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Conservation News ~ 8 November 2019

11/8/2019

IUCN calls for halt to species decline by 2030
A new bioreactor captures as much carbon as an acre of trees
New Zealand Prime Minister Ardren says NZ is on ‘right side of history’ as MPs pass zero-carbon bill
Coca Cola is biggest culprit behind plastic waste in the Philippines
Italy to become first country to make learning about climate change compulsory for students
Gene flow between butterfly species offers clue to biodiversity
Two six-million-year-old new species of snakes found in Greece
Beautiful new species of dragonfly discovered
Pacific Fishers proposed for Endangered Species Act protection in California and Oregon
Unusual mass flowering in Malaysian rainforests provides seeds for endangered tree ‘arks’
Huge trove of mammoth skeletons found in Mexico
Australia’s prime minister pledges to outlaw climate boycotts, arguing they threaten the economy
Court rejects ivory ban challenge
Makers of Oreo, KitKats among brands linked to Indonesia forest fires
LA Mayor Garcetti celebrates final approval of largest solar and energy storage project
White House schedules lease sale for Arctic Alaska lands
Indonesian journalists critical of illegal palm plantation found dead
Earthworms’ place on Earth mapped
Images reveal Iceland’s glacier melt
Purchase of Banning Ranch for coastal preserve buoyed by $50 million donation
New toads named from a Sumatran biodiversity trove that’s under threat
The Riverside County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 to deny Paradise Valley plan south of Joshua Tree
Fracking halted in England in major government U-turn
Indonesia plans IVF for recently captured Sumatran rhino
House votes to permanently ban uranium mines near Grand Canyon
The Queen of England foes fur-free for the animals
11,000 scientists from across world unite to declare global climate emergency
New species of Tarsier discovered
Brazilian judge rules elephants not a commodity
Complex society discovered in vulturine guineafowl
Greta Thunberg promotes veganism to 4 million ‘Ellen’ viewers
Prince Harry’s conservation charity African Parks takes on neglected Zimbabwean national parks
Scientists prioritize protection of ‘climate refugia’
Bengal tree frog gets recorded as new species
New species remain hidden in myristica swamps of the Western Ghats
India air pollution at ‘unbearable levels’
Five million pollution masks to be handed out to Delhi residents
Eight new species of mussels spotted
Killing endangered fish may land a Florida man in jail with a $50000 fine
Rex Tillerson testified in court about lying to Exxon’s shareholders about climate change
Plastic bottles repaving South Africa’s roads
Five indigenous leaders massacred in Colombia
Antarctic marine park – conservationists frustrated after protection bid fails for eighth time
Guardian of the Forest ambushed and murdered in Brazilian Amazon
Migrating eagles rack up huge data roaming charges
Fishery collapse confirms Silent Spring pesticide prophecy
There’s a new fin whale subspecies in the north Pacific
Japanese university artificially incubated endangered eel species
Bennet, Udall aim to conserve 30 percent of US lands by 2030
Use of neonictinoids on rice paddies linked to fishery collapse in Japan
Canadian Feds called on to enforce emergency closure of BC’s last herring fishery

Conservation Jobs ~ 31 October 2019

10/31/2019

Sweden – Rewilding Manager: https://rewildingeurope.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Job_description_RewildingManager-Sweden_RE.pdf
UCSB – NCEAS Science Liaison: https://recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF01621
U of Mass – Decision Science and Climate Change Adaptation Post Doc: https://www.climaterefugia.org/postdoc
Oregon – Outdoor Science Instructor: https://wfscjobs.tamu.edu/jobs/outdoor-science-instructor-oregon-4/
Seattle – Citizen Science Monitoring Data Post Doc: https://wfscjobs.tamu.edu/jobs/postdoctoral-scholar-citizen-science-monitoring-data-washington/
Florida – Manatee Research and Rescue: https://wfscjobs.tamu.edu/jobs/melbourne-beach-manatee-research-and-rescue-florida/
Oregon – Ambassador Animal Coordinator: https://wfscjobs.tamu.edu/jobs/ambassador-animal-coordinator-oregon/
DC – NPCA Board Liaison Coordinator: https://wfscjobs.tamu.edu/jobs/board-liaison-coordinator-washington-dc/
DC – Resource and Park Protection Program Manager, NPCA: https://wfscjobs.tamu.edu/jobs/resource-and-park-protection-program-manager-washington-dc/
SF, CA – Director Conservation Management and Field Operations: https://wfscjobs.tamu.edu/jobs/director-conservation-management-and-field-operations-california/
Oregon – Natural Resource Conservation Liaison: https://wfscjobs.tamu.edu/jobs/natural-resource-conservation-liaison-oregon/
Monterey, CA – DOW Rep for Coastal Conservation and Sea Otter: https://www.indeedjobs.com/jobs/c5a34fb24ed0ef3b999c?from=snippet
SF, CA – DOW rep for Coastal Conservation and Sea Otters: https://www.indeedjobs.com/jobs/693c557dee93bd517f99?from=snippet
IUCN (Switzerland)- Resource and Partnership Officer for RAMSAR: https://hrms.iucn.org/vacancy/5191
IUCN (Switzerland)- Programme Officer: https://hrms.iucn.org/vacancy/5193
SLO, CA – Conservation Project Manager: https://www.landtrustalliance.org/job/conservation-project-manager-land-conservancy-san-luis-obispo-county
Oregon – Senior Conservation Project Manager: https://www.landtrustalliance.org/job/senior-conservation-project-manager-pacific-forest-trust-0
UCSB –Environmental Ethics professorship: https://www.es.ucsb.edu/news/announcement/600
Maui – Research Officer: https://coral.org/job-opportunities/research-officer-maui/
Hawaii – Range Technician: https://kohalacenter.org/range-tech-191001
DC – Project Manager for EDF: https://www.edf.org/jobs/project-manager-field-operations
SF, NY, OR DC – Project Manager and Systems Liaison for EDF: https://www.edf.org/jobs/project-manager-and-systems-liaison-oceans
TNC – Global Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Director: https://careers.nature.org/psp/tnccareers/APPLICANT/APPL/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_APP_SCHJOB.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST&Action=U&FOCUS=Applicant&SiteId=1&JobOpeningId=48170&PostingSeq=1
TNC – Caribbean Division Director: https://careers.nature.org/psp/tnccareers/APPLICANT/APPL/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_APP_SCHJOB.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST&Action=U&FOCUS=Applicant&SiteId=1&JobOpeningId=48033&PostingSeq=1

