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Conservation News ~ July 29 2019

7/29/2019

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  • The Guardian joins a major media initiative to combat the climate crisis: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jul/25/the-guardian-joins-a-major-media-initiative-to-combat-the-climate-crisis
  • Berkeley became first US city to ban natural gas: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jul/23/berkeley-natural-gas-ban-environment
  • Rep. Ilhan Omar introduces zero waste act as part of Green New Deal: https://www.democracynow.org/2019/7/26/headlines/rep_ilhan_omar_introduces_zero_waste_act_as_part_of_green_new_deal
  • Two ferns presumed extinct found on remote Australian mountaintops: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/07/two-ferns-presumed-extinct-found-on-remote-australian-mountaintops/
  • More than 100 Arctic wildfires burn in worst ever season: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/26/unprecedented-more-than-100-wildfires-burning-in-the-arctic-in-worst-ever-season
  • New monkey species found in amazon area threatened by deforestation: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2211348-new-monkey-species-found-in-amazon-area-threatened-by-deforestation/
  • A pair of new butterfly species are named as Carlos Alvarado and Claudia Dobles: https://thecostaricanews.com/a-pair-of-new-butterfly-species-are-named-as-carlos-alvarado-and-claudia-dobles/
  • UConn launches Institute of the Environment: https://clas.uconn.edu/2019/07/28/uconn-launches-institute-of-the-environment/
  • Federal Court tosses Atlantic Coast Pipeline’s key Endangered Species permits: https://www.wvpublic.org/post/federal-court-tosses-atlantic-coast-pipelines-key-endangered-species-permits
  • Federal agency to assess oil and gas development’s impact on endangered species in the Gulf: https://www.nola.com/news/article_d11f991c-afcd-11e9-945f-3324e4f5e18b.html
  • More than $1bn of food wasted before reaching supermarkets: https://williamneillson.wordpress.com/2019/07/25/more-than-1bn-of-food-wasted-before-reaching-supermarkets-study/
  • California college student discovers 65 million year old Triceratops skull: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-07-25/california-college-student-discovers-65-million-year-old-triceratops-skull
  • Feds look again at reintroducing grizzly bears to North Cascades: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/feds-look-again-at-reintroducing-grizzly-bears-to-north-cascades/
  • More than 250 mayors nationwide sign letter calling for increased solar power: https://environmentamerica.org/news/ame/more-250-mayors-nationwide-sign-letter-calling-increased-solar-power
  • Bali Zoo has successfully released an endangered Silvery Gibbon into the wild: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bali-zoo-successfully-released-endangered-012000670.html
  • Gray Wolves should remain an endangered species, Michigan Attorney General says: https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2019/07/24/wolf-protection-michigan-attorney-general/39800315/
  • Newly discovered moth named Icarus sports a flame-shaped mark and prefers high elevations: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181009113606.htm
  • 16 Endangered Black Rhinos successfully relocated to Eswatini: https://earther.gizmodo.com/16-endangered-black-rhinos-successfully-relocated-to-es-1836706641
  • Beautiful coral discovered on the New South Wales Central coast: https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/science-environment/2019/07/beautiful-coral-discovered-on-the-new-south-wales-central-coast/
  • In France, ancient forests are resurging: https://bigthink.com/politics-current-affairs/france-forest
  • Gabonese timber linked to illegal logging seized in Antwerp: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/07/gabonese-timber-linked-to-illegal-logging-seized-in-antwerp/
  • New pups born to Bow Valley wolf pack: https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/bow-valley-wolf-pack-gains-pups-for-second-year-in-a-row
  • Amazon near unrecoverable ‘tipping point’: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/25/amazonian-rainforest-near-unrecoverable-tipping-point
  • London becomes world’s first ‘National Park City’: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/07/london-national-park-city/
  • Secretive and colorful dryas monkey isn’t as rare an once thought: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/07/secretive-and-colorful-dryas-monkey-isnt-as-rare-as-once-thought/
  • Scientists say environmental damage should be a war crime: https://www.theguardian.com/law/2019/jul/24/make-environmental-damage-a-war-say-scientists-geneva-convention
