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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 ~ 30 August 2019

8/30/2019

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  • Greta Thunberg arrives in New York after successful Atlantic crossing: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/aug/28/greta-thunberg-arrival-in-new-york-delayed-by-rough-seas
  • Wildlife groups sue Feds to update predator kill plan: https://www.courthousenews.com/wildlife-groups-sue-feds-to-update-predator-kill-plan/
  • Dazzling new mimic beetles found, may already be under threat: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/08/jewel-weevils-philippines-beetles-discovery/
  • New Zealand bans swimming with bottlenose dolphins after numbers plunge: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/aug/28/new-zealand-bans-swimming-with-bottlenose-dolphins-after-numbers-plunge
  • Penn St. scientists may have discovered way to control spotted lanternfly: https://www.inquirer.com/science/spotted-lanternfly-kill-pesticide-research-penn-state-cornell-university-20190828.html
  • Near-total ban imposed on sending wild African elephants to zoos: https://phys.org/news/2019-08-cites-near-total-wild-elephants-zoos.html
  • US Fish and Wildlife Service has issued Mexican Wolf Kill Order: https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/trumps-fish-and-wildlife-service-has-issued-mexican-wolf-kill-order-2019-08-23/
  • Oaks in vineyards a win-win for bats and growers: https://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=31166&
  • Protestors in New Jersey draw attention to lead in Newark’s drinking water: https://www.npr.org/2019/08/27/754617645/protesters-in-new-jersey-draw-attention-to-lead-in-newarks-drinking-water
  • No more fish farms, announces Danish government: https://salmonbusiness.com/no-more-fish-farms-announces-danish-government/
  • White House pushes to allow logging in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest: https://www.democracynow.org/2019/8/29/headlines/trump_moves_to_allow_logging_in_worlds_largest_intact_temperate_rainforest
  • New species of Canadian Gall Mite challenges current classification of a major lineage: https://phys.org/news/2019-08-species-canadian-gall-mite-current.html
  • Scandinavian Airlines CEO warns airlines to get real over environment: https://skift.com/2019/08/27/scandinavian-airlines-ceo-warns-airlines-to-get-real-over-environment/
  • Indigenous communities pleased with REDD+ consultations: https://dpi.gov.gy/indigenous-communities-pleased-with-redd-consultations/
  • Wildfires in Canada are burning down forests of mushrooms: https://massivesci.com/articles/wildfire-boreal-forest-fungal-diversity-climate-change-healthy-soil-ecosystem/
  • New Zealand is planting 1 billion trees to fight climate change: https://educateinspirechange.org/nature/new-zealand-is-planting-1-billion-trees-to-fight-climate-change/
  • Brazil rejects $20m pledged by G7 for Amazon fires: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/aug/27/amazon-fires-brazil-to-reject-20m-pledged-by-g7
  • Major conservation win at CITES as a record 18 endangered species of shark and ray are afforded protection: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/major-conservation-win-at-cites-as-a-record-18-endangered-species-of-shark-and-ray-are-afforded-vital-protection-300906914.html
  • New family of spiders found in Chihuahuan Desert: https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/new-family-of-spiders-found-in-chihuahuan-desert/
  • Worm-slurping, hopping rats discovered in the Philippines: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/08/like-spaghetti-worm-slurping-hopping-rats-discovered-in-the-philippines/
  • Americans’ love of hiking has driven elk to the brink: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/aug/25/hiking-elk-driven-to-brink-colorado-vail
  • Cuba drastically reforms fishing laws to protect coral reef, sharks, and rays: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/aug/26/cuba-drastically-reforms-fishing-laws-to-protect-coral-reef-sharks-and-rays
  • Endangered panthers are stumbling as though they’ve been poisoned and scientists don’t know why: https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2019/08/21/endangered-panthers-are-stumbling-like-theyve-been-poisoned-scientists-dont-know-why/
  • DNC shuts down climate debate compromise: https://www.desmogblog.com/2019/08/26/dnc-shuts-down-climate-debate-compromise
  • Leonardo DiCaprio gives $5m for Amazon rainforest: https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-49472920
  • Appearance of male and female cycad on Isle of Wight evidence of global warming: https://phys.org/news/2019-08-male-female-cycad-isle-wight.html
  • Siberia just experienced wildfires on a staggering scale: https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2019-08-21/russia-siberia-forest-fires-policy-change
