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Conservation News ~ 26 June 2020

6/26/2020

Microplastics found for first time in Antarctica’s food chain
Global warming shortens spring feeding season for Mule Deer in Wyoming
2020 Human Development Report to focus on meeting people’s aspirations in balance with the planet
Almost 50 Blue Whales spotted off the coast of San Francisco
Early Plant DNA researcher at Chicago’s Field Museum dies at 35
Colombia’s capital city moves to completely ban bullfighting
Ford takes comprehensive approach to sustainability will be carbon neutral by 2050
Polls show most Americans want action on climate change; swing voters are moved by it
Adani lands conservation area ‘126 times’ bigger than mine
New velvet spider species is named after actor Joaquin Phoenix for his role in the Joker
Four new species of giant single-celled organisms discovered on Pacific seafloor
Pandemic cleaner air could reshape what we know about the atmosphere
A palm oil conglomerate pay $22m to an unnamed ‘expert’ in Papua
Whit Rhinos numbers increased 34,000
Maine has latest $150M Green Bonds purchase protects pristine water parcel
US unveils vision for more development in National Forests
Conservation creates more jobs than fossil fuel development
Tree-planting campaigns can reduce, not improve biodiversity
Most American believe the government should do more to combat climate change
Godzilla dust cloud from Sahara blankets Caribbean on its way to US
Long Beach and 13 partner cities and agencies, win class action lawsuit
Alaskan megaeruption may have helped end the Roman Republic
Dutch Parliament votes to shut down all 128 mink farms
Malawi court convicts 7 Chinese, 2 Malawians on wildlife crimes
Maasai farmers offer Kenya’s Wildlife a lifeline
Nebraska farmers return land to Ponca Tribe in effort to block Keystone XL
Residents hide as macaque gangs take over Thai city
Facebook allows climate denial to Flourish on its platform
Amazon launches $2bn clean tech venture fund
Researchers find three new species of geckos lurking under granite rocks in the Mysore Plateau
Government urged to tackle UK carbon emissions by working with nature
Trillion-dollar investors warn Brazil over dismantling of environmental policies
Illegal farms on indigenous lands get whitewashed under Bolsonaro administration
China and EU appetite for soy drives Brazilian deforestation, climate change
Indonesian court jails indigenous farmers from stealing from land they claim
Republicans, Democrats agree on opposing drilling off Florida’s Gulf, Atlantic coasts
Trudeau announces $100m investment in Canada’s plant-based protein industry
China’s annual dog-meat fair opens despite COVID
Pangolins return to region where they were once extinct
New Ocelot spotted at Laguna Atascosa
Endangered smoky mouse, feared wiped out during bushfires, found alive in Kosciuszko
Study shows positive YouTube videos of wolves linked to greater tolerance
Barcelona Opera reopens with an audience of plants
Indonesia resumes release of captive wildlife amid COVID
CocaCola is again the world champion in plastic pollution
Vatican calls on catholics to divest from fossil fuels
One-fifth of Earth’s ocean floor is now mapped
Manatee mother and calf released in Sarasota
New monkey species found hiding in plain sight
Undergraduate student discovers 18 new species of aquatic beetle in South America
Hello Kitty dives into campaign to protect coral reefs
French Citizens’ council on the environment proposes making ‘ecocide’ illegal
Endangered Australian fish routinely being sold in shops and restaurants
COVID lockdown reveals human impact on wildlife
A water crisis looms for 270 million people as South Asia’s glaciers shrink
Siberia Arctic hits 100 degrees Fahrenheit
British Colombia poised to lose ‘white rhino of old growth forests’
Stuck at home, scientists discover 9 new species of phorid flies
US demand for clean energy destroying Canada’s environment, indigenous peoples say
Assam’s endangered langurs observed to practice forced abortion
Italian team covers glacier with giant white sheet to slow melting
To recover from global recession, we must invest in nature
Last chance for the Persian Leopard: the fight to save the Iraqi Kurdistan forests
Researchers capture drone footage of African ‘tree lions’ in conservation study
Swiss researchers identify new bacteria in permafrost
New lizard species discovered by Uddhav Thackeray’s son
Floppy-nosed antelope has baby boom, raising hope for critically endangered species
One of the world’s rarest dolphins is rebounding in Pakistan
COVID is jeopardizing world’s protected areas
Agriculture secretary directs national forests be used for more mining, oil, and gas
Australia: Million hectares of endangered species' habitat cleared without federal approval