Conservation News ~ 1 November 2019

10/31/2019

Keystone Pipeline leaks 383,000 gallons of oil in North Dakota
Mining company secretly proposes to increase industrial shipping in Arctic marine conservation area
First South American insect that emits blue light is discovered
New species of a giant flying squirrel discovered in the Far East of Russia
Miss Montana USA sparks backlash from meat industry for speaking out against factory farming
Quarter of world’s pig population to die of African swine fever
Foie Gras banned in New York City
Wu Tang Clan just launched vegan wallets made from bananas
Dust from a giant asteroid crash caused an ancient ice age
Gillnet fishing blocked in Right Whale feeding grounds by judge
New seafloor map reveals how strange the Gulf of Mexico is
US House passes bill to prohibit mining near Grand Canyon
US Feds flush endangered fish protections down the drain to boost Big Ag
Former Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson testifies in climate change fraud trial
Controversial dam gets green light to flood a Philippine protected area
Massive SF mural planned for Tenderloin aims to make Monarch butterflies impossible to ignore
First female Head of Conservation for Addo Elephant National Park
Hundreds of koalas feared burned alive in out-of-control bushfire
Researchers discover new bat species
Over 50 new species discovered in Turkish waters
Newly discovered shrimp call a Whale Shark’s mouth home
US Feds sued over Endangered Species on Hawaii Island
Wildlife Services sued in Washington over killing mammals
Greta Thunberg declines environmental award
42 wild burros shot dead in Mojave desert, $58,000 reward posted for identifying killer
Two suspects charged in largest seizure of turtles in recent history
White rhino killed in KNP, poachers caught soon after
Rare poisonous fish discovered on Vancouver Island
Virus discovered infecting bald eagles
EPA removes protections for streams, wetlands, and drinking water
Commitments worth $63 billion pledged for ocean protection
Global pet trade in amphibians bigger than we thought
Rare Bangladesh crocodile lays eggs in new hope for species
UN climate Scientists think they can halt global warming for $300 billion
Eight pesticides will get federal reviews of endangered species impacts
A record number of condor chicks hatched in the Southwest this year
Australia closes climb on sacred Uluru mountain
Fire-spawned forest fungi hide out in other organisms
Coral cover around popular Great Barrier Reef islands has almost halved
Lasers could cut lifespan of nuclear waste from a million years to 30 minutes, says Nobel winner
US Forest Service puts protections for Alaska’s majestic Tongass on chopping block
Sea urchin population soars 10,000% in five years, devastating US coastline
Glacial rivers absorb carbon faster than rainforests