  • Countries vote to protect endangered Mako sharks: https://www.dw.com/en/countries-vote-to-protect-endangered-mako-sharks/a-50158675
  • Researchers discovered a pink seaweed that completely knocks out greenhouse gasses expelled by cows: https://www.businessinsider.com/pink-seaweed-stops-cow-burping-and-could-cut-methane-emissions-2019-8
  • Wildfires ignite across Indonesia: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-49444325
  • Scientists discover new way to reconstruct what extinct animals looked like: https://phys.org/news/2019-08-scientists-reconstruct-extinct-animals.html
  • 7 new species of insects that can walk on water discovered: https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/7-new-species-of-insects-that-can-walk-on-water-discovered/article29247171.ece
  • Macron asks shippers to shun Arctic route to protect environment: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-24/macron-asks-shippers-to-shun-arctic-route-to-protect-environment
  • UK is failing to protect wildlife habitats: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/aug/25/uk-failing-to-protect-wildlife-new-eu-report-shows
  • In the Santa Barbara Channel, an underwater sound system tries to keep whales and ships apart: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-08-14/in-the-santa-barbara-channel-an-underwater-sound-system-tries-to-keep-whales-and-ships-apart
  • San Francisco airport just banned plastic water bottles: https://www.today.com/food/san-francisco-airport-becomes-1st-ban-plastic-water-bottles-will-t160125
  • Leaked audio shows oil lobbyist bragging about success in criminalizing pipeline protests: https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/08/20/leaked-audio-shows-oil-lobbyist-bragging-about-success-criminalizing-pipeline
  • Social media calls for boycott of Jimmy Johns after CEO elephant hunting photo goes viral: https://www.aol.com/article/finance/2019/08/23/jimmy-johns-boycott-ceo-jimmy-john-liautaud-elephant-hunting-photo-goes-viral/23800248/
  • Scientists extract hydrogen gas from oil and bitumen, giving potential pollution-free energy: https://phys.org/news/2019-08-scientists-hydrogen-gas-oil-bitumen.html
  • Brazil greenlights new pesticides while 500 million dead bees: https://www.ecowatch.com/brazil-pesticides-bees-bolsonaro-2639936373.html
  • Scandinavia’s biggest offshore wind farm is officially open: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/23/scandinavias-biggest-offshore-wind-farm-is-officially-open.html
  • Judge declines to block killing of more wolves in the Kettle River Range of Ferry County: https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2019/aug/23/judge-declines-to-block-killing-of-more-wolves-in-/
  • Thousands of people marched in Sao Paulo to pressure Brazilian government: https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/amazon-rainforest-protest-photos-sao-paulo-2019-8-1028470786
  • Washington cancels wolf meetings under threats of violence: https://mailtribune.com/oregon-outdoors/wildlife/washington-state-wolf-meetings-canceled-after-threats-of-violence
  • Madagascar no longer insisting on selling its seized rosewood: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/08/madagascar-no-longer-insisting-on-selling-its-seized-rosewood-for-now/
  • Latin America saw most murdered environmental defenders in 2018: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/08/latin-america-saw-most-murdered-environmental-defenders-in-2018/
  • Two new species of eels discovered: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/two-new-species-of-eels-discovered/article29292101.ece
  • The world’s first solar road has officially crumbled into a total failure: https://www.sciencealert.com/the-world-s-first-solar-road-has-turned-out-to-be-a-disappointing-failure
  • Wedge-tailed eagles among 120 native birds found dead in Victoria after suspected poisoning: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/aug/29/wedge-tailed-eagles-among-120-native-birds-found-dead-in-victoria-after-suspected-poisoning
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Conservation News ~ 24 August 2019

8/24/2019

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  • Shimmery Blue Tarantula discovered: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/08/new-blue-tarantula-species-found/
  • Major fashion companies to make G7 pledge to help environment: https://ca.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idCAKCN1VD0PP-OCABS
  • Famed foodie Eddie Huang goes vegan in response to Amazon forest fires: https://vegnews.com/2019/8/famed-foodie-eddie-huang-goes-vegan-in-response-to-amazon-rainforest-fires
  • International Wildlife committee gives Giraffes new protections: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/23/science/giraffes-endangered-protections.html
  • Ireland could oppose trade deal if Brazil fails to stop Amazon fires: https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/ireland-will-vote-against-mercosur-deal-if-brazil-fails-to-protect-amazon-taoiseach-1.3994516
