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I generally focus on conservation issues effecting biodiversity, land use/abuse, research, and job opportunities that I have come across. Most of the opportunities come from the Opps page and you can click on the button below to take you there.
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Conservation News ~ March 28 2019

3/28/2019

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  • New micro, jelly-bean-size frog species discovered:
  • https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/03/smallest-frog-species-discovered-mini-mum/
  • Iceland’s banned palm oil commercial was the most effective ad of 2018: https://www.livekindly.co/icelands-banned-palm-oil-ad-was-the-most-effective-commercial-of-2018/?fbclid=IwAR3XlXlIcAqVf69kpl9RTYkT446Pexop5wdzUFqx06DjjSpxY9DayF7FpNg
  • New Borneo bird species discovered: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/03/190327161249.htm
  • New “Astronomically Small” micro-frog species, the size of a staple, discovered in Madagascar: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/03/smallest-frog-species-discovered-mini-mum/
  • West Bengal’s rhino population hits record high: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/03/west-bengals-rhino-population-hits-a-record-high/
  • California County Oks 400k-acre wildlife corridor: https://www.courthousenews.com/california-county-oks-400k-acre-wildlife-corridor/
  • Canada to host international summit to accelerate nature protection: https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/news/2019/03/canada-to-host-international-summit-to-accelerate-nature-protection.html
  • “Mindblowing” haul of fossils over 500m years old unearthed in China: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/mar/21/mindblowing-haul-of-fossils-over-500m-years-old-unearthed-in-china
  • World’s fastest shark endangered, 17 other species almost extinct: https://www.foxnews.com/science/worlds-fastest-shark-endangered-17-other-species-almost-extinct-conservationists-say
  • Gibraltar just banned balloons in bid to save marine life: https://www.thelocal.es/20190322/gibraltar-just-banned-balloons-in-bid-to-save-marine-life
  • ODFW confirms new group of wolves in the proposed Crater Lake Wilderness: https://oregonwild.org/about/press/wolves-discovered-lane-douglas-counties
  • Wild reindeer go extinct in the contiguous United States: https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2019/03/22/americas-reindeer-have-quietly-gone-extinct-lower/
  • Bolsonaro meets with White House, pushes Brazil agribusiness: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/03/bolsonaro-on-the-move-international-meetings-push-agribusiness-agenda/
  • New species of sardines found in Manila Bay: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2019/03/25/1904440/new-species-sardines-found-manila-bay-other-areas-philippines
  • SA wonder plant removes more CO2 than Amazon: https://www.getaway.co.za/travel/nature-and-conservation/sa-wonder-plant-removes-more-carbon-dioxide-than-amazon/
  • Hunt for bogus asthma cure threatens pangolins: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/mar/24/pangolins-bogus-asthma-cure-trafficked-animal-decline
  • England water shortage within 25 years: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/mar/18/england-to-run-short-of-water-within-25-years-environment-agency
  • Woody Harrelson partners with vegan chefs to produce new vegan documentary series: https://vegannews.co/woody-harrelson-partners-with-vegan-chefs-to-produce-new-vegan-documentary-series/
  • Milk sales plummeted by $1.1 bn last year: https://www.fastcompany.com/90324853/dont-cry-but-milk-sales-plummeted-by-1-1-billion-last-year
  • Interior nominee intervened to block report on Endangered Species: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/26/us/politics/endangered-species-david-bernhardt.html
  • Researchers discover new species of extinct Australian mammal: https://phys.org/news/2019-03-species-extinct-australian-mammal.html
  • Two species of bird spotted in Aralam sanctuary: http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/270319/two-new-birds-spotted-at-aralam-sanctuary.html
  • Sergio Rojas Ortiz, leader of Costa Rica’s indigenous Bribri, slain by gunmen: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/03/sergio-rojas-ortiz-leader-of-costa-ricas-indigenous-bribri-slain-by-gunmen/
