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Conservation News ~ October 26 2018

10/26/2018

New Tiny Frog Species discovered: https://www.the-scientist.com/image-of-the-day/image-of-the-day--new-tiny-frog-64981

Kudzu takes over burn scars 2 years after Sevier County Wildfires: https://www.wbir.com/article/news/local/kudzu-takes-over-burn-scars-2-years-after-sevier-county-wildfires/51-606892648
Rat poison is suspected in deaths of Washington raptors: https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/rat-poison-is-suspected-in-deaths-of-washington-raptors/858561694
After public outcry, Arizona rejects anti-evolution science standards: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/oct/23/arizona-leaders-adopt-new-history-science-standard/
Camera trap photos confirm discovery of lowland Bongo in Uganda for first time: https://news.mongabay.com/2018/10/camera-trap-photos-confirm-discovery-of-lowland-bongo-in-uganda-for-first-time/
CITES reject another Madagascar plan to sell illegal rosewood stockpiles: https://news.mongabay.com/2018/10/cites-rejects-another-madagascar-plan-to-sell-illegal-rosewood-stockpiles/
Absent for decades, Zebras reintroduced to park in southern Tanzania: https://news.mongabay.com/2018/10/absent-for-decades-zebras-reintroduced-to-park-in-southern-tanzania/
Two Black Rhinos found dead in Chad after move from South Africa: https://news.mongabay.com/2018/10/two-black-rhinos-found-dead-in-chad-after-move-from-south-africa/
Sea Lion takes a stroll through San Diego: http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-sea-lion-stroll-20181023-story.html
New crocodile species found hiding in plain sight: https://www.nationalgeographic.com.au/animals/new-crocodile-species-found-hiding-in-plain-sight.aspx
The European Parliament just banned single-use plastics: https://www.forbes.com/sites/robinandrews/2018/10/25/the-european-union-just-voted-to-ban-single-use-plastics-by-2021/
Canada bill S-203 ends captivity of whales and dolphins passes Senate: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/tasker-whale-dolphin-captivity-canada-senate-bill-1.4876136
European crime ring netted huge profits trafficking tuna: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2018/10/wildlife-watch-news-bluefin-tuna-organized-crime/
Elk habitat, research efforts receive $500k grant: https://trib.com/lifestyles/recreation/elk-habitat-research-efforts-receive-k-grant/article_0d1be692-36a6-5cdf-96f9-caea779b7641.html
Hidden Gulf of Mexico oil spill pumping 300-700 barrels of oil per day uncovered: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/article/A-14-year-long-oil-spill-in-Gulf-of-Mexico-verges-13325061.php
Banff’s last of 10 bison calves born: https://www.rmoutlook.com/article/last-of-10-bison-calves-born-20181018
21 youths are suing the US government over global warming, the trial is set for October 29th: https://www.ourchildrenstrust.org/us/federal-lawsuit/
Cruise ship dumped 27,000 litres of waste on Great Barrier Reef, Senate hears: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/oct/22/po-cruise-ship-dumped-27000-litres-of-waste-on-great-barrier-reef-senate-hears
Scientists gather in Dubai to save world’s crucial wetlands: https://www.thenational.ae/uae/environment/scientists-gather-in-dubai-to-save-world-s-crucial-wetlands-1.782908
