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Conservation News ~ September 29 2017

9/29/2017

New Spider species name after Bernie Sanders: https://news.mongabay.com/2017/09/meet-the-new-bernie-sanders-spider/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mongabay+%28Mongabay+Environmental+News%29
China sends Pandas to Indo: https://news.mongabay.com/2017/09/china-sends-first-pandas-to-indonesia-under-captive-breeding-agreement/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mongabay+%28Mongabay+Environmental+News%29
Tropical forests are now a net source of carbon emissions: https://news.mongabay.com/2017/09/new-research-suggests-tropical-forests-are-now-a-net-source-of-carbon-emissions/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mongabay+%28Mongabay+Environmental+News%29
Tusker killed by hunter in Zambia: https://africageographic.com/blog/iconic-tusker-shot-trophy-hunters-in-zambia/
Native Species Protection Act is a deceptively named bill aimed to kill Endangered Species Act: https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/press_releases/2017/endangered-species-09-28-2017.php
Pacific Walrus Endangered status expected this week: http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/us-agency-decide-pacific-walrus-threatened-species-50139415
London Mayor to ban wood-burning stoves: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/sep/29/air-pollution-sadiq-khan-calls-for-ban-on-wood-burning-stoves
Oregon spent safety net money on pro-timber:
http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2017/09/struggling_oregon_county_spent.html
All cars in China will be electric by 2030: https://futurism.com/expert-asserts-that-all-cars-in-china-will-be-electric-by-2030/
Global carbon emissions stay flat in 2016 and third year in a row: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-climatechange-accord-carbon/world-co2-emissions-stay-flat-for-third-year-helped-by-china-falls-study-idUSKBN13900T
Camera Trap records nearly extinct cuckoo bird in Sumatra: https://news.mongabay.com/2017/09/camera-trap-records-nearly-extinct-cuckoo-bird-in-sumatra/
In 2015, 4 Rhinos a day were killed by poachers: https://twitter.com/natgeo/status/911260450356187136
Duo who caught endangered Key Deer plead guilty in federal court: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/crime/article175740406.html
228 more dolphins slaughtered in Danish Faroe Islands: http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/230945/228-more-dolphins-slaughtered-in-danish-faroe-islands/
November 19th is Global March for Elephants, Rhinos and Lions: http://march4elephantsandrhinos.org/
China is getting the largest Tesla supercharger station in the world: https://futurism.com/china-is-getting-the-largest-tesla-supercharger-station-in-the-world/
Outrage as Japan kills 177 whales: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/japan-whale-hunt-pacific-ocean-177-killed-minke-sei-research-food-cuisine-a7968216.html
Two species of sinister bird-catching trees discovered: http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/two-new-species-of-sinister-birdcatching-trees-discovered-in-the-caribbean/
Minnesota wolf population jumps 25%: http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/4333348-minnesota-wolf-population-jumps-25-percent
6 Endangered Alala released in Hawaii: http://hawaiitribune-herald.com/news/local-news/6-hawaiian-crows-released-wild
California’s governor wants to ban gasoline cars: http://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Could-California-ban-gasoline-cars-12230949.php
Groups sue Washington state to stop killing of wolves: https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/washington/articles/2017-09-25/groups-sue-state-over-wolf-killing
Wolves discovered living outside Rome for first time in more than a century: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/09/25/wolves-discovered-living-just-outside-rome-first-time-century/
Giant Soloman Islands rat believed to eat coconuts discovered: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/sep/27/giant-solomon-islands-rat-believed-to-eat-coconuts-discovered
Brazil won’t open up Amazon to gold miners: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/sep/26/brazil-backtracks-on-plan-to-open-up-amazon-forest-to-mining
Two Indo soldiers found smuggling dozens of porcupines: https://news.mongabay.com/2017/09/two-indonesian-soldiers-found-to-be-smuggling-dozens-of-porcupines/
California company says its electric bus traveled 1100 miles on a single charge: http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-proterra-range-record-20170919-story.html
Frogs in Minnesota, across US dying from disease: http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/4330529-frogs-minnesota-across-us-dying-disease