  • France threatens to block trade over Amazon fires: https://www.apnews.com/df4d58900129449796c8c51e4a706d2e
  • Macron urges G7 members to put Amazon fires at top of agenda: https://www.npr.org/2019/08/23/753639869/macron-urges-g7-members-to-put-amazon-fires-at-top-of-agenda
  • Scientists successfully inoculate, grow crops in salt-damaged soils: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190822124834.htm
  • Canadian taxpayers on hook for $61 million for road to open up mining in Arctic: https://thenarwhal.ca/canadian-taxpayers-61-million-road-open-mining-arctic/
  • Yukon’s Peel watershed is now protected: https://www.yukon-news.com/news/its-official-most-of-the-peel-watershed-is-now-protected/
  • Mosquitos push northern limits with time-capsule eggs to survive winters: https://phys.org/news/2019-08-mosquitoes-northern-limits-time-capsule-eggs.html
  • Las Cruces bans glyphosate herbicides: https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/local/2019/08/21/las-cruces-bans-glyphosate-herbicides-like-roundup-city-property/2054974001/
  • Michigan men fined thousands for poaching Canada geese, ducks: https://www.foxnews.com/great-outdoors/michigan-hunters-fined-thousands-poaching-canada-geese-ducks
  • Wildlife summit votes down plan to allow sale of huge ivory stockpile: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/aug/22/cites-wildlife-summit-giraffe-protections-global-trade-parts-saiga-antelope-horn
  • White-tailed eagles return to southern Britain after 240 years: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/aug/22/white-tailed-eagles-southern-britain
  • US tightens eligibility for species protections, but Ohio stands pat: https://www.cleveland.com/news/2019/08/us-tightens-eligibility-for-species-protections-but-ohio-stands-pat.html
  • There are way more species of horseshoe bats than scientists thought: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190822081158.htm
  • Advocates sue to block White House changes to endangered species rules: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/advocates-sue-block-trump-administration-endangered-species-rules/story?id=65101509
  • Brazil president accuses NGOs of setting fires to Amazon: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/aug/21/jair-bolsonaro-accuses-ngos-setting-fire-amazon-rainforest
  • Two tigers seized from traffickers every week: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/aug/21/tigers-seized-traffickers-report-wildlife-summit
  • Planting trees is good. Eliminating deforestation is better: https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2019/08/planting-trees-is-good-eliminating-deforestation-is-better/
  • Los Angeles to build world’s largest wildlife bridge across 10-lane freeway: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/aug/21/los-angeles-wildlife-bridge-mountain-lions
  • New species of stegosaur is oldest found anywhere in the world: https://phys.org/news/2019-08-species-stegosaur-oldest-world.html
  • Norway freezes $33.2M transfer to Brazil’s Amazon fund amid deforestation surge: https://www.ecowatch.com/amazon-deforestation-norway-fund-2639894385.html
  • An array of new snakes from India have been described: https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2019/august/an-array-of-new-snakes-from-india-have-been-described.html
  • The Amazon is on fire and the smoke can be seen from space: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/08/20/amazon-rainforest-fires-smoke-seen-space/2067220001/
  • Oakridge, Oregon man, 22, pleads guilty in death of endangered Gray Wolf OR 28: https://www.registerguard.com/news/20190820/oakridge-man-pleads-guilty-in-death-of-endangered-gray-wolf-or-28
  • Canadian feds announce $175 million for new conservation projects: https://thenarwhal.ca/biodiversity-crisis-feds-announce-175-million-new-conservation-projects/
  • Brazil will let trophy hunters shoot jaguars, parrots, and monkeys: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/brazil-hunt-shoot-endangered-animals-jaguar-wildlife-rainforest-amazon-bolsonaro-a9055776.html
  • Logging moratorium in Indonesia’s forests made permanent: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/08/indonesia-forest-clearing-ban-is-made-permanent-but-labeled-propaganda/
  • Solar-powered desalination plant in Kenya gives fresh water to 25,000 people a day: https://bigthink.com/technology-innovation/solar-power-desalination
  • The world’s largest vegan restaurant is opening in Dubai: https://www.thenational.ae/lifestyle/food/world-s-biggest-vegan-restaurant-to-open-in-dubai-1.894749
  • Group of top CEOs says maximizing shareholder profits no longer can be the primary goal of corporations: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/08/19/lobbying-group-powerful-ceos-is-rethinking-how-it-defines-corporations-purpose/
