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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 ~ Apr 26 2019

4/26/2019

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  • Environmental leaders gather in Montreal for the Nature Summit: https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/canada-hosts-nature-summit-to-boost-global-action-on-biodiversity-crisis-864381594.html
  • Controversial uranium mine approved in Australia before election called: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-04-26/government-approved-uranium-mine-day-before-election/11047252
  • Va. cancels trophy rockfish season, urges other states to follow: https://www.chesapeakebaymagazine.com/baybulletin/2019/4/23/va-cancels-trophy-rockfish-season-urges-other-states-to-follow
  • Australia is deadly serious about killing millions of cats: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/25/magazine/australia-cat-killing.html
  • Court affirms Yellowstone more valuable than gold, blocks mining exploration: https://earthjustice.org/news/press/2019/court-affirms-yellowstone-more-valuable-than-gold-blocks-mining-exploration
  • Yellowstone National Park announces Junior Ranger program: https://www.idahostatejournal.com/news/local/yellowstone-national-park-announces-junior-ranger-program/article_fd1b80e9-48e2-5f7a-9534-8f31e6680df7.html
  • Endangered green turtles now increasing in numbers, study of Pacific coral reefs find: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/green-turtles-endangered-study-pacific-monterey-bay-aquarium-a8884481.html
  • Ocean winds, wave heights have increased around the world: https://about.unimelb.edu.au/newsroom/news/2019/april/33-year-study-shows-increasing-ocean-winds-and-wave-heights
  • The world lost a Belgium-size area of old growth rainforest in 2018: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/04/the-world-lost-a-belgium-size-area-of-old-growth-rainforest-in-2018/
  • Expedition to Colombia’s Vaupes discovers 18 new species: https://thecitypaperbogota.com/news/expedition-to-colombias-vaupes-discovers-18-new-species-to-world-of-science/22045
  • Two new bird species discovered in Indonesia: https://www.tcd.ie/news_events/articles/zoologists-discover-two-new-bird-species-in-indonesia/
  • Ford invests $500 million in electric pickup startup Rivian: https://www.fool.com/investing/2019/04/25/why-ford-is-investing-500-million-in-electric-truc.aspx
  • The Blackfeet Nation is trying to open its own National Park: https://mountainwestnews.org/blackfeet-see-promise-in-a-park-2ecba7f53697
  • Bird flu in Namibia’s penguins wanes, after killing nearly 500: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/04/bird-flu-in-namibian-penguins-wanes-after-killing-nearly-500/
  • Oilsands lobby speechless as government scientists point to higher pollution: https://www.nationalobserver.com/2019/04/23/news/oilsands-lobby-speechless-government-scientists-point-higher-pollution
  • Support for Extinction Rebellion soars after Easter protests: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/apr/24/support-for-extinction-rebellion-soars-in-wake-of-easter-protests
  • A rare antelope is being killed to make $20,000 scarves: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/04/tibetan-antelope-killed-to-make-luxury-scarves/
  • New plant species discovered in San Luis Obispo: https://ksby.com/news/local-news/2019/04/23/new-plant-species-discovered-in-san-luis-obispo
  • Endangered rays may have unknown birthing zone in Mexican waters: https://nicholas.duke.edu/about/news/endangered-rays-may-have-unknown-birthing-zone-mexican-waters
  • Endangered Species Act has saved 99 percent of protected species from extinction: https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/press_releases/2019/endangered-species-act-04-22-2019.php
  • Feds to consider adding Northern California Steelhead Trout to Endangered Species List: https://lostcoastoutpost.com/2019/apr/23/feds-eye-protection-northern-california-steelhead/
  • Conservation group secures 100,000 acres of Cumberland Forest Mountains in TN, KY: https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/local/2019/04/22/nature-conservancy-land-acquisition-100-000-acres-cumberland-mountains-tennessee-kentucky/3519003002/