Conservation News ~ September 24 2017

9/24/2017

Elephants die in freak electrocution accident: https://africageographic.com/blog/9-elephants-die-in-freak-electrocution-accident/
Monarch Butterfly listed as endangered species in Nova Scotia: http://www.annapoliscountyspectator.ca/living/2017/9/19/protected---monarch-butterfly-now-listed-as-endangered-species-i.html
Maui and Hector’s dolphins added to US Endangered Species list: https://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/97027279/united-states-adds-muis-and-hectors-dolphins-to-endangered-species-act
Christmas Island Bat declared extinct: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2147477-christmas-islands-only-echolocating-bat-has-gone-extinct/
Kansas residents block plan for Tyson factory farm:
http://vegnews.com/articles/page.do?pageId=10119&catId=1
San Francisco, Oakland sue major oil companies over rising seas: http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/San-Francisco-Oakland-sue-major-oil-companies-12215044.php
Arkansas moves to ban rogue Monsanto weedkiller: http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/09/22/552803465/arkansas-defies-monsanto-moves-to-ban-rogue-weedkiller
Two big banks pledged to go 100% clean energy by 2020: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/jpmorgan-citigroup-banks-renewables-energy-2020-green-no-fossil-fuels-re10-climate-change-a7957341.html
NRDC: DC Court just saved millions of acres Alaskan untouched natural forest land: https://www.nrdc.org/experts/nrdc/court-just-saved-millions-acres-untouched-national-forestland
Born Free releases their 2017 trapping report: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/born-free-usa-reveals-best-and-worst-states-in-2017-animal-trapping-report-300524038.html
Rodrigues Flying Fox downlisted from Critically Endangered to Endangered: http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/18755/0
Iceland has “worse” whale hunting in more than a decade, only 17 killed: http://icelandmag.visir.is/article/worst-whale-hunting-season-more-a-decade-only-17-whales-killed-year
Four new toads discovered in Sumatra: https://news.mongabay.com/2017/09/four-new-toads-discovered-in-sumatra/
Hormel CEO shifts focus to non-meat brands: http://vegnews.com/articles/page.do?pageId=10115&catId=1
Southern Arizona turtle wins US Endangered Species status: http://tucson.com/news/local/with-as-few-as-left-southern-arizona-turtle-wins-endangered/article_5223858e-cb3b-5bb7-8503-fa28e2544c80.html
150 mayors pledged to switch their cities to 100 percent renewable: https://impact.vice.com/en_us/article/zmmany/150-mayors-pledged-to-switch-their-cities-to-100-percent-renewable-energy
Largest ever Amazon Rainforest restoration project is set to happen in Brazil: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/a3ke84/the-largest-ever-amazon-restoration-project-is-set-to-happen-in-brazil
Germany’s first wild bison in 250 years are shot dead by authorities: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/germany-wild-bison-shot-dead-250-years-species-wwf-filing-charges-j-rg-vogels-nger-a7957241.html
Daily Mail admits climate change article shared 186k times was inaccurate and misleading: http://www.iflscience.com/environment/daily-mail-admits-climate-change-article-shared-186k-times-was-inaccurate-and-misleading/
EPA director admits that humans contribute in some way to climate change: http://www.iflscience.com/policy/epas-scott-pruitt-finally-admits-humans-contribute-in-some-way-to-climate-change/
Nicaragua joins Paris Accord, leaving only US and Syria unsigned: http://mashable.com/2017/09/20/nicaragua-united-states-syria-paris-agreement/
California sues US government to stop border wall: http://www.latimes.com/politics/essential/la-pol-ca-essential-politics-updates-california-sues-trump-administration-1505930294-htmlstory.html
Starving Southern Resident Killer Whales are losing most of their babies: https://www.hakaimagazine.com/article-short/starving-killer-whales-are-losing-most-their-babies
Sea Turtles appear to be bouncing back around the world: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/20/science/sea-turtles-conservation.html?mcubz=3
Wildlife scientist John Craighead dead at 100: http://missoulian.com/news/local/legendary-wildlife-scientist-john-craighead-dead-at/article_1228eede-70b7-5c45-92cb-0e1b71af9d4e.html
France’s Macron says Paris Climate Deal is not up for debate: http://time.com/4947689/macron-unga-climate-deal/
Leonardo DiCaprio announces $20 million grant to combat climate change: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/leonardo-dicaprio-trump-climate-change-donation-meeting-a7960316.html
Conservationist David Shepherd dies: https://davidshepherd.org/news/david-shepherd-cbe-1931-2017
America will meet half of it’s Paris Climate agreement due to cities and states: http://www.iflscience.com/policy/america-meet-half-paris-agreement-commitments-thanks-states-cities/
Scarlet Honeycreeper receives US Endangered Species protection: https://mauinow.com/2017/09/19/iiwi-receives-protection-under-endangered-species-act/