  • Governor Bullock announces Grizzly Bear Advisory Council members: https://www.kulr8.com/news/governor-bullock-announces-grizzly-bear-advisory-council-members/article_50de768e-afea-11e9-8461-cf4f96b5d93b.html
  • British Airway ends ties with SeaWorld: https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsandnature/british-airways-ends-ties-seaworld/
  • Kakapo population cracks 200: https://www.nzgeo.com/audio/skraark-kakapo-population-cracks-200/
  • Siskiyou Mountains Salamander Endangered Species petition denied a second time: https://www.ijpr.org/post/siskyou-mountains-salamander-endangered-species-petition-denied-second-time
  • Environment groups warned saying climate is real could be seen as partisan: https://toronto.citynews.ca/2019/08/18/climate-change-partisan-fedelxn/
  • Fatal disease threatens Indiana deer populations: https://www.indianaenvironmentalreporter.org/posts/fatal-disease-threatens-indiana-deer-population
  • Colombia confirms that dreaded fungus has hit its banana plantations: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/08/colombia-confirms-dreaded-fungus-has-hit-its-banana-plantations
  • Animal fat on pottery reveals a nearly catastrophic period of human prehistory: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/08/animal-fat-ancient-pottery-shards-reveals-nearly-catastrophic-period-human-prehistory
  • New species of freshwater fish in India: https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/new-species-of-freshwater-fish-found/article29121424.ece
  • Nene population on the rise: https://www.thegardenisland.com/2019/08/04/hawaii-news/nene-population-on-the-rise/
  • Few rats remain on Lehua island after 2 years of treatment: https://www.staradvertiser.com/2019/08/13/hawaii-news/few-rats-remain-on-lehua-island-after-2-years-of-treatment/
  • Norway refuses to drill for billions of barrels of oil in Arctic, leaving ‘whole industry surprised and disappointed’: https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/norway-oil-drilling-arctic-ban-labor-party-unions-a8861171.html
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Conservation News ~ August 19, 2019

8/19/2019

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  • Alabama to allow Sandhill Crane hunting after more than 100 years: https://www.npr.org/2019/08/09/749796720/alabama-to-allow-sandhill-crane-hunting-after-more-than-100-years
  • Invasive pests are significantly decreasing US forests’ ability to store carbon: https://e360.yale.edu/digest/invasive-pests-are-significantly-decreasing-u-s-forests-ability-to-store-carbon
  • Earth stopped getting greener 20 years ago: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/earth-stopped-getting-greener-20-years-ago/
  • Endangered resident orcas return to inland waters after long absence: https://q13fox.com/2019/08/15/endangered-resident-orcas-return-to-inland-waters-after-long-absence/
  • Hundreds of zoos and aquariums accused of mistreating animals: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/08/waza-zoos-accused-of-mistreating-animals-wap-report/
  • Incredibly gross new species of fish found in Antarctica: https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/animals/a28719932/new-fish-species-antarctica/
  • New species of leech found in North America since 1975: https://interestingengineering.com/a-new-species-of-blood-sucking-leech-found-in-north-america-for-first-time-since-1975
  • Wildlife officials rush to gun down four more OPT wolves ahead of court order to protect them: https://nywolf.org/2019/08/wildlife-officials-rush-to-gun-down-four-more-opt-wolves-ahead-of-court-order-to-protect-them/
  • Peru’s commitment to end deforestation driven by palm oil a momentous step for sustainable agriculture, biodiversity: https://www.nwf.org/Latest-News/Press-Releases/2019/08-16-19-Peru-Commitment-Palm-Oil
  • Giant river animals on verge of extinction: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/aug/10/giant-river-animals-on-verge-of-extinction-report-warns
  • California man pleads guilty to residency fraud after illegally killing an antelope: https://www.fox5vegas.com/news/local/california-man-pleads-guilty-to-residency-fraud-after-illegally-killing/article_116a626c-bad3-11e9-95d4-cb0cff2caae8.html
  • Europe-bred rhinos join South African cousins to repopulate Rwanda park: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/08/europe-bred-rhinos-join-south-african-cousins-to-repopulate-rwanda-park/
  • New species of prehistoric shark discovered in Aiken: https://www.aikenstandard.com/news/new-species-of-prehistoric-shark-discovered-in-aiken/article_109996b0-bbb3-11e9-acbd-832e7dbe5df3.html
  • Federal government reverse decision to use cyanide bombs to kill wild animals: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/aug/15/epa-cyanide-bombs-trump-m44s
  • Museum shrouds endangered wildlife exhibits in mourning veil: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/aug/14/museum-shrouds-endangered-wildlife-exhibits-in-mourning-veil