  • Extinction Rebellion protestors confront politicians at US Capitol: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jul/23/extinction-rebellion-protesters-us-capitol-washington
  • French MPs boycott ‘apocalypse guru’ Thunberg: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-49092653
  • Record haul of elephant ivory seized in Singapore, with pangolin scales, worth over $66m in total: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/record-haul-of-elephant-ivory-seized-in-singapore-together-with-pangolin-scales-worth-over
  • Almost 30,000 species face extinction because of human activity: https://time.com/5629548/almost-30000-species-face-extinction-new-report/
  • The Green New Deal is as popular as legalizing weed: https://grist.org/article/poll-the-green-new-deal-is-as-popular-as-legalizing-weed/
  • Huge swaths of the Arctic on fire: https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/arctic-circle-wildfires-climate-change-greenland-alaska-siberia-photographs-a9015851.html
  • Loch Lomond volunteer finds 315 new species: https://www.thenational.scot/news/17787267.loch-lomond-volunteer-finds-315-new-species/
  • Airline to remove 55 million plastic items from flights: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/air-new-zealand-cuts-55-million-plastic-items-from-flights/
  • Toyota has made a solar-powered Prius that charges while driving: https://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/hybrid-electric/a28322554/toyota-is-testing-a-new-solar-powered-prius/
  • Ballet performed in South African bush for Rhinos sake: https://www.voanews.com/africa/ballet-performed-south-african-bush-rhinos-sake
  • 26% of climate change references have vanished from .gov sites: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/kzmmwe/under-trump-26-of-climate-change-references-have-vanished-from-gov-sites
  • Rhinos and their gamekeepers benefit from AI: https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/rhinos-and-their-gamekeepers-benefit-from-a-i/
  • OSU pauses old growth logging: https://www.gazettetimes.com/news/osu-pauses-old-growth-logging/article_e5f93598-869b-5afd-8c90-90f5524fd01e.html
  • New EU chief makes bold climate pledge: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-02204-4
  • There are at least 75 million vegans and vegetarians in Europe now: https://www.livekindly.com/75-million-vegans-vegetarians-europe/
  • UCF researchers find new frog species: https://www.clickorlando.com/weather/environment/ucf-team-discovers-names-new-frog-species
  • High levels of arsenic found in bottled water sold at Wal-Mart, Target, Whole Foods: https://www.snopes.com/news/2019/06/24/study-finds-high-arsenic-levels-in-bottled-water-sold-at-walmart-target-whole-foods/
  • Rare human-sized giant jellyfish caught on camera: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/qv7qqp/rare-human-sized-giant-jellyfish-caught-on-camera
  • Sea Turtles set nest records again in Cape Hatteras National seashore: https://pilotonline.com/news/local/environment/article_df46c282-a7ed-11e9-b053-f39ce8d2a2fd.html
  • 4.5 million gallons of sewage spill into the Puget Sound: http://komonews.com/news/local/3-million-gallon-sewage-spill-causes-several-puget-sound-area-beaches-to-close
  • Elephant and Rhino populations skyrocket in Tanzania thanks to anti-poaching task force: https://www.greenmatters.com/p/endangered-elephants-rhinos-in-tanzania-population
  • New York climate plan sets 30-year goal or 100% renewable energy: https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2019-07-20/new-york-climate-plan
  • Madagascar’s environment minister says they’re planting trees and not selling rosewood: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/07/we-are-planting-everywhere-qa-with-madagascars-environment-minister/
  • California Condor comeback reaches 1,000 chicks: https://www.npr.org/2019/07/21/743901094/once-nearly-dead-as-the-dodo-california-condor-comeback-reaches-1-000-chicks
  • Mass deforestation leaves only 38% tropical forests wildlife-friendly, animal holocaust nears: https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/deforestation-climate-change-species-extinction-wildlife-tropical-forests-1565393-2019-07-09
  • Sea Shepherd assists Gabon in arrest of illegal trawler inside Marine Protected Area: https://www.seashepherd.org.uk/news-and-commentary/news
  • India’s wild tiger population rises to almost 3,000: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/29/india-wild-tiger-population-rises-conservation
  • There’s been a rise in organized Polar Bear hunts: http://www.ladbible.com/news/animals-experts-say-theres-been-a-rise-in-organised-polar-bear-hunts-20190727
  • The Giant River Otter returns to Argentina:
  • Earth warmed faster in the last few decades than the previous 1,900 years: http://www.unenvironment.org/news-and-stories/story/rewilding-argentina-giant-river-otter-returns-ibera-park
  • Top court holds Indonesian government liable over 2015 forest fires: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/07/top-court-holds-indonesian-government-liable-over-2015-forest-fires/
  • Jaguars make comeback in Argentina: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/jaguar-reintroduction-plan-argentina-represents-rare-good-news-story-big-n1031396
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Conservation News ~ July 22 2019

7/22/2019

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  • Germany’s wolves are on the rise thanks to a surprising ally – the military:https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/02/germany-s-wolves-are-rise-thanks-surprising-ally-military
  • Zero improvements from 100,000 Red List assessments:https://news.mongabay.com/2019/07/from-over-100000-species-assessments-in-iucn-update-zero-improvements/
  • NASA’s idea for making food from thin air just became a reality – it could feed billions:https://bigthink.com/technology-innovation/protein-from-air
  •  New species of tiny sharks squirts glowing clouds from pockets:https://www.al.com/news/2019/07/new-species-found-in-gulf-pocket-sized-shark-squirts-glowing-clouds.html
  • Endangered sea turtles are laying eggs at record pace along Georgia Coast:https://www.good.is/articles/endangered-sea-turtles-laying-eggs
  • Endangered Orangutan born at Louisiana Zoo:https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2019/07/19/new-orleans-louisiana-audubon-zoo-has-birth-endangered-orangutan/1777041001/
  • World’s most invasive mosquito nearly eradicated from two islands in China:https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-02160-z
  • Thousands of universities join wave of climate emergency declarations:https://www.businessgreen.com/bg/news-analysis/3078705/thousands-of-universities-across-six-continents-declare-climate-emergency
  • Lake discovered 11,000ft high in the Alps:https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/climate-change-french-alps-lake-snow-melting-global-warming-mount-blanc-a9006916.html
  • UO team says Oregon fossil came from a bear-sized meat-eater:https://around.uoregon.edu/content/uo-team-says-oregon-fossil-came-bear-sized-meat-eater
  • Dozens of dead whales found beached in Iceland:https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-49048652
  • June 2019 was the hottest on record:https://www.noaa.gov/news/june-2019-was-hottest-on-record-for-globe
  • Congo government opens National Park to oil exploration:https://news.mongabay.com/2019/07/congolese-government-opens-nouabale-ndoki-national-park-to-oil-exploration/
  • Adorable new species of flying squirrel discovered in China:https://gizmodo.com/adorable-new-species-of-flying-squirrel-discovered-in-c-1836502598
  • New species of tree discovered in Tanzania mountains:https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/07/190716103356.htm
  • Plan to restart oil drilling in Carrizo Plain National Monument halted:https://www.kcbx.org/post/plan-restart-oil-drilling-carrizo-plain-national-monument-halted
  • New US Bill earmarks $1.4 billion for endangered species:https://www.livekindly.com/bill-billion-endangered-species/
  • Top US DOI official violated Federal ethics rules:https://psmag.com/environment/a-top-doi-official-allegedly-violated-federal-ethics-rules-new-foia-documents-shed-light-on-his-apparent-misdeeds
  • Orcas eat great white sharks:https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/07/killer-whales-orcas-eat-great-white-sharks/
  • US Virgin Islands bans coral-damaging sunscreens:https://news.mongabay.com/2019/07/u-s-virgin-islands-bans-coral-damaging-sunscreens/
  • New species of dinosaur discovered at Big Bend National Park: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/07/190715075425.htm
  • Farm Bureau recommends taking Gray Wolf off the Endangered Species list:https://www.fb.org/news/farm-bureau-recovered-gray-wolf-should-be-taken-off-endangered-species-list
  • SA man whipped and beaten while filming animal abuse on Greek island:https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2019-07-16-sa-man-whipped-and-beaten-while-filming-animal-abuse-on-greek-island/
  • Retired teacher found seahorses off Long Beach and created a secret world for them:https://www.latimes.com/science/la-sci-col1-seahorse-pacific-california-20190709-htmlstory.html
  • Mac Stone and Carlton Ward Jr. reveal Ghost Orchid pollination: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/07/ghost-orchids-florida-surprising-pollinators-moths/
