/06/southeast-asian-countries-pledge-to-tackle-marine-plastic-waste-crisis/
Murray state biology professor and young daughter discover 60 new insect species: https://www.wkms.org/post/murray-state-biology-professor-and-young-daughter-discover-new-insect-species
BSI scientists discover new species of terrestrial orchid near Lonavala: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/bsi-scientists-discover-new-species-of-terrestrial-orchid-near-lonavla/articleshow/69965389.cms
Sea slug species named after Muppets creator: https://www.discoverwildlife.com/news/sea-slug-species-named-after-muppets-creator/
Rare California salamanders move closer to Endangered Species Act protection: https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/rare-california-salamanders-move-closer-endangered-species-act-protection-2019-06-26/
Struggling Mountain Lions in southern California need Endangered Species protection: https://www.kqed.org/science/1943970/state-filing-says-isolated-struggling-mountain-lions-need-endangered-species-protection
Camera trap captures rare high-definition photos of a jaguar in the wild: https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/blogs/camera-trap-captures-photos-wild-jaguar-french-guiana-rainforest
Florida Everglades fires spreads to 32,000 acres: https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/wilderness-resources/videos/wildfire-florida-everglades-spreads
Canada first G20 country to ban shark fin trade: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-48714320
House blocks money for new offshore oil drilling off California coast: https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/06/24/checkmate-house-blocks-money-for-new-offshore-oil-drilling-off-california-coast/
‘Climate apartheid’ to push 120 million into poverty by 2030, UN says: https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/25/world/climate-apartheid-poverty-un-intl/index.html
Germany to close all 84 of its coal-fired power plants, will rely primarily on renewable energy: https://www.latimes.com/world/europe/la-fg-germany-coal-power-20190126-story.html
Food choice leaves some lemurs more vulnerable to loss of forest habitat: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/06/food-choice-leaves-some-lemurs-more-vulnerable-to-loss-of-forest-habitat/
Sponges supply DNA for new method of monitoring aquatic biodiversity: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/06/food-choice-leaves-some-lemurs-more-vulnerable-to-loss-of-forest-habitat/
Nigeria plans 8-fold increase in palm oil production: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/06/nigeria-plans-8-fold-increase-in-palm-oil-production/
Europe heatwave: record high of 45c expected in France: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/25/highs-of-45c-expected-in-france-as-heatwave-scorches-europe
New estimate for an oil leak: a thousand times worse than rig owner claimed: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/25/climate/taylor-energy-gulf-of-mexico.html
Bali becomes the first Indonesian island to ban single use plastic bags, straw, and polystyrene: https://www.gapurabali.com/news/2019/06/25/bali-leads-way-and-officially-bans-single-use-plastic-bags-straws-and-polystyrene
G20 nations triple coal power subsidies despite climate crisis: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jun/25/g20-nations-triple-coal-power-subsidies-climate-crisis
OSU names NOAA director of marine mammal science as head of its Marine Mammal Institute: https://today.oregonstate.edu/news/osu-names-noaa-director-marine-mammal-science-head-its-marine-mammal-institute
After Republican protest, Oregon’s climate plan dies: https://www.npr.org/2019/06/25/735792788/after-republican-protest-oregons-climate-plan-dies
More spring Chinook returning to Deschutes Basin: http://www.bendbulletin.com/localstate/7242918-151/more-spring-chinook-returning-to-deschutes-basin
Female grizzly bear put down after being hit by a vehicle in Banff National Park: https://www.thestar.com/calgary/2019/06/24/female-grizzly-put-down-after-being-hit-by-a-vehicle-in-banff-national-park.html
National Wildlife Federation urges Senate to fully fund Land and Water Conservation Fund: https://www.nwf.org/Latest-News/Press-Releases/2019/06-25-19-NWF-Urges-Senate-to-Fund-LWCF
Great Indian Bustard eggs being collected to kick-start captive breeding: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/06/great-indian-bustard-eggs-being-collected-to-kick-start-captive-breeding/
Angola pledges $60m to fund landmine clearance in national parks: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/06/angola-pledges-60m-to-fund-landmine-clearance-in-national-parks/
Glacier National Park’s name will outlive its glaciers: https://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2019/0618/Glacier-National-Park-s-name-will-outlive-its-glaciers
Scientists say dinosaur fossils found in Colorado are those of a 68 million years old trilobite: http://www.paleontologyworld.com/paleontologists-curiosities/scientists-say-dinosaur-fossils-found-colorado-are-those-68-million
US EPA oks ‘emergency’ to dump bee-killing pesticide on 16 million acres: https://www.ecowatch.com/emergency-trump-epa-pesticides-2638979880.html