  • Federal government releases plants to gut the Endangered Species act: https://www.apnews.com/9bf4541d89e6444783814e53302ce479
  • Key Deer may lose endangered species protection: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/environment/article233996242.html
  • Human-sized penguin fossil discovered in New Zealand: https://www.npr.org/2019/08/16/751672749/fossil-of-human-sized-penguin-found-in-new-zealand
  • Trawler arrested for poaching in the ‘Land of surfing hippos’: https://www.onboardonline.com/yachting-news/of-interest/trawler-arrested-for-poaching-in-the-land-of-surfing-hippos/
  • Greta Thunberg set sail for New York on Zero-Carbon yacht for climate talks: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/aug/14/greta-thunberg-sets-sail-plymouth-climate-us-trump
  • Researchers ID new beetles in region threatened by industry: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/invasion-of-the-longhorn-beetles-145061504/
  • Canada creates two huge ocean sanctuaries in the Arctic: https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/wilderness-resources/blogs/canada-arctic-conservation-areas-nunavut
  • 112-yearold fish found in Minnesota, the oldest freshwater specimen on record: https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/112-year-old-fish-minnesota
  • Millions of butterflies have arrived on Lassen Peak for yearly migration: https://activenorcal.com/millions-of-butterflies-have-arrived-on-lassen-peak-for-yearly-migration/
  • Mountain lion spotted in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula: https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2019/08/12/michigan-upper-peninsula-cougar/1989719001/
  • Toxic algae bloom at Cape Cod conservation area: https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/toxic-algae-bloom-at-cape-cod-conservation-area-officials/ar-AAFHXgn
  • New water beetle species show biodiversity still undiscovered in at-risk South American habitats: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190813113455.htm
  • Greta Thunberg named Game Changer of the Year by GQ: https://vegnews.com/2019/8/greta-thunberg-named-game-changer-of-the-year-by-gq
  • 22 States sue White House over climate plan: https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/457252-22-states-sue-trump-over-repeal-of-obama-era-power-plant-rules
  • Brazilian president suggests less pooping could save environment: https://nypost.com/2019/08/12/brazilian-president-suggests-less-pooping-could-save-environment/
  • German Environment Minister calls for plastic bag ban: https://www.dw.com/en/german-environment-minister-calls-for-plastic-bag-ban/a-49989204
  • Monsanto paid Google to bury unfavorable news: https://futurism.com/the-byte/monsanto-google-hide-unfavorable-news
  • Pine trees send chemical warning to each other when pine beetles attack: https://phys.org/news/2019-08-trees-chemical-beetles.html
  • Indigenous-managed lands found to harbor more biodiversity than protected areas: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/08/indigenous-managed-lands-found-to-harbor-more-biodiversity-than-protected-areas/
  • Two Maui forest birds critically endangered: https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/post/two-maui-forest-birds-critically-endangered-agencies-report
  • Germany considering introducing ‘meat tax’ to protect environment: https://wattsupwiththat.com/2019/08/08/germany-considers-a-19-meat-tax-to-combat-global-warming/
  • New monkey species discovered in rapidly-deforested area of Amazon: https://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/new-monkey-species-discovered-rapidly-deforested-area-amazon
  • Costa Rica doubles forest cover in 30 years: https://www.positive.news/environment/costa-rica-doubles-its-forest-cover-in-30-years/
  • Bill McKibben protesting immigration policies: https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/protesting-immigration-policy-and-why-i-decided-to-get-arrested
  • Chinese researchers discover new species of snow lotus: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201908/11/WS5d4fb32da310cf3e355650d9.html
  • Two percent of all North Atlantic Right whales have dies in the last two months: https://www.sciencealert.com/two-percent-of-the-world-s-north-atlantic-right-whales-have-died-in-the-last-two-months
  • Queensland police arrest 56 climate change protesters in Brisbane: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/aug/06/queensland-police-arrest-56-climate-change-protesters-in-brisbane
  • New tick species found in Deleware: https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/2019/07/31/dnrec-finds-asian-longhorned-tick-northern-new-castle-county/1879850001/
  • Bird embryos vibrate to warn one another of danger before they hatch: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bird-embryos-vibrate-to-warn-one-another-of-danger-before-they-hatch/
