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Conservation News ~ 28 February 2020

2/28/2020

BP cutting ties with three US lobby groups over climate policies
Coke and Pepsi sued for creating a plastic pollution nuisance
Shenzen could be first city in China to ban eating of dogs and cats
Missouri farmer wins $265 million verdict against Monsanto
Lava flow tells 600-year- storyof biodiversity loss on tropical island
12 new species of amphibians were found in Abra de Zamora, Ecuador
Forest duff must be considered in controlled burning to avoid damaging trees
Palau’s marine secretary backfires, leading to increased consumption of reef fish
On anniversary of nun’s murder, Amazon land rights activists at high risk
Bolivia and Paraguay unite to protect critically endangered guanacos
Call for prosecution of Indonesian politician who kept baby oranguatan as pet
Barrage of mining requests targets Brazil’s isolated indigenous people
Heathrow third runway ruled illegal over climate change
China to dispatch army of ducks to Pakistan to devour locust swarm
Virginia lawmakers vote to ban offshore oil drilling
Rewilding project aims to give Thames its floodplain back
Two new ancient species of cockroaches found in cave in Myanmar
The Dept of Interior official says that the Border Wall helps environment
Online shopping can be worse for environment than driving to a store
Evidence does not support hunting as a way to control cougars
Protecting tropics could save half of species on brink
Manatee filmed being dragged along a road in Nigeria sparks outcry
Science shows nature makes children happier
Deaf moths evolved noise-cancelling scales to evade prey
Costa Rican indigenous land activist killed by armed mob
Moab’s Slickrock Trail spared from energy leasing as BLM withdraws plans
Canadian mining giant withdraws plans for C$20bn tar sands project
China permanently bans consumption of wild animals
Greta Thunberg and Malala Yousafzai meet at Oxford University
Rare Red Colobus caught on camera in South Sudan
Oil and gas industry rewards US lawmakers who oppose environmental protections
Virginia state legislature passes landmark wildlife corridor bill
PepsiCo adopts stricter, greener rules for palm oil in products
Camera traps confirm presence of lowland gorillas in central mainland Equitorial Guinea for first time in over a decade
Coronavirus, trawls take a toll on shrimp fishery on Indonesia’s Jambi
Amazon tipping point puts Brazil’s agribusiness, energy sector at risk
Listening to marine mammals is helping scientists understand Arctic impacts of climate change
Global seed bank receives one-millionth variety
Nearly 50 rhinos killed in Botswana in 10 months as poaching surges
Stunning footage of snow leopard and her quadruplet cubs
India’s bird population going down sharply
Durham miners join Extinction Rebellion in protest against coal
Polar bears in Baffin Bay have skinnier, fewer subs due to less sea ice
Bengal Forest officials say that Rhino toll reaches five in Jaldapara National Park
Canada’s oil bust has left thousands of orphan wells, and not enough money for cleanup
JPMorgan Chase to pull support for some fossil fuels
$85 million initiative to scale up agroforestry in Africa announced
Threat to Assam rhinos as fake coronavirus medicine doing rounds
Jupiter’s atmosphere has far more water than previously thought