Conservationists buy rare B.C. temperate rainforest to protect it from development: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/next-creek-watershed-bc-protected-1.5185480
New species of worm found in Scotland has eyes on its butt: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/mb844n/this-scottish-worm-has-eyes-on-its-butt
Scripps oceanography scientist helps identify unusual new species of Damselfish: https://timesofsandiego.com/tech/2019/06/24/scripps-oceanography-scientist-helps-identify-new-species-of-damselfish/
Hearing to delist wolves from Endangered Species set: https://www.alloutdoor.com/2019/06/24/delist-wolves-endangered-species/
Plan to save endangered Leadbeater’s possum must consider timber industry: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jun/24/plan-to-save-endangered-leadbetters-possum-must-consider-timber-industry-minister-says
Police arrest 70 climate change protestors outside New York Times building: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/06/police-arrest-climate-change-protesters-outside-new-york-times-building.html
US Vice President repeatedly refuses to say climate crisis is a threat to US: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jun/23/mike-pence-climate-crisis-threat
Palm oil importers won’t meet zero deforestation goals by 2020: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-19/palm-oil-importers-won-t-meet-zero-deforestation-goals-by-2020
Scientists discovered a sea of fresh water under the ocean: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/06/scientists-have-discovered-a-sea-of-fresh-water-under-the-ocean
Blue belt zones to protect Minke whales: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-48542985
White House buried reports warning climate change could hurt crops: https://www.politico.com/story/2019/06/23/agriculture-department-climate-change-1376413
Venezuela’s isolated indigenous groups under siege from miners, disease, and guerrillas: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/06/venezuelas-isolated-indigenous-groups-under-siege-from-miners-disease-and-guerrillas/
Logging road construction has surged in the Congo Basin since 2003: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/06/logging-road-construction-surged-in-the-congo-basin-since-2003/
Zimbabwean President says ivory sales could fund conservation: https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/campaigns/elephant-campaign/zimbabwean-president-says-sale-of-ivory-stocks-could-fund-conservation-for-next-20-years-a8972926.html
The Salish Sea’s orcas are late for their annual summer visit: https://www.thestar.com/vancouver/2019/06/23/the-salish-seas-orcas-are-late-for-their-annual-summer-visit-scientists-warn-its-the-latest-sign-something-is-wrong.html
Glacier Park approves native trout preservation project: https://flatheadbeacon.com/2019/06/23/glacier-park-approves-native-trout-preservation-project/
Ethiopia begins nationwide project of planting 4 billion trees to fight deforestation: https://www.intelligentliving.co/ethiopia-4-billion-trees/
Great Pacific garbage patch: giant plastic trap put to sea again: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jun/23/great-pacific-garbage-patch-floating-plastic-trap-deployed-again
Pilot projects launched to meet India’s pledge to restore its 13 million hectares of degraded land: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/pilot-projects-launched-to-meet-indias-pledge-to-restore-its-13-million-hectares-of-degraded-land-by-next-year/articleshow/69844498.cms
Using GPS locators, crew collects 40 tons of ‘ghost nets’ floating in Pacific: https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2019/06/19/using-gps-locators-crew-collects-tons-ghost-nets-floating-pacific/
Man finds prehistoric mastodon tooth on Myrtle Beach: https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/man-finds-prehistoric-mastodon-tooth-on-myrtle-beach/959895313
New Begonia species unearthed in Sabah: https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2019/06/498315/new-begonia-species-unearthed-sabah
For the first time ever, scientists see whale sharks mating: https://www.forbes.com/sites/melissacristinamarquez/2019/06/19/for-the-first-time-ever-scientists-see-whale-sharks-mating/
Deforestation spikes in Guatemala’s largest national park: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/06/invaders-cattle-cocaine-deforestation-spikes-in-guatemalan-national-park/
Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour auctions off 126 guitars and raises $21m for climate change: https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/21/entertainment/david-gilmour-climate-change-auction-trnd/index.html
Pronghorn antelopes spotted in county in greater numbers: https://www.goldendalesentinel.com/story/2019/06/05/news/pronghorn-antelopes-spotted-in-county-in-greater-numbers/11800.html
Chattanooga become first US airport to run entirely on solar: https://e360.yale.edu/digest/chattanooga-become-first-us-airport-to-run-entirely-on-solar
Top 20 investor in Exxon disinvests from company over climate change stance: http://priceofoil.org/2019/06/21/top-20-investor-in-exxon-disinvests-from-company-over-climate-change-stance/
‘Extinct’ creatures found alive in Honduras’ ‘Lost City’: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/extinct-creatures-alive-honduras-rainforest-lost-city-endangered-species-a8970936.html