  • In Indonesia, a company intimidates, evicts and plants oil palm without permits: https://sea-globe.com/indonesia-company-intimidates-evicts-and-plants-oil-palm-without-permits/
  • Mumbai pollution perfect for flamingos: https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/mar/26/a-double-edged-sword-mumbai-pollution-perfect-for-flamingos
  • Sea Urchins are devouring Haida Gwaii’s kelp forest, so ecologists are smashing them: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/the-current-for-march-25-2019-1.5067999/sea-urchins-are-devouring-haida-gwaii-s-kelp-forest-so-ecologists-are-smashing-them-1.5068006
  • US cities burn recyclables after China bans imports: https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/feb/21/philadelphia-covanta-incinerator-recyclables-china-ban-imports
  • Nearly 1,000 acres of redwood forests in the Santa Cruz Mountains preserved in $11.7 million deal: https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/03/26/nearly-1000-acres-of-redwood-forests-preserved-in-11-million-deal/
  • Superbloom visitors land helicopter on flowers, to dismay of officials: https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Super-bloom-visitors-land-helicopter-on-flowers-13720140.php
  • Iran to ban parks that promote dolphin cruelty: https://www.livekindly.co/iran-ban-parks-promote-dolphin-cruelty/
  • Astronaut trainees discover new crustacean species: https://phys.org/news/2019-03-astronaut-trainees-crustacean-species-cave.html
  • Park rangers in Mozambique stage a grassroots rescue effort following Cyclone Idai: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/day6/mueller-report-saving-lives-in-mozambique-new-zealand-s-haka-myspace-megafail-cory-doctorow-and-more-1.5066299/park-rangers-in-mozambique-stage-a-grassroots-rescue-effort-following-cyclone-idai-1.5066318
  • Ascension, the Atlantic Galapagos, to get massive new marine reserve: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/03/ascension-the-atlantic-galapagos-to-get-massive-marine-reserve/
  • European parliament votes to ban single-use plastics: https://www.dw.com/en/eu-parliament-backs-ban-on-single-use-plastic-products/a-48088221
  • Fossil fuel industry gave $2,371,680 to senate democrats who blocked Green New Deal: https://gritpost.com/fossil-fuel-senate-democrats-gnd/
  • Indonesia threatens to quit Paris climate deal over palm oil: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-indonesia-eu-climate/indonesia-threatens-to-quit-paris-climate-deal-over-palm-oil-idUSKCN1R8151
  • Dramatic sardine population decline means likely west coast fishing ban: https://www.sfchronicle.com/science/article/Dramatic-sardine-population-decline-means-likely-13718772.php
  • Air pollution linked to psychotic experiences in young people: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/mar/27/air-pollution-linked-to-psychotic-experiences-in-young-people
  • Rare Canada Lynx photographed in North Cascades National Park: https://www.conservationnw.org/news-updates/lynx-photographed-in-washingtons-kettle-range/
  • Thousands of invasive cane toads overtake Florida community: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/plague-invasive-cane-toads-overruns-florida-community-180971797/
  • Albany County’s polystyrene ban begins today: https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Albany-County-expands-Styrofoam-ban-13153647.php
  • Government-funded study says red wolves are distinct species: https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/article228528109.html
  • Scientists calling for widespread cull of rats and cats to save endangered species: https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/scientists-calling-for-widespread-cull-of-cats-and-rats-to-save-endangered-species-1.4355563
  • County stops spraying possible cancer-causing weed killer at Devil’s Gate in Pasadena: https://www.pasadenastarnews.com/2019/03/27/county-stops-spraying-possible-cancer-causing-weed-killer-at-devils-gate-in-pasadena-city-begins-testing-water-wells/
  • Galapagos Islands have far more invasive species than previously thought: https://www.earth.com/news/galapagos-islands-invasive-species/
  • Escaped Zebra shot and killed in Florida: https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news/local/escaped-zebra-shot-killed-in-callahan/77-3eeb5413-479c-4a64-a6bc-71a536bd9742​
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Conservation News ~ March 22 2019

3/22/2019