  • Colombia registers first drop in deforestation since 2016 peace deal:https://news.mongabay.com/2019/07/colombia-registers-first-drop-in-deforestation-since-2016-farc-peace-deal/
  • Sturgeon population makes comeback after near extinction:https://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2019/0710/Sturgeon-population-makes-comeback-after-near-extinction
  • 1,000th California Condor chick in a decades-long program has hatched:https://www.sltrib.com/news/2019/07/09/th-california-condor/
  • New species of duck-billed dinosaurs identified:https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/science/new-species-of-duck-billed-dinosaurs-identified/article28436786.ece
  • Jakarta residents sue government over world’s filthiest air quality:https://news.mongabay.com/2019/07/jakarta-residents-sue-government-over-worlds-filthiest-air-quality/
  • Sharks attacking sea lions off SoCal coast in greater frequency:https://news.yahoo.com/sharks-attacking-sea-lions-off-224734440.html
  • After Hurricane Maria, lizards developed a grip that’s 10 times stronger:https://www.newscientist.com/article/2205933-lizards-grip-became-ten-times-stronger-after-hurricane-maria/
  • Minnesota zoo to release 400 endangered Dakota skipper butterflies:https://www.twincities.com/2019/07/06/minnesota-zoo-to-release-400-endangered-dakota-skippers-butterflies/
  • White House deleting mentions of Climate Change from US Geological Society:https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/07/trump-officials-deleting-mentions-climate-change-us-geological-survey-press-releases
  • Chevron spills 800k gallons of oil and water in Kern County canyon:https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-california-oil-spill-20190712-story.html
  • Scientists in Switzerland discover new dinosaur species:https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/12/europe/new-dinosaur-species-switzerland-scn-trnd/index.html
  • Masai giraffes declared endangered:https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/07/masai-giraffes-subspecies-declared-endangered/
  • Holland covers hundreds of bus stops with plants as gift to honeybees:https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/bus-stop-plants-green-roof-bees-holland-utrecht-a8997581.html
  • New species of lizard found in stomach of Cretaceous microraptor:https://phys.org/news/2019-07-species-lizard-stomach-cretaceous-microraptor.html
  • New species of purple reef-dwelling fish named after Wakanda:https://www.earth.com/news/new-species-fish-wakanda/
  • Air quality at national parks may be as bad as the US largest cities:http://exclusive.multibriefs.com/content/air-quality-at-national-parks-might-be-as-bad-as-the-us-largest-cities/civil-government
  • Dentist accused of killing 1000s of protected jaguars in Brazil:https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/dentist-accused-of-killing-1000s-of-protected-jaguars-in-brazil-1.4500564
  • Six new wolf pups born in Mount Hood area of Western Oregon:https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2019/07/11/wolves-mount-hood-western-oregon-white-river-pack-video/1706564001/
  • California passes vital legislation  to protect Desert Water:https://www.npca.org/articles/2223-california-passes-vital-legislation-to-protect-desert-water-parks-wildlife
  • Science division of White House office left empty as last staffers depart:https://www.cbsnews.com/news/science-division-of-white-house-office-now-empty-as-last-staffers-depart/
  • Gray wolves spotted in Colorado counties:https://denver.cbslocal.com/2019/07/09/gray-wolf-colorado/
  • New butterfly species with pink back wings discovered in Guanacaste:https://thecostaricanews.com/new-butterfly-species-with-pink-back-wings-discovered-in-guanacaste/
  • Vaquita habitat now listed as World Heritage in Danger:https://news.mongabay.com/2019/07/vaquita-habitat-now-listed-as-world-heritage-in-danger/
  • Thousands of wild animals seized in smuggling crackdown:https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jul/10/thousdands-wild-animals-seized-smuggling-crackdown-interpol
  • Glacial melting in Antarctica may become irreversible:https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/09/glacial-melting-in-antarctica-may-become-irreversible
  • Next round of goats to be airlifted into Cascades:https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/next-round-of-goats-to-be-airlifted-into-cascades/962604437
  • IKEA buys 17,000 acres of forestland in South Carolina:https://www.postandcourier.com/business/real_estate/ikea-parent-firm-buys-acres-of-forestland-north-of-charleston/article_9580ea22-a1aa-11e9-bf1f-e7be71bab967.html
  • DC got a month’s worth of rain in one hour:https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/09/us/dc-rain-weather-wxc-trnd/index.html