Conservation News ~ 25 October 2019

10/25/2019

Glacial rivers absorb carbon faster than rainforests
Death Valley is 25 years old and there is free entry and a week of free events
White House begins official withdrawal from Paris Agreement
Eight more Fishers released into the North Cascades
New species of beetle named after Greta Thunberg
$85 million initiative to scale up agroforestry in Africa announced
New Grouper species discovered in Australian fish market
Malaria surges in deforested parts of the Amazon
Amazon’s male white bellbird has the loudest recorded call
Uganda’s eco-feminists are taking on mining and plantation industries
Area the size of Puerto Rico burned in Indonesia’s fire crisis
A ‘sly’ species of leaf-tailed gecko uncovered from Madagascar
US House unanimously approves bill to make animal cruelty a federal offense
Apple CEO Tim Cook says he’s taking on climate change
India just cancelled 14 huge coal-fired power stations as solar energy prices hit record low
SD Safari Park’s rhino calf meets other rhino for first time
Amazon rainforest close to irreversible tipping point
Europe’s largest floating solar plant opens in France
Brazilians rally to clean beaches amid outrage at government’s inaction
Wildlife tourism five times more lucrative than illegal wildlife trade
Oil companies persuade states to make pipeline protests a felony
New species take longer to arise in the Amazon
New crustacean species discovered in Lake Erie
Minnesota joins legal challenge of White House rollbacks of Endangered Species Act
Thawing permafrost turns Arctic into net source of carbon
White House moves to lift protections for fish and divert water to farms
New maps show that giraffes live mostly outside protected areas
Once close to extinction, western South Atlantic Humpback whale population close to full recovery
Eureka formally transfers Indian Island back to Wiyot Tribe
Widespread drying of European peatlands
Melting glaciers reveal five new islands in the Arctic
Much of the Earth is still wild, but threatened by fragmentation
White Cougar found in Brazil
Antibiotic resistance is spreading among marine mammals
California’s Kelp forests are crashing
Malaysian attempt at Sumatran rhino IVF fails on low quality of sperm
Six new lizard specie found in Western Ghats
Scientists name new species of spiders after members of Iron Maiden, Def Leopard, Scorpions
Tennessee freshwater fish gets endangered species protection
Bank of England boss says global finance is funding 4C temperature rise
Macy’s commits to stop selling fur by end of 2020
At least 55 elephants die in Zimbabwe drought
‘Artificial leaf’ successfully produces clean gas
Judge blocks White House plans that lifted Sage-Grouse protections
Brazilian dentist arrested for allegedly killing over 1000 jaguars
Environmental activist is murdered trying to save Europe’s oldest forests
New species of dinosaur discovered in Japan
New humpbacked fish found in India
Electric fishing kills 57% of the seabed’s population
Alaska ignores decline of Denali National Park
Endangered lily faces challenges on Oregon’s South Coast
Rare Oregon orchid fading fast
Police ban Extinction Rebellion protests from whole of London
New flowerpecker bird species discovered in imperiled lowland of Borneo
New praying mantis species that looks and acts like a wasp is discovered
Indigenous protests force government to cancel IMF loan
Sea-level rise has claimed five whole islands in the Pacific
130 banks worth $47 trillion adopt new UN-backed climate policies to shift their loan balance
Second whale found dead in Thames in less than two weeks
Ships are illegally dumping plastic trash at sea
British company pleads to smuggling endangered species
DeGeneres raises $5million for gorilla conservation in Rwanda
Northern Arapaho tribe welcomes first buffalo herd

Conservation News ~ 17 October 2019

10/17/2019

Marine biologists discover two new species of Porcelain Crabs
Michigan’s most endangered species sees sharp population decline and could become extinct
Venezuelan crisis – government censors environmental and scientific data
Extreme snowfall led to reproductive collapse in some Arctic wildlife in 2018
Biodiversity boosts crop pollinators and pest controllers
Malaysian attempt at Sumatran rhino IVF fails on low quality of sperm
At India’s Assam Zoo, decades of experience lead to rhino-breeding success
Cook Islands MPA leader fired after supporting seabed mining freeze
Former landfill becomes Maryland’s first large-scale community solar farm
$50 million in illegally harvested rosewood may go back into the black market
Yakama, Lummi tribal leaders call for removal of three lower Columbia River dams
White House proposes expanding logging in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest
New Grouper species found at Queensland market
New environment bill removes power to fine government for missing targets
Activists in last-ditch attempt to block export of 35 baby elephants to China
Humpback whales spied using their fins to scoop up fish
Vaquita monitoring begins in the Upper Gulf of California
Billionaire behind ‘Fortnite’ invests millions in NC Forest conservation
Satellites have recorded the second-lowest Arctic sea ice extent since 1979
New species of crocodile discovered
Agency hides red wolf info while leaving species to dwindle
50,000 Emperor Penguins vanish as ice shelf ecosystem is washed out to sea
Scientists endorse mass civil disobedience to force climate action
$65 million deal to protect Congo’s forests raises concerns
British armed forces supplied by Brazilian meat firm linked to Amazon deforestation
Expansion of a famous elephant park holds out hope for Africa’s big tuskers
Drought is a major disruption for SC wildlife and natural resources
A new antibiotic has been discovered in the soil of a Mexican rainforest
Seven elephants found dead as Sri Lanka’s human-wildlife conflict escalates
White-bellied sea eagle preys on feral pig
5 million gallons of oil spilled from Bahamas storage facility
Raptor dinosaur skeleton found in southern Alberta hailed a ‘scientific goldmine’
Dallas Zoo sets 46 horned lizards loose with its first-ever wildlife release
Missoula non-profit, Working Dogs for Conservation, awarded $250,000 grant
Italy proposes to cut prices for food sold without packaging
Billions face food, water shortages over next 30 years as nature fails
Californians will be banned from smoking at state parks and beaches under new law
Australia downgrades Great Barrier Reef outlook from ‘Poor’ to ‘Very Poor’
Private property, not productivity, precipitated Neolithic agricultural revolution
Mysterious radiation leak, 100x larger than Fukushima, traced to Russian facility
Marshall Islands declares national climate crisis
Harlingen Texas mayor Chris Boswell becomes 500th mayor to pledge to help save the Monarch Butterfly
Benedict Cumberbatch joins Extinction Rebellion’s climate protests in London
Google made large contributions to climate change deniers
Endangered Black Rhino expecting first calf
The sea is running out of fish, despite nations’ pledges to stop it
White House must publish delayed Energy Efficient Standards
Bees in Australia are getting drunk on fermented nectar and being refused re-entry to the hive
California will meet its 2030 emission goals in 2061
EPA finds selenium from BC mines contaminating fish in Montana