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  • UNESCO to establish transboundary reserves in Nigeria: https://leadership.ng/2019/03/19/unesco-to-establish-transboundary-reserves-in-nigeria-others/
  • New Short-Tailed Whip Scorpion species discovered in Amazon: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/03/190320140453.htm
  • Cyclone Idai death tolls at 440, Gorongosa effected: https://www.africanews.com/2019/03/22/mozambique-malawi-zimbabwe-braced-for-cyclone-idai//
  • Scientists release global wildlife map of ‘cool-spots’ and ‘hot-spots’: https://phys.org/news/2019-03-scientists-global-wildlife-cool-spots-hot-spots.html
  • Swedish Teen Climate Activist nominated for Nobel Prize: http://time.com/5551172/climate-greta-thunberg-nobel-nominated/
  • Guyana sets 2021 for systematic single-use plastics: https://today.caricom.org/2019/03/04/2021-set-for-systematic-ban-of-single-use-plastics-in-guyana/
  • Sea Shepherd discovers dead dolphins stockpiled in French coastal town: https://www.seashepherdglobal.org/latest-news/dolphins-stockpile/
  • Camera traps document polar, grizzly and black bears in same Arctic camp: https://thenarwhal.ca/camera-traps-document-polar-grizzly-and-black-bears-in-same-arctic-camp/
  • Rat lungworm is spreading in Hawaii due to an invasive semi-slug: https://www.islandconservation.org/rat-lungworm-hawaii-invasive-semi-slug/
  • Indigenous Waorani, protesting ‘rushed’ hearing, shut down court with song:
  • https://news.mongabay.com/2019/03/indigenous-waorani-protesting-rushed-hearing-shut-down-court-with-song/
  • Indonesia’s tuna fisheries seek out sustainability certification: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/03/indonesias-tuna-fisheries-seek-out-sustainability-certification/
  • Billions pledged to halt Africa’s forest loss: https://phys.org/news/2019-03-billions-pledged-halt-africa-forest.html
  • Forget ‘The Wall’: build an ‘energy-water’ corridor along the border instead: https://bigthink.com/politics-current-affairs/build-the-energy-wall
  • New spider species named after ‘Star Wars’ stormtroopers: https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/47584927
  • Tanzania: Lodge closes as loggers move in unexpected to deforest Selous Game Reserve: https://greenworldwarriors.com/2019/03/15/tanzania-lodge-closes-as-loggers-move-in-unexpected-to-deforest-selous-game-reserve/
  • First California condor chick of 2019 hatches at Oregon Zoo facility: http://katu.com/news/local/first-california-condor-chick-of-2019-hatches-at-oregon-zoo-facility
  • Massive reforestation of world’s forests would cancel out of a decade of CO2 emissions: https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/forests-climate-change-co2-greenhouse-gases-trillion-trees-global-warming-a8782071.html
  • Study identifies climate-resilient trees to help orangutan conservation: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/03/study-identifies-climate-resilient-trees-to-help-orangutan-conservation/
  • Brazil to open indigenous reserves to mining without indigenous consent: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/03/brazil-to-open-indigenous-reserves-to-mining-without-indigenous-consent/
  • New Mexico will be the third state to go 100% renewable: https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2019/03/13/new-mexico-will-be-the-third-state-to-go-100/
  • Trader Joe’s phasing out single-use plastics nationwide following customer petition: https://www.ecowatch.com/trader-joes-plastic-waste-2630818452.html
  • China ends animal testing requirements on cosmetics: https://www.livekindly.co/china-ends-animal-testing-requirements-cosmetics/
  • Orangutan recovers after shot with 74 airgun pellets in Indonesia: https://phys.org/news/2019-03-orangutan-recovers-shot-airgun-pellets.html
  • Over 100 falcons injured during KZN storm, an NPO is working to save them: https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/falcons-saved-after-big-hail-storm-20190311
  • Vegan company Beyond Meat’s plans to lower price could be disastrous for meat industry: https://vegannews.co/vegan-company-beyond-meats-plans-to-lower-price-could-be-disastrous-for-meat-industry/
  • San Francisco becomes first city to ban the sale of plastic bottles: http://www.sci-techuniverse.com/2019/03/san-francisco-becomes-first-city-to-ban.html
  • Dead whale washed up in Phillippines had 40kg of plastic bags in its stomach: https://www.plantbasednews.org/post/dead-whale-40kg-of-plastic-stomach
  • White House loosens Sage Grouse protections, benefitting oil companies: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/15/climate/trump-sage-grouse.html