  • Camera trap finds a threatened high-elevation mammal community in Peru: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/04/camera-trap-study-finds-a-threatened-high-elevation-mammal-community-in-peru/
  • Climate change makes rich countries richer and poor ones poorer: https://grist.org/article/study-climate-change-makes-rich-countries-richer-and-poor-ones-poorer/
  • Virginia becomes first southern state to cap carbon: https://www.virginiamercury.com/2019/04/19/virginia-becomes-first-southern-state-to-cap-carbon-will-gop-budget-language-hamstring-the-program/
  • Biodiversity roadmap calls for conserving ecosystems to save the world: https://news.azpm.org/p/news-articles/2019/4/22/150177-biodiversity-roadmap-calls-for-conserving-ecosystems-to-save-the-world/
  • NHL to purchase carbon offsets to counter playoff travel: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-icehockey-nhl-offsets/nhl-to-purchase-carbon-offsets-to-counter-playoff-air-travel-idUSKCN1RY1JB
  • Melting permafrost in Arctic will have $70tn climate impact: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/apr/23/melting-permafrost-in-arctic-will-have-70tn-climate-impact-study
  • Nearly 3,000 dairy farms closed in the US in 2018: https://www.livekindly.co/nearly-3000-u-s-dairy-farms-closed-2018/
  • Extinction Rebellion arrests pass 1,000: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/apr/22/people-arrested-at-london-climate-protests
  • Charlie, oldest southern Sea Otter at any zoo or aquarium, dies at 22: https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/oldest-southern-sea-otter-captivity-dies-california-62564127
  • Senate set to overhaul clean energy and make solar more competitive in South Carolina: https://greenvillejournal.com/2019/04/15/senate-set-to-overhaul-clean-energy-and-make-solar-more-competitive-in-south-carolina/
  • Polly Higgins, lawyer who fought for recognition of ‘ecocide’ dies at 50: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/apr/22/polly-higgins-environmentalist-eradicating-ecocide-dies
  • Australian bioblitz science novices find new species: https://www.noosanews.com.au/news/science-novices-find-new-species/3708129/
  • Dutch engineers build world’s biggest sun-seeking solar farm: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/21/dutch-engineers-build-worlds-biggest-sun-seeking-solar-farm
  • Nesting Bald Eagles a rare sight in San Diego: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/lifestyle/home-and-garden/story/2019-04-18/nesting-bald-eagles-a-rare-sight-in-san-diego
  • Judge delivers major setback to White House policy to increase coal mining on Federal land: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/19/climate/court-trump-coal-mining-setback.html
  • Oilsands polluted more than entire economies of BC or Quebec: https://www.nationalobserver.com/2019/04/16/news/oilsands-polluted-more-entire-economies-bc-or-quebec
  • AUT squid researchers discover five new species near the Kermadec Islands: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2019/04/aut-squid-researchers-discover-five-new-species-near-the-kermadec-islands.html
  • Bow Valley alpha female wolf dens to have pups: https://www.thecragandcanyon.ca/news/local-news/bow-valley-alpha-female-dens-to-have-pups
  • Singapore lets off trader in world’s biggest rosewood bust, worth $50 million: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/04/singapore-acquits-trader-in-worlds-biggest-rosewood-bust-worth-50m/​
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Conservation News ~ April 19 2019

4/19/2019

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  • New species of extinct carnivore was larger than polar bear: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2019/04/new-species-ancient-carnivore-was-bigger-than-polar-bear-hyaenodonts/
  • New species of critically endangered warty pig: https://www.uticaod.com/news/20190417/utica-zoo-debuts-new-species-of-critically-endangered-warty-pig
  • New species of Mongolian dinosaur: https://www.earth.com/news/new-species-mongolian-dinosaur/
  • New lower Colorado River area designated as conservation area for rare species: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190416006047/en/New-Conservation-Area-Habitat-Protect-Endangered-Fish