Conservation News 11 October 2019

10/10/2019

Salmon return to Oregon river by the hundreds to spawn after $2M restoration
New species of fish discovered in a well in India
CDFW recommends Cal ESA protection for Yellow-legged Frog
For the first time, wind power is about to surpass coal in Texas
California bans popular pesticide linked to brain damage in children
Peruvian group launch compostable plates made of banana leaves
Humpback whale found dead in Thames was hit by a ship
Trillions of microplastics found in San Francisco bay
Two new species of giant parasitic wasp found in Uganda
Kirtland’s Warbler delisted from ESA
LB Aquarium of Pacific releases Green Sea Turtle back into wild
Peru signs agreement to end deforestation caused by palm oil by 2021
More than a quarter of UK mammals face extinction
Scientists discover new antibiotic in tropical forest
New York City wants to put a climate change ‘laboratory’ on Governors Island
Wildlife trade entangles nearly a fifth of the planet’s vertebrate animals
Seven new species appear for first time on list of world’s 25 most endangered primates
New bird species discovered in Indonesia – Alor Myzomela
Pigs have been recorded using tools for the first time
Our diets must change to halt nature loss, says UN biodiversity chief
Ghost forests are visceral examples of the advance of climate change
There is more money in the Borneo Rainforest’s biodiversity than in its deforestation
Pope urges respect for indigenous Amazon peoples at start of three-week gathering
Wolves and coyotes feel sadness and grieve like humans
CITES appeals to countries to watch out for Mangalasy rosewood
Wildlife tracking on the rise all across Latin America
Climate activist Greta Thunberg visiting Dakota reservations
New England power line corridors harbor rare bees and other wild things
Insecticide blamed for the deaths of 200 native birds, including wedge-tailed eagles
South Africa seizes 342kg lion bones bound for Malaysia
University of Iowa tells faculty not to promote Greta Thunberg visit via UI social media
Bilbies returned to national park in south-west NSW after 100-year absence
Interior Secretary hears concerns about grizzlies along the Front
Nome teenagers protest for awareness of climate change, urge adults to act
Six elephants die trying to save each other