United States spend ten times more on fossil fuel subsidies than education: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesellsmoor/2019/06/15/united-states-spend-ten-times-more-on-fossil-fuel-subsidies-than-education/
34 birds, crammed into hair rollers, flew into NYC: https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2019/06/18/man-arrested-smuggling-singing-birds-stuffed-hair-rollers/
Giant squid, phantom of the deep, reappears on video: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/21/science/giant-squid-cephalopod-video.html
Sydney to declare a climate emergency in face of national inaction: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/21/world/australia/sydney-climate-emergency.html

Conservation News ~ June 21 2019

6/21/2019

Akagera National Park receives five endangered Eastern Black Rhinoceroses: https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/endangered-rhinos-ready-europe-rwanda-63835627
New species of rock-eating shipworm identified in freshwater river in the Philippines: https://www.umass.edu/newsoffice/article/new-species-rock-eating-shipworm
River Herring not added to Endangered Species list: http://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/river-herring-will-not-be-added-to-endangered-species-list
Chevron, Equinor depart NZ exploration scene: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=12241688
Record numbers of honey bee colonies died last winter: https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2019/06/19/733761393/more-bad-buzz-for-bees-record-numbers-of-honey-bee-colonies-died-last-winter
India’s sixth largest city runs out of water: https://www.sciencealert.com/this-indian-city-has-all-but-run-out-of-water-and-no-one-is-talking-about-it
56 new species of arachnids found in Western Australia: https://phys.org/news/2019-06-species-arachnids-western-australia.html
EPA knows its new coal rule could kill 1,400 people per year: https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/kzmy79/trumps-epa-knows-its-new-coal-rule-could-kill-1400-people-per-year
Scientists amazed as Canadian permafrost thaws 70 years early: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-climate-change-permafrost/scientists-amazed-as-canadian-permafrost-thaws-70-years-early-idUSKCN1TJ1XN
In ‘war on terrorism’ Pentagon has emitted over a billion metric tons of greenhouse gasses: https://www.mintpressnews.com/pentagon-emitted-billion-metric-tons-greenhouse-gases-war-terror/259324/
In a colony of 40k, just two penguin chicks survived this year: https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a28067879/two-penguin-chicks-40-000-colony-climate-change-birds/
Canada officially bans the import of shark fins: https://www.kelownanow.com/news/news/National_News/Canada_has_officially_banned_the_import_of_shark_fins/
Environmentalists sue Federal government for failing to protect threatened Alaska seal habitat: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-lawsuit-seal-habitat-1.5174610
EPA finalizes plan to replace Obama-era climate rules: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/19/climate/epa-coal-emissions.html
Sheep, foxes, bears fonud dead after marijuana raids in Los Padres, other state forests: https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/special-reports/outdoors/2019/06/18/forest-service-cleans-marijuana-site-los-padres-dead-sheep-foxes-bears/1445228001/
Primates lose ground to surging commodity production in their habitats: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/06/primates-lose-ground-to-surging-commodity-production-in-their-habitats/
Corsica ‘Cat-Fox’ once thought to be a myth, could be its own species: https://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/a-new-catfox-species-may-have-been-indentified-in-corsica/
Ammonia pollution damaging more than 60% of UK land: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jun/18/ammonia-pollution-damaging-uk-land-report
Louisiana bans ‘meat’ labels on vegan food: https://vegnews.com/2019/6/louisiana-bans-meat-labels-on-vegan-food
Trudeau Cabinet approves Trans Mountain expansion project: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/tasker-trans-mountain-trudeau-cabinet-decision-1.5180269
Norway sees sharp drop in palm oil biofuel consumption after ban on government purchasing: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/06/norway-sees-sharp-drop-in-palm-oil-biofuel-consumption-after-ban-on-government-purchasing/
Pennsylvanians demand a fracking halt until rare childhood cancers are investigated: https://grist.org/article/pennsylvanians-demand-a-fracking-halt-until-rare-childhood-cancers-are-investigated/
Slovakia welcomes first female president, and she’s an environmental activist: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/15/world/europe/zuzana-caputova-slovakia-president.html
Crow Nation seeks protection for Crazy Mountains in forest plan revision: https://www.missoulacurrent.com/outdoors/2019/06/crow-tribe-crazy-mountains/
Idaho State University researcher names seven new fossil species: https://www.idahostatejournal.com/community/idaho-state-university-researcher-helps-name-seven-new-fossil-species/article_f110650b-35a3-5217-b658-5373709fe6f5.html