Kenyan Agriculture Secretary orders closures of all four donkey slaughterhouses
Solar storms may leave grey whales blind and stranded
Conservation prioritization can resolve the flagship species conundrum
Bernie Sanders and AOC unveil a Green New Deal for public housing
Oregon Zoo has first Condor Egg of 2020
World’s richest 10% are responsible for 50% of carbon emissions while poorest 50% produce 10%
Sea Shepherd rescue entangled whale in Vaquita refuge
Red-state Utah embraces plan to tackle climate crisis in surprising shift
Fossils reveal first known giant parrot
Equinor abandons plans to drill in Great Australian Bight
California lawmakers introduce legislation to fight tropical deforestation
Coronavirus outbreak hits Vietnam’s timber sector
On-billion-year-old green seaweed fossils identified, relative of modern land plants
Climate warning disrupts tree seed production
Tasmania’s underwater forests disappearing in our lifetime
Massive wildlands bill passed by House would preserve more than 416,000 acres in Southern California
World Wildlife Day is March 3
Mine waste dams threaten the environment, even when they don’t fail
Former UN climate chief calls for civil disobedience
Chinese government approves decision to ban consumption of wild animals
Myanmar survey finds record number of Ayeyarwady dolphins
Six new gecko species found in Western Ghats
New species of soil bacteria can fight soil pollutants
Lawsuit forces White House action on Emperor Penguins
Oregon denies Jordan Cove LNG on Eve of FERC decision
House Democrats urge banks to not fund drilling in Arctic refuge
Enigmatic small primate finally caught on film in Kenya
Tropical snakes disappear as fungal outbreak decimates their prey
Palode forest yelds new amaranthus species
California Attorney General files lawsuit against White House for failing to protect endangered species
New way to turn carbon dioxide into coal could rewind the emissions clock
28 people were arrested in Seattle for calling out Chas’s massive investments in the fossil fuel industry
Eagle trio sees parenting success in Illinois
Philippines races to save increasingly endangered hornbills
African penguin population plummets
Antarctic temperature rises above 20c for first time on record
The once-endangered Echo Parakeet has officially been downlisted to Vulnerable from just 12 birds in 1970 to 800 today
Himalayan wolf lopes toward recognition as distinct species
New parasitoid wasp species discovered in Amazon manipulate host behavior in complex way
UN accepts India’s proposal to save three endangered species
New Zealand opens Paparoa Track, first new Great Walk in 25 years
White House to approve strip mining on Tennessee’s protected Cumberland Plateau
Dry February sends California back to drought
New protections for jaguar and Asian elephant
Kellogg’s bans palm oil to save Orangutan after Brit siters’ campaign
Pets are rounded up and slaughtered to stop spread of coronavirus
Firms are making billions from highly hazardous pesticides
Iran upholds heavy sentences for conservationists convicted of spying
Investors drop demands after Tyson Foods commit to no deforestation
UN Human Rights Chief Slams Trump for Attacks on Environment, Refugees, and Children
Australian lion species discovered in Queensland's Riversleigh World Heritage area