  • Road closures begin as toadlet migration under way in Whistler, BC: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/british-columbia/article-road-closures-begin-as-toadlet-migration-underway-in-whistler-bc/
  • Oregon Zoo helps Northern Leopard Frogs return to the wilds of the Pacific Northwest: https://www.opb.org/news/article/oregon-zoo-northern-leopard-frogs-endangered-species/
  • Two-thirds of Southern California beaches largely devoid of biodiversity: https://timesofsandiego.com/tech/2019/08/03/two-thirds-of-southern-california-beaches-largely-devoid-of-biodiversity/
  • In Punjab, India, to get a gun, you must plant 10 trees: https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2019/08/09/747736569/to-get-a-gun-license-first-you-have-to-plant-10-trees
  • US states face water crisis as global heating increases strain on supplies: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/aug/06/us-states-water-stress-new-mexico-california-arizona-colorado
  • California’s only wolfpack welcomes 3 new pups: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/california-wolf-pack-new-pups_n_5d4f18b5e4b0fd2733f12ba6
  • Firefly, Monarch butterfly numbers up in Ontario: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/more-fireflies-monarch-butterflies-ontario-numbers-1.5239177
  • 3 more Southern Resident orcas declared dead by Center for Whale Research: https://www.king5.com/article/news/3-more-southern-resident-orcas-declared-dead-by-center-for-whale-research/281-1803183f-748a-4a23-bbc9-4040dc662a80​
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Conservation News ~ 12 August 2019

8/8/2019

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  • China to remove soybean oil, rapeseed oil, palm oil import quotas: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-trade/china-to-remove-soybean-oil-rapeseed-oil-palm-oil-import-quotas-idUSKCN1UX04A
  • New documents reveal more about alleged ethics violations at Department of Interior: https://psmag.com/environment/new-documents-reveal-more-about-alleged-ethics-violations-at-the-department-of-the-interior
  • PETA condemns SD Zoo Safari Park for breakthrough rhino birth as rape: https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1163035/PETA-animal-rights-rhino-san-diego-zoo-safari-park
  • Remains of giant parrot found in New Zealand: https://www.euronews.com/2019/08/07/ancient-giant-parrot-discovered-in-new-zealand
  • Oregon illegally denied Marbled Murrelet Endangered Species protections: https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/court-oregon-illegally-denied-marbled-murrelet-endangered-species-protections-2019-08-07/
  • Illinois sightings raise hope for Endangered Rusty Patched Bumblebee: https://news.wttw.com/2019/08/07/illinois-sightings-raise-hope-endangered-rusty-patched-bumblebee
  • IPCC: change food production and stop abusing land to halt climate crisis: https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/ipcc-report-change-food-production-and-stop-abusing-land-to-halt-climate-crisis/ar-AAFvY1B?index=1
  • Costa Rica powered by nearly 100% renewable energy: https://www.ecowatch.com/costa-rica-net-zero-carbon-emissions-2639681381.html
  • Rhino shot by poachers and left to die gets new cast: https://ladyfreethinker.org/rhino-shot-and-left-to-die-by-poachers-gets-new-cast-to-help-her-heal/
  • New species of dinosaur discovered after lying misidentified in fossil vaults for 30 years: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190806101522.htm
  • Snow Leopard DNA helps develop ‘pregnancy test’ technique that could quickly identify endangered species in wild: https://www.mix96.co.uk/news/world/2928350/snow-leopard-dna-helps-develop-pregnancy-test-technique-that-could-quickly-identify-endangered-species-in-wild-using-faeces/
  • Trudeau announces protection for Nunavut’s last-ice area: https://nunatsiaq.com/stories/article/trudeau-announces-protection-for-nunavuts-last-ice-area/
  • New orchid species from Japan lives on dark forest floor, never blooms: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/08/new-orchid-species-from-japan-lives-on-dark-forest-floor-never-blooms/
  • More people die defending the environment in a year than UK and Australian soldiers combined: https://www.indiatimes.com/news/more-people-are-dying-to-save-the-environment-than-uk-australian-soldiers-combined-and-that-s-scary-373101.html
  • Threats to endangered species more than doubled in past 40 years: https://www.wm.edu/news/stories/2019/extinction-by-the-numbers-threats-to-endangered-species-more-than-doubled-in-past-40-years,-study-finds.php
  • Ireland joins France, Germany, and Bulgaria in Banning fracking: https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/oireachtas/ireland-joins-france-germany-and-bulgaria-in-banning-fracking-1.3137095
  • Caterpillars of the peppered moth perceive color through their skin: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190802104526.htm