New dinosaur species found in Chongqing, Southwest China: http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1154634.shtml
4,100 smuggled tortoises discovered in Russia: https://news.sky.com/video/4-100-smuggled-tortoises-caught-in-russia-11743717
Galapagos island to be used by US military: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-48663283
Aududon testifies at US House hearing on the Migratory Bid Treaty Act: https://www.audubon.org/news/audubon-testifies-us-house-hearing-migratory-bird-treaty-act
Greenland lost 2 billion tons of ice this week: https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/14/us/greenland-sudden-ice-melt-wxc/index.html
A vegan is now in charge of advising the Israeli government on animal-rights issues: https://vegnews.com/2019/6/a-vegan-is-now-in-charge-of-advising-the-israeli-government-on-animal-rights-issues
Major global firms accused of concealing their environmental impact: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jun/16/major-global-firms-accused-of-concealing-their-environmental-impact
G20 environment ministers agree to tackle marine plastic waste: https://www.dw.com/en/g20-environment-ministers-agree-to-tackle-marine-plastic-waste/a-49225550
Biologists have discovered an underwater octopus city: https://www.sciencealert.com/marine-biologists-discover-an-underwater-octopus-city-octlantis-jervis-bay-australia
Fossils of giant new species of sea creature found on Kangaroo Island: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-06-13/giant-trilobite-redlichia-rex-found-on-kangaroo-island/11207232
US renewable power capacity surpasses coal for first time: https://www.forbes.com/sites/rrapier/2019/06/10/u-s-renewable-power-capacity-surpasses-coal-for-the-first-time/
Woman arrested for stomping on, stabbing sea turtle nest: https://abcnews.go.com/US/miami-beach-woman-arrested-stomping-sea-turtle-nest/story?id=63743992
Eastern Himalayas, a treasure trove of Balsams, yields 20 new species: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/eastern-himalayas-a-treasure-trove-of-balsams-yields-20-new-species/article27951138.ece
Kakapo could be wiped out by fungal infection: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/13/worlds-fattest-parrot-endangered-kakapo-fungal-infection-new-zealand
Satellites show 740 square kilometres of rainforest cleared in 30 days: https://www.smh.com.au/world/south-america/satellites-show-740-square-kilometres-of-rainforest-cleared-in-30-days-20190605-p51uly.html
633 divers set world record cleaning ocean floor off Deerfield Beach: https://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/deerfield-beach/fl-ne-world-record-diver-cleanup-20190615-i6qik2bluzh7tekb3hg2nspqxi-story.html
Scotland planted over 22 million trees last year: https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/448428-scotland-planted-over-22-million-tree-last-year-smashing-planting
Comenius University scientists discover a new species of snake: https://spectator.sme.sk/c/22141351/comenius-university-scientists-discover-a-new-species-of-snake.html
Bermuda land snail comes back from the dead after disappearing 40 years ago: https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/bermuda-land-snail-chester-zoo-back-from-the-dead-extinction-a8956926.html
Kuwait and Saudi Arabia record highest temperature on Earth: https://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/kuwait-and-saudi-arabia-record-highest-temperature-on-earth-1.1560325581417
537 vultures found poisoned in dark day for Botswana conservation: https://africageographic.com/blog/catastrophic-breaking-news-537-vultures-found-poisoned-in-dark-day-for-botswana-conservation/
Song of one of rarest whales on the planet recorded for first time: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jun/20/song-rare-whale-first-time-north-pacific-right-whale
Estee Lauder companies will end animal testing: https://www.elcompanies.com/en/news-and-media/newsroom/press-releases/2019/06-20-2019
Russia to release first whales held in jail for months: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/20/world/europe/whales-released-in-russia.html
Costa Rica has banned Styrofoam: https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/costa-rica-to-ban-the-use-of-styrofoam-containers/Akagera National Park receives five endangered Eastern Black Rhinoceroses: https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/endangered-rhinos-ready-europe-rwanda-63835627
New species of rock-eating shipworm identified in freshwater river in the Philippines: https://www.umass.edu/newsoffice/article/new-species-rock-eating-shipworm
River Herring not added to Endangered Species list: http://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/river-herring-will-not-be-added-to-endangered-species-list
Chevron, Equinor depart NZ exploration scene: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=12241688
Record numbers of honey bee colonies died last winter: https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2019/06/19/733761393/more-bad-buzz-for-bees-record-numbers-of-honey-bee-colonies-died-last-winter
India’s sixth largest city runs out of water: https://www.sciencealert.com/this-indian-city-has-all-but-run-out-of-water-and-no-one-is-talking-about-it