  • Endangered sea lions devastated by New Zealand’s squid industry:https://www.forbes.com/sites/allenelizabeth/2019/07/07/endangered-sea-lions-devastated-by-new-zealands-squid-industry/
  • A massive seaweed bloom now stretches across the Atlantic Ocean:https://e360.yale.edu/digest/a-massive-seaweed-bloom-now-stretches-across-the-atlantic-ocean
  • Researchers discover a new species of pipewort from the Western Ghats:https://researchmatters.in/news/researchers-discover-new-species-pipewort-western-ghats-name-it-after-karnataka%E2%80%99s-coast
  • Seagull covered in curry tricks rescuers into thinking it’s exotic species:http://www.mygc.com.au/seagull-covered-in-curry-tricks-rescuers-into-thinking-its-an-exotic-species/
  • US may dump 1.5 tons of rat poison on Farallon Islands to halt invasive rodents:https://www.foxnews.com/science/farallon-islands-rat-poison-house-mice
  • Japan auctions commercial whale meat as ban lifted:https://www.msn.com/en-nz/news/world/japan-auctions-commercial-whale-meat-as-ban-lifted/ar-AADRvFq
  • Half-tonne birds may have roamed Europe at same time as humans:https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/jun/27/half-tonne-birds-roamed-europe-humans
  • Healing crystals loved by celebrities are mined by kids and fund terrorism:https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/9341508/healing-crystals-celebs-kids-war-terrorism/
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Conservation News ~ July 6 2019

7/6/2019

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  • Land thieves ramp up deforestation in Brazil Jamanxim National Forest:https://news.mongabay.com/2019/07/land-thieves-ramp-up-deforestation-in-brazils-jamanxim-national-forest/
  • Record-breaking heat in Alaska:https://www.cbsnews.com/news/alaska-heat-wave-sets-record-breaking-temperatures-wildfires-anchorage-2019-07-06/
  • Elephants’ 1900-mille trip suspended in India after protest:https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-48789546
  • San Antonio doctor discovers new species of terrestrial crocodile:http://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/crickey-san-antonio-doctor-discovers-new-species-of-terrestrial-crocodile
  • Two new species of parasitic wasp described from an altitude of over 3400m in Tibet:https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/07/190703121417.htm
  • Court upholds protections for rare California Gnatcatcher:https://www.nrdc.org/media/2019/190703
  • Park Service diverts $2.5 million in fees for White House Fourth of July extravaganza:https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/white-house-gives-tickets-to-trumps-july-fourth-extravaganza-to-gop-donors/2019/07/02/9109a566-9ce0-11e9-b27f-ed2942f73d70_story.html
  • Spanish and Portuguese fishermen catch 25,000 mako sharks per year:https://en.mercopress.com/2019/06/27/spanish-and-portuguese-vessels-overfishing-sharks-in-the-north-atlantic-claims-greenpeace
  • Dame Jane Goodall awarded 2019 Prize for Outstanding Environmental work:https://today.rtl.lu/news/science-and-environment/a/1370281.html?fbclid=IwAR02WN2XABYJBuWzlRBRnlEj_wCTlN88rRtdcSIF4ErqUcVODzSlK77YH8I
  • South Carolina regulators approve pesticides for hemp production:https://newsstand.clemson.edu/mediarelations/south-carolina-regulators-approve-pesticides-for-hemp-production/
  • Flying fish disappears from the Caribbean:http://oecsbusinessfocus.com/the-flying-fish-disappears-from-the-caribbean/
  • New species of spider killing wasp found in UAE: https://www.thenational.ae/uae/environment/new-species-of-spider-killing-wasp-found-in-uae-1.882138
  • 80,000 people demand Japan end coal finance:https://350.org/osaka-g20-wrapup/
  • Multi-year drought caused massive forest die-off in Sierra Nevada:https://phys.org/news/2019-07-multi-year-drought-massive-forest-die-off.html
  • Sceintists ‘speechless’ at 11-month-old Arctic fox’s 2,176 mile trek in 76 days:https://www.cbsnews.com/news/scientists-speechless-after-arctic-fox-makes-76-day-trek-from-norway-to-canada/
  • Costa Rica named a new insect species after the Convention of Biological Diversity:https://www.enchanting-costarica.com/hot-news/5000-new-species-recognized-in-biodiversity-rich-costa-rica/
  • Scottish government urged to regulate grouse moors after golden eagles vanish:https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/jul/01/scottish-government-urged-to-regulate-grouse-moors-after-golden-eagles-vanish
  • New species of butterfly spotted in PTR, India:https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bareilly/new-species-of-butterfly-spotted-in-ptr-authorities-to-rope-in-zsi-to-conduct-study/articleshow/70031867.cms