Conservation Jobs ~ 25 February 2020

2/25/2020

MT - Bitterroot Wildlife Internship; Field Instructor: https://wfscjobs.tamu.edu/jobs/bitterroot-wildlife-internship-field-instructor-montana-2/
FL - Snail Kite Nest Monitoring Technician-ASAP: https://wfscjobs.tamu.edu/jobs/snail-kite-nest-monitoring-technician-asap-florida/
MT - Summer Field Technician: https://wfscjobs.tamu.edu/jobs/summer-field-technician-montana/
(Non-Paid) - Rainforest Realignment Volunteers, Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Central Pacific Ocean: https://wfscjobs.tamu.edu/jobs/rainforest-realignment-volunteers-palmyra-atoll-national-wildlife-refuge-central-pacific-ocean-2/
VA - Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute Orchid Field Survey Intern: https://wfscjobs.tamu.edu/jobs/smithsonian-conservation-biology-institute-orchid-field-survey-intern-virginia/
VA - Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute Outreach and Communications Intern: https://wfscjobs.tamu.edu/jobs/smithsonian-conservation-biology-institute-outreach-and-communications-intern-virginia/
BC, Canada - Magazine Internship and Fellowship: https://tula.bamboohr.com/jobs/view.php?id=17
San Diego – Educator Guide, Seasonal, SD Zoo: https://usr57.dayforcehcm.com/CandidatePortal/en-US/sdzg/Posting/View/1481
San Diego – Director of Biodiversity Banking – SD Zoo: https://usr57.dayforcehcm.com/CandidatePortal/en-US/sdzg/Posting/View/1397
Washington DC – WWF, Wildlife Trafficking Intern: https://careers-wwfus.icims.com/jobs/2567/in-20033-wildlife-trafficking-intern/job
Washington DC – WWF, Program Officer, Monitoring, Evaluation & Reporting: https://careers-wwfus.icims.com/jobs/2558/program-officer%2c-monitoring%2c-evaluation-%26-reporting---20054/job
FL – Center for Biological Diversity, Summer Law Clerk: https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/about/jobs/
Portland, OR – Center for Biological Diversity, Staff Scientist, Endangered Species: https://recruiting.myapps.paychex.com/appone/MainInfoReq.asp?R_ID=2876064&B_ID=91&fid=1&Adid=0&ssbgcolor=FFFFFF&SearchScreenID=8077&CountryID=3&LanguageID=2
WA – Conservation Director, San Juan Preservation Trust: https://sjpt.org/wp-content/uploads/SJPT-Conservation-Director-Position-Description.2020.pdf
CA – Development Manager, The Land Conservancy of SLO: https://www.landtrustalliance.org/job/development-manager-land-conservancy-slo-county
Seattle – Project Manager Transactions, Forterra: https://forterra.applytojob.com/apply/Y1gOmaPqXV/Project-Manager-Transactions?source=Land%20Trust%20Alliance
Honolulu – Project Manager, Trust for Public Land: https://www.tpl.org/about/jobs/hawaii-project-manager-0