56 new species of arachnids found in Western Australia: https://phys.org/news/2019-06-species-arachnids-western-australia.html
EPA knows its new coal rule could kill 1,400 people per year: https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/kzmy79/trumps-epa-knows-its-new-coal-rule-could-kill-1400-people-per-year
Scientists amazed as Canadian permafrost thaws 70 years early: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-climate-change-permafrost/scientists-amazed-as-canadian-permafrost-thaws-70-years-early-idUSKCN1TJ1XN
In ‘war on terrorism’ Pentagon has emitted over a billion metric tons of greenhouse gasses: https://www.mintpressnews.com/pentagon-emitted-billion-metric-tons-greenhouse-gases-war-terror/259324/
In a colony of 40k, just two penguin chicks survived this year: https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a28067879/two-penguin-chicks-40-000-colony-climate-change-birds/
Canada officially bans the import of shark fins: https://www.kelownanow.com/news/news/National_News/Canada_has_officially_banned_the_import_of_shark_fins/
Environmentalists sue Federal government for failing to protect threatened Alaska seal habitat: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-lawsuit-seal-habitat-1.5174610
EPA finalizes plan to replace Obama-era climate rules: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/19/climate/epa-coal-emissions.html
Sheep, foxes, bears fonud dead after marijuana raids in Los Padres, other state forests: https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/special-reports/outdoors/2019/06/18/forest-service-cleans-marijuana-site-los-padres-dead-sheep-foxes-bears/1445228001/
Primates lose ground to surging commodity production in their habitats: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/06/primates-lose-ground-to-surging-commodity-production-in-their-habitats/
Corsica ‘Cat-Fox’ once thought to be a myth, could be its own species: https://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/a-new-catfox-species-may-have-been-indentified-in-corsica/
Ammonia pollution damaging more than 60% of UK land: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jun/18/ammonia-pollution-damaging-uk-land-report
Louisiana bans ‘meat’ labels on vegan food: https://vegnews.com/2019/6/louisiana-bans-meat-labels-on-vegan-food
Trudeau Cabinet approves Trans Mountain expansion project: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/tasker-trans-mountain-trudeau-cabinet-decision-1.5180269
Norway sees sharp drop in palm oil biofuel consumption after ban on government purchasing: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/06/norway-sees-sharp-drop-in-palm-oil-biofuel-consumption-after-ban-on-government-purchasing/
Pennsylvanians demand a fracking halt until rare childhood cancers are investigated: https://grist.org/article/pennsylvanians-demand-a-fracking-halt-until-rare-childhood-cancers-are-investigated/
Slovakia welcomes first female president, and she’s an environmental activist: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/15/world/europe/zuzana-caputova-slovakia-president.html
Crow Nation seeks protection for Crazy Mountains in forest plan revision: https://www.missoulacurrent.com/outdoors/2019/06/crow-tribe-crazy-mountains/
Idaho State University researcher names seven new fossil species: https://www.idahostatejournal.com/community/idaho-state-university-researcher-helps-name-seven-new-fossil-species/article_f110650b-35a3-5217-b658-5373709fe6f5.html
New dinosaur species found in Chongqing, Southwest China: http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1154634.shtml
4,100 smuggled tortoises discovered in Russia: https://news.sky.com/video/4-100-smuggled-tortoises-caught-in-russia-11743717
Galapagos island to be used by US military: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-48663283
Aududon testifies at US House hearing on the Migratory Bid Treaty Act: https://www.audubon.org/news/audubon-testifies-us-house-hearing-migratory-bird-treaty-act
Greenland lost 2 billion tons of ice this week: https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/14/us/greenland-sudden-ice-melt-wxc/index.html
A vegan is now in charge of advising the Israeli government on animal-rights issues: https://vegnews.com/2019/6/a-vegan-is-now-in-charge-of-advising-the-israeli-government-on-animal-rights-issues
Major global firms accused of concealing their environmental impact: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jun/16/major-global-firms-accused-of-concealing-their-environmental-impact
G20 environment ministers agree to tackle marine plastic waste: https://www.dw.com/en/g20-environment-ministers-agree-to-tackle-marine-plastic-waste/a-49225550
Biologists have discovered an underwater octopus city: https://www.sciencealert.com/marine-biologists-discover-an-underwater-octopus-city-octlantis-jervis-bay-australia
Fossils of giant new species of sea creature found on Kangaroo Island: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-06-13/giant-trilobite-redlichia-rex-found-on-kangaroo-island/11207232
US renewable power capacity surpasses coal for first time: https://www.forbes.com/sites/rrapier/2019/06/10/u-s-renewable-power-capacity-surpasses-coal-for-the-first-time/