UK government backs creation of Antarctic wildlife reserve: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/oct/17/uk-government-backs-antarctic-wildlife-reserve-worlds-biggest
New York just filed a big ‘ol lawsuit against ExxonMobil: https://grist.org/article/new-york-just-filed-a-big-ol-lawsuit-against-exxonmobil/
Octopus moms enter death spiral before babies are born: https://www.livescience.com/63911-octopus-moms-death-spiral.html
Burt’s Bees will partner with EO Wilson to map 6,000 bee species worldwide: https://eowilsonfoundation.org/burts-bees-joins-e-o-wilson-in-moonshot-goal-to-conserve-half-the-earth-for-biodiversity/
Scotland to review cull laws after ‘sickening’ goat hunt tweets: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/oct/25/scotland-review-cull-laws-sickening-goat-hunt-tweets-larysa-switlyk
Invasive New Zealand Mudsnails found near Casper, Wyoming: http://k2radio.com/invasive-new-zealand-mudsnails-found-near-casper/
Eight rhino poachers arrested in Kruger Park: https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2018-10-24-eight-rhino-poachers-arrested-in-kruger-park/
New tiny, 10–13 mm Frog species identified: https://www.the-scientist.com/image-of-the-day/image-of-the-day--new-tiny-frog-64981
BC approved 83 logging cut blocks in endangered caribou habitat in last six months: https://thenarwhal.ca/b-c-approved-83-logging-cut-blocks-in-endangered-caribou-habitat-in-last-six-months/
Cacao analysis dates the dawn of domesticated chocolate trees to 3,600 years ago: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181024122416.htm
Hiker finds first big pawprint from new wolves released on Michigan’s Isle Royale: https://www.mlive.com/expo/news/erry-2018/10/1c2947ae822557/hiker-finds-first-big-pawprint.html
Genome-wide study confirms there are six tiger species: https://news.mongabay.com/2018/10/genome-wide-study-confirms-there-are-six-tiger-subspecies/
ODFW gets federal grant to map wildlife ‘connectivity corridors’: https://www.ktvz.com/news/odfw-gets-federal-grant-to-map-wildlife-connectivity-corridors-/801110385
Male gorillas love hanging around with infants: https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/10/male-gorillas-love-hanging-around-infants/572947/
Warmer winters increasing Moose tick populations: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181017080814.htm
Francis Mallmann says eating animals will be obsolete in 30 years: https://vegnews.com/2018/10/carnivore-king-francis-mallmann-says-eating-animals-will-be-obsolete-in-30-years
Oregon’s Gov. Brown issues executive order blocking offshore oil drilling off Oregon coast: https://katu.com/news/local/gov-brown-issues-executive-order-blocking-offshore-oil-drilling-off-oregon-coast
Silicon valley startup raises $18.2 million to create vegan collagen: https://vegnews.com/2018/10/silicon-valley-startup-raises-182-million-to-create-vegan-collagen
Great Barrier Reef likely to be hit with another mass bleaching this summer: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-26/great-barrier-reef-likely-hit-by-another-bleaching-this-summer/10428298
Oldest known footprints in the Grand Canyon found: https://www.nationalgeographic.com.au/science/oldest-known-footprints-in-the-grand-canyon-found.aspx
Concerns about Sage Grouse lead to withdrawal of federal oil, gas leases from upcoming sale: https://www.denverpost.com/2018/10/19/blm-pulls-leases-from-colorado-sale/