  • As Arctic neared 2019 winter max, Bering Sea was virtually ice-free: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/03/as-arctic-neared-2019-winter-max-bering-sea-was-virtually-ice-free/
  • Possible Vaquita death accompanies announcement that only 10 remain: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/03/possible-vaquita-death-as-scientists-say-only-10-are-left/
  • New report finds Endangered Species Act is a win-win for National Parks and imperiled species: https://www.npca.org/articles/2131-report-endangered-species-act-is-a-win-win-for-national-parks-and-imperiled
  • India environment court suspends plan to expand coal-based power plant: https://www.jurist.org/news/2019/03/india-environment-court-suspends-plan-to-expand-coal-based-power-plant/
  • State seeks comment on endangered status of butterflies, puffins: http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/state-seeks-comment-on-endangered-status-of-butterflies-puffins/
  • Feds proposing removing wolves from endangered list: http://www.buffalobulletin.com/news/state/article_85dfb47c-4a52-11e9-a34c-07c5c5483b4a.html
  • Tapirs could be in helping degraded rainforests bounce back: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/03/tapirs-could-be-key-in-helping-amazon-forest-come-back/
  • Protecting small, old-growth forests fails to preserve bird diversity: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/03/protecting-small-old-growth-forests-fails-to-preserve-bird-diversity-study/
  • Chilean law pits indigenous people against salmon industry: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/03/chilean-law-pits-indigenous-people-against-salmon-industry/
  • Sea otters leave behind unique archaeological traces: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/03/sea-otters-leave-behind-unique-archaeological-traces-study-finds/
  • Indonesia wins $2.52 million settlement for coral damage by foreign ships: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/03/indonesia-wins-2-52-million-settlement-for-coral-damage-by-foreign-ships/
  • Environmental groups sue Interior over endangered species docs: https://news.bloombergenvironment.com/environment-and-energy/environmental-groups-sue-interior-over-endangered-species-docs​
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Conservation Jobs ~ March 16 2019

3/16/2019

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  • WWF – DC – Program Office, Wildlife Conservation: https://careers-wwfus.icims.com/jobs/2300/program-officer%2c-wildlife-conservation--19083/job?mobile=false&width=1000&height=500&bga=true&needsRedirect=false&jan1offset=-300&jun1offset=-240
  • WWF – DC – Program Coordinator, Conservation Finance: https://careers-wwfus.icims.com/jobs/2301/19088--program-coordinator%2c-conservation-finance/job
  • WWF – DC – Panda Nation Intern: https://careers-wwfus.icims.com/jobs/2317/in-19049-panda-nation-intern/job
  • Center for Biological Diversity – Tucson – Grant Writer: https://recruiting.myapps.paychex.com/appone/MainInfoReq.asp?R_ID=2368645&B_ID=91&fid=1&Adid=0&ssbgcolor=FFFFFF&SearchScreenID=8077&CountryID=3&LanguageID=2
  • DOW – Tucson – National Outreach Representative: https://www.indeedjobs.com/jobs/3e4eb6e74317ef1c6ff5?from=snippet
  • DOW – Denver – Sr. Representative, Rockies and Plains: https://www.indeedjobs.com/jobs/88463aadc0e728c7f0a1?from=snippet
  • Peregrine Fund – Alaska - Field Technician: https://environment.uw.edu/career-opportunities/field-technician-prey-surveys/
  • Orcas Island, Wa - Kayak Guide: https://wfscjobs.tamu.edu/jobs/kayak-guide-office-position-washington/
  • Oregon Coast – Marbled Murrelet Research Technician: https://wfscjobs.tamu.edu/jobs/marbled-murrelet-research-technician/
  • Maine – Cliff Walk Ranger: https://wfscjobs.tamu.edu/jobs/cliff-walk-ranger-maine/
  • Colorado - Park Ranger Internship: https://wfscjobs.tamu.edu/jobs/seasonal-park-ranger-internship/
  • North Carolina – Forest Operations Manager: http://www.landtrustalliance.org/job/forest-operations-manager-conservation-fund
  • North Carolina – Forestland Protection Specialist: http://www.landtrustalliance.org/job/forestland-protection-specialist-conservation-fund
  • California – Watershed Project Manager: http://www.landtrustalliance.org/job/healthy-watersheds-california-project-manager-outreach-and-communications-pacific-forest-trust