Woman arrested for stomping on, stabbing sea turtle nest: https://abcnews.go.com/US/miami-beach-woman-arrested-stomping-sea-turtle-nest/story?id=63743992
Eastern Himalayas, a treasure trove of Balsams, yields 20 new species: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/eastern-himalayas-a-treasure-trove-of-balsams-yields-20-new-species/article27951138.ece
Kakapo could be wiped out by fungal infection: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/13/worlds-fattest-parrot-endangered-kakapo-fungal-infection-new-zealand
Satellites show 740 square kilometres of rainforest cleared in 30 days: https://www.smh.com.au/world/south-america/satellites-show-740-square-kilometres-of-rainforest-cleared-in-30-days-20190605-p51uly.html
633 divers set world record cleaning ocean floor off Deerfield Beach: https://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/deerfield-beach/fl-ne-world-record-diver-cleanup-20190615-i6qik2bluzh7tekb3hg2nspqxi-story.html
Scotland planted over 22 million trees last year: https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/448428-scotland-planted-over-22-million-tree-last-year-smashing-planting
Comenius University scientists discover a new species of snake: https://spectator.sme.sk/c/22141351/comenius-university-scientists-discover-a-new-species-of-snake.html
Bermuda land snail comes back from the dead after disappearing 40 years ago: https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/bermuda-land-snail-chester-zoo-back-from-the-dead-extinction-a8956926.html
Kuwait and Saudi Arabia record highest temperature on Earth: https://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/kuwait-and-saudi-arabia-record-highest-temperature-on-earth-1.1560325581417
537 vultures found poisoned in dark day for Botswana conservation: https://africageographic.com/blog/catastrophic-breaking-news-537-vultures-found-poisoned-in-dark-day-for-botswana-conservation/
Song of one of rarest whales on the planet recorded for first time: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jun/20/song-rare-whale-first-time-north-pacific-right-whale
Estee Lauder companies will end animal testing: https://www.elcompanies.com/en/news-and-media/newsroom/press-releases/2019/06-20-2019
Russia to release first whales held in jail for months: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/20/world/europe/whales-released-in-russia.html
Costa Rica has banned Styrofoam: https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/costa-rica-to-ban-the-use-of-styrofoam-containers/

Conservation News ~ June 14 2019

6/14/2019

Invasive species moth species rising in MI, DNR: https://www.wxyz.com/news/invasive-gypsy-moth-species-rising-in-michigan-dnr-officials-warn
New Pinocchio frog species has a strange, pointy nose: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/06/pinocchio-frog-new-species-new-guinea/
Rich American businessman proudly kills 2 elephants and receives major backlash: http://achnews.org/2019/06/09/rich-american-businessman-proudly-kills-2-elephants-and-receives-major-backlash/
Woman in Mexico creates plastic from cactus that biodegrades in a month and is safe to ingest: https://www.sunnyskyz.com/good-news/3354/Mexican-Researcher-Creates-Plastic-From-Cactus-That-Is-Biodegradable-And-Safe-To-Ingest
Rare sea life, including possibly new species discovered by NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer: https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/NOAA-Okeanos-Explorer-finds-rare-animal-new-specie-13963952.php
Dig unearths new species of crocodile: https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/dig-unearths-new-species-of-crocodile/article_3eaa36a4-1a0b-508c-81b4-72003afc13e2.html
Indigo Ag announces new initiative to remove carbon from the environment: https://www.wmcactionnews5.com/2019/06/12/indigo-ag-announces-new-initiative-remove-carbon-environment/
Baby elephant’s incredible recovery from deadly virus gives hope for endangered species: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/baby-elephants-incredible-recovery-deadly-16508454
Lawsuit seeks endangered species protections for Lesser Prairie Chickens: https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/lawsuit-seeks-endangered-species-protections-lesser-prairie-chickens-2019-06-12/
Elephant riding to be banned at Cambodia’s largest tourist attraction, Angkor Wat: https://vegnews.com/2019/6/elephant-riding-to-be-banned-at-cambodias-largest-tourist-attraction-angkor-wat
First Nations push for massive conservation area in northern British Columbia: https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/canada-news-pmn/first-nations-push-for-massive-conservation-area-in-northern-british-columbia
NOAA investigating ‘unusually large numbers’ of dead ice seals along Alaska coast: https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/wildlife/2019/06/12/noaa-investigating-unusually-large-numbers-of-dead-ice-seals-along-alaskas-coast/
New rainforest gecko joins growing list of reptiles unique to Sri Lanka: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/06/new-rainforest-gecko-joins-growing-list-of-reptiles-unique-to-sri-lanka/
Darwin’s finches sing out of tune call after parasites deform beaks: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jun/12/darwins-finches-sing-out-of-tune-mating-call-parasites-deform-beaks