  • Sri Lanka calls for increased protection of endemic lizards: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/04/sri-lanka-calls-for-increased-protection-for-endemic-lizards/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mongabay+%28Mongabay+Environmental+News%29
  • US companies implicated in illegal African timber: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/04/u-s-companies-implicated-in-illegal-timber-trade-from-west-africa/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mongabay+%28Mongabay+Environmental+News%29
  • Illegal charcoal trade threatens Myanmar mangroves: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/04/illegal-charcoal-trade-threatens-myanmars-remaining-mangroves/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mongabay+%28Mongabay+Environmental+News%29
  • Rise in crocodile sightings linked to habitat degradation: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/04/rise-in-crocodile-sightings-linked-to-habitat-degradation-in-indonesia/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mongabay+%28Mongabay+Environmental+News%29
  • Tesla is developing a unique battery recycling system: https://electrek.co/2019/04/16/tesla-battery-recycling-system/
  • Wild animal circuses are now banned in Madrid: https://www.livekindly.co/wild-animal-circuses-banned-madrid/
  • Former Interior Secretary is hired by gold mining firm: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/former-interior-secretary-zinke-hired-by-gold-mining-firm
  • New Interior chief hit with lawsuits over endangered species: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/energy/trump-brand-new-interior-chief-hit-with-lawsuits-over-endangered-species
  • SC senate votes against oil drilling as fight heats up: https://www.thestate.com/news/politics-government/article229397044.html
  • Snot otter emerges victorious in vote for Pennsylvania’s official amphibian: https://www.npr.org/2019/04/18/714529994/snot-otter-emerges-victorious-in-vote-for-pennsylvanias-official-amphibian
  • A grieving dolphin was pictured carrying its dead calf days after it was trapped in a crab net: https://www.thisisinsider.com/grieving-dolphin-pictured-carrying-its-dead-calf-2019-4
  • Study finds white sharks flee feeding areas when orcas present: https://phys.org/news/2019-04-white-sharks-areas-orcas.html
  • Hunter Ron Thomson calls for mass cull of African elephants: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/hunter-ron-thomson-calls-for-mass-cull-of-african-elephants-rq37pq3pm
  • Climate activists begin week-long tree sit several stories above UO campus: https://www.dailyemerald.com/news/climate-activists-begin-week-long-tree-sit-several-stories-above/article_cb310776-6085-11e9-9ae9-3347c9f3d069.html
  • Flint gets $77 million to pay for water projects: https://www.abc12.com/content/news/Flint-gets-77-million-to-pay-for-water-projects-508602041.html
  • Chicago pledges 100 percent renewable energy by 2040: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/04/chicago-pledges-100-percent-renewable-energy-by-2040
  • Rhino poachers sentenced to 25 years in prison: https://www.goodthingsguy.com/environment/rhino-poachers-sentenced-25-years/
  • Leatherback turtles absent from Nicaragua for first time: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/apr/15/leatherback-turtles-nicaragua
  • Tesla claims it helped save 4 million tons of CO2: https://electrek.co/2019/04/15/tesla-impact-report/
  • Zion Condor egg due to hatch in May: https://www.lakepowelllife.com/zion-condor-egg-due-to-hatch-in-may/
  • Critically endangered Kakapo has record breeding season: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/17/critically-endangered-kakapo-the-worlds-fattest-parrot-has-record-breeding-season
  • Six staff killed in deadliest attack at Congo’s Virunga National Park: https://news.mongabay.com/2018/04/six-staff-killed-in-deadliest-attack-at-congos-virunga-national-park/
  • Historic dive reveals new species, leaves researchers speechless: https://ftw.usatoday.com/2019/04/historic-dive-reveals-new-species-leaves-researchers-speechless
  • Ecuador says no to new dolphin facility: https://marineconnection.org/ecuador-says-no-to-new-dolphin-facility/
  • Last known female Yangtze giant softshell turtle dies in China: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/04/last-known-female-yangtze-giant-softshell-turtle-dies-in-china/