Conservation News ~ Sept 19 2017

9/19/2017

Shark Fishing Fleet caught by Sea Shepherd: https://www.seashepherdglobal.org/latest-news/dawn-raid-east-timor/
New Species added to IUCN Red List: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2017/sep/14/once-common-ash-trees-and-antelope-added-to-red-list-of-endangered-species-in-pictures
32 Conservationists are awarded the Indianapolis Prize: http://www.indystar.com/story/news/2017/09/12/indianapolis-prize-thrusts-conservationists-into-spotlight-names-nominees/653759001/
Five bills are advanced to weaken Endangered Species Act: http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/press_releases/2017/endangered-species-act-09-11-2017.php
Feds shoot extremely endangered Mexican Gray Wolf in Az: https://www.thedodo.com/in-the-wild/government-kills-mexican-gray-wolf-arizona
CocaCola sucks wells dry in Chiapas forcing residents to buy water: http://www.salon.com/2017/09/16/coca-cola-sucks-wells-dry-in-chiapas-forcing-residents-to-buy-water_partner/
New report finds Canadian wildlife in staggering decline: http://www.cbc.ca/news/thenational/new-report-finds-canadian-wildlife-in-staggering-decline-1.4289009
Asian glaciers on course to lose on third of their water by 2100: https://news.vice.com/story/asian-glaciers-on-course-to-lose-one-third-of-their-water-by-2100
Surge in number of illegal wildlife products seized in Hong Kong: http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2111562/surge-number-endangered-wildlife-products-seized-hong-kong
China plans to ban new fossil-fueled powered cars: https://thinkprogress.org/china-plans-to-ban-new-fossil-fuel-powered-cars-3898c8236fc8/
Sea Shepherd helps Gabonese authorities bust fishing vessel for hiding endangered species: https://www.echo.net.au/2017/09/sea-shepherd-helps-bust-fishing-boat-hiding-endangered-species-deaths/
Wild-born Black-Footed Ferret kits found at Meeteetse, Wyoming: http://wyomingpublicmedia.org/post/wild-born-black-footed-ferret-kits-found-outside-meeteetse
Jury convicts man of selling black rhinoceros horns at Las Vegas hotel: https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/courts/jury-convicts-man-of-selling-black-rhinoceros-horns-at-las-vegas-hotel/
Solar now costs 6 cents per kilowatt hour, beating government goal by 3 years: https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/09/solar-now-costs-6-per-kilowatt-hour-beating-government-goal-by-3-years/
Africa loses $17bn to illegal logging annually: https://www.cnbcafrica.com/videos/2017/09/11/safeguarding-africas-natural-capital/
Dutch meat giant switches focus to plant proteins: http://vegnews.com/articles/page.do?pageId=10077&catId=1
Kruger National Park’s Tusker Masthulele deceased: http://www.getaway.co.za/wildlife/greatest-tuskers-elephants-kruger-national-park/
Environmental groups sue to block border wall: http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-border-wall-20170914-story.html
Congress defies White House and votes to boost American Science funding for 2018: http://www.iflscience.com/policy/congress-defies-trump-votes-increases-american-science-funding-2018/
Court denies plea to approve development at Wolf Creek, Colorado: https://alamosanews.com/article/village-at-wolf-creek-appeal-denied
Tiger species thought extinct is spotted in Indo: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/15/world/asia/indonesia-tiger-species.html?mcubz=3
USDA sued over millions of “barbaric” killings of coyotes and other wild animals: http://www.newsweek.com/usda-sued-barbaric-killing-coyotes-wild-animals-663227
Lawsuit aims to end commercial fur trapping in California: http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-commercial-fur-trapping-20170913-story.html
Snow Leopard downlisted from Endangered Species: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-41270646
Rare white giraffes spotted in Kenya conservation area: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/sep/14/rare-white-giraffes-spotted-kenya-conservation-area
Uncontacted Amazon tribe massacred by illegal miners: http://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/conservation/illegal-miners-boast-of-massacring-uncontacted-amazon-tribe/news-story/a4075961d175a7eaad765acbb336f584
Artist donates BP Prize Money to Greenpeace: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/sep/08/artist-donates-part-of-bp-prize-money-to-greenpeace-in-oil-sponsorship-protest
SA Rhino Poacher sentenced to 20 years imprisonment: https://phys.org/news/2017-09-rhino-poacher-years-south-africa.html