  • Oakland – Clean Energy Advocate: http://www.landtrustalliance.org/job/healthy-watersheds-california-project-manager-outreach-and-communications-pacific-forest-trust
  • Catalina – Summer Naturalist: https://www.catalinaconservancy.org/userfiles/files/Job%20Description-%20Seasonal%20Summer%20Naturalist%202019_1.pdf
  • Catalina – Native Plant Conservation Manager: Native Plant Conservation Manager 
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Conservation News ~ March 15 2019

3/15/2019

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  • New Species of extinct Australian mammal discovered by researchers: https://www.discoverwildlife.com/news/new-species-extinct-australian-mammal-discovered-2019/
  • Chimps varied culture matters for conservation: https://www.apnews.com/ef90457fe64c4cb38eac5d883be7e910
  • Washington could legalize composting of human remains: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/mar/11/human-composting-after-death-washington
  • First coral reef in Italy discovered on Adriatic coast: https://www.techtimes.com/articles/239491/20190312/italys-first-coral-reef-discovered-in-the-adriatic-sea.htm
  • Logging opponents offer highest bid in Bozeman timber sale: https://www.apnews.com/f437fdffc380465b8fc7d4cef3ffbb32
  • Scientists capture giant spider eating an opossum: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/03/video-scientists-capture-giant-spider-eating-an-opossum/
  • Federal government establishes wolf conservation area that includes Grand County: https://www.skyhinews.com/news/federal-government-quietly-establishes-wolf-conservation-area-that-includes-grand-county/
  • New species of stiletto snake which can stab sideways discovered in west Africa: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/snake-new-species-stiletto-viper-guinea-liberia-a8820841.html
  • Genetic test reveals Baltic flounder migration routes and a new species: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/03/genetic-test-reveals-baltic-flounder-migration-routes-and-a-new-species/
  • A quarter of endangered species in the world are in danger due to human activity: https://www.gentside.co.uk/animal/a-quarter-of-endangered-species-in-the-world-are-in-danger-due-to-human-activity_art3032.html
  • Remote sea turtle nesting area cleared of over 4 tons of plastic waste: https://www.seashepherdglobal.org/latest-news/cabo-verde-beach-clean/
  • Largest wilderness protection bill in a decade signed: https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/03/12/trump-signs-largest-wilderness-protection-bill-in-a-decade/
  • Los Angeles has a butterfly explosion from the local superblooms: https://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-butterflies-desert-explosion-20190312-story.html
  • Calgary Zoo releases 66 sage grouse into wild: https://chatnewstoday.ca/article/591317/calgary-zoo-releases-66-sage-grouse-wild
  • New Starry Dwarf Frog species found in Western Ghats: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2196314-secretive-new-frog-species-from-ancient-lineage-discovered-in-india/
  • New species discovered in lava tubes: http://bigislandnow.com/2019/03/11/new-species-discovered-in-lava-tubes/
  • Rare orca sighting could confirm new species: https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2019/03/12/orca-sighting-new-species
  • Kenya’s Elephant Queen, one of the last great tuskers, dies: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/super-tusker-elephant-queen-kenya-will-burrard-lucas-tsavo/
  • Former Sea Shepherd vessel Steve Irwin could become artificial reef: https://www.deeperblue.com/former-sea-shepherd-vessel-steve-irwin-could-become-artificial-reef/
  • Costa Rica drops charges against Sea Shepherd’s Paul Watson: https://seashepherd.org/2019/03/12/costa-rica-drops-all-charges-on-captain-paul-watson/
  • Pebble Mine CEO says “No one gives a rat’s ass” about Alaska: https://www.nrdc.org/experts/joel-reynolds/pebble-mine-ceo-no-one-gives-rats-ass-about-alaska
  • China proposes ban on Pangolins in traditional medicine: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/9333-china-proposes-ban-on-pangolins-in-traditional-medicine
  • Disrupting wolf movement may be more effective at protecting caribou: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/03/190306125356.htm
  • A half-a-million acres of California’s Desert Protection and Recreation Act: https://ktla.com/2019/02/12/senate-passes-decades-biggest-public-lands-bill-adding-1-3-acres-of-new-wilderness/