  • Oil spill now larger than Paris ravages Indonesian Island, 5 dead: https://www.ecowatch.com/oil-pipeline-spill-indonesia-death-2556835512.html
  • Governor Brown, ODFW open the door to wolf hunt and trapping: https://oregonwild.org/2019WolfPlan
  • Six decade plankton study charts rise of ocean plastic waste: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/apr/16/six-decade-plankton-study-charts-rise-of-ocean-plastic-waste
  • Pioneering golden eagle found poisoned in Yellowstone: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/apr/16/pioneering-golden-eagle-found-poisoned-in-yellowstone
  • Paris fights smog with biggest ever EU electric bus purchase, 800 e-buses to replace diesel: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/apr/16/pioneering-golden-eagle-found-poisoned-in-yellowstone
  • Diageo to remove plastic from Guinness multipacks: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-47926399
  • Endangered North Atlantic right whales experience mini baby boom: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47927297
  • Idaho wolf bounty a step backwards: http://www.thewildlifenews.com/2019/04/10/idaho-wolf-bounty-a-step-backwards/
  • Lassen County raptor poacher convicted: https://cdfgnews.wordpress.com/2019/04/12/lassen-county-raptor-poacher-convicted/
  • After pollution crisis, Puerto Rico to eliminate all coal power next year: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesellsmoor/2019/04/10/after-pollution-crisis-puerto-rico-to-eliminate-all-coal-power-next-year/
  • Natural forests best bet for fighting climate change: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/04/natural-forests-best-bet-for-fighting-climate-change-analysis-finds/
  • Seychelles president issues underwater plea to protect oceans: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/14/seychelles-president-danny-faure-underwater-plea-protect-oceans
  • Evidence extends Kashmir musk deer’s presence to Nepal: https://india.mongabay.com/2019/04/poop-photos-and-genes-evidence-extends-kashmir-musk-deers-presence-to-nepal/
  • Wildlife migrations are collapsing in East Africa: https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/wildlife-migrations/62746/
  • Endangered Gulf of Mexico whale granted long-overdue protections: https://www.nrdc.org/experts/nrdc/endangered-gulf-mexico-whale-granted-long-overdue-protections
  • CBD wins legal battle to protect West Coast habitat of endangered southern resident killer whales: https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/press_releases/2019/southern-resident-killer-whale-04-12-2019.php
  • Starbucks spearheads $1m initiative to boost paper cup recycling: https://headtopics.com/uk/starbucks-spearheads-1m-initiative-to-boost-paper-cup-recycling-5260443
  • National Parks in Honduras hit hard by palm oil: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/04/its-getting-worse-national-parks-in-honduras-hit-hard-by-palm-oil/
  • Ohio zoo welcomes 1-month-old clouded leopards: https://www.wlwt.com/article/ohio-zoo-welcomes-1-month-old-clouded-leopards/27002156
  • Mexican ecologists push to transform prison island into nature reserve: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-01030-y
  • Cambodia’s endangered river dolphins at highest population in 20 years: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/04/irawaddy-river-dolphin-population-biggest-20-years/
  • Indonesia creates three marine protected areas within Coral Triangle: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/04/indonesia-creates-three-marine-protected-areas-within-coral-triangle/
  • London mayor calls for ‘full force of law’ against extinction: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/apr/18/sajid-javid-calls-for-full-force-of-law-against-extinction-rebellion-protesters
  • Extinct flower rediscovered in Hawaii, via drones: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/04/extinct-hibiscus-flower-rediscovered-hawaii-via-drones/
  • Cincinatti zoo mourns loss of California Sea Lion: http://cincinnatizoo.org/news-releases/cincinnati-zoo-mourns-loss-of-beloved-california-sea-lion-duke/
  • NYC leaders join calls for ban on Monsanto herbicide: https://www.ehn.org/monsantos-herbicide-defense-falling-on-deaf-ears-as-nyc-leaders-join-calls-for-ban-2634974362.html