Conservation News ~ 6 October 2019

10/6/2019

4 pups born this year in group of wolves living in eastern Lane and Douglas counties
Climate change has brought 25 new species to Barents Sea
New king cricket species discovery in Costa Rica
New prehistoric flying reptile, ‘Iron Dragon’, discovered in Queensland
Restore landscapes to push ahead on sustainable development, says International Resource Panel
Environment groups offer $30k reward to identify wolf’s killer
Los Angeles is looking into paving its roads with recycled plastic
Peruvian authorities seize vessel with 12.3 seahorses
In Israel, questions are raised about a forest that rises from the desert
River otter pups to make debut at Jacksonville Zoo
Washington State kills wolf mother to protect cows
Study confirms that Grizzly Bears long inhabited North Cascades
Whale calf rescued in Sydney was entangles in shark net from Queensland
Adding 1 billion hectares of forest could help check global warming
California man pleads guilty in the killing of the P-38 Mountain Lion
French scientist invents machine that can turn plastic into diesel and gasoline
Great horseshoe bats living in Kent after absence of 115 years
Ant-plant partnerships may play unexpected role in ant evolution
Tikkurila launches new paint collection to protect endangered species
17 states sue Feds over Endangered Species Act rules
Sneaky lions in Zambia are moving across areas thought uninhabitable for them
Imprinting on mothers may drive new species formation in poison dart frogs
World losing area of forest the size of the UK each year
Two indicted for sabotaging Dakota Access Pipeline
Ancient tree with record of Earth’s magnetic field reversal in its rings discovered
UC Davis finds extreme wildfires in Sierra Nevada forests are transforming forestlands into shrublands
Demand for charcoal threatens the forest of Madagascar’s last hunter-gatherers
Brazil land reform head fired amid push to legalize cleared Amazon land
Brazilian beef industry plays outsized role in tropical carbon emissions
Lack of seed availability hampers forest recovery after wildfires
Germany is removing dead trees for large-scale reforestation
Increasing precipitation extremes driving tree growth reductions across Southwest
Pennsylvania will develop a pathway to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
Greta Thunberg’s death metal cover is officially a single, with all proceeds going to Greenpeace
Ocean cleanup device successfully collects plastic for first time
Bipartisan report says White House abuse has pushed Federal science to a crisis
Gold mining leaves heart of Peruvian Amazon a wasteland
Fossil fish gives new insights into evolution after end-Cretaceous mass extinction
Environmental groups sue to get dunes sagebrush lizard added to endangered species list
Endangered Species Act saves tiny Puerto Rican gecko
Wildlife photographer raises concern with photos of emaciated grizzlies
Royal Shakespeare Company to end BP sponsorship deal
More than 130 whales dead after West African mass standing event
Brazilian state complicit in violence against forest defenders
Sarah Davis names Yellowstone’s next chief of resource and visitor protection
Meet and Dairy consumption on the device in Finland
Star-studded animal rights gala raises record $2 million
TripAdvisor has just cut ties with attractions that breed whales and dolphins in captivity
Thousands of ships use ‘cheat devices’ to dump toxic wastewater into oceans
French citizens’ panel to advise on climate crisis strategies
Sea-level rise has claimed five whole islands in the Pacific
Irish man sentenced in US for trafficking rhino horns
White House eliminates advisory boards for marine life, invasive species
Harvard launches law firm for animal advocacy
New organic compounds found in Enceladus ice grains
Once thought to be extinct, clover has recovered enough to come off the endangered list
Poachers believed responsible for fire in Kenya’s Aberdare Forest
More than half of all coffee species are at risk of extinction
Condor chick makes first flight attempt from Utah cliff
Belgium’s first sighted wolf in a century feared killed by hunters
Amazon fires dropped unexpectedly in September
New trapdoor spider species discovered
New species of parasite is identified in fatal case of visceral leishmaniasis
Protestors in Berlin call Brazil’s environment minister Salles ‘Climate Change’
Tesla just developed a million-mile battery
Nova Scotia announces 17 new, expanded protected areas, and 10 more to come
Britain’s pine marten
Nature retracts ocean-warming study
Inslee asks Washington wildlife agency to kill fewer wolves, pursue new management methods
Indonesia cancels Komodo island closure, saying tourists are no threat to dragon
Yellowstone, Grand Teton, Glacier parks allow e-bikes
Volkswagen emissions scandal- mass lawsuits opens in Germany
First US gas stations to ditch oil for 100% electric vehicle charging opens
99 million year old snake hatchling found encased in Burmese
Teen girls are leading the climate strikes and helping change the face of environmentalism
Western lawmakers prepare bills to modernize Endangered Species Act
Global warming causing ocean ‘emergency’
After 450 million years, the Chinese horseshoe crab is now endangered
Collapse of desert bird populations likely due to heat stress
Voters like taxing carbon as long as you don’t say ‘carbon tax’
Google searches for ‘climate change’ finally beat out Game of Thrones
Australia cuts 80% of plastic bags in 3 short months
Palm oil from’ orangutan capital of world’ sold to major brands
Nearly 14,000 acres of wetlands along Savannah Ricer in SC put under conservation deal
Trader Joes got rid of plastic packaging and produce prices fell by up to 25%
7 million people demand action after week of climate strikes
The bee is declared the most important living being on the planet
315 billion-tonne iceberg breaks off Antarctica
An activist who protected the Amazon’s uncontacted tribes was just assassinated
Palm oil from Sumatra illegal plantation found in supply chains of brands like Nestle
Ontario is sacrificing wolves, coyotes, and moose to appease hunters
Prince Harry unveils new conservation project in Angola
62 new marine species found in Gulf of Mannar
Delhi Homes6 new Butterfly Species, some rare ones spotted this year
Frosh, Dems launch full-court press to save Endangered Species Act
Camera trap study reveals Amazon ocelot’s survival strategies
Sant Barbara Zoo’s last elephant, 48 year- old Little Mac is euthanized
12-year-old Rhino Conservationist received award from Duke and Duchess
Audubon-sponsored bill protecting California’s birds clears state senate
Alarming extinction threat to Europe’s trees
California governor vetoes bill aimed at stopping Feds environment rollback