Conservation News ~ 21 February 2020

2/21/2020

White House signs order diverting water to California farmers against state wishes
France to shut down its oldest nuclear complex by end of June
Wyoming governor releases new executive order on migration corridors
South American volcano showing early signs of potential collapse
Lehigh Valley Zoo announces the death of Mexican Grey Wolf, Alpha
Wyoming state leaders are looking to buy 1 million acres of land in southern Wyoming
Tanzania government issues guidelines on game meat trade
Three endangered Mexican Grey Wolves found dead in Arizona
Whale cams track swimming efficiency of ocean giants
Federal judge shuts down the largest oil refinery on the East Coast
The Dalai Lama says we have an ‘urgent responsibility’ to protect wildlife and the planet
America’s recycled plastic waste is clogging landfills
Astonishing Blue Whale numbers at South Georgia
Southeast Alaska fossil declared a new species and given a Tlingit name
Advocates warn new New Hampshire construction rule puts endangered species at risk
White House rolls back Endangered Species Act protections during trip to California
Indonesia records 21 new bird species
LA Zoo’s new baby gorilla could mean new hope for endangered species
Sea ice loss is making polar bears thinner and they’re having fewer cubs
EPA can’t kick scientists off Science Advisory Panels, court says
Costa Rica indigenous leader shot amid tensions over land rights
Oregon has passed the 1st hurdle to becoming the 6th state to ban wildlife killing contests
Thunberg mural to be permanently displayed in downtown Fargo
2020 Indianapolis Prize finalists announced
Forest fires push Bornean orangutans into harm’s way
Belize adopts comprehensive fisheries reform law
Cash-strapped farms are growing a new crop – solar panels
Otters spotted in southern Alberta city for first time in about a century
Colorado scientists say research suggests snake venom could cure cancer
Endangered gorilla community ravaged by exotic man-borne disease
Antarctica broke two temperature records in a week
Massacre in Nicaragua – four indigenous community members killed for their land
2020 a super year for environment, super year of biodiversity and will be a deciding year
Spain’s government just made its first-ever investment in vegan meat
US farm bankruptcies hit an eight-year-high
Two bald eagles rehabilitated and released in NEMO
New species of orchid discovered in Arunachal Pradesh
UN stamps featuring endangered species released
Gulf shrimpers fight for their livelihoods in fertilizer-fueled dead zone
Philippine fruit bats may be entirely new species
Extinction Rebellion protestors dig up Cambridge college lawn
Deepwater Horizon disaster had much worse impact than believed
New catalyst recycles greenhouse gases into fuel and hydrogen gas
Jeff Bezos establishes $10 billion ‘Earth Fund’ to combat climate change
Family seeks justice as probe into Indonesian activist’s death stalls
Kellogg announces stronger palm oil and deforestation policies, including precedent setting human rights defenders
Solar-powered barges can scoop up 50 tons of plastic from rivers each day
White House budget proposal reveals regressive environmental priorities
Bringing back Oregon’s sea otters gets Federal dollars for feasibility study
New green technology generates electricity out of thin air
Major UN meeting on wildlife to address critical threats to migratory species
New species of urban lizard found in Guwahati
Car ‘splatometer’ tests reveal huge decline in number of insects
Beavers cut flooding and pollution and boost wildlife populations, five-year study finds
White baby rhino discovered in Nairobi National Park
Oregon Governor calls for breaching 4 Snake River dams; Washington’s GOP House members outraged
Notorious palm oil producer uses new commitment to stop deforestation in Leuser ecosystem
Manufacturer to halt production of pesticide linked to brain damage in children
Global demand for Colombian shark dins triggers intense debate
Oil production on public lands exceeds 1 billion barrels
Rare European cave salamander stayed in same spot for seven years
Federal bill seeks to make companies responsible for plastic waste
Orphaned albino elephant recovers from poachers snare
Nike just launched vegan sneakers made from trash
New cockroach species named after Kalakkad
Affiliated tribes of northwest Indians and northwest tribal leaders stand together to protect the environment
Deadly fungus could decimate salamanders in the US Southeast
2.5 million pounds of radioactive fracking waste illegally dumped in Oregon landfill
White cuts NOAA’s and EPA’s budget by a third and completely defunds US Marine Mammal Commission
More than 60 shipping vessels stalled off BC coast due to rail blockades
Denmark took a mountain of trash and made a ski hill
Sanders, AOC bill would outlaw fracking by 2025
Jimmy Carter’s solar farm is powering half his home town
Indonesia targets pulpwood, palm oil firms in civil suits over 2019 fires
In Indonesian renewables bill, activists see chance to move away from coal
UK wildlife at risk due to regulatory gaps created by Brexit
For Indonesia’s Javan Deer, non-protected areas play key conservation role
Brazilian meat giant JBS expands its reach in China
Idaho Fish and Game approves year-round wolf hunts after weighing over 27,000 comments
Colorado River flow shrinks from climate crisis, risking ‘sever water shortages’
Paleontologists identify new Jurassic amphibian and name it Egoria
Two giant icebergs broke off Antarctica
Critically endangered Sumatran tiger found dead with neck caught in wire trap
JP Morgan economists warn of climate ‘catastrophe’
Citizen scientists name newly discovered snail species after Greta Thunberg
California sues White House administration over alleged failure to protect species
Great Indian Bustard, Bengal Florican classified as ‘endangered migratory species’
Urgent help needed for 113 species after fires
Oil and gas firms ‘have had far worse climate impact than thought’
Animal-rights coalition sues USDA for failing to protect sick pigs