  • Britain exports over 50 tonnes of shark fins in two years: https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/shark-fin-soup-uk-greenpeace-exports-a9025011.html
  • Logging, mining companies lock eyes on biodiverse island like no other: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/07/logging-mining-companies-lock-eyes-on-a-biodiverse-island-like-no-other/
  • Stunning new Wrasse species underlines need to protect deeper-lying reefs: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/08/stunning-new-wrasse-species-underlines-need-to-protect-deeper-lying-reefs/
  • A Chinese mine painted its rocks green to look like trees: https://www.vice.com/en_asia/article/zmjbya/chinese-mine-spray-painted-rocks-green-look-like-trees-trick-environment-authorities
  • Researchers document first known case of dolphin mom adopting whale calf: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/researchers-document-first-known-instance-dolphin-mom-adopting-whale-calf-180972769/
  • Milky Way’s twisted spiral revealed in 3D: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-02364-3
  • Severed wolf head found in Siberia is 30k to 40k years old: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/06/11/30-000-year-old-severed-wolf-head-found-siberia/1426761001/
  • The Guardian journalist says oil execs should be tried for crimes against humanity: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2008/jun/23/fossilfuels.climatechange
  • New fossil species named after Millenium Falcon: https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/08/scientists-name-new-fossil-species-after-millennium-falcon-from-star-wars/
  • Nikolai Kardashev passes away: http://meti.org/en/blog/nikolai-kardashev-1932-2019
  • Second Enbridge Pipeline explosion this year kills 1 and injures 5: https://www.ecowatch.com/kentucky-pipeline-explosion-2639622771.html
  • Lawsuit filed to stop Washington state from killing wolves: https://democratherald.com/news/state-and-regional/lawsuit-filed-to-stop-washington-state-from-killing-wolves/article_c17d03b5-69a8-5693-ac98-9eb57103d01f.html
  • The last foie gras farm in Ukraine is shutting down: https://www.plantbasednews.org/news/last-foie-gras-farm-ukraine-shut-down
  • Brazil space institute director sacked in Amazon deforestation row: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/aug/02/brazil-space-institute-director-sacked-in-amazon-deforestation-row
  • Six underwater volcanoes found hiding in plain sight: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2019/08/six-volcanoes-found-hiding-plain-sight/
  • Africa’s largest reserve may lose half its area to oil development: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/08/africas-largest-reserve-may-lose-half-its-area-to-oil-development/
  • Red flags raised as Indonesia eyes relocating its capital to Borneo: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/08/red-flags-as-indonesia-eyes-relocating-its-capital-city-to-borneo/
  • In Zimbabwe, the water taps run dry and worsen a nightmare: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/31/world/africa/zimbabwe-water-crisis.html
  • US forest service aims to fast-track logging by removing requirement for environmental review: https://www.ecowatch.com/forest-service-logging-plan-2638830051.html​
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Conservation News ~ 2 August 2019

8/2/2019

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  • Hammerhead shark spotted off British waters for first time in history: https://metro.co.uk/2019/08/01/hammerhead-shark-spotted-off-british-waters-for-first-time-in-history-10500556/
  • Federal agency stops killing beavers in Siskiyou County to protect Oregon spotted frogs: https://www.redding.com/story/news/2019/08/01/wildlife-services-stops-killing-beavers-siskiyou-county-california-protect-oregon-spotted-frogs/1889642001/
  • Wildfire burning in Everglades conservation area near Coral Springs: https://news.yahoo.com/wildfire-burning-everglades-conservation-area-031902008.html
  • 11 new species of rain frogs discovered in Ecuadorian Andes: https://www.geek.com/news/11-new-species-of-rain-frogs-discovered-in-ecuadorian-andes-1798480/
  • Newly discovered insect in Brooklyn: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/01/nyregion/beetle-species-green-wood-cemetery.html
  • Study confirms political interference in Mexican Gray Wolf recovery: https://defenders.org/newsroom/study-confirms-political-interference-mexican-gray-wolf-recovery
  • Atmospheric carbon last year reached levels not seen in 800,000 years: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/08/atmospheric-carbon-last-year-reached-levels-not-seen-800000-years
  • Under Brazil’s far-right leader, Amazon protections slashed and forests fall: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/28/world/americas/brazil-deforestation-amazon-bolsonaro.html