  • The world lost environmental leaders on Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302: https://grist.org/article/the-world-lost-environmental-leaders-on-ethiopian-airlines-flight-302/
  • Devil’s Staircase Wilderness signed and 30,000 acres protected: https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2019/03/12/devils-staircase-wilderness-trump-signs-bill-creating-new-oregon-wilderness-public-lands-deal/3136003002/
  • White House calls for cutting National Science Foundation funding by $1billion: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/433507-trump-proposes-cutting-national-science-foundation-budget-by-billion-dollars
  • India cuts GM cotton seed royalty: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-monsanto/in-fresh-blow-to-monsanto-india-cuts-gm-cotton-seed-royalty-idUSKBN1QS1H3?il=0
  • Congressman blasts air horn at official who said seismic air gun tests don’t harm whales: https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2019/03/08/trump-official-said-seismic-air-gun-tests-dont-hurt-whales-so-congressman-blasted-him-with-an-air-horn/
  • 8 Iranian scientists jailed for ‘spying’ for using camera traps to track cheetahs: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/03/qa-why-iranian-conservationists-are-facing-ludicrous-spying-charges
  • SC forests are protected for trapping carbon, with a little help from California: https://www.postandcourier.com/news/sc-forests-are-protected-for-trapping-carbon-with-a-little/article_323ee998-39ed-11e9-a438-df43b4df1939.html
  • White House new science adviser sys it’s not his job to correct the president on climate change: https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/zma8qe/trumps-new-science-adviser-says-its-not-his-job-to-correct-the-president-on-climate-change
  • Balloons play an outsize role in seabird deaths: http://wildlife.org/balloons-play-an-outsize-role-in-seabird-deaths/
  • Opium-addicted parrots are terrorizing poppy farms in India: https://www.livescience.com/64908-parrots-poppy-farm-india.html
  • Zoo confirms that the jaguar who attacked a woman trying to take a selfie with her won’t be put down: https://www.boredpanda.com/woman-attacked-by-jaguar-after-climbing-barrier-arizona/
  • Great Smoky Mountains National Park will have the first female chief ranger in its 85 year history: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/01/great-smoky-mountains-national-park-has-its-first-female-head-ranger.html
  • 103 new beetle species named after star wars characters and mythological beasts: https://earther.gizmodo.com/103-new-beetle-species-named-after-star-wars-characters-1833149281
  • World leaders gather at UN’s top environmental body to ramp up solutions for sustainable economies: http://www.unenvironment.org/news-and-stories/press-release/world-leaders-gather-uns-top-environmental-body-ramp-solutions
  • Scandal rocks famed Easter Island park and a freshwater crab discovery: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/03/latam-eco-review-scandal-rocks-famed-easter-island-park-and-a-freshwater-crab-discovery/
  • Three new species of tiny, colorful spiders found in Australia: https://www.geek.com/news/three-new-species-of-tiny-colorful-spiders-found-in-australia-1777729/
  • Maryland Senate approves statewide ban on foam food containers and cups to protect environment: https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-foam-ban-senate-vote-20190305-story.html
  • Reintroduction efforts bring the Hihi back to mainland New Zealand: https://www.islandconservation.org/reintroduction-efforts-bring-hihi-back-mainland-new-zealand/​
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Conservation News ~ March 7 2019

3/7/2019

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  • Kenya announces death penalty for poaching: https://news360.co.za/kenya-announces-death-penalty-for-animal-poachers/?fbclid=IwAR2jJ0XAF8nd_WkjsFWxQ2S8D-owAKGye_rm3PG6khFYwbrr028OJeLrK0A
  • 27,000 Year old Giant Sloth tooth and humerus found: https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/27/world/giant-ground-sloth-fossil/index.html?fbclid=IwAR1EaBWW09iDtxYEwW1ws48_JsKgPiUPcvwf01xlHMHQ5dtLpTp_8tUSCG4
  • Sea Turtle populations soar by 980% after legal protections: https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/sea-turtle-populations-increase/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=global&utm_campaign=general-content&linkId=64231977&fbclid=IwAR2Kf8xCA70lu-Z8oohShJZ4_uQ6LlFIw_GGQnUsS-bw3MNaZgbwbodwzjk