  • Toxics in Willamette River killing young salmon: https://www.kgw.com/article/tech/science/environment/toxics-in-willamette-river-lead-to-salmon-deaths/283-e7e94cdf-9352-40f9-bfbe-749d84cb4deb​
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Conservation News ~ April 12 2019

4/12/2019

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  • Senate confirms oil and gas lobbyist as Interior Secretary: https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/politics/Senate-Confirms-Ex-Lobbyist-David-Bernhardt-to-Lead-Interior-508445581.html
  • Brazil’s Bolsonaro plans to axe environmental panel that protects Amazon rainforest: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/bolsonaro-brazil-deforestation-amazon-rainforest-a8860311.html
  • New species of extinct human discovered in Philippines: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/10/science/homo-luzonensis-philippines-evolution.html
  • New species of ‘Bubblegum Coral’ discovered at imperiled undersea monument: https://earther.gizmodo.com/new-species-of-bubblegum-coral-discovered-at-imperiled-1833940255
  • Suffolk lawmakers approve sytrofoam, plastic straw ban: http://longisland.news12.com/story/40280280/suffolk-lawmakers-approve-styrofoam-plastic-straw-ban
  • Cliven Bundy’s public lands claim is ‘simply delusional,’ judge rules: https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2019/04/cliven-bundys-claim-that-all-public-land-belongs-to-state-of-nevada-is-simply-delusional-judge-rules.html
  • Russia will free 97 Orcas, Belugas held in cramped ‘Whale Jail’ since last summer: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/russia-will-free-97-orcas-belugas-held-cramped-whale-jail-last-summer-180971920/
  • More Mexican Gray Wolves roaming southwestern US: https://phys.org/news/2019-04-survey-mexican-gray-wolves-roaming.html
  • New species of parasitic wasps named after Oreos and Doctor Who aliens: https://thenewdaily.com.au/life/science/2019/04/10/doctor-who-oreo-wasps/
  • New species of extinct pig-footed Bandicoot discovered: http://www.sci-news.com/paleontology/chaeropus-yirratji-bandicoot-07073.html
  • New species of sea creature named after UNCW professor: http://www.wect.com/2019/04/09/new-species-sea-creature-named-after-uncw-professor/
  • Wolves back in Netherlands after 140 years: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-47838162
  • Belize to nearly triple area under strict marine protected areas: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/04/belize-to-nearly-triple-area-under-strict-marine-protected-areas/
  • Group sues over drilling near Mount St. Helens: https://theworldlink.com/news/state-and-regional/group-sues-to-prohibit-mount-st-helens-drilling/article_041198c3-9fc2-50f4-8be2-00bc1f8d8a52.html
  • Madagascar: Rio Tinto mine breaches sensitive wetland: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/04/madagascar-rio-tinto-mine-breaches-sensitive-wetland/
  • Hunting pumas to save deer could backfire: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/04/hunting-pumas-to-save-deer-could-backfire-new-research-suggests/
  • Swiss Alps may be ice-free by 2100: https://www.foxnews.com/science/two-thirds-of-ice-in-the-alps-will-melt-by-2100-due-to-climate-change-scientists-warn
  • Sumatran governor jailed over bribes to award infrastructure projects: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/04/sumatran-governor-jailed-over-bribes-to-award-infrastructure-projects/
  • Natural forests best bet for fighting climate change: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/04/natural-forests-best-bet-for-fighting-climate-change-analysis-finds/
  • Study concludes that nature benefits when more women make land management decisions: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/04/study-concludes-that-nature-benefits-when-more-women-make-land-management-decisions/
  • Tesla boom lifts Norway’s electric car sales to 58 percent market share: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-norway-autos/tesla-boom-lifts-norways-electric-car-sales-to-record-market-share-idUSKCN1RD2BB
  • Nearly 13 tonnes of pangolin scales worth $52 million seized in Singapore: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/pangolin-scales-elephant-ivory-largest-seizure-singapore-11412138
  • AU Environment minister approves Adani groundwater management plan: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-04-11/adani-damning-assessment-turned-into-approval/10990288