Conservation News ~ 19 June 2020

6/19/2020

New species of orchid native to Singapore discovered in Bukit Timah Reserve
New Species from World’s largest spider group found in Sri Lanka for first time
38 endangered Brazilian tree species illegally traded, poorly tracked
Iceland is undoing carbon emissions for good, turning C02 into stone
A robot sloth will survey endangered species
World has six months to avert climate crisis, says energy expert
Forest loss escalates biodiversity change
White House blocks tribes from protecting their waters
Mangrove collapse inevitable unless emissions are curbed
Chimps prefer human crops and it’s better for them
From a Philippine conflict hotspot, a new insect-eating plant emerges
Indonesia struggles to restore peatlands as fires strangle national parks
Canadian grocery store grows its own organic veggies on rooftop
PG&E ordered to pay $4 million for Camp fire that killed 84
Federal approval of oil well at Carrizo Plain National Monument sparks outrage
Globally renowned Kayapo Chief Paiakan passes away due to COVID
Creator of Conservation Biology, Michael Soule, passes away
New Jersey announces $400 million offshore wind port
SD Zoo baby pygmy hippo makes splashy debut
Planting non-native trees accelerates the release of carbon back into the atmosphere
Most of BCs massive old trees are ghosts, existing only on paper
European Rewilding Network becomes Belgian rewilding initiative
Gujarat now home to 674 lion, 29% increase in population
New species of mimicking spider camouflaged like a dried-up leaf discovered in China rainforest
BC mine proposed in critical caribou habitat shows how endangered species fall through the cracks
Trans Mountain pipeline spills up to 50,000 gallons of oil on indigenous land in BC
Peru declares new conservation area protecting almost 200 species found nowhere on the planet
Brazilian government taken to court for assault on environment, climate
Scottish salmon farmers to be banned from shooting seals
Wildlife advocated sue Forest Service over rising wolf body count in Washington
Lawsuit launched challenging Endangered Species Act denial for imperiled Sage Grouse
Senate Passes the Great American Outdoors Act
Emissions from 13 dairy firms match those of entire UK
Climate models underestimate CO2 emissions from permafrost by 14 percent
World’s rarest seal finds refuge on notorious prison island
40k Conservationists ask Utah to spare Endangered Mexican Gray Wolf
As EPA steps back, states face wave of requests for environmental leniency
A possible record number of Blue Whales at the Farallones
Supreme Court clears way for Atlantic Coast Pipeline to cross Appalachian trail
New species extinction target proposed for global nature rescue plan
A new species of diamond frog from Northern Madagascar
Victorian government found to have failed to protect critically endangered grasslands
Magnetic Sponge MOF captures carbon with record energy efficiency
Ag Secretary announces Forest Service Policy changes during Missoula stop
Amazon River dolphin risks extinction if Brazil moratorium not renewed
New jumping spider species in the Philippines
NOAA Chief violated ethics code in furor over White House tweet
1,000 California Condor recently tagged
Extremely rare white Killer Whale named Iceberg
EPA’s new rule will protect polluters, not the environment
Poachers arrested for killing Endangered Silverback Gorilla
Nevada takes important step to protect Endangered Fish
Supreme Court leaves Clean Water Act intact
Effective conservation science must shift away from doomsday views and toward solutions
Experts see environmental, social fallout in Indonesia’s infrastructure push
Vietnamese agribusiness firm HAGL accused of clearing indigenous land in Cambodia
Conservation Fund acquires iconic Pine Forest in Western Maine
Novel endemic dogfish species discovered from Japan
Bipartisan Bill could help boost Florida’s growing EV market
Interior to push drilling in Florida waters after November election
Sea cucumber smuggler sentenced to 8 months in jail
90 percent of US could be powered by renewables in 2035
Anti-poaching dog beloved by Prince Harry retires after catching 200 criminals
Climate crisis to blame for $67bn of Hurricane Harvey damage
Environment Ministry unlocked many protected areas during the lockdown
Scientists discover that a squid can edit its own genetic code
Cape Leopard Trust shares rare sighting of three leopard cubs
Channel Island Fox has remarkable recovery story
New Zealand recognized all animals as sentient beings
BHP halts plans to destroy 40 sacred sites to make way for $4.5bn mine after public outcry
Robotic dolphin causing stir in aquariums while solving ethical dilemma
BC opens Sunshine Coast forest – home to Canada’s oldest trees – to logging
UK’s barn owls are growing in number, thanks to humans
Almost complete loss of early salmon runs at Fraser River slide in BC last year
French government to launch legal action against bear killers
New breeding pair brings glimmer of hope for world’s rarest primate
A nose-horned dragon lizard lost to science for over 100 years has been found
South African proposal to breed wildlife for slaughter courts disaster
Botanists study spots 42 new tree species in 10 years
Newly discovered spider species in Madagascar named after climate activist Greta Thunberg
Rwenzori Mountains Park partners with WWF to protect Endangered Species
Rare Gorilla Rafiki killed by Uganda hunters
14 straight months of rising Amazon deforestation in Brazil
Nature’s slow lanes offer hope for species feeling heat of climate change, other pressures
EPA loses major Clean Water Act case on Toxic Spill dispersants
Charges dropped against 22 Wet’seuwet’en Land Defenders
The International Space Station jut became a powerful tool for tracking animal migration
Agile, sickle-clawed new species of velociraptor-like dinosaur unearthed in Patagonia
China’s COVID interventions reduced nitrogen dioxide levels
Colombian farmers, ranchers join business to turn the tide on Amazon deforestation
An armada of 65k sea turtles caught on drone cam, flock to Great Barrier Reef
Indonesia to allow back destructive seine and trawl nets in waters
In Philippines Palawan, top cop linked to assault on environmental officer
Indigenous-led conservation signals path forward for Canada’s first marine protected area network

