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Conservation News ~ September 28 2018

9/28/2018

Sourwood Bark

Hundreds march in London’s Whitehall to call for end to war on wildlife: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/sep/22/hundreds-march-on-whitehall-to-call-for-end-to-war-on-wildlife
Nepal nearly doubles its wild tiger population: https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/nepal-nearly-doubles-its-wild-tiger-population
British man caught selling fur coats made from endangered leopards and wolves over eBay: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/fur-coats-endangered-species-leopards-wolves-ebay-metropolitan-police-london-epsom-a8549046.html
France dismantles toxic car tyre reef: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-45620299
Eight states sue over Migratory Bird Treaty Act: http://wildlife.org/eight-states-sue-over-migratory-bird-treaty-act-memo/
Queensland government urged to rethink killing sharks after outrage: https://www.sbs.com.au/yourlanguage/french/en/article/2018/09/24/queensland-government-urged-rethink-killing-sharks-after-outrage
SD Zoo donates black rhino to Tanzania for conservation effort: http://www.cbs8.com/story/39106271/san-diego-zoo-donates-black-rhino-to-tanzania-for-conservation-effort
Discovery of vibrant deep-sea life prompts new worries over seabed mining: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/327806220_Discovery_of_vibrant_deep-sea_life_prompts_new_worries_over_seabed_mining
Australia has its first recorded marine animal extinction – the Derwent River Seastar: https://theconversation.com/eulogy-for-a-seastar-australias-first-recorded-marine-extinction-103225
Ag losses from Florence pegged at $125 million: https://www.southeastfarmpress.com/weather/ag-losses-florence-pegged-125-million
US Fish and Wildlife’s rejection of protections for the Pacific Fisher are successfully challenged: https://earthjustice.org/news/press/2018/judge-overturns-denial-of-endangered-species-protection-for-pacific-fishers
Judge returns Yellowstone grizzly bears to endangered species list: https://trib.com/lifestyles/recreation/judge-returns-yellowstone-grizzly-bears-to-endangered-species-list/article_54f5225e-1ca7-54cf-9944-f6e63cf2b347.html
Beluga whale spotted swimming in the Thames: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-kent-45642590
Judge rejects Jackson Hole elk feedground permit due to CWD threat: https://trib.com/lifestyles/recreation/judge-rejects-jackson-hole-elk-feedground-permit-due-to-cwd/article_ad828c56-e302-5647-8f49-9eabb1f664fc.html
Messy new species of Dinosaur-era bird discovered: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2018/09/news-new-species-fossil-bird-dinosaurs-flight-evolution-paleontology/
World’s most popular weed killer linked to decline of honey bees: https://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/worlds-most-popular-weed-killer-linked-to-decline-of-honey-bees/
Bears Ears, Grand Staircase lawsuits will stay in DC as judge rejects US motion: https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2018/09/24/bears-ears-grand/
Four anti-fracking activists face prison over protest: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/sep/25/four-anti-fracking-activists-face-prison-over-protest
European commercial fishing vessel busted in Africa for shark finning: http://www.seashepherd.org.au/news-and-commentary/news/european-commercial-fishing-vessel-busted-in-africa-for-shark-finning-2.html
9,000+ scientists defend Endangered Species Act in letter to US president: https://www.ecowatch.com/scientists-defend-endangered-species-act-2607849341.html
China’s primates could disappear by end of this century: https://news.mongabay.com/2018/09/chinas-primates-could-disappear-by-end-of-this-century-study-warns/
Rare Tree Kangaroo reappears after vanishing for 90 years: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2018/09/rare-wondiwoi-tree-kangaroo-discovered-mammals-animals/
UN honors Beyond Meat as 2018 Champion of the Earth: https://www.unenvironment.org/news-and-stories/press-release/plant-based-meat-revolutionaries-win-uns-highest-environmental-honor
New species of neon-colored fish discovered off Brazil: https://news.mongabay.com/2018/09/new-species-of-neon-colored-fish-discovered-off-brazil/
EPA places the Head of its Office of Children’s Health on Leave: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/26/climate/epa-etzel-children-health-program.html
A new species of hummingbird was discovered in southern Ecuador – Blue-Throated Hillstar: https://phys.org/news/2018-09-newly-hummingbird-species-critically-endangered.html
Climate kills ancient Antarctic moss: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-45629395
Icelandic whaling season over – 146 fin and 6 minke whales caught: https://icelandmag.is/article/whaling-season-over-146-fin-and-6-minke-whales-caught-future-whaling-uncertain
Black rhino making a comeback in Chad thanks to relocation from South Africa: https://www.news24.com/Green/News/black-rhino-making-a-comeback-in-chad-thanks-to-relocation-from-sa-20180925
Drone captures footage of whales and dolphins playing together for first time: https://thewildchild.co.za/for-the-first-time-drone-captures-footage-of-whales-and-dolphins-playing-together/
EPA to eliminate office that advises agency chief on science: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/27/climate/epa-science-adviser.html
Chile unveils huge Patagonia hiking route: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-45663960
New 26,000 pound species of dinosaur found: https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/27/world/new-giant-dinosaur-brontosaurus-relative/index.html
First new wolves released on Michigan’s remote Isle Royale: https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/27/world/new-giant-dinosaur-brontosaurus-relative/index.html
Botswana’s elephant poaching crisis under scrutiny: https://www.iol.co.za/news/opinion/botswanas-elephant-poaching-crisis-under-scrutiny-17216246
Inky, black, polluted rivers seep into ocean after Hurricane Florence in NASA image: https://www.livescience.com/63689-nasa-hurricane-florence.html
A drifting weedkiller puts prized trees at risk: https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/09/27/651262491/a-drifting-weedkiller-puts-prized-trees-at-risk
Biodiversity and Culture conventions meet at UNESCO: http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/1886

Conservation News ~ September 21 2018

9/21/2018

Elephant massacre in Niassa Reserve – 17k killed in eight years: http://clubofmozambique.com/news/elephant-massacre-in-niassa-reserve-17000-killed-in-eight-years/
Hydraulic diversity of forests regulates ecosystem resilience during drought: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-018-0539-7/metrics
US will allow Texas billionaire to import trophy of critically endangered black rhino he killed: https://blog.humanesociety.org/2018/09/u-s-will-allow-texas-billionaire-to-import-trophy-of-critically-endangered-black-rhino-he-killed.html
New Zealand High Court reverses plan to mine in endangered dolphin habitat: https://us.whales.org/news/2018/09/new-zealand-high-court-reverses-plan-to-mine-in-endangered-dolphin-habitat
First Praying Mantis known to hunt fish: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2018/09/praying-mantis-fishing-hunting-behavior-animals/
Indonesian president signs 3-year freeze on new palm oil licenses: https://news.mongabay.com/2018/09/indonesian-president-signs-3-year-freeze-on-new-oil-palm-licenses/
Mechanism that makes deep soil a sink or source of emissions discovered: https://news.mongabay.com/2018/09/scientists-say-theyve-uncovered-the-mechanisms-that-make-deep-soil-a-sink-or-source-of-emissions/
Totoaba trafficker’s arrest offers faint hope for vaquita: http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/border-baja-california/sd-me-oscar-parra-20180919-story.html
Hurricane Florence has killed nearly 2M chickens: https://nypost.com/2018/09/18/hurricane-florence-has-killed-nearly-2m-chickens/
Giant spider webs over Greek beach: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/spider-web-lagoon-greece-aitoloko-weather-a8546641.html
Tidal wave of Chinese marine parks fuels murky cetacean trade: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-marineparks-insight/tidal-wave-of-chinese-marine-parks-fuels-murky-cetacean-trade-idUSKCN1M00OC
WuTang Clan partners with White Castle to promote Vegan Impossible Slider: https://vegnews.com/2018/9/wu-tang-clan-partners-with-white-castle-to-promote-vegan-impossible-slider
US Dept of Interior orders broad rollback of wildlife protections: https://www.peer.org/news/news-releases/zinke-orders-broad-rollback-of-wildlife-protections.html
Hurricane Florence unleashed a flood of pig poop on North Carolina: https://www.livescience.com/63625-pig-manure-overflow-hurricane-florence.html
Oregon rejects endangered species protection for Humboldt Marten: https://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2018/09/state_rejects_endangered_speci.html
Los Angeles banned fur: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/la-fur-ban-los-angeles-sale-san-francisco-california-a8544276.html
Virus discovery offers new means of controlling Queensland’s cane toad: https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/politics/queensland/virus-discovery-offers-new-means-of-controlling-queensland-s-cane-toad-20180919-p504og.html
At least 3.4 million farm animals drowned in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/mbwgjp/at-least-34-million-farm-animals-drowned-in-the-aftermath-of-hurricane-florence
US Govt formally rolls back rule aimed at limiting methane pollution: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/18/climate/trump-methane-rollback.html
Melting Arctic permafrost releases acid that dissolves rocks, releases CO2: https://www.livescience.com/63612-arctic-acid-permafrost.html
New global study reveals the ‘staggering’ loss of forests caused by industrial agriculture: http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/09/scientists-reveal-how-much-world-s-forests-being-destroyed-industrial-agriculture
Earliest animal fossils are identified: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-45588213
87 days of smog: Southern California saw its longest streak of bad air in decades: http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-smog-streak-20180921-story.html
Tiny moth from Asia spreading fast on Siberian elms in eastern North America: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180917082449.htm
SeaWorld, former execs must pay $5million to settle claim: http://www.bradfordera.com/news/nation/seaworld-former-execs-must-pay-million-to-settle-claim/article_b845ba79-896b-5c1a-bc4d-934ac3de2f05.html
Giraffes could go extinct because people want rugs and pillows: https://www.thedodo.com/in-the-wild/market-for-giraffe-parts-investigated
Global trade in exotic pets threatens endangered parrots through spread of a virus: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180918110902.htm
Public meetings to address post-delisting Grizzly management in Montana: http://www.mtpr.org/post/public-meetings-address-post-delisting-grizzly-management-montana
Treaty with Canda would include new limits on fishing for endangered salmon: https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/environment/article218604075.html
Police operation arrests alleged rhino poaching syndicate: https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/environment/article218604075.html
San Diego Safari Park announces that southern white rhino is pregnant: https://fox5sandiego.com/2018/09/18/second-southern-white-rhino-at-san-diego-zoo-safari-park-pregnant/
Salve labor found at Starbucks-certified Brazil coffee plantation: https://news.mongabay.com/2018/09/slave-labor-found-at-starbucks-certified-brazil-coffee-plantation/
Latest UNESCO update confirms remaining within 1.5C climate target is critical for survival of World Heritage coral reefs: https://whc.unesco.org/en/news/1878
Land conservation steps into limelight as key climate change fix: http://news.trust.org/item/20180914184322-gykjf/
Anger at plight of southern-resident orcas, speakers rebuke NOAA in public meetings: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/angry-at-plight-of-southern-resident-orcas-speakers-rebuke-noaa-in-public-meetings/
Global climate action summit brings surge of new commitments and calls for increased government action: https://unfccc.int/news/global-climate-action-summit-brings-surge-of-new-commitments-and-calls-for-increased-government
Florence floodwaters breach coal ash pond and imperil other toxic sites: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/09/13/climate/hurricane-florence-environmental-hazards.html
Hundreds of leopards being slaughtered for Shembe outfits: https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2018-09-17-hundreds-of-leopards-being-slaughtered-for-shembe-outfits/
Air pollution particles found in mothers’ placentas: https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/17/health/placenta-pollution-babies-intl/index.html
Mysterious Great White Shark lair discovered in Pacific Ocean: https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Mysterious-great-white-shark-lair-discovered-in-13234068.php
Newly discovered seahorse is as small as a grain of rice: https://www.sciencealert.com/researchers-have-discovered-a-colourful-seahorse-the-size-of-a-grain-of-rice
Rhino born and bred in San Diego now living in Africa: https://www.kpbs.org/news/2018/sep/17/san-diego-rhino-living-africa/
Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge opens to the public: https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/wilderness-resources/stories/rocky-flats-national-wildlife-refuge-opens-public
DNA database helps Nepal officials monitor tigers, punish poachers: https://news.mongabay.com/wildtech/2018/09/dna-database-helps-nepals-officials-monitor-tigers-punish-poachers/
Thousands of tonnes of shellfish have died in southern France: https://www.hakaimagazine.com/news/thousands-of-tonnes-of-shellfish-have-died-in-southern-france/
Europe’s meat and dairy production must halve by 2050, expert warns: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/sep/15/europe-meat-dairy-production-2050-expert-warns
Protestors were removed from a 12,000 year old forest where a coal mine will be built: https://www.newsweek.com/g00/police-forcibly-remove-protesters-ancient-forest-after-6-year-battle-so-1121708?i10c.encReferrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8%3D&i10c.ua=1&i10c.dv=14
Groups seek ban on M-44 Cyanide devices in Oregon: https://www.opb.org/news/article/oregon-ban-cynanide-bombs-m-44/
NASA blasts off space laser satellite to track ice loss: https://phys.org/news/2018-09-nasa-blasts-space-laser-satellite.html
Apple is investing in a huge mangrove forest in Colombia: https://www.fastcompany.com/90236715/apple-is-investing-in-a-huge-mangrove-forest-in-colombia
Europe’s farmers no red alert as deadly African swine fever spreads to Belgium: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/sep/14/europes-farmers-on-red-alert-as-deadly-african-swine-fever-spreads-to-belgium
200 artificial reefs planted at Richmond’s Point San Pablo: https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2018/09/13/ebt-l-reef-0907/
Australia on track to miss Paris climate targets as emissions hit record highs: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/sep/14/australia-on-track-to-miss-paris-climate-targets-as-emissions-hit-record-highs
Japan’s bid to overturn commercial whaling ban fails: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/sep/14/japans-attempt-to-overturn-ban-on-commercial-whaling-fails
Groups sue to stop logging project near Mount Hood: http://www.capitalpress.com/Timber/20180913/groups-sue-to-stop-logging-project-near-mount-hood
Plastic is killing 40% of baby sea turtles: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-6164019/Plastic-killing-40-baby-sea-turtles-shocking-research-reveals.html
Plants communicate distress using their own kind of nervous system: http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/09/plants-communicate-distress-using-their-own-kind-nervous-system

Conservation News ~ September 14 2018

9/14/2018

Orca J50 presumed dead after search; southern residents down to 74 whales: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/orca-j50-declared-dead-after-search-southern-residents-down-to-74-whales/
Grizzly bear captured, killed after getting into turkey feed in northwestern Montana: https://apnews.com/440a87f42a2e44a9b05cd79ecb7f5af8
Turkey is removing evolution from school ‘biology’ textbooks: https://bigthink.com/brandon-weber/darwin-being-removed-from-textbooks-in-turkey-this-time
Petition with 35,000+ signatures calls for LSU to stop having live tiger mascots: https://www.klfy.com/top-stories/petition-with-35-000-signatures-calls-for-lsu-to-stop-having-live-tiger-mascot/1439388100
Egypt’s environmental authorities transfers five smuggled African lions to Giza zoo: https://www.albawaba.com/editorchoice/egypts-giza-zoo-lucky-because-5-african-lions-found-warehouse-1185818
UN takes first steps to protect high seas: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-45397674
Urgent greenhouse gas removal plan could see UK hit ‘netzero’ target: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/sep/12/urgent-greenhouse-gas-removal-plan-could-see-uk-hit-net-zero-target-report
Forest and indigenous rights land $459M commitment: https://news.mongabay.com/2018/09/forests-and-indigenous-rights-land-459m-commitment/
Huge in increase in UK badger cull will see up to 42,000 shot: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/sep/13/huge-increase-in-badger-cull-will-see-up-to-42000-shot
Beluga whales adopt lost narwhal in St. Lawrence River: https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/belugas-narwhal-stlawrence-1.4820602
US Interior increases hunting and fishing areas in 30 wildlife refuges: https://www.fws.gov/news/ShowNews.cfm?ref=secretary-zinke-expands-hunting-and-fishing-opportunities-at-30-of-&_ID=36311
Declaration of Alboran Sea hope spot coincides with intercontinental conservation efforts: https://mission-blue.org/2018/09/declaration-of-alboran-sea-hope-spot-coincides-with-intercontinental-conservation-efforts/
IWC vote backs new quotas for aboriginal whale hunts: https://phys.org/news/2018-09-iwc-vote-quotas-aboriginal-whale.html
52 percent of world’s birds of prey populations in decline: https://www.ecowatch.com/predator-birds-raptors-population-2603985865.html
Lyft commits to full carbon neutrality and 100% renewable energy: https://blog.lyft.com/posts/lyft-commits-to-full-carbon-neutrality-and-100-renewable-energy
Butchered bird bones put humans in Madagascar 10,500 years ago: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/butchered-bird-bones-put-humans-madagascar-10500-years-ago
US House passes bill outlawing the eating of cats and dogs: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/09/13/eating-dogs-and-cats-banned-house-passed-bill/1288897002/
New Washington wolf pack may face lethal removal: https://www.king5.com/article/tech/science/environment/lethal-action-against-new-washington-wolf-pack-approved-by-state/281-593202277
North Carolina didn’t like science on sea levels, so passed a law against it: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/sep/12/north-carolina-didnt-like-science-on-sea-levels-so-passed-a-law-against-it
Washington organizations support federal land management to aid orca recovery: https://wawild.org/washington-organizations-support-federal-land-management-to-aid-in-orca-recovery/
A deadly pig disease raging in China is bound to spread to other Asian countries: http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/09/deadly-pig-disease-raging-china-bound-spread-other-asian-countries-experts-warn
Four Mountain Lion kittens discovered in Santa Monica mountains: https://abc7.com/4-mountain-lion-kittens-found-in-santa-monica-mountains/4149094/
Despite thousands in captivity, the rare Winged Mynah is going extinct: https://www.nationalgeographic.com.au/animals/despite-thousands-in-captivity-this-rare-songbird-is-going-extinct.aspx
AU Greens threaten to block trade legislation over Japanese whaling: https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/greens-threaten-to-block-trade-legislation-over-japanese-whaling-20180911-p5030y.html
Chicagoans battle Manganese dust pollution: https://www.nrdc.org/stories/chicagoans-battle-manganese-dust-pollution
No ecosystem on earth will be safe from climate change: https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/08/how-climate-change-could-remake-every-biome-on-earth/569038/
Energy Transfer pipeline explodes in Pennsylvania one week after activation: https://www.ecowatch.com/energy-transfer-pipeline-explodes-pennsylvania-2604024050.html
New York City to launch new $400k plant-based medicine program: https://vegnews.com/2018/8/new-york-city-to-launch-new-400k-plant-based-medicine-program
Indonesia now says it’s ok to trade certain critically endangered birds, rescinds protection for 3 species: https://news.mongabay.com/2018/09/indonesia-gives-in-to-bird-traders-rescinds-protection-for-3-species/
EPA gives oil, gas industry another pass to leak more methane: https://www.nrdc.org/experts/nrdc/epa-gives-oil-gas-industry-another-pass-leak-more-methane?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=CleanAir
Stoned New Zealand man breaks into zoo, gets bashed by tiny monkeys: https://www.vice.com/en_nz/article/9kv5b8/stoned-kiwi-breaks-into-zoo-gets-bashed-by-tiny-monkeys
Hog farmers scramble to drain waste pools ahead of Hurricane Florence: https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/09/11/646790793/hog-farmers-scramble-to-drain-waste-pools-ahead-of-hurricane-florence
World’s first indigenous REDD+ program ended due to illegal mining: https://news.mongabay.com/2018/09/worlds-first-indigenous-redd-program-ended-due-to-illegal-mining/
Brazilian legislators break law, attack Amazon, trade freely with world: https://amazonwatch.org/news/2018/0911-brazilian-legislators-break-law-attack-amazon-trade-freely-with-world
Un Chief says world must act by 2020 to avoid runaway climate change: https://www.afp.com/en/news/2265/world-must-act-2020-avoid-runaway-climate-change-un-chief-doc-19003o1
Fishermen discover massive skull and antler from ancient Irish Elk: https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/stories/fishermen-find-giant-deer-skull-antlers-irish-elk
Peatlands will store more carbon as planet warms: https://phys.org/news/2018-09-peatlands-carbon-planet.html
South African snow has giraffes in the snow: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/11/giraffes-in-the-snow-south-africa-karoo-desert
Gunnison reservoir dropping to historically low level: https://gazette.com/news/gunnison-reservoir-dropping-to-historically-low-level/article_17a991da-b1d2-11e8-b6c2-d7e484939b2c.html
BBC admits ‘we get climate change coverage wrong too often’: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/sep/07/bbc-we-get-climate-change-coverage-wrong-too-often
Greenhouse gasses from rice paddies may be 2x higher than though: https://phys.org/news/2018-09-nitrous-oxide-emissions-rice-farms.html
California sets goal of 100 percent renewable electric power by 2045: https://www.npr.org/2018/09/10/646373423/california-sets-goal-of-100-percent-renewable-electric-power-by-2045
Grandmothers stalled the police as climate protestors created the largest street mural ever: https://grist.org/article/grandmothers-stalled-the-police-as-climate-protestors-created-the-largest-street-mural-ever/
Global warming pushing alpine species higher and higher: https://science.ubc.ca/news/global-warming-pushing-alpine-species-higher-and-higher
Gorillas named by pop stars, President at Rwandan Ceremony: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-09-07/gorillas-named-by-pop-stars-president-at-rwandan-ceremony
Climate model shows large-scale wind and solar farms in the Sahara increase rain and vegetation: http://science.sciencemag.org/content/361/6406/1019
Rep Erik Paulsen breaks with Republicans on BWCA, urging feds to reconsider mining decision: http://www.startribune.com/rep-erik-paulsen-breaks-with-republicans-on-bwca-urging-feds-to-reconsider-mining-decision/492733741/
Hundreds of seals are dying on the New England coast: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/07/science/dead-seals-new-england.html
California to rely on 100% clean electricity by 2045 under bill signed by Gov Jerry Brown: http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-renewable-energy-law-signed-20180910-story.html
Whale standing death toll rises to 58: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-45446869
World Heritage coral reefs likely to disappear by 2100 unless CO2 emission drastically decrease: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/world-heritage-coral-reefs-likely-to-disappear-by-2100_us_596e6c53e4b05561da5a5b5d
Dead wildlife washes up on East Coast beaches as Florida’s toxic red tide moves north: https://www.sciencealert.com/toxic-red-tide-algae-killing-marine-life-near-tampa-bay
Scientists discover three new species of snailfish in ocean’s deepest depths: https://news.sky.com/story/scientists-discover-three-new-species-of-snailfish-in-oceans-deepest-depths-11494265
Indigenous people fight for their rights. Governments and businesses call them terrorists: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/indigenous-people-terrorists-criminals-land-human-rights_us_5b8fab75e4b0511db3ddcdac
Native Americans propose change to Yellowstone Landmark names: https://www.npr.org/2018/09/09/641330248/native-americans-propose-change-to-yellowstone-landmark-names
Spain is the biggest exporter of shark’s fins: https://archive.euroweeklynews.com/news/on-euro-weekly-news/spain-news-in-english/113464-spain-is-the-biggest-exporter-of-sharks-fins
House Farm Bill could wipe out communities’ power to prohibit pesticides: https://truthout.org/articles/house-farm-bill-could-wipe-out-communities-power-to-prohibit-pesticides/
Man fined for kicking seagull after it stole his cheeseburger: https://apnews.com/f1bad5016f854470bcb297544265e36a
Captain Planet screenwriter calls live-action adaptation ‘dark and irreverant’: https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/captain-planet-screenwriter-calls-live-action-adaptation-dark-and-irreverent
Whaling grenade harpoons take 20 minutes to kill: https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/whales-whaling-norway-exploding-harpoons-whalegrenade-a8528141.html
2000 lbs of invasive carp removed as part of 10-year plan for Lake Minnetonka headwaters: http://www.fox9.com/news/environment/2-000-lbs-of-invasive-carp-removed-as-part-of-10-year-plan-for-lake-minnetonka-headwaters
Blue Macaw parrot which inspired the Rio is now officially extinct: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/blue-spixs-macaw-parrot-that-inspired-rio-is-extinct-in-wild/
World’s largest offshore windfarm opens off Cumbrian coast: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/sep/06/worlds-largest-offshore-windfarm-opens-cumbrian-coast-walney-extension-brexit
4000kg suspected shark fins offloaded in Malaysia: https://sync.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2018/09/05/4000kg-suspected-shark-fins-offloaded-in-malaysia/
London fashion week vows to be fur-free: https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/news-analysis/social-goods-london-fashion-week-goes-fur-free-is-diverse-beauty-just-a-trend
Irish Naval Service detains vessel with tonne of shark fins on board: https://www.irishtimes.com/news/environment/naval-service-detains-vessel-with-tonne-of-shark-fins-on-board-1.3617293

Conservation News ~ September 7 2018

9/7/2018

Dr. Sihite of the Borneo Orangutan Foundation giving a lecture on his organization's incredible work. Check out their site: http://orangutan.or.id/

Feds clear way for mineral exploration near Boundary Waters: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2018/09/06/boundary-waters-mining
BC First Nations ban moose hunt after wildfires destroy habitats: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/moose-hunt-bc-1.4812605
California bans all cosmetics that have been tested on animals: https://people.com/style/california-cosmetic-animal-testing-ban-brands-affected/
Japan killed 50 whales in Antarctic protected area: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/sep/04/japan-killed-50-whales-in-antarctic-protected-area-data-shows
Wolf approaches within a metre of campers in Banff: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/wolf-warning-banff-parks-canada-food-campground-female-1.4810965
Tinton Falls bans release of balloons: https://www.app.com/story/news/local/2018/09/05/tinton-falls-bans-release-balloons/1201893002/
CSULB researchers help rebuilds Seal Beach wetlands threatened by rising sea levels: https://lbpost.com/news/education/csulb-researchers-seal-beach-wildlife-refuge-sea-level/
Outcry in Malaysia forces a Chinese builder to live up to its eco-friendly tag: https://news.mongabay.com/2018/09/a-civic-outcry-in-malaysia-forces-a-chinese-builder-to-live-up-to-its-eco-friendly-tag/
Fires tear through East Java Park, threatening leopard habitat: https://news.mongabay.com/2018/09/fires-tear-through-east-java-park-threatening-leopard-habitat/
87 elephants found dead in Botswana: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/87-elephants-found-dead-near-botswana-sanctuary-180970192/
Indonesia, a top plastic polluter, mobilizes 20k citizens to clean up the mess: https://news.mongabay.com/2018/09/indonesia-a-top-plastic-polluter-mobilizes-20000-citizens-to-clean-it-up/
California to end drift gillnet fishing: https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2018/08/30/in-win-for-marine-life-california-to-end-drift-gillnet-fishing
First known omnivorous shark species identified: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/sep/05/bonnethead-omnivorous-shark-species-identified
Death of penguin chick in Mumbai zoo rekindles controversy: https://india.mongabay.com/2018/09/04/death-of-penguin-chick-in-mumbai-zoo-rekindles-controversy/
Park Service turns to goats to combat kudzu in Thurmond area: https://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/park-service-turns-to-goats-to-combat-kudzu-in-thurmond/article_7d7b7f85-c885-51ad-8ff7-347127a2b517.html
Eight bird species are first confirmed avian extinctions this decade: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/sep/04/first-eight-bird-extinctions-of-the-21st-century-confirmed
Scallop wars rage on as French fishermen catch 44 rare tuna off Jersey coast: https://news.sky.com/story/scallop-wars-rage-on-as-french-fishermen-catch-44-rare-tuna-off-jersey-coast-11490021
Grizzlies have recovered, officials say; now Montanans have to get along with them: https://www.npr.org/2018/09/03/643081056/officials-say-grizzlies-have-recovered-now-montanans-have-to-get-along-with-them
Japanese bid to change law may end 30-year ban on whaling: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/japan-commercial-whaling-research-whale-populations-campaigners-international-commission-a8514981.html
France to set penalties on goods packaged with non-recycled plastic in 2019: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/08/12/france-set-penalities-goods-packaged-non-recycled-plastic-2019/
Mounting dolphin deaths in Florida’s red tide zone trigger federal investigation: https://www.miamiherald.com/latest-news/article217654845.html
Newly discovered dinosaurs fill in evolutionary gap spanning 70 million years: https://phys.org/news/2018-09-newly-dinosaurs-evolutionary-gap-spanning.html
WA officials kill injured Togo Wolf to protect cows: https://nywolf.org/wa-officials-kill-injured-togo-wolf-to-protect-cows/
Most land-based ecosystems worldwide risk ‘major transformation’ due to climate change: https://news.umich.edu/most-land-based-ecosystems-worldwide-risk-major-transformation-due-to-climate-change/
Protect key habitats, not just wilderness, to preserve species: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180829143818.htm
The ocean cleanup is starting, aims to cut garbage patch by 90% by 2040: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffkart/2018/08/28/the-ocean-cleanup-is-starting-aims-to-cut-garbage-patch-by-90-by-2040/
Oregon hunter rescued after hanging upside-down for 2 days: https://katu.com/news/travel-and-outdoors/oregon-hunter-rescued-after-hanging-upside-down-from-tree-for-2-days
China is using furnaces to manufacture 10 billion tons of rain: https://www.popsci.com/china-cloud-seeding-silver-iodide-furnace
365 suspected rhino poachers arrested in first half of this year: https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2018-08-19-365-suspected-rhino-poachers-arrested-in-first-half-of-2018/
Residents in contaminated Georgia town call for more oversight of new nuclear power plant: https://thinkprogress.org/nuclear-power-georgia-town-worried-about-contamination-pollution-d34cb18f995a/
EPA to reconsider Obama-era curbs on mercury emissions by power plants: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/29/climate/epa-mercury-emissions.html
New study shows 9.52 million acres of western public lands are landlocked: http://www.trcp.org/2018/08/29/new-study-shows-9-52-million-acres-western-public-lands-landlocked/
Yukon farmer fined $400 after wild boars escape: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/wild-boar-farmer-fined-1.4804213
Researchers find new invasive tick species in Staten Island Park: https://www.silive.com/news/2018/08/new_invasive_tick_species_spot.html