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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 ~ 15 August 2025

8/15/2025

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  • Adding limestone to farmland boosts carbon capture and crop yields, study finds
  • Petition to relist gray whales as an endangered species filed, population ‘lowest since the 1970s
  • ‘Death spiral’: Mekong River megafish have shrunk by half, study reveals
  • Wolves' continued spread in California brings joy, controversy & conflicts
  • Nashville Zoo welcomes new clouded leopard cub, helping preserve endangered species
  • Scientists discover a new species of vegetarian piranha with human-like teeth
  • University of Arizona research center spots elusive jaguar near U.S.
  • Six new Protected Areas join the IUCN Green List
  • Brevard Zoo welcomes new baby zebra, offspring of endangered species
  • Poaching of African rhinos down - but drought and other threats drive losses globally
  • Announcing the IUCN World Summit of Indigenous Peoples and Nature
  • Ramsar COP15 concludes with strengthened global commitment to wetland restoration and inclusive conservation
  • Welcoming new IUCN Members and the new Egyptian National Committee in the Mediterranean
  • IUCN Marks Africa Day of Seas and Oceans by Calling for a Decade of Ocean Regeneration and Strengthened South–South Action
  • Center for Biological Diversity sues feds over red wolf listing
  • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Threatened Status for Borneo Earless Monitor
  • Endangered Species Protections Sought for Rare Desert Tiger Beetle in Arizona
  • EPA Announces Action to Protect Endangered Species from Insecticide Methomyl
  • Lesser Prairie Chicken Loses Endangered Species Act Protections
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Conservation News ~ 8 August 2025

8/8/2025

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  • ‘Sponge City’: How Copenhagen Is Adapting to a Wetter Future
  • Translocated woodpeckers thrive on Florida bombing range, boosting endangered population
  • Snapshot: Biologists find mussels persisting through two tropical storms
  • 'Mythical' deep-sea creature — found by a submarine — is new species off Japan
  • Underground maps reveal 90% of mycorrhizal fungal biodiversity hotspots lie outside protected areas
  • A Tiny Gecko Species Once Thought Extinct Just Made a Comeback in the Galápagos
  • ʻEkupuʻu again soar through skies above fields of Kuaihelani after 80 years
  • IUCN welcomes International Court of Justice's historic climate change Advisory Opinion
  • Global Tiger Day: Securing the future of tigers with Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities at the heart
  • From Waste to Opportunity: Saint Kitts and Nevis Explores Circular Business Models Aimed at Repurposing Plastic Waste
  • Youth take the lead in ocean protection at the “Ocean” film screening in Mauritius
  • Global Mangrove Alliance (GMA)-Kenya Chapter seals an innovative partnership to advance mangrove actions in Kenya
  • IUCN Member, Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition (ASOC) receives €1m Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity
  • First salmon in nearly 100 years found in Northern California river
  • National Aviary leads nesting efforts to help critically endangered African penguins in Namibia
  • BBC uncovers lasting toxic legacy of cargo ship disaster off Sri Lanka
  • New morel mushroom species discovered on Mount Rinjani
  • First complete survey of native WA bees finds new species
  • ZSI scientists discover a wolf spider, and four wasp species from West Bengal
  • Houston Audubon turns planned housing site into protected coastal habitat
  • Critically endangered angel shark filmed off Welsh coast
  • EPA Plan to End Greenhouse Gas Regulations, Expected Imminently, Will Harm Human
  • Thousands of tons of invasive seaweed 'overwhelming' Spanish beaches
  • Peru's guano coastal birds face crisis as population drops over 75%, scientists say
  • Singapore’s regreening is a model for cities everywhere
  • Amazon River Yields Surprise As Drones Spot 41,000 Rare Turtles
  • More than 10,000 species on brink of extinction need urgent action
  • EPA moves to repeal landmark finding that allows climate regulation
  • Supersized stick insect discovered in high-altitude trees in Australia
  • 'Bright yellow' forest creature with 'powerful' call discovered as new species
  • U.S. Fish and Wildlife proposes removing Virginia sneezeweed from the Endangered Species List
  • Scientists identify bacterium behind devastating wasting disease in starfish
  • Plastics 'crisis' is costing $1.5tn in global deaths and injuries, report says
  • Scientists say they have solved the mystery of what killed more than 5 billion starfish
  • 'Dwarf'-like gecko found sleeping near Madagascar hotel. It's a new species
  • 'Shiny' fish with 'hooked' teeth found in river in China. It's a new species -
  • Four new tarantula species — with massive genitalia — discovered
  • Endangered Species Protection Sought for Rare Virginia Salamander
  • The world is demanding action over plastic pollution: UN environment chief
  • Soy crops squeeze Amazon park with 11,000-year-old rock paintings in Brazil
  • How Australia Enlisted the Whole Country to Protect Its Biodiversity
  • Federal court overturns decision denying Endangered Species protections to wolves
  • Endangered Species Protection Sought for Rare Pacific Northwest Ice Age-Era Flower
  • Deep-sea creature — with 'vivid' red spots — is new species off Easter Island - Miami Herald
  • New manta ray species discovered off of the coast of Florida
  • 18-inch-long 'sleepyhead' creature found near Venezuela road. It's a new species
  • First-of-a-kind US class-action lawsuit would force EPA to reinstate $3bn climate program
  • Midwestern butterfly count: Big data yields bad news and clues
  • Groundwater is drying out, heating up, and causing sea level rise
  • Devils Hole pupfish hit by micro-tsunami from 8.8-magnitude Russian earthquake
  • Czech zoo welcomes 4 rare Barbary lion cubs whose population is extinct in the wild
  • Ethiopia’s iconic Walia ibex faces extinction once again
  • IEA: Renewables will be world’s top power source ‘by 2026’
  • California greenlights $56.5M to amp up apartment EV chargers
  • First-of-a-kind US class-action lawsuit would force EPA to reinstate $3bn climate program
  • China’s solar and onshore wind capacity reaches new heights, while offshore wind shows promise
  • We face daunting global challenges. Here are eight reasons to be hopeful
  • How Big Oil got Gavin Newsom to change his tune
  • Trump’s Big EPA Reversal Could Have a Strange Twist for California
  • Clean Energy Is Still the Cheapest Energy. States Must Deploy It, Fast
  • As utilities start to bury power lines, homeowners are increasingly worried about the cost
  • California’s Wildfire Emissions Top Its Power Plants, But Go Uncounted
  • Southern California rainfall totals drop by as much as 75%
  • California fires are burning, incoming heat wave could make things worse
  • Trump’s AI plan is a massive handout to gas and chemical companies
  • ‘It looks more likely with each day we burn fossil fuels’: polar scientist on Antarctic tipping points
  • Scientists Pinpoint Cause of Massive Sea Star Die-Offs, and Suspect a Link to Global Warming
  • Rare bird returning to county after 200 years of extinction
  • Oakland Zoo releases 1,000 yellow-legged frogs on verge of extinction
  • EPA cancels $7 billion Biden-era grant program to boost solar energy
  • 'Muscular' snake with 'thick neck' found sleeping in tree. It's a new species
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