Conservation News ~ 12 June 2020

6/12/2020

Forest Service to expedite logging and habitat clearance in proposed wilderness on Pine Mountain
Elimination of Mexican Gray Wolf pack a blow to conservation efforts
NWT First Nations shares prestigious UN prize for environmental work
Report finds environmental activists worldwide face high risk of criminalization and violence
Plastic Rain is the new Acid Rain
Canadian conservation officer fired for refusing to kill bear cubs wins legal battle
Brazil revises deforestation data – Amazon loss topped 10,000sq km in 2019
Supertrawlers making a mockery of UK’s protected sites
Nature provides roadmap to potential breakthroughs in solar energy technology
Senegal rejects 52 new foreign fishing licenses
Four new species of millipedes discovered in Colorado Caves
White House trashes 50 year old environmental law, blaming COVID
Oregon Minnow saved by the Endangered Species Act
BHP to destroy at least 40 aboriginal sites, up to 15,000 years old, to expand mine
Marine energy devices likely pose minimal impacts to marine life
Milkweed, only food source for Monarch caterpillars, ubiquitously contaminated
Nicaraguan beef, grazed on deforested and stolen land, feeds global demand
China bans pangolin scales in traditional medicine
After 130 years, the rarest and thought to be extinct Dwarf Kingfisher was photographed in the Philippines
Saudi Aramco exec: capturing carbon emissions can help combat climate change
Two new species of iguanas found in Southern Antilles
NSW environment minister walks back suggestions clean air strategy has been dropped
Federal Court rejects EPA approval of widely used herbicide
COVID disrupts global fight to save endangered species
White House faces suit on order lifting endangered species protections
Report names the banks financing destructive oil projects in the Amazon
New list of animals on the brink of extinction
China has suspended debt repayment for 77 developing nations
Russian oil spill reaches pristine Arctic lake
Greta Thunberg calls Bolsonaro a ‘failure’ on COVID as NGOs sue his administration over Amazon destruction
10% of Chinese White Dolphins – 3 of remaining 32- have been killed in just 5 days
EPA Clean Air Panel dismisses his oil industry ties, slams Harvard study connecting air pollution and COVID risks
China may deploy ducks to battle locust
A new Riffle Beetle from Kyushu, Japan
Scientists propose new naming system for uncultivated bacteria and archaea
A new beetle species has been named after the Beatles
Endangered Status sought for Death Valley Region fish
Shuttered zoos are hemorrhaging money, and they want federal help for endangered species work they do
In COVID lockdown, Glossy Ibis finds prime nesting conditions in Sri Lanka
Lockdown allowed illegal fishing to spike in Philippines, satellite data suggests
Rare finless porpoises sighted in Hing Kong waters
Elizabeth Mrema is Convention on Biological Diversity new Executive Secretary
Powerful petrochemical lobbying group advanced anti-protest legislation amid pandemic
Ex-astronaut Kathy Sullivan dives to lowest point on Earth
Scientists discover strange new Tarantula species with ‘horn’ on its back in Southwestern Africa
Largest species of Asianopodus footprints found in Xinjiang
Eighteen rare, endangered horses born in China’s Xinjiang
Nearly half of Americans breathing unhealthy air
A massive oil spill in the Arctic has turned a river red
White House allows fishing in New England marine monument
Scientists use drones to capture striking footage of colony of 64,000 Green Sea Turtles
Two new dinosaurs found in fossils at State Museum of Pennyslvania
New species of carnivorous plant found in Kerala
Two new species from New Mexico help fill in Evolution of horned dinosaurs