Tanzania trophy hunting imports once again authorized by the US: https://www.afrik21.africa/en/tanzania-trophy-hunting-imports-once-again-authorised-by-the-us/
Study says warming may reduce sea life by 17%: https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/hot-water-study-warming-reduce-sea-life-17-63635306
Caribbean nations boost protection for extremely rare largetooth sawfish: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/06/caribbean-nations-boost-protection-for-extremely-rare-largetooth-sawfish/
United Airlines makes history flying the most eco-friendly commercial flight: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/united-airlines-makes-history-flying-the-most-eco-friendly-commercial-flight-of-its-kind-300862594.html
Free ‘Shazam for Nature’ app identifies plants and animals in your photos: https://petapixel.com/2019/06/06/this-free-shazam-for-nature-app-can-identify-plants-and-animals-in-photos/
Two new species of T. rex discovered: Phuwiangvenator yaemniyomi and Vayuraptor nongbualamphuensis: http://www.sci-news.com/paleontology/megaraptoran-dinosaurs-thailand-07232.html
Red states are criminalizing speech to wage war on environmental activists: https://www.gq.com/story/criminalizing-pipeline-protests
Brazil guts environmental agencies, clears way for unchecked deforestation: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/06/brazil-guts-environmental-agencies-clears-way-for-unchecked-deforestation/
Man caught trying to smuggle 17 rare animals, including possible new species into Japan: https://www.khq.com/top_video/man-caught-trying-to-smuggle-rare-animals-including-possible-new/video_fc6afb1e-8c89-11e9-83ac-5f5a42cd5c8a.html
New to science New Zealand moths link mythological deities to James Cameron’s films: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/06/190611092437.htm
Scientists film lice having sex for the first time: https://www.thedailybeast.com/scientists-film-lice-having-sex-for-the-first-time
UK commits to ‘net zero’ emissions by 2050: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2206302-uk-commits-to-reduce-greenhouse-gas-emissions-to-net-zero-by-2050/
Oregon passes controversial plan to set the stage for trophy hunting of wolves: https://blog.humanesociety.org/2019/06/oregon-passes-controversial-plan-to-set-the-stage-for-trophy-hunting-of-wolves.html
Radiohead donates money to climate change group instead of paying ransom to hackers: https://www.gq.com/story/radiohead-ransom-extinction-rebellion
IUCN advises “in danger” status for three World Heritage sites: https://www.iucn.org/news/iucn-43whc/201906/iucn-advises-danger-status-three-world-heritage-sites
Indonesian ban on clearing new swaths of forest to made permanent: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/06/indonesian-ban-on-clearing-new-swaths-of-forest-to-be-made-permanent/
Nestle gears up to launch the plant-based Awesome Burger under the Sweet Earth brand: https://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/Article/2019/06/10/Nestle-gears-up-to-launch-the-plant-based-Awesome-Burger-under-the-Sweet-Earth-brand
First ever high-seas conservation treaty would protect life in international waters: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/04/first-ever-high-seas-conservation-treaty-would-protect-life-international-waters
Energy industry’s carbon emissions rise at fastest rate in nearly a decade: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/jun/11/energy-industry-carbon-emissions-bp-report-fossil-fuels
Insects are disappearing in India, and we don’t even have data: https://india.mongabay.com/2019/06/insects-are-disappearing-in-india-and-we-dont-even-have-data/
Complaint claims abusive conditions for dolphins at Madrid Zoo: https://elpais.com/elpais/2019/06/10/inenglish/1560181525_095173.html
Pregnant Orangutan photographed clinging to last tree in rainforest destroyed for palm oil: https://thewildchild.co.za/pregnant-orangutan-pictured-clinging-to-final-tree-as-bulldozers-destroy-rain-forest-around-her/
Seahorses decline due to rampant export: https://z6mag.com/2019/06/10/seahorses-decline-due-to-rampant-export/
Rare white bear cub spotted by Alberta wildlife photographers: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/white-bear-cub-kananaskis-1.5159547
US, Brazil and Australia lead the world in weakening national parks: https://cosmosmagazine.com/society/us-brazil-and-australia-lead-the-world-in-weakening-national-parks
Chile just became the first country in the Americas to ban plastic bags: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-45066268
$180 million DNA barcode project aims to discover 2 million new species: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/06/180-million-dna-barcode-project-aims-discover-2-million-new-species
Texas reforms feral pig law – no state licenses required to hunt: https://www.ammoland.com/2019/06/texas-reforms-feral-pig-law-no-state-license-required-to-hunt/
A new strategy s saving endangered California Sea Turtles from deadly fishing nets: https://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-welch-sea-turtles-swordfish-climate-change-20190610-story.html
New insect species discovered on the slopes of the Maungatua Range: https://phys.org/news/2019-06-insect-species-slopes-maungatua-range.html