Conservation News ~ October 22 2018

10/22/2018

Eight Grizzlies have been killed in Park County in recent weeks: https://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/eight-grizzlies-have-been-killed-in-park-county-in-recent/article_ae454ff7-91d1-53c9-8b2a-5925f7c34ecc.html
Feds pledge $2.25M to support conservation education for kids across Canada: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/conservation-canadian-kids-wildlifemckenna-1.4852589
The wily wolverine: iconic species making comeback in Washington state: https://www.heraldnet.com/news/the-wily-wolverine-iconic-species-making-comeback-in-state/
Conservancy manager attacked with arrows over water: https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001298893/conservancy-manager-attacked-with-arrows-over-water
Britain must reconnect with nature to combat ‘mental health epidemic’: https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/caroline-lucas-green-party-conference-nature-mental-health-wildlife-a8570986.html
US conservation groups decry BC decision to allow logging in Skagit River system: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/british-columbia/article-us-conservation-groups-decry-bc-decision-to-allow-logging-in/
EPA to disband a key scientific review panel on air pollution: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/11/climate/epa-disbands-pollution-science-panel.html
Top climate scientist blasts UKs fracking plans as “aping Trump”: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/oct/13/top-climate-scientist-james-hansen-attacks-uk-fracking-plans
Congo to destroy UNESCO World Heritage Sites in search for oil: https://ghanaguardian.com/congo-to-destroy-unesco-world-heritage-sites-in-search-for-oil
Forests emerge as a major overlooked climate factor: https://www.quantamagazine.org/forests-emerge-as-a-major-overlooked-climate-factor-20181009/
A vaccine created from mushrooms could help save the bees: https://futurism.com/the-byte/vaccine-mushrooms-save-bees
Alaska initiative to protect wild salmon could kill off a massive open-pit mine: https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/kzjxmm/alaska-initiative-to-protect-wild-salmon-could-kill-off-a-massive-open-pit-mine
Study says EU forests can’t help climate fight: https://phys.org/news/2018-10-eu-forests-climate.html
Old-growth forests may help songbirds cope with warming climate: https://www.npr.org/2018/10/14/654760615/old-growth-forests-may-help-songbirds-cope-with-warming-climate
Scientists discover bones of 115,000 year-old Neanderthal child digested by prehistoric bird: https://www.inverse.com/article/49767-neanderthal-child-bird-attack
Science says saving the planet could really be as simple as saving trees: https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2018/10/science-says-saving-the-planet-could-really-be-as-simple-as-saving-trees/
Interior Secretary announces mining ban north of Yellowstone: https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/environment/interior-secretary-zinke-announces-mining-ban-north-of-yellowstone/article_2acac150-279c-57e6-972b-2bc323be3603.html
Wolf hunt quota set to kill twenty percent of Alaska’s rare Alexander Archipelago wolves: https://nywolf.org/wolf-hunt-quota-set-to-kill-twenty-percent-of-alaskas-rare-alexander-archipelago-wolves/
Courts cement states’ authority to advance clean energy: https://www.nrdc.org/experts/miles-farmer/courts-cement-states-authority-advance-clean-energy
India panel rejects years-old plan to introduce African cheetahs in India: https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sc-appointed-panel-rejects-years-old-plan-to-introduce-african-cheetahs-in-india/story-63b9qiDfpokxh8BByxqWgP.html
Genetically engineered mosquitoes are about to fly free in Africa: https://futurism.com/the-byte/genetically-engineered-mosquitoes-africa
Pipe bomb discovered in Kruger National Park: https://ewn.co.za/2018/10/12/pipe-bomb-discovered-in-kruger-national-park
Idaho wildlife official criticized for posing with dead animals: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6274003/Idaho-wildlife-official-criticized-posing-social-media-dead-animals.html
Dead Maui’s dolphin discovered to be pregnant: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2018/10/dead-m-ui-s-dolphin-discovered-to-be-pregnant.html
Leopards now join guests at lunch table at Emirates Park Zoo: https://gulfnews.com/news/uae/leisure/leopards-now-join-guests-at-lunch-table-at-emirates-park-zoo-1.2289341
300th nutria killed in California as officials worry giant swamp rats are spreading into the delta: https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/nutria-California-swamp-rats-300-dead-hunt-traps-13303143.php
Vorombe titan: Researchers name world’s largest ever bird: http://www.sci-news.com/paleontology/vorombe-titan-06454.html
A billion pounds of pumpkins end up in landfills each year: https://returntonow.net/2018/10/12/3-ways-to-recycle-your-halloween-pumpkin/
Unilever, maker of Dove and Degree products, supports global ban on animal testing: https://blog.humanesociety.org/2018/10/breaking-news-unilever-maker-of-dove-and-degree-products-supports-global-ban-on-animal-testing-for-cosmetics.html