Conservation News ~ 5 June 2020

6/5/2020

After century of mistaken identity, a Balinese gecko gets its own name
Tributes to Jose Rafael Garcia Acosta
In Memoriam to Guy Suzon Ramangason
Three new bird species discovered in Peru
US ranks 24th in the world on environmental performance
Baby orangutan born in Indonesia boosts numbers of the critically endangered species
Endangered species of seahorse returns to former stronghold due to lockdown
French researchers show that agroforestry can climate-proof grapes
Amazon deforestation gig economy booms despite COVID-19
New data shows world lost a Switzerland-size area of primary rainforest
Communities on Brazil’s ‘River of Unity’ tested by dams, climate change
New toxic seaweed species has exploded in Long Island Bays
Maine conservation groups want salmon listed endangered species list
EPA limits states’ power to oppose pipelines and other energy projects
More types of mosquito discovered in Yukon - that’s 33 and counting
New Pterosaur species identified from fossil found in England
State urged to include Atlantic salmon on endangered species list
Conservation efforts save endangered Hainan gibbon from the brink of extinction
Congo hit by a second, simultaneous Ebola outbreak
Japanese whale hunters killed 122 pregnant whales
New helmet orchid species discovered in Palawan
Court orders NS government to better protect endangered species
New species of Dumbo Octopus captured on camera at 4.3 miles down in the Indian Ocean
Top court rules Nova Scotia broke endangered species law
Guardians, 200 groups call on Congress to invest in Economic and Ecological recovery
EU’s greenhouse gas emission continue to fall as coal ditched
Department of Justice sued for withholding information about stabbing, shooting, and burning animals for medical research
Nobel laureates condemn judicial harassment of environmental lawyer
Plunging solar energy prices spell bright future for clean electricity
A Polynesian Paradise sacrificed its economy to stay virus-free
In Sri Lanka, bushmeat poachers haven’t let up during lockdown
Marijuana cultivation whittling away Madagascar’s largest connected forest
Teen creates fashion line while helping the environment
Court rejects Koch Brothers-funded Group’s attack on rare Texas arachnid
Southern California flower recovered, no longer needs Endangered Species protection
Antarctic Ocean reveals new signs of rapid melt of ancient ice, clues about future sea level rise
Climate could cause abrupt British vegetation changes
Indonesia to receive $56m payment from Norway for reducing deforestation
Rare beast visits the beach: Wolverine confirmed in Pacific Country
Yukon putting cart before horse by approving roads without completed land use plans
White House to sign order to waive environmental reviews for key projects
Argentine paleontologists discover new species of small carnivorous dinosaur
New species of frailejon discovered in Colombia