  • Rare giant fish native to Southern Hemisphere found on Santa Barbara County coastline: http://kclu.org/post/its-huge-rare-giant-fish-native-southern-hemisphere-found-santa-barbara-county-coastline?fbclid=IwAR2Yq9ukz9MUyanr6DdgGJCCwfS4wucjBkS_XLmatHDA2e9HKXPa6O3dkf8#stream/0
  • Congress is set to pass a massive conservation bill with big win for birds: https://www.audubon.org/news/congress-set-pass-massive-conservation-bill-big-wins-birds?fbclid=IwAR0i07WVUI-fSEn0PGp9zikYPqnaaUfK7Q6xb1deUSlZyWpz9XKNOOFZXn8
  • 600 tons of leaked oil expected to ruin heritage-listed Solomon Islands Reef: https://themindunleashed.com/2019/03/600-tons-leaked-oil-unesco-world-heritage-site.html?fbclid=IwAR0b3ArUZCVFJMJzHwhe2Gsk7-0AHMgPJh8LyWotLrRLtrxbC0PhcazKXek
  • 1500 turtles wrapped in duct tape found in bags in Manila: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/04/1500-turtles-wrapped-in-duct-tape-found-in-bags-at-manila-airport?fbclid=IwAR1H2vDkys5QRpvBMpwntKrQDETwNX6dNUDeEdMenmhkPqLGR3VrUxR95cs
  • Italy sees 57% drop in olive harvest as result of climate change: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/05/italy-may-depend-on-olive-imports-from-april-scientist-says?fbclid=IwAR3UWp8Z2M8b0hRFYxkWfCi9ffiKAdCjQr78gwcLzr6Nf-ZmiT-OdH0ithE
  • Wolves airdropped into US to tackle moose problem: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/mar/06/wolves-us-canada-moose-michigan?fbclid=IwAR3Kyn9Kh8KShhpjzW67v9OXZMivjeB6S7c_Vs6hCS54f2GToTKSjWIUUW4
  • White House to strip protections from Gray Wolves: http://www.endangered.org/trump-administration-to-strip-protections-for-gray-wolves/?fbclid=IwAR0GeM2UJdAiNJ7qwXozcuzliYnpGTp77aT-C3JH_L2Ekxj2kT8V6QBKiaM
  • One million tonnes of sludge to be dumped on Great Barrier Reef: https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-47330830?fbclid=IwAR2M6GDEhVlydpgkI2Q0mDMYg24aCHD7VhSOvlHgaeZxvWCm3MERGzbRnoA
  • Three new species of Peacock Spiders: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6776837/Three-new-species-tiny-harmless-peacock-spiders-declared-Australia.html
  • Microplastic pollution absolutely everywhere: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/mar/07/microplastic-pollution-revealed-absolutely-everywhere-by-new-research
  • Corruption, gold mining threaten a new see-through glass frog: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/03/translucent-glass-frog-species-found-in-ecuador/
  • Hoop Zebras become endangered species: https://thezone.rep-am.com/hoop-zone/2019/03/04/hoop-zebras-become-endangered-species/
  • Brazil’s New Forest Code puts vast areas of protected Amazon forest at risk: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/03/brazils-new-forest-code-puts-vast-areas-of-protected-amazon-forest-at-risk/
  • In Nigeria, hunters turn into guardians of the rarest gorilla on Earth: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/03/in-nigeria-hunters-turn-into-guardians-of-the-rarest-gorilla-on-earth/
  • German environment minister takes aim at wolves: https://www.dw.com/en/german-environment-minister-schulze-takes-aim-at-wolves/a-47758357
  • UN Environment releases 2018 annual report: http://www.unenvironment.org/news-and-stories/story/un-environment-releases-2018-annual-report
  • Endangered fruit bats “being driven to extinction in Mauritius after mass culls kill 50000: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/fruit-bats-mauritius-endangered-species-flying-foxes-cull-extinct-a8805966.html
  • Norway divests from plantation companies linked to deforestation: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/03/norway-divests-from-plantation-companies-linked-to-deforestation/
  • Agent Orange continues to pollute Vietnam environment: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190227140018.htm​
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Conservation News ~ March 1 2019

3/1/2019

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  • Mice are attacking and killing Albatross: https://www.hakaimagazine.com/news/hungry-mice-are-attacking-and-killing-adult-albatross/?utm_source=Hakai+Magazine+Weekly&utm_campaign=b5c9de7803-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_09_06_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0fc1967411-b5c9de7803-121611689&fbclid=IwAR2X3ivHw7WGVYKgcf2Xs1g_jc4LUM3FiAZybBpAUvRUxgTo-ShIQdJyyR8
  • World’s largest bee found in Indonesia: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/feb/21/worlds-largest-bee-missing-for-38-years-found-in-indonesia?fbclid=IwAR0gQOjyR3BcSIVNT8ZTDAsoE1XSL5p8HvvUXhULc6WKxnEi0Xtr783Jerk