Conservation News ~ 14 February 2020

2/14/2020

Via Rail cancels most trains nationwide, CN closes Eastern Canadian network as Indigenous protests continue
Once thought extinct, rare pochards take steps toward recovery
China announces plans to permanently ban wildlife trade
US Interior Dept. drops trophy hunting council amid court fight
US Senator Kamala Harris passes three bill to protect 1 million acres of land in California
NJ town shuts down road for salamander migration
Deforested Amazon areas are net emitters of CO2
Observations shared by bird watchers reveal migratory pathways of more than 600 bird species
Biggest turtle that ever lived had 10-foot shell with horns
Greta Thunberg gets her own TV series
A movement is growing to protect up to half the planet
Big polluters allowed to lift emissions without penalty
Three endangered Indian species to be added to Protected Migratory Species List
More environment-friendly power generators go online in Huntington Beach, Ca
A new Tyrannosaur species is discovered, called the Reaper of Death
Puerto Rican Butterfly, rare Virgin Islands Flower one step closer to Endangered Species list
California considers giving Mountain Lions greater protection under the Endangered Species Act
White House rubber stamps Arizona copper mine
EU accused of climate crisis hypocrisy after backing 32 gas projects
Air pollution from fossil fuels costs $8 billion per day
Bill banning balloon releases statewide passes in Maryland Senate
New species of chafer beetle discovered in Indonesia
Anand Singh gets forest ministry, despite facing 15 cases
#DropExxon go national with law student boycott
Dolphin found dead on Pensacola Beach, $20k reward offered
Prime Minister of Iceland calls for prioritizing “well-being” of citizens over GDP
Ecologist Exequiel Ezcurra receives AAAS Science Diplomacy award
Scientists find never-before-seen baby of rare rabbit on WhatsApp
10,000 rare black bees are feared dead in an act of vandalism at England’s Wisbech Castle
Heat trapped in urban areas tricks trees into thinking spring has arrived earlier
White House $4.8 billion budget proposal includes 26% cut to EPA
Expert panel says 113 species need urgent attention after Australia’s bushfires
Judge repeals wildlife agency’s approval of copper mine due to endangered species threat
Sick Hawaiian monk seal has infection spread by feral cats
365-millionyear-old lungfish unearthed in South Africa
Oregon timber, environmental groups agree to work on forest management plan
Jane Goodall plans to plant 5 million trees this year
Himalayan Glacier shows evidence of start of industrial revolution
Hotter, drier El Ninos linked to insect decline in the Amazon
Indonesia softens stance on WWF termination as programs fall into limbo
Updated shark tagging atlas provides more than 50 years of tagging and recapture data
Rhino poacher shot dead in Zimbabwe
New species of bat is found in roost
New species of marine worm found at Olympic venue
Justice department drops Antitrust probe against automakers that sided with California on emissions
Shots fired at Sea Shepherd ship in the Vaquita refuge
US government removes detailed pollution map from internet
Study casts doubt on Brazil’s plan to meet Paris Accord by replanting forests
Canadian court upholds Trans Mountain pipeline expansion
Countries with more female politicians pass more ambitious climate policies
Starbucks may phase out dairy to combat climate change
White House budget proposes $250 million for Everglades restoration projects
Climate change activists take entertainment industry to task at Hollywood sign protest
The EU wants to tax meat for the climate
Man found guilty of smuggling 450m worth of live eels out of UK
Patients at Wuhan’s coronavirus hospital given turtles to eat for dinner
Boaters in Florida broke the all-time record for killing manatees this year
Nike is dressing 2020 Olympic athletes in uniforms made of recycled shoe parts
BC predator cull would target 80 percent of wolves in caribou recovery areas
Brazil discovers two new species of plants older than dinosaurs
Climate activists bring Trojan Horse to British Museum in BP protest
The US Navy quietly shut down its task force on climate change
Washington state moves towards ban on bottled water extraction
Bolsonaro sends a bill to Brazil’s Congress that would open indigenous lands to mining, agribusiness
Costa Rica is nearly at 100% Renewable Energy for electricity
SeaWorld just banned dolphin surfing
Antarctica hits hottest temperature on record
China scientists identify pangolin as possible coronavirus host
Group seeks endangered species listing for Alaska lake seals
In the threatened Tongass National Forest a Native-owned corporation is being paid to leave some old-growth trees standing
Nantahala and Pisgah forest plan released
Two NYC students discover a new species of sea anenomes
New species of flies found in Lochaber forest
Indonesia accused of putting profit ahead of the environment with new bill
40,000 endnagered species condoms sent to top 10 'sexually satisfied' cities