  • Florida lifts ban on front-yard vegetable gardens: https://returntonow.net/2019/04/08/florida-lifts-ban-on-frontyard-vegetable-gardens/
  • Wolf recovery continues in Washington, state now home to at least 27 packs: https://www.conservationnw.org/news-updates/wolf-recovery-continues/
  • SeaWorld Orlando whale Fredi dies after longtime health problems: https://www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/tourism/os-bz-seaworld-dead-whale-fredi-20190407-story.html
  • Scientists discover new species of deep-sea clams that subsist on wood: https://www.forbes.com/sites/priyashukla/2019/04/07/scientists-discover-new-species-of-deep-sea-clams-that-subsist-on-wood/
  • New freshwater shrimp species discovered in Gujarat: https://www.news18.com/news/india/new-freshwater-shrimp-species-discovered-in-gujarat-named-after-kutch-region-2093211.html
  • Feds deny protection for most eastern Hellbender salamanders: https://www.apnews.com/321e9e49760647c9842f31756f39d56c
  • For some reason, New World Flying Squirrels fluoresce pink: https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/artful-amoeba/for-some-reason-new-world-flying-squirrels-fluoresce-pink/
  • Global carbon emissions hit record high in 2018: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/global-carbon-emissions-record-high-2018_n_5c9975cee4b0f7bfa1b59668
  • Bison are roaming free in Indiana for the first time in 200 years: https://www.reddit.com/r/Indiana/comments/b3djhr/bison_are_roaming_free_in_indiana_for_the_first/
  • Remains of 700,00 year old giant bear found in Argentina: http://www.batimes.com.ar/news/argentina/fossil-of-700-thousand-year-old-giant-bear-found-north-of-buenos-aires.phtmlchless
  • Norway’s Labour Party supports permanent protection of Lofoten islands: https://globenewswire.com/news-release/2019/04/06/1798700/0/en/Labour-Party-of-Norway-Commits-to-Permanently-Banning-Oil-Exploration-in-Norwegian-Arctic.html
  • Germany just shut down its last fur farm: https://www.livekindly.co/germany-fur-farm-ban/
  • Biologists confirm California Condor nest in Zion National Park: https://www.ksl.com/article/46523961/biologists-confirm-california-condor-nest-in-zion-national-park
  • Norway’s giant oil fund dives into renewables: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/apr/05/historic-breakthrough-norways-giant-oil-fund-dives-into-renewables
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Conservation News ~ April 5 2019

4/5/2019

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  • Missouri Hellbender considered for endangered species status: https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/2019/04/03/eastern-hellbender-salamander-endangered-species-list-missouri/3355710002/
  • 7k acre Wildlife refuge opens to save several endangered species in East Texas: http://www.kltv.com/2019/04/04/wildlife-refuge-opens-save-several-endangered-species-east-texas/
  • Critically endangered black rhino is pregnant at Michigan Zoo: https://www.michiganradio.org/post/critically-endangered-black-rhino-pregnant-michigan-zoo
  • Thirteen new ant species discovered in Hong Kong: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190403135041.htm
  • New species of skink from Angola has waited over 70 years to be described: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/04/new-species-of-skink-from-angola-has-waited-over-70-years-to-be-described/
  • Citing climate differences, Shell walks away from US refining lobby: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-shell-afpm/shell-to-quit-u-s-refining-lobby-over-climate-disagreement-idUSKCN1RE0VB
  • Michigan Governor halts Great Lakes Oil Tunnel: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/the-latest-michigan-governor-halts-great-lakes-oil-tunnel/2019/03/28/70bf6586-5198-11e9-bdb7-44f948cc0605_story.html
  • Children living near national parks are healthier, more prosperous: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/04/children-living-near-national-parks-are-healthier-prosperous/
  • Federal court dismisses key claim of coal industry lawsuit against state of Washington: https://www.oregonpsr.org/federal_court_dismisses_key_claim_of_coal_industry_lawsuit_against_state_of_washington