Conservation News ~ Sept 10 2017

9/10/2017

Business leaders call for Mexican Wolf restoration in Grand Canyon area: http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-science/2017/08/28/mexican-wolf-restoration-grand-canyon-area/603977001/
Deforestation has double the effect on global warming than previously thought: http://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/318-66/45666-deforestation-has-double-the-effect-on-global-warming-than-previously-thought
TransCanada may abandon energy east tar sands pipeline:
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-canada-energy-transcanada/transcanada-may-abandon-energy-east-pipe-facing-tougher-review-idUSKCN1BI2Z1
Meacham family wolf killed to protect cattle grazing: http://www.eastoregonian.com/eo/local-news/20170824/odfw-to-kill-wolves-from-meacham-pack
Los Angeles is painting its streets to combat climate change: https://futurism.com/los-angeles-is-painting-its-streets-to-combat-climate-change/
Bringing tigers back to Kazakhstan 70 years later: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/sep/08/kazakhstan-to-reintroduce-wild-tigers-after-70-year-absence
Humpback Whales are recovering: http://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Why-eye-popping-whale-shows-off-the-California-12172489.php
Court rules Wyoming’s Ag-gag law unconstitutional: https://www.nrdc.org/experts/nrdc/win-free-speech-court-rules-wyomings-ag-gag-law-unconstitutional
Western Monarchs are declining more quickly than previously thought: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-butterflies-monarch/monarchs-in-western-us-risk-extinction-scientists-say-idUSKCN1BI2NA
Scotland to ban sale of new gas and diesel cars by 2032: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/scotland-petrol-diesel-cars-phase-out-ban-2032-nicola-sturgeon-snp-environment-air-pollution-a7930781.html
CBD file FOIA for communication between EPA and Monsanto: https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/press_releases/2017/pesticides-04-14-2017.php
Chocolate giant, Mars, pledges $1 bn to fight climate change: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/349410-chocolate-giant-mars-pledges-1-billion-to-fight-climate-change
Denmark sells off last of it’s oil companies: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-08-29/world-s-biggest-wind-turbine-maker-waves-oil-industry-goodbye
WDFW shoot Sherman wolfpack member: http://www.capitalpress.com/Livestock/20170901/wdfw-shoots-sherman-wolfpack-member
South Dakota residents shut down proposed mega dairy: http://vegnews.com/articles/page.do?pageId=10039&catId=1
The 3% papers denying climate change are all flawed: https://qz.com/1069298/the-3-of-scientific-papers-that-deny-climate-change-are-all-flawed/
Confiscated Tiger cub doing well at San Diego Zoo: http://zoonooz.sandiegozoo.org/2017/08/25/confiscated-tiger-cub-doing-well-at-san-diego-zoo-safari-park/
Tidal turbines in firth set world record for production: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-41107521
Fishing mortality of Mako sharks ten times higher than fisheries’ estimates: https://news.mongabay.com/2017/09/fishing-mortality-of-mako-sharks-ten-times-higher-than-fisheries-estimates/
Canadian province bans hunting of Grizzly Bears for sport: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/grizzly-bears-hunting-ban-british-columbia-canada-sport-a7896456.html
Guilty pleas entered in South American rainforest gold laundering cases: https://news.mongabay.com/2017/09/guilty-pleas-entered-in-south-american-rainforest-gold-laundering-cases/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mongabay+%28Mongabay+Environmental+News%29
Trees provide ecosystem services worth $500 million to the world’s megacitites: https://news.mongabay.com/2017/09/trees-provide-ecosystem-services-worth-500-million-to-the-worlds-megacities/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mongabay+%28Mongabay+Environmental+News%29
Six farmers shot dead over land rights battle for palm oil: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/sep/06/six-farmers-shot-dead-over-land-rights-battle-in-peru
Rare Big Bend grass added to federal ES list: http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/Rare-Big-Bend-grass-added-to-federal-endangered-12178600.php