  • Iceland to hunt 2,000 whales: https://edition.cnn.com/2019/02/22/europe/iceland-allows-whale-hunting-trnd/index.html?fbclid=IwAR3yVqojo8AhSNyJKkuJzHWkH06qsf4OUOq_Qal46776vBarUKX2YGvCFeo
  • Evidence for man-made global warming hits scientific gold standard: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-climatechange-temperatures/evidence-for-man-made-global-warming-hits-gold-standard-scientists-idUSKCN1QE1ZU?feedType=RSS&feedName=environmentNews&fbclid=IwAR05hnZaxesLOQT3LXRbm4jGDlwCzTf3UKRTV3Gw2paNiEty65xLQKUOvco
  • 3M says its Twin Cities headquarters will go 100% renewable: https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/3m-says-its-twin-cities-headquarters-will-go-100-renewable-on-friday
  • Congress passes massive public lands bill with big impacts for Utah: https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2019/02/27/congress-passes-massive/
  • New species of ‘golden death’ bacterium digests parasitic worms from the inside out: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190228075552.htm
  • Shark researcher names new species of deep-sea shark after daughter: https://phys.org/news/2019-02-shark-species-deep-sea-daughter.html
  • Amazing blue tarantula species is found: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/02/amazing-blue-tarantula-new-spider-species-did-researchers-break-law-when-they-studied
  • Bayer now faces 11,200 lawsuits over Roundup cancer risk: https://www.foxbusiness.com/industrials/bayer-now-faces-11200-lawsuits-over-roundup-cancer-risk
  • Sask. scientists solve mystery and discover new insect species in canola crops: https://globalnews.ca/news/5001980/insect-canola-crops-midge/
  • Congress urged to fully fund Endangered Species Act with $486 million: https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/press_releases/2019/endangered-species-budget-02-26-2019.php
  • Rare fish proposed for removal from endangered species list: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/northwest/rare-fish-proposed-for-removal-from-endangered-species-list/
  • Blue whales remember best times and places to find prey: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/02/blue-whales-base-migration-route-on-memories-of-where-to-find-prey/
  • New map shows every forest matters in helping save the Javan leopard: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/02/new-map-shows-every-forest-matters-in-helping-save-the-javan-leopard/
  • New damselfly species found in central Vietnam: http://vietnamnews.vn/society/505985/new-damselfly-species-found-in-central-viet-nam.html
  • Microbiome research uncovers 100 new species: https://www.nutraingredients-asia.com/Article/2019/02/25/Strain-gain-Microbiome-research-uncovers-100-new-species-with-commercial-and-therapeutic-opportunities
  • The environment has become the new frontline for human rights defenders: http://www.unenvironment.org/news-and-stories/story/environment-has-become-new-frontline-human-rights-defenders
  • Grand jury hearing evidence in case involving former Interior Secretary: https://www.courant.com/politics/hc-pol-ryan-zinke-grand-jury-connecticut-casino-20190225-6rb36mztrjghpmaqw7zt5vjzte-story.html
  • We finally know what killed sea life in the deadliest mass extinction in history: https://www.sciencealert.com/finally-we-know-what-killed-sea-life-in-the-deadliest-mass-extinction-in-history
  • Researchers discovered a mysterious new frog species in the Western Ghats: https://scroll.in/article/913975/how-researchers-discovered-a-mysterious-new-frog-species-in-the-western-ghats
  • Four arrested for possessing endangered species in Tawau: https://www.nst.com.my/news/crime-courts/2019/02/463126/four-arrested-possessing-endangered-species
  • Giraffe dies in tragic accident at Kansas City Zoo: https://www.foxnews.com/us/giraffe-dies-from-tragic-accident-at-kansas-city-zoo-officials-say
  • Tanzania approves mass logging project in World Heritage Site: http://www.tourismupdate.co.za/article/189511/Tanzania-approves-mass-logging-project-in-World-Heritage-Site?fbclid=IwAR2fplV_XVtFekzdBerp3Jw5k-HZZCeFWTzbUf37X1loSkH-ELmRBq52w14
  • Extinct Leopard spotted in Taiwan for the first time since disappearing over 30 years ago: https://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/extinct-leopard-spotted-in-taiwan-for-the-first-time-since-disappearing-30-years-ago/?fbclid=IwAR1la-MUFtNULmoABL92XUJu5E-jWg5XwQuHLFz4e4fgwSkzTTfjuUkHfoI
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