Mammals cannot evolve fast enough to escape current extinction crisis: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181015154435.htm
Climate change will lead to beer shortages and price hikes: https://www.iflscience.com/environment/climate-change-will-lead-to-beer-shortages-and-price-hikes/
Hyperalarming study shows massive insect loss: https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2018/10/15/hyperalarming-study-shows-massive-insect-loss/
Climate-driven declines in arthropod abundance restructure a rainforest food web: http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2018/10/09/1722477115
Federal Court delivers major victory for oceans, National Monuments: https://www.nrdc.org/media/2018/181005-1
Orca survival may be impossible without Lower Snake River dam removal: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/orca-survival-may-be-impossible-without-lower-snake-river-dam-removal-scientists-say/
Utah DWR rids Payson Canyon of thousands of invasive goldfish: https://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/south/utah-dwr-rids-payson-canyon-of-thousands-of-invasive-goldfish/article_c5bfa167-5ba4-54e7-a486-44ce3bf3eee9.html
Idaho Fish and Game official resigns over photos of animals killed on African hunting trip: http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-commissioner-africa-hunting-trip-20181015-story.html
HUD appointee abruptly moved to lead Interior Dept’s watchdog unit amid Zinke probe: https://www.washingtonpost.com/
5 bird species lose protections, more at risk in new Indonesian decree: https://news.mongabay.com/2018/10/5-bird-species-lose-protections-more-at-risk-in-new-indonesia-decree/
Land rights, forests, food systems central to limiting global warming: https://news.mongabay.com/2018/10/land-rights-forests-food-systems-central-to-limiting-global-warming-report/
Microplastics found in 90 percent of table salt: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2018/10/microplastics-found-90-percent-table-salt-sea-salt/?user.testname=none
World’s rarest fish, the Devils Hole pupfish, gets boost in population: https://bnqt.com/2018/10/12/worlds-rarest-fish-the-devils-hole-pupfish-gets-boost-in-population/
Extremely rare tiger found dead in trap and she was pregnant: https://www.thedodo.com/in-the-wild/wild-pregnant-sumatran-tiger-found-dead-in-pig-trap
Anti-fracking activists appeal against prison terms amid protests: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/oct/17/anti-fracking-activists-appeal-prison-terms-protests
Welsh coal applications set to be rejected: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-45887196
1500 tonnes of Icelandic whale meat on the way to Japan: https://grapevine.is/news/2018/10/17/1500-tonnes-of-icelandic-whale-meat-on-the-way-to-japan/
WHO endorses traditional Chinese medicine, expect deaths to rise: https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevensalzberg/2018/10/01/who-endorses-tcm-expect-deaths-to-rise/
Elephants take revenge after hunter shoots herd member dead: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/elephants-take-revenge-after-hunter-13439232
BBC helps bust Nepal chimp smuggling: https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-45820030/bbc-helps-bust-nepal-chimp-smuggling
Half of dead baby turtles found by Australian scientists have stomachs full of plastic: https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-45820030/bbc-helps-bust-nepal-chimp-smuggling
Humans are slowly killing one of the world’s largest and oldest living organisms: https://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/humans-are-slowly-killing-one-of-the-worlds-largest-and-oldest-living-organisms/
The Mafia-style poachers threatening endangered fish: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/13/pirates-of-mediterranean-divers-plunder-endangered-fish-marseille-calanques-national-park
Patagonia gets more political – by publicly endorsing candidates: https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/19/business/patagonia-endorses-candidates/
Not enough fish in the sea for penguin populations: https://www.enca.com/analysis/not-enough-fish-sea-penguin-populations
Benny the beluga whale forces firework display postponement: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/oct/19/benny-the-beluga-whale-forces-firework-display-postponement
In North Carolina, hurricanes did what scientists could not: convince republicans of climate change: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/in-north-carolina-hurricanes-do-what-scientists-could-not-persuade-republicans-that-climate-change-is-real/2018/10/17/45136c56-d0ac-11e8-8c22-fa2ef74bd6d6_story.html
Biodiversity can also destabilize ecosystems: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181018082647.htm
Leaked US administration memo: keep public in the dark about how endangered species decisions: https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/press_releases/2018/endangered-species-act-10-19-2018.php
Sonoma County Superior Court rules in favor of Friends of Gualala River’s second lawsuit over timber plan: http://winewaterwatch.org/2018/10/sonoma-county-superior-court-rules-in-favor-of-friends-of-gualala-rivers-second-lawsuit-over-the-dogwood-floodplain-timber-harvest-plan/