  • Komodo Island is shutting down because people keep smuggling the dragons: https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2019/04/03/komodo-island-closing-dragon-smugglers/
  • Manatees face new challenge in Florida from harassing, non-native armored catfish: https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-ne-manatee-armored-catfish-20190331-story.html
  • City of Sydney announces 100% renewable energy target: https://cleantechnica.com/2019/04/02/city-of-sydney-announces-100-renewable-energy-target/
  • Scientists discover a frog with glowing bones: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/04/scientists-discover-frog-glowing-bones
  • Japanese whalers kill 333 Minke whales: https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/japanese-whalers-kill-333-minke-whales-many-pregnant
  • Solar and wind power has quintupled in a decade: https://grist.org/article/electrifying-news-solar-and-wind-power-has-quintupled-in-a-decade/
  • NM Governor Michelle Grisham makes coyote killing contests illegal: https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/governor-signs-ban-on-coyote-killing-contests-in-new-mexico/article_0a209c4b-93a8-5fc5-8946-c9504f5a4d39.html
  • Kerala is home to two new plant species: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kerala-is-home-to-two-new-plants/article26711882.ece
  • New species of wood-munching clams found at the bottom of the ocean: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190402081530.htm
  • California adopts new wetlands rules to protect them from Federal rollbacks: https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-state-wetlands-protections-20190402-story.html
  • Puget Sound’s southern-resident orcas wow Monterey Bay, California in rare sighting: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/puget-sounds-southern-resident-orcas-wow-california-in-rare-sighting/
  • League of Conservation Voters defeats offshore drilling ban in court: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/judge-strikes-down-oil-drilling-arctic-ocean-180971842/
  • Oil stops spilling in Solomon Islands but environmental toll still being calculated: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/04/solomon-islands-oil-stops-spilling-but-environmental-toll-still-being-calculated/
  • Crab season to be cut short in California to protect whales and turtles: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/04/crabbing-season-to-be-cut-short-in-california-to-protect-whales/
  • Tiger geckos in Vietnam could be the next species sold into extinction: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190401115818.htm
  • Amphibian apocalypse is twice as bad as scientific thought: https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2019/03/28/amphibian-apocalypse-is-even-worse-than-scientists-realized/
  • Federal Judge rules that White House cannot plan a road cutting through Alaskan wildlife refuge: https://edition.cnn.com/2019/03/30/us/trump-alaska-road-violates-federal-law/index.html
  • Queensland Government ordered to stop killing sharks in Great Barrier Reef: https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/hack/reef-shark-cull-ended/10963930
  • New ant discovered in Hong Kong named after Lantau Island: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3004191/new-ant-discovered-hong-kong-named-after-lantau
  • New York to impose a statewide ban on single-use plastics: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/28/nyregion/plastic-bag-ban-.html
  • Butterfly numbers fall by 84% in Netherlands over 130 years: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/apr/01/butterfly-numbers-fall-by-84-in-netherlands-over-130-years-study
  • UT researchers find new species of ancient monkey that fills in evolutionary gap: https://www.dailytexanonline.com/2019/03/31/ut-researchers-find-new-species-of-ancient-monkey-that-fills-in-evolutionary-gap
  • Pacific Mastodon: New species of ancient elephant relative identified: http://www.sci-news.com/paleontology/pacific-mastodon-07045.html
  • 18 of the 20 cities with the worst air pollution are in South Asia: http://www.greenpeace.org/seasia/Press-Centre/Latest-air-pollution-data-ranks-worlds-cities-worst-to-best/