  • New species of scorpion discovered in Maharashtra:https://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-new-species-of-scorpion-discovered-in-maharashtra-2767218
  • Land deal protects spectacular 17-mile stretch of Pacific Crest Trail:https://www.sfchronicle.com/travel/article/Land-deal-protects-spectacular-17-mile-stretch-of-14059845.php
  • No whale hunt in Iceland this year:https://grapevine.is/news/2019/06/27/for-the-first-time-in-17-years-iceland-will-not-hunt-any-whales-this-summer/
  • Greenville zoo’s giraffe gives birth:https://greenvillejournal.com/2019/07/01/video-autumns-calf-has-been-delivered-at-the-greenville-zoo/
  • Zimbabwe must sell or donate many of its wild elephants, president says:https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/25/africa/zimbabwe-elephants-for-sale-intl/index.html
  • Lead ammunition is now banned for hunting wildlife in California:https://www.kqed.org/science/1944241/lead-ammunition-is-now-banned-for-hunting-wildlife-in-california
  • New species of Cyornis flycatcher spotted in Himalayas:https://www.dailypioneer.com/2019/state-editions/new-species-of-cyornis-flycatcher-spotted-in-himalayas.html
  • Game of Thrones inspires bee’s moniker as hundreds of new species are names:https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-07-01/scientists-name-hundreds-of-new-plant-animal-species/11268018
  • Safari operator suspends website after ‘trophy hunting’ accusations:https://www.travelmole.com/news_feature.php?news_id=2038006&c=setreg&region=2
  • Bumper breeding season at Tanzania’s ‘Flamingo Factory’ lake:https://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/bumper-breeding-season-flamingo-factory-lake-natron
  • All major US airlines commit to UN climate plan outside of Paris Agreement:https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffmcmahon/2019/05/27/all-major-u-s-airlines-commit-to-un-climate-plan/
  • Japan to resume commercial whaling despite outcry:https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-48592682
  • Madrid low emission zone reinstated after, thousands protest against lifting Madrid car ban: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-48886405
  • Shifting US to 100 percent renewables would cost $4.5 trillion:https://e360.yale.edu/digest/shifting-u-s-to-100-percent-renewables-would-cost-4-5-trillion-analysis-finds
  • It is so hot in Spain that manure self-ignited, sparking a 10,000 acre wildfire:https://www.mynbc5.com/article/it-s-so-hot-in-spain-that-manure-self-ignited-sparking-a-10-000-acre-wildfire/28208672
  • Song of one of rarest whales on planet recorded for first time:https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jun/20/song-rare-whale-first-time-north-pacific-right-whale
  • Hundreds of dolphins have died along Gulf Coast since February:https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jun/15/dolphins-stranded-deaths-gulf-coast
  • Bison babies born in Banff National Park:https://www.rmoutlook.com/article/bison-babies-born-wild-in-banff-national-park-20190627
  • Brazil deforestation exceeds 88% in June under Bolsanaro:https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-environment/brazil-deforestation-exceeds-88-in-june-under-right-wing-bolsonaro-idUSKCN1TY1VU
  • 16 Mississippi beaches now closed due to toxic algae:https://www.al.com/news/2019/07/16-mississippi-beaches-now-closed-due-to-toxic-algae.html
  • Old-growth forest may provide valuable biodiversity refuge in areas at risk of severe fire:https://phys.org/news/2019-07-old-growth-forest-valuable-biodiversity-refuge.html
  • Judi Dench adopts 3 orangutans in a campaign to save rainforests from palm oil:https://www.good.is/articles/judy-dench-orangutan-adoption
  • OPEC head says Climate activists are the ‘greatest threat’ to oil industry:https://grist.org/article/opec-head-climate-activists-are-the-greatest-threat-to-oil-industry/
  • Great Thunberg welcomes OPEC’s statement as biggest compliment yet:https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jul/05/biggest-compliment-yet-greta-thunberg-welcomes-oil-chiefs-greatest-threat-label
  • UNESCO gives Canada new deadline to preserve Wood Buffalo National Park:https://www.theepochtimes.com/unesco-gives-canada-new-deadline-to-preserve-wood-buffalo-national-park_2989907.html
  • Stylish Jumping Spider named after late fashion icon:https://news.mongabay.com/2019/07/stylish-jumping-spider-named-after-late-fashion-icon-karl-lagerfeld/
  • California bill moves to ban mini hotel toiletry bottles:https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2019/07/03/california-ban-mini-hotel-toiletries
  • Pregnant seal was shot through the heart:https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-essex-48880166
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