Conservation News ~ September 3 2017

9/3/2017

Insurance giants call on G20 to stop bank rolling fossil fuels: https://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/08/29/mother-all-risks-insurance-giants-call-g20-stop-bankrolling-fossil-fuels
Animal abuse is illegal in Lebanon: http://www.onegreenplanet.org/news/animal-abuse-illegal-in-lebanon/
Interior Department halts study on the health effects of mountain-top removal: http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/22/politics/appalachian-coal-mining-health-study/index.html
Major Florida utlity company is investing $6 billion in solar instead of nuclear: https://futurism.com/a-major-florida-utility-company-is-investing-6-billion-in-solar-instead-of-nuclear/
First Nations occupy second salmon farm on B.C Coast: https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/first-nations-occupy-second-salmon-farm-on-bc-coast/article36139163/?ref=http://www.theglobeandmail.com&
Coral Reef Fish are more resilient than anticipated: http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/08/31/547606153/coral-reef-fish-are-more-resilient-than-we-thought-study-finds
Orlando has pledged to transition completely to renewables by 2050: https://futurism.com/another-u-s-city-has-pledged-to-transition-completely-to-renewables-by-2050/
Brazil stops mining in protected reserve and drilling on Amazon Reef: http://www.iflscience.com/environment/brazil-does-about-turn-and-stops-mining-in-protected-reserve-and-drilling-on-amazon-reef/
Cummins beats Tesla to unveiling Heavy Duty electric truck: https://www.forbes.com/forbes/welcome/?toURL=https://www.forbes.com/sites/joannmuller/2017/08/29/take-that-tesla-diesel-engine-giant-cummins-unveils-heavy-duty-truck-powered-by-electricity/&refURL=https://www.google.com/&referrer=https://www.google.com/
Over 350 new species discovered in the Amazon: http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/over-350-new-species-discovered-in-the-amazon-rainforest/
Hurricane Harvey damages petrochemical refineries: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/exxonmobil-texas-refineries-damaged-hurricane-harvey-release-thousands-pounds-pollutants-air/
Rarest whale to inhabit US waters seen for first time in 10 years:
Sea otter spotted off Dana Point: http://www.ocregister.com/2017/08/27/rare-sea-otter-spotted-off-dana-point/
Sea Shepherd will abandon pursuit of Japanese whalers: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/aug/29/sea-shepherd-says-it-will-abandon-pursuit-of-japanese-whalers
Ecuador sentences Chinese shark fishers to 4 years in jail: https://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Ecuador-Sentences-Chinese-Shark-Fishers-to-4-Years-in-Jail-for-Poaching-in-the-Galapagos-20170828-0029.html
KZN rhino killings now the highest in more than a century: https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2017-08-28-kzn-rhino-killings-now-the-highest-in-more-than-a-century/
Australia produces enough renewable energy to power 70% homes: https://futurism.com/australia-produces-enough-renewable-energy-to-power-70-of-homes/
South Miami is first city outside California to mandate rooftop solar: https://cleantechnica.com/2017/08/20/south-miami-1st-city-outside-california-enact-rooftop-solar-mandate/
Home Depot is transforming some of its roofs into solar farms: https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2017/08/17/home-depot-transforming-store-rooftops-into-solar.html
Kenya brings in world’s toughest plastic bag ban: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/aug/28/kenya-brings-in-worlds-toughest-plastic-bag-ban-four-years-jail-or-40000-fine
China launches water clean-up project worth $100bn: http://www.financialexpress.com/world-news/china-launches-8000-water-clean-up-projects-worth-100-bn-in-first-half-of-2017/822234/
Climate change is luring Kodiak bears away from their iconic salmon streams: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170823121333.htm