Conservation News ~ 27 September 2019

9/27/2019

Michigan plants 1,000 happy trees to honor painter Bob Ross:
SA teen wins international photography award for rhino dehorning shot:
San Jose to become largest US city to enact natural gas ban:
New species of worm with three sexes discovered in highly salty Californian lake:
Scientists connected fragments of pine savanna and new species keep showing up:
2 Mexican Gray Wold pups die of EEE virus at Michigan zoo:
David Attenborough praises young people for their action on climate change:
Scientists boosted from EPA panel form their own group:
Climate crisis drives Mont Blan Glacier toward collapse:
The world’s oceans are losing power to stall climate change:
Just one tea bag can release billions of microplastics in your drink:
Caribbean Islands are the biggest plastic polluters per capita in the world:
Rhino poachers break bail conditions, flee Zimbabwe:
Resnicks donate record $750 million for climate change research at Cal Tech:
Apple is working to restore African grasslands to curb climate change:
Earliest signs of life- scientists find microbial remains in ancient rocks:
New species of crocodile discovered in museum collection:
China continues intense activity with environment:
Fox News panel on climate change says liberals have forgotten about god and are worshipping the environment:
Goldman Sachs just release a 34-page analysis of the impact of climate change:
Indonesian forest fires putting 10 million children at risk, UNICEF says:
Climate activists paint stunning mural on two blocks in SF:
North Sea Cod los sustainability ‘blue tick’ as fish population fails:
Small countries made big commitments at the UN climate summit:
Offshore wind energy price plunges 30 percent to a new record low:
Greta Thunberg is nominated for Nobel Peace Prize:
At least 500 jaguars died or lost their habitat in Amazon fires:
Aerosols from coniferous forest no longer cool the climate as much:
17 states sue Federal Government over weakened Endangered Species Act:
There’s no scenario that stops sea level in this century, UN climate report says:
Major cruise line to abandon plastic water bottles:
Biden’s Climate Adviser earned $1 million from a natural gas company:
Mining billionaire launches $300m war on plastics to tackle ocean pollution:
Norway releases $50m in forest funds to Guyana:
Coral gardeners bring back Jamaica’s reefs:
US Dept of Interior overturns BLM decision in victory for Grand Staircase Forests:
US House Republicans revive plan to cripple Endangered Species Act:
Fossil fuel subsidies reach $87 billion in EU countries:
Switzerland just banned the egg industry from grinding live chicks:
Senate confirms top Interior lawyer accused of lying to Congress:
Blood-red sky in Indonesia’s Jambi forest:
Nine new Fijian bees described:
800-year-old Portuguese University just banned beef:
Brazil’s Bolsonaro tells UN that the Amazon isn’t on fire but full of riches:
Greta Thunberg comes under attack on TV and social media:
Elkhorn Slough benefitting from Monterey Bay Aquarium’s sea otter surrogacy program:
Amazon pledges surprisingly bold climate change goals:
Walrus sinks Russian Navy boat in Arctic Ocean:
US president mocks Greta Thunberg and her speech about climate change:
New species of fossilized sea creature described:
New species of frog discovered in Arunachal:
Gabon becomes the first African country to receive funding for preserving its rainforests:
Google signs up to $2bn wind and solar investment:
Marriot CEO says cutting out single-use toiletries will save 500 million plastic bottles per year:
Greta Thunberg, 15 kids sue five countries in groundbreaking climate lawsuit:
Poor Filipino fishermen are making millions protecting whale sharks:
Call for 1m people to join UK’s biggest mass tree-planting campaign:
7 million people displaced by extreme weather in first half of 2019:
UK unveils 1.2bn for climate and endangered species:
Kruger Park gets gunshot detection system to fight rhino poaching:
Sri Lanka wields mangroves against climate change:
The Amazon’s tallest trees are growing 50% bigger and scientists don’t know how:

Conservation News ~ 23 September 2019

9/23/2019

Extinction Rebellion: 91-year-old climate protestor arrested near port of Dover:
California sues White House over revoking state’s authority to set car emission standards:
Discovery of an endangered species in a well-known cave raises questions:
Americans are waking up: two thirds say climate crisis must be addressed:
Three Mile Island nuclear power plant shuts down:
New bioreactor captures as much carbon as an acre of trees:
Germany unveils $60 billion climate package:
Researchers spot exotic creatures in marine national monument:
Scientists discovered mysterious creature below Antarctica:
Southern resident orcas spotted in Puget Sound:
Australia is running out of drinking water:
First ever Clouded Leopard debuts at Smithsonian’s National Zoo:
230 investors with USD $16.s trillion in AUM call for corporate action on deforestation, signaling support:
Texas is drowning under one of the wettest storms in US history;
Five most wanted Rhino poachers apprehended in Biswanath:
New Zealand insect named after hobbit Frodo Baggins from Lord of the Rings:
6 new species found in Aarey in 10 years:
Mass climate strike protests held around the world ahead of UN summit:
Conservation group to buy world’s largest privately held Sequoia Forest for $15m:
Distressed dolphin pictured comforting her pod before being slaughtered in mass killing:
Ruling stops Pedal Power timber harvest near Springfield, Or:
Tiny penguin released back into the wild after swimming from New Zealand to Australia:
Isra Hirsi is 16, unbothered, and saving the planet:
Scaling back: graduate invents plastic alternative from fish waste:
California family find mountain lion lounging in their bathroom:
Birds are vanishing from North America – there are 2.9 billion fewer birds than 50 years:
Bald Eagles have found themselves a new home in suburbia:
Colorful new gecko species described:
White House slaps tariffs on solar panels in major blow to renewable energy:
Texas hounds chase down rhino poachers in South Africa:
Arkansas city paying homeless $9.25 an hour to collect trash:
Un secretary general calls climate change an emergency:
Deforestation increase dovetails with armed conflict in Colombia:
Gran Chaco – South America’s second largest forest at risk of collapsing:
We’ve been negligent - Indonesia’s president says as fire crisis deepens:
House democrats advance bill protecting lions, elephants from trophy hunting:
Air pollution particles found on foetal side of placentas:
Bristol Bay salmon are in hot water:
Hadza wins global prize for developing solution on climate change:
This sulfur-spewing Russian volcano is turning sunsets purple:
South Korea confirms African swing fever outbreak:
Outrage in China as Giant Panda on loan to Thailand zoo dies:
England’s carnivorous sundew makes a comeback:
86 tigers rescued from Tiger Temple died in government custody:
Amazon deforestation is driven by criminal networks:
Beef and Dairy industries in death spiral, will collapse by 2030:
A Giant Salamander that lived at London Zoo turned out to be a new species:
Democrats propose bill to revoke White House endangered species:
Ruffed Grouse could make Indiana’s Endangered Species:
Sharks caught on drum lines in Australia must be released:
This is not the Sixth Extinction, It’s the first extermination event:
Obama meets with teen climate activist Greta Thunberg:
Fewer people are taking up hunting, which has hunters worried about sport’s future:
Greta Thunberg to congress: You’re not trying hard enough, sorry:
Huge decline in songbirds linked to common insecticides:
Canadians just crowdfunded $3 million to buy pristine land and save it from new development:
Canada creates two huge ocean sanctuaries in the Arctic:
Outrage as blue shark is cooked and served at Plymouth Seafood festival:
Warming weather is seemingly bringing a new species of bat to DC:
Scientists discover new species of ancient flying reptile in Canada:
David Attenborough to front UK study on biodiversity loss:
Once thought to be extinct, this luck clover has recovered enough to come off the ES list:
SC eagle population soars:
Youngest Kakapo chick of this season reaches 150 days old, meaning a record 213 kakapo:
Major US insurer says it will not longer underwrite and invest in coal:
Luxembourg Peace Prize: Dame Jane Goodall awarded 2019 prize for outstanding environmental peace:
Protected areas best conserve mammalian diversity when connected with corridors:
Desert Tortoise found in Mendocino undergoes surgery at UC Davis:
California Governor says he will veto environmental regulations bill:
Endangered sea turtle found impales with 3-foot long spear in Florida:
New South American butterfly species named for Florida Museum’s Andy Warren:
Eastern Oregon Minnow removed from the Endangered Species list:
US and Brazil agree to Amazon development:
Its not cheaper to build new renewable than it is to build natural gas plants:
Ottawa announces $8.3M to help rid Canadian waters of ghost gear:
Indonesian draws fire to denial of transboundary haze problem:
Plastic food packaging was most common beach trash in 2018:
World losing battle against deforestation:
Hundred of offshore fracking wells dump billions of gallons waste into the Gulf of Mexico:
Japan’s new environmental minister calls for closing down all nuclear reactors to prevent another disaster:
Hoary bat numbers declining at rate that suggests species in jeopardy in Pacific Northwest:
Brazil environment minister to meet US climate denier group before UN summit:

Conservation News ~ 13 September 2019

9/13/2019

Denmark buys last remaining circus elephants in the country for $1.6 million to let them retire: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/denmark-buys-countrys-last-remaining-circus-elephants-to-let-them-retire
Brazilian official who protects Amazon indigenous tribes shot dead: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/09/09/brazilian-official-protects-amazon-indigenous-tribes-shot-dead/
US Feds to finalize rollback of Clean Water protections: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/12/climate/trump-administration-to-roll-back-clean-water-protections.html
Butter clams: a new species diversifies the aquaculture roster on Cape Cod: https://www.capeandislands.org/post/butter-clams-new-species-diversifies-aquaculture-roster-cape-cod-0
Two new species of ginger discovered in Nagaland: https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/two-new-species-of-ginger-discovered-from-nagaland/article29385926.ece
Scale of suicides by pesticide poisoning revealed: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-09-scale-suicides-pesticide-poisoning-revealed.html
US House passes two bills blocking oil and gas drilling off Pacific, Atlantic, and Florida Gulf coasts: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/11/house-to-vote-on-blocking-trump-push-to-drill-off-us-coasts-arctic.html
Death of Philippine ranger is latest in legacy of violence: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/09/pray-continue-death-of-philippine-ranger-is-latest-in-legacy-of-violence/
Invasive algae found in 2 Wisconsin lakes: https://www.racinecountyeye.com/invasive-algae-found-in-2-wisconsin-lakes/
$100 million German insect protection plan will protect habitats, restrict weed killers, and boost research: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/09/100-million-german-insect-protection-plan-will-protect-habitats-restrict-weed-killers
Oil from Deepwater Horizon spill could take at least 30 years to decompose: https://e360.yale.edu/digest/oil-from-deepwater-horizon-spill-could-take-at-least-30-years-to-decompose-study-finds
California to become third state to ban wild animal circuses: https://vegnews.com/2019/9/california-to-become-third-state-to-ban-wild-animal-circuses
Water found for time on ‘habitable’ planet: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-49648746
Dragonfly swarm seen on doppler in Ohio: https://wtkr.com/2019/09/10/swarm-of-dragonflies-other-insects-spotted-on-radar-over-ohio/
New species of eel delivers highest voltage of any living creature: http://staging.news.cornell.edu/stories/2019/09/scientists-shocked-discover-two-new-species-electric-eel
Rep. Markkanen says wolves no longer deserve endangered species status in Michigan: https://www.uppermichiganssource.com/content/news/Rep-Markkanen-Wolves-no-longer-deserve-endangered-species-status-in-Michigan-559976101.html
Explorer reaches deepest part of world oceans: https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/victor-vescovo-historic-dive/index.html
Wild mountain gorillas found to play in water like humans: https://phys.org/news/2019-09-wild-mountain-gorillas-humans.html
Community organizing of St. James Parish Louisiana defeats $1billion petrochemical giant, Wanhua Chemical: https://www.twipu.com/BillMckibben
Japan will have to dump Fukushima radioactive water into Pacific, minister says: https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/fukushima-water-pacific-1.5278877
New study explains how salamanders harness regeneration to buffer themselves from climate change: https://newsstand.clemson.edu/mediarelations/new-study-explains-how-salamanders-harness-regeneration-to-buffer-themselves-from-climate-change/
Environmentalist wants to leave mines in the DMZ to preserve a biodiversity hotspot: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/environmentalist-wants-to-leave-mines-in-the-dmz-to-preserve-a-biodiversity-hotspot/vi-AAGpDyh
USC scientists and colleagues identify new species of giant flying reptile: https://news.usc.edu/160602/pterosaur-discovery-usc-scientist-new-species-giant-flying-reptile/
Loss of Madagascar’s biodiversity is a loss for Earth, Pope says: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/09/loss-of-madagascars-biodiversity-is-a-loss-for-earth-pope-says/
A stadium in Austria is filled with 300 trees to highlight the tenuous future of natural spaces: https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2019/09/for-forest/
Irish teenager invents magnetic liquid trap that can remove 90% of microplastics from water: https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/irish-teen-develops-magnetic-method-of-removing-microplastics-from-water-1.4534765
Rare chick ‘proof conservation effort is working’: https://www.bbc.com/news/topics/c207p54mdd3t/conservation
‘Dog’s balls’ shrub to be recognized as new species but colloquial name to remain: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-09/dogs-balls-shrub-to-be-recognised-as-new-species/11492066
Critically endangered blue-tailed skink given own island: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-09/near-extinct-blue-tailed-skink-recovers-on-cocos-islands/11486788
Tanzania seizes ivory tusk equivalent to 117 elephants killed: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tanzania-poaching/tanzania-seizes-ivory-tusks-equivalent-to-117-elephants-killed-idUSKCN1VQ13V
France says 1,500 died in summer’s heat wave: https://www.foxnews.com/world/france-heat-waves-1500-dead-health
Florida zoo takes in 20 premature green sea turtles: https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/florida/articles/2019-09-06/florida-zoo-takes-in-20-premature-green-sea-turtles
Malaysian supermarket bans products described as ‘palm-oil-free’: https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/malaysian-supermarket-bans-products-described-as-palm-oil-free-/5072797.html
Ecuador’s northern region has lost 61% of its forests: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/09/new-report-reveals-northern-ecuadorian-region-has-lost-61-percent-of-forests/
Dancing tarantulas emerge in droves to mate in western US: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/sep/06/tarantula-mating-season
Thousands more badgers face cull as number of killing zones surges: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/sep/07/badgers-thousands-more-face-cull-killing-zones-extermination-bovine-tb
New dinosaur species the largest to ever be found in Japan: https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/05/world/new-duck-billed-dinosaur-scn-trnd/index.html
New species of sunfish spotted in Monterey Bay for the first time: https://www.ksbw.com/article/new-species-of-sunfish-spotted-in-monterey-bay-for-the-first-time/28949365
Asian otters gain protection from the pet trade: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/09/asian-otters-gain-protection-from-the-pet-trade/
New generation of African leaders sees conservation as a growth market: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/09/transforming-african-conservation-from-old-social-cause-into-next-gen-growth-market/
Mother dolphin jumps for joy as she thanks fishermen for releasing her baby trapped in net: https://www.maritimeherald.com/2019/a-dolphin-jumps-for-joy-when-fishermen-manage-to-free-her-baby-that-was-in-a-deadly-situation-video-viral-fb-procida-naples-funny-animal-videos-united-states-canada-social-networks/
Scientists discover new marine species, a brittle star, in cave in Cozumel: https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/scientists-discover-new-marine-species/
Discovery of new species of deep water coral and deep sea floor canyons by Australian: https://www.thefourpointplay.blog/discovery-of-new-species-of-deep-water-coral-and-deep-sea-floor-canyons-by-australian-researchers/
Pope addressed environment in speech to crowd of 800000: https://www.thelocal.it/20190907/pope-to-address-environmental-concerns-in-speech-to-800000
Disaster strikes in Bolivia as fires lay waste to unique forests: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/09/disaster-strikes-in-bolivia-as-fires-devastate-unique-forests/
Norway urges its companies not to fund Amazon deforestation: https://www.ecowatch.com/norway-amazon-rainforest-deforestation-2640194724.html
New monkey species found in Amazon forest area that’s fast disappearing: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/09/new-monkey-species-found-in-amazon-forest-area-thats-fast-disappearing/
Nevada’s highly imperiled Mojave Poppy Bee takes step toward Endangered Species Act: https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/nevadas-highly-imperiled-mojave-poppy-bee-takes-step-toward-endangered-species-act-protection-2019-09-05/
Geese shift migration stop-off northwards: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/sep/02/global-heating-geese-shift-migration-stop-off-northwards