  • Meet Jerzego sunillimaye: a new species of jumping spider discovered from Aarey Milk Colony: https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-meet-jerzego-sunillimaye-a-new-species-of-jumping-spider-discovered-from-aarey-milk-colony-in-mumbai-2734975
  • A strong sense of place affects how communities care for urban green spaces: https://www.stockholmresilience.org/research/research-news/2019-03-28-protecting-your-place.html
  • Wildlife conservation strategies must take animals’ social lives into account: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/03/wildlife-conservation-strategies-must-take-animals-social-lives-into-account-researchers/
  • Fukushima contaminants found as far north as Alaska’s Bering Strait: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-alaska-fukushima/fukushima-contaminants-found-as-far-north-as-alaskas-bering-strait-idUSKCN1R90BV
  • Boot-melting Mexican sewage has San Diego seeking help: https://news.bloombergenvironment.com/environment-and-energy/boot-melting-mexican-sewage-has-san-diego-seeking-help
  • Return of rare bee after 100 years causing lots of buzz in San Francisco: http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/9444372-181/rare-bee-species-makes-a
  • Thousands of goldfish removed from pond in UK: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-47717547
  • Federal Judge finds order to open Arctic Waters to drilling was unlawful: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/30/climate/trump-oil-drilling-arctic.html
  • Cream-Eyed Bulbul discovered: http://www.sci-news.com/biology/cream-eyed-bulbul-07040.html
  • NASA study finds earth is greener thanks to tree-planting projects in China and India: https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/13/world/china-india-greener-planet-scli-intl/index.html
  • Styrofoam containers officially banned in New York City: https://www.foxnews.com/us/new-york-city-bans-foam-containers-coffee-cups-in-landmark-legislation
  • Amphibian-killing invasive fungus cause record wildlife loss: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/03/amphibian-apocalypse-frogs-salamanders-worst-chytrid-fungus/
  • Nestle to face lawsuit saying Poland Springs water not from a spring: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nestle-lawsuit-polandspring/nestle-to-face-lawsuit-saying-poland-spring-water-not-from-a-spring-u-s-judge-idUSKCN1R92TO
  • Suspected poachers shot by Mexican authorities protecting last Vaquita porpoise: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/03/suspected-totoaba-poachers-shot-by-authorities-in-mexicos-sea-of-cortez/
  • Costco stops selling controversial Roundup weedkiller: https://bigthink.com/politics-current-affairs/roundup-costco
  • Widespread losses of pollinating insects revealed across Britain: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/mar/26/widespread-losses-of-pollinating-insects-revealed-across-britain
  • Chester becomes the world’s first Sustainable Palm Oil City: https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/chester-worlds-first-sustainable-palm-15953353
  • Court upholds habitat protection of 1.8 million acres of Endangered California frogs: https://yubanet.com/regional/court-upholds-habitat-protection-of-1-8-million-acres-for-endangered-california-frogs/
  • Virgin Atlantic removes beef and palm oil from flight menus: https://www.livekindly.co/virgin-atlantic-beef-palm-oil-sustainability/
  • Marine plastic pollution costs the world up to $2.5bn a year: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/apr/04/marine-plastic-pollution-costs-the-world-up-to-25bn-a-year-researchers-find
  • Fossil of ancient four-legged whale with hooves discovered: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/apr/04/fossil-ancient-four-legged-whale-legs-hooves-discovered
  • Great Barrier Reef suffers 89% collapse in new coral bleaching event: https://www.edie.net/news/9/Great-Barrier-Reef-suffers-89--collapse-in-new-coral-after-bleaching-events/
  • The Nature Conservancy to acquire over 6,200 acres in the largest conservation effort on South Padre Island: https://www.nature.org/en-us/explore/newsroom/tnc-to-acquire-over-6200-acres-on-south-padre-island/
  • Idaho Power sets record low solar price in shift to 100% renewables: https://onestepoffthegrid.com.au/idaho-power-sets-record-low-solar-price-in-shift-to-100-renewables/
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