WA’s endangered pygmy rabbits bounce back from the brink: https://crosscut.com/2019/06/was-endangered-pygmy-rabbits-bounce-back-brink
Rights to water stored by Willamette dams up for grabs: https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2019/05/29/water-behind-willamette-river-dams-cities-farmers-fish-compete-salem-oregon/1198208001/
Ottawa passes legislation that bans whale and dolphin captivity in Canada: https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/ottawa-passes-legislation-that-bans-whale-and-dolphin-captivity-in-canada-1.4459753
Young Quebecers take Ottawa to court in class action over climate change: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/young-quebecers-class-action-climate-change-environment-1.5164929
Canada poised to pass two historic animal rights bills: http://www.rcinet.ca/en/2019/06/05/canada-poised-to-pass-two-historic-animal-rights-bills/
Arctic death spiral speeds up sixfold, driving coastal permafrost collapse: https://thinkprogress.org/arctic-death-spiral-coastal-permafrost-collapse-23d650acea99/
World’s largest plant survey reveals alarming extinction rate: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-01810-6
Tigers are orange to confuse their prey who see them as green: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-7078823/Tigers-orange-confuse-prey-green-experts-say.html
Fossil ‘sea monster’ found in Antarctica was the heaviest of its kind: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2019/06/fossil-sea-monster-found-antarctica-heaviest-of-its-kind-elasmosaurs/
A court ruling declared animals a legal person or entity in Indian State: https://www.plantbasednews.org/post/high-court-india-animals-same-rights-humans
NOAA forecasts very large ‘dead zone’ for Gulf of Mexico: https://www.noaa.gov/media-release/noaa-forecasts-very-large-dead-zone-for-gulf-of-mexico
Feds declare emergency as Gray Whale deaths reach highest level in nearly 20 years: https://phys.org/news/2019-06-feds-declare-emergency-gray-whale.html
Whale Jail firm fined after outcry: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-48557320
Canada will ban harmful single-use plastics as early as 2021: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-48477087
Destructive super termites are swarming in South Florida: https://www.sun-sentinel.com/features/fl-fea-super-termites-damage-worse-2019-20190610-bherqxf66vgz7huiavwbvcvdja-story.html
EPA moves to streamline process for evaluating pesticide impacts on endangered species: https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2019/06/10/epa-moves-to-streamline-process-for-evaluating-pesticide-impacts-on-endangered-species/
Endangered species discovered clinging on in Great Sandy Desert ‘island refuge’: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-06-10/endangered-species-discovered-clinging-on-in-island-refuge/11190590
Japan will resume commercial whaling in July after a 30-year-break: https://qz.com/1639171/japan-to-resume-commercial-whaling-july-1-after-30-year-break/
Scottish coastal protection zones proposed for dolphins, whales, and sharks: https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/scottish-coastal-protection-zones-proposed-for-dolphins-whales-and-sharks-38191996.html
New research finds wolves limit spread of animal disease: https://envirotecmagazine.com/2019/05/30/new-research-finds-wolves-limit-spread-of-animal-disease/
Millions of Salmon in Norway killed by algae bloom: https://envirotecmagazine.com/2019/05/30/new-research-finds-wolves-limit-spread-of-animal-disease/
Four species of plume moths discovered in Bahamas: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-06/fmon-fns060719.php
WHO’s recognition of Chinese medicines threatens Indian wildlife: https://www.asiatimes.com/2019/06/article/whos-recognition-of-chinese-medicines-threatens-indian-wildlife/
A giant Pleistocene wolf discovered in Yakutia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05gqt-WY8ro
Dallas Zoo debuts hippo calf: https://www.dallaszoo.com/news/dallas-zoos-baby-hippo-to-make-its-public-debut-saturday-june-1/
Wyoming tells 9th circuit Yellowstone Grizzly not endangered: https://www.law360.com/articles/1167104/wyo-tells-9th-circ-yellowstone-grizzly-not-endangered
White House plans to reclassify high-level radioactive waste as low-risk: https://www.democracynow.org/2019/6/7/headlines/trump_administration_plans_to_reclassify_high_level_radioactive_waste_as_low_risk
Cost plunges for capturing carbon dioxide from the air: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/06/cost-plunges-capturing-carbon-dioxide-air
Wildlife activists outraged as Zimbabwe’s president offers land in national parks to China: https://www.theepochtimes.com/wildlife-activists-outraged-as-zimbabwes-president-offers-land-in-national-parks-to-chinese-investors_2950772.html
Lake Tahoe clarity level bounces back: https://www.ucdavis.edu/news/lake-tahoe-clarity-level-bounces-back/
Fossil of giant sea creature discovered in South Australia: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/06/190613095148.htm
Once threatened, sea turtle nests thrive along the Georgia coast: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/13/science/sea-turtles-georgia.html