Conservation News ~ 7 February 2020

2/7/2020

White House finalizes plans for drilling, mining in shrunken Utah national monuments
Morocco will no longer kill stray dogs
Arctic permafrost that plays greater role in climate change than previously estimated
Global warming is speeding up Earth’s massive ocean currents
A sea ice declines, polar bears are spending an extra month on land
Penguin calls found to conform to human linguistic laws
Women are the single largest exclusion in India’s farmer suicide data
Dead Sea dates frown from 2000-year-old seeds
Congressman Lowenthal introduces bill to protect Federal lands in Utah as wilderness
RCMP are raiding Wet’suwet’en Land Defender Camps
Famous Gray Wolf (Or-54) found dead in Calfornia
Bumblebees’ decline points to mass extinctions
New York City just announced intent to ban new fossil fuel projects
White House is blowing up a National Monument in Arizona to make way for the Border Wall
Endangered Corroborre frogs survive bushfires
Ten US refineries emit cancer-causing chemical above EPA limits
First squid MRI study shows brain completely similar to dogs
Rare Glass Frogs with transparent stomachs have been found in Bolivia for the first time in 18 years
Peruvian indigenous group wins suit to block oil exploration in Amazonian region
Latin America’s new leftist leaders are backtracking on the environment
EarthJustice is suing the USFWS to keep Florida Panthers on the road to recovery
Conservation groups join California in legal dispute over protecting bumblebees
Adani to plead guilty for giving false or misleading documents and may be fined up to $3m
Bjork and Microsoft use AI to create music that changes with the weather
Wildlife cam shows coyote playfully leading badger into tunnel near Santa Cruz mountains
Indonesia’s traveling dolphin circus shut down
Tim, Kenya’s iconic Big Tusker, passed away
New species are added to Texas’s threatened list
New thalattosaur species discovered in southeast Alaska
Population growth is damaging the environment in Oregon
Fireflies are under threat from habitat loss, pesticides, and light pollution
White House credits economic progress to environmental rollbacks
California Gov. Newsom proposes water management plan to protect endangered species
Carbon emissions from Peruvian gold mining alarming
Forever chemical found in half of all cosmetics could kill seals and dolphins
Harvard faculty votes for divestment
Traditional forest product knowledge strengthens the forest economy in Brazil
Indigenous forest defenders around the world are dying anonymous deaths
Switzerland may soon ban all factory farms
Millions of birds killed by nighttime harvesting in Mediterranean
Black-footed ferrets can teach us about conservation successes
Fiji values conservation of wetlands for preservation of biodiversity
New orb-weaver spider names after French mathematician and spider aficionado
Mercury in dental fillings could be getting into water supply
US House panel Oks bill to undo White House changes to Endangered Species Act
Hunting is slowly dying off and that has created a crisis for the nation’s many endangered species
Indonesia-WWF split puts rhino breeding project in Borneo in limbo
Australians boo climate change sceptic senator
Restoration of a San Mateo County creek reopens a gateway for Endangered Salmon
Greta Thunberg is nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize again
1,400 pounds of shark fins found by wildlife inspectors in Miami
EPA re-approves key Roundup chemical
Galapagos tortoise subspecies thought extinct lives on
Colombia struggles to rein in Amazon deforestation, despite foreign aid
Australian Defence Force flies in experts to assess corroboree frogs
Borneo locals win a court battle to bar a coal miner from their land
Profound evolution – wasps learn to recognize faces
Graeme Worboys, conservationist, receives the Order of Australia, on of the country’s highest honours
Red Fox study uncovers new species in Central Oregon
Judge orders feds to reconsider decision to not classify bat species found in WV as endangered
Crocodile spotted on the Great Barrier Reef
European crew wraps up mock moon mission on volcano in Hawaii
Every year, 50 million cleaner fish die in Norwegian fish farms
At famed Mexican butterfly reserve, second worker found dead
The Gingko Biloba tree achieves near immortality, more than 3000 years
Massacre leaves six indigenous people dead at Nicaraguan nature reserve
A rescued Green Sea Turtle pooped out plastic trash for weeks
Scientists found a 268-year-old whale
Man who stole lemur from zoo gets 12 years for Newport Beach burglaries
Endangered Florida Panther kittens find forever home at wildlife conservation
Gharials haven’t been seen in this Nepal park for 37 years but they’re back with babies
Man caught a JFK with smuggled birds from Guyana
New species of sea slugs found close to Maha, Gujarat shores
France moves to ban mass live-shredding of male chicks
Arizona quietly sells 16,810 acres to Freeport-McMoRan for mining waste
Sanders introduces bill to ban fracking