  • The Greenland Ice Sheet just poured 197 billion tons of water into the North Atlantic in July alone: https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2019/08/02/images-show-staggering-extent-melting-greenland-ice-sheet-due-heat-wave/
  • New BLM appointee believes founding fathers wanted all public lands to be sold off: https://www.ecowatch.com/public-lands-sale-fossil-fuels-2639550252.html
  • Plastic bag sales fell by 90%at England’s large retailers in past 4 years: https://www.npr.org/2019/08/01/747238169/plastic-bag-sales-fell-by-90-at-englands-large-retailers-in-past-4-years
  • Rhino born at SD Zoo, making key step in protecting threatened species: https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/rhino-born-san-diego-zoo-marking-key-step-protecting-threatened-ncna1036401
  • Judge stops Rosemont Mine Project: https://tucson.com/news/local/federal-judge-bars-rosemont-mine-construction/article_53b3d5bc-b403-11e9-a413-e78b06cf0a82.html
  • Russia’s army called in as Siberia wildfires engulf area nearly as big as Belgium: https://www.euronews.com/2019/07/31/siberian-wildfires-engulf-area-almost-the-size-belgium-as-states-of-emergency-are-declared
  • New bird species spotted in Northeast Ohio: https://radio.wosu.org/post/new-bird-species-spotted-northeast-ohio
  • FWS must declare if Penguin species endangered: https://www.law360.com/articles/1183908/fws-must-decide-if-penguin-species-endangered-suit-says
  • Philippines are most deadly place to defend the environment: https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/30/world/global-witness-environment-scli-intl/index.html
  • Grizzly Bears relisted as Endangered Species: https://www.prescottenews.com/index.php/news/current-news/item/33997-grizzly-bears-relisted-as-endangered-species
  • Ethiopia plants 350 million trees in one day: https://www.npr.org/2019/07/31/746855294/ethiopians-plant-350-million-trees-as-part-of-green-legacy-program
  • Mysterious radiation leak, 100x larger than Fukushima disaster, traced to Russian facility: https://bigthink.com/radiation-leak-russia
  • Forest loss threatens territorial gibbons in southern Borneo: https://www.envirolink.org/2019/07/31/forest-loss-threatens-territorial-gibbons-in-southern-borneo/
  • Extremely rare fossil tooth of hamster-sized monkey found in Peru: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/07/extremely-rare-fossil-tooth-of-hamster-sized-monkey-found-in-peru/
  • Indonesia investigates oil spill in Java Sea by state energy company: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/07/indonesia-investigates-oil-spill-in-java-sea-by-state-energy-company/
  • Reef fish are faring fine in eastern Indonesia: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/07/reef-fish-are-faring-fine-in-eastern-indonesia-study-suggests/
  • Peru’s crackdown on coca pushes illegal growers toward protected areas: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/07/perus-crackdown-on-coca-pushes-illegal-growers-toward-protected-areas/
  • Holliday Inn’s owner switching to bulk sizes to cut waste: https://www.npr.org/2019/07/30/746612721/so-long-mini-shampoos-holiday-inns-owner-switching-to-bulk-sizes-to-cut-waste
  • New species of Cambrian predator discovered in 506 million year old shale: https://www.earth.com/news/cambrian-predator-discovered-shale/
  • A Filipino scientist made bioplastic out of mango and seaweed: https://www.vice.com/en_in/article/3k3x75/filipino-scientist-bioplastic-mango-seaweed
  • The deadliest environmental causes in 2018: protesting mining, agribusiness, dams: https://grist.org/article/the-deadliest-environmental-causes-in-2018-protesting-mining-agribusiness-dams/
  • Malagasy president considers backing declaration on conservation goals: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/07/malagasy-president-considers-backing-declaration-on-conservation-goals/
  • Bodies of 7 tiger cubs found in a car in Vietnam: https://www.france24.com/en/20190726-seven-dead-tigers-found-car-vietnam
  • North Sea Cod are at critically low levels: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jul/29/north-sea-cod-at-critically-low-levels-study-warns
  • Starvation deaths of 200 reindeer in Arctic are caused by climate change: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/30/deaths-of-200-reindeer-in-arctic-caused-by-climate-change-say-researchers
  • Indian researchers discover new species of vine snakes in Western Ghats: https://www.livemint.com/science/news/indian-researchers-discover-a-new-species-of-vine-snakes-in-western-ghats-1564417683310.html
  • Paleontologists identify a new duck-billed dinosaur species from the Big Bend: https://www.kut.org/post/paleontologists-identify-new-duck-billed-dinosaur-species-big-bend
  • Australian workers win ExxonMobil strike after 742 days on picket line: https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/australian-workers-win-exxonmobil-strike-after-742-days-on-picket-line/​
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