Conservation News ~ October 12 2018

10/12/2018

Guyana records highest tourism growth in Caribbean for first half of 2018: https://guyanachronicle.com/2018/10/06/guyana-records-highest-tourism-growth-in-caribbean-for-first-half-of-2018
IPCC climate change report calls for urgent action to phase out fossil fuels: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/live/2018/oct/08/ipcc-climate-change-report-urgent-action-fossil-fuels-live
UN warns that we have 12 years to limit climate change catastrophe: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/oct/08/global-warming-must-not-exceed-15c-warns-landmark-un-report
Dairy industry attacks vegan butter: https://vegnews.com/2018/10/dairy-industry-attacks-vegan-butter
Hand-reared rhino celebrates birthday with her own cake: https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/16966345.hand-reared-rhino-celebrates-birthday-with-her-own-cake/
Caledonia’s lost forest to be restored to glory in 23m rewilding: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/oct/07/caledonias-lost-forest-restored-to-glory-in-rewilding-cairngorms
Formerly pristine islands under threat from rafts of plastic bringing alien species: https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/south-atlantic-islands-st-helena-falklands-plastic-pollution-alien-species-environment-a8574861.html
MSU faculty awarded $1 million grant to research tree chemistry in bark beetle battle: http://www.montana.edu/news/18050/msu-faculty-awarded-1-million-grant-to-research-tree-chemistry-in-bark-beetle-battle
Just 100 companies responsible for 71% of global emissions: https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2017/jul/10/100-fossil-fuel-companies-investors-responsible-71-global-emissions-cdp-study-climate-change
Brazil scraps 11 new Amazon protected areas covering 2316 square miles: https://news.mongabay.com/2018/10/brazil-scraps-11-new-amazon-protected-areas-covering-2316-square-miles/
Former poacher, Shakuza captain, released on bail: https://africasustainableconservation.com/2018/07/17/south-africa-suspected-poaching-kingpin-mabuza-released-on-bail/
Bitterroot National Forest adds 12 acres to Bass Creek Recreation Area: https://nbcmontana.com/news/local/bitterroot-national-forest-adds-120-acres-to-bass-creek-recreation-area
Baby Humpback Whale trapped in shark net off Queensland coast: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/oct/09/images-show-baby-humpback-whale-trapped-in-shark-net-off-queensland-coast
Thieves snatch more than 100 baby giant tortoises from Galapagos Islands: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/10/06/thieves-snatch-100-baby-giant-tortoises-galapagos-islands/4
Plastic trash from the Satchet Economy chokes the Philippines seas: https://news.mongabay.com/2018/10/plastic-trash-from-the-sachet-economy-chokes-the-philippines-seas/
UK fracking rules on earthquakes could be relaxed: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/oct/09/uk-fracking-rules-on-earthquakes-could-be-relaxed-says-minister
Endangered native Oyster is helped by invasive species: https://phys.org/news/2018-10-endangered-native-oyster-invasive-species.html
Arizona, 6 other states, agree on plan to manage Colorado River: http://ktar.com/story/2251221/arizona-6-other-states-agree-on-plan-to-manage-overburdened-colorado-river/
A citizen scientist found a rare “Pumpkin Ash” tree growing in Central Park: https://www.westsiderag.com/2018/10/09/how-a-citizen-scientist-found-a-rare-pumpkin-ash-tree-growing-wild-in-central-park
Refuge areas crucial to saving bird species as climate change: https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/canada-news-pmn/refuge-areas-crucial-to-saving-bird-species-as-climate-changes-study
Japan kills endangered whales for ‘science’ and sells the meat, regulator rules that’s illegal: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2018/10/03/japan-kills-endangered-whales-science-sells-meat-thats-illegal-regulator-rules/?noredirect=on
Trees are wiping out Ireland’s biodiversity: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/oct/10/trees-ireland-biodiversity-sitka-birds-extinction
Shell boss says mass reforestation needed to limit temperature rise to 1.5C: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/oct/09/shell-ben-van-beurden-mass-reforestation-un-climate-change-target

Conservation News ~ October 8 2018

10/8/2018

Sea Shepherd offers the Faroe Islands One Million Euros: https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/sea-shepherd-offers-the-faroe-islands-one-million-euros
Hawaii’s cauliflower coral being considered as endangered species: http://www.staradvertiser.com/2018/09/20/breaking-news/hawaiis-cauliflower-coral-being-considered-as-endangered-species/
Gay penguins’ efforts to rescue neglected chick cause chaos at Denmark Zoo: https://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/gay-penguins-efforts-to-rescue-neglected-chick-cause-chaos-at-denmark-zoo/
US Govt sees a 7-degree rise in global temperatures by 2100: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/trump-administration-sees-a-7-degree-rise-in-global-temperatures-by-2100/2018/09/27/b9c6fada-bb45-11e8-bdc0-90f81cc58c5d_story.html?utm_term=.57b21a8c7d3a
Scientists wiped out a mosquito population by hacking their DN with CRISPR: https://futurism.com/the-byte/gene-drive-mosquitos-crispr
Japan to continue to push resumption of commercial whaling: https://apnews.com/5c39350fa5de46109ca60ebcf830b832
At UN, Himalayan nations, at forefront of climate impact, outline threats to their unique ecosystems: https://news.un.org/en/story/2018/09/1021272
Controversy heats up over removal of Lower Snake River dams as orcas suffer losses: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/controversy-heats-up-over-removal-of-lower-snake-river-dams-as-orcas-suffer-loses/
Vegan racing driver Leilani Munter has bought a chunk of rainforest with Rainforest Trust to keep it safe: https://www.rainforesttrust.org/race-car-driver-leilani-munter-partners-with-rainforest-trust-to-protect-over-1500-acres-of-endangered-rainforest/
In China, Ivory seems to be losing appeal: http://www.lulunews.net/wild/in-china-ivory-seems-to-be-losing-appeal/
Hidden Maya civilization revealed beneath Guatemala’s jungle canopy: https://trustednewssites.com/hidden-maya-civilization-revealed-beneath-guatemalas-jungle-canopy/
India, United Nations sign Sustainable Development Framework for 2018-2022: https://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/india-united-nations-sign-sustainable-development-framework-for-20182022-1538136030-1
Dallas Zoo sets 46 horned lizards loose with its first-ever wildlife release: https://www.dallasnews.com/life/texana/2018/09/18/dallas-zoo-sets-46-horned-lizards-loose-first-ever-wildlife-release
China’s super trawlers are emptying the ocean to feed the country’s insatiable appetite for seafood: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-30/china-super-trawlers-overfishing-world-oceans/10317394
The world’s largest dairy company posts first-ever profit loss: https://vegnews.com/2018/9/the-worlds-largest-dairy-company-posts-first-ever-profit-loss
Ugandan rare antelope caught on camera for first time: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-45633272
Overfishing and pollution have trashed the Mediterranean: https://oceana.org/blog/overfishing-and-pollution-have-trashed-mediterranean
Half of killer whales doomed to die from pollution: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/sep/27/orca-apocalypse-half-of-killer-whales-doomed-to-die-from-pollution
US Supreme Court declines to take Martins Beach case - a win for California’s landmark coastal access: http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-martins-beach-supreme-court-20181001-story.html
Chemicals from automobile tires suspected in Coho salmon deaths: https://www.pugetsoundinstitute.org/2018/09/automobile-tires-seen-as-a-prominent-suspect-in-coho-deaths/
Mother wolf was just shot dead for trying to feed her family: https://www.thedodo.com/in-the-wild/mother-wolf-shot-dead-in-washington
Japan faces potential trade sanctions after whaling operations deemed illegal: https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/japan-whaling-cites-trade-sanctions-sei-whales-illegal-meeting-sochi-a8564871.html
WWF statement on decision allowing countries withdraw from ivory monitoring process: https://www.worldwildlife.org/press-releases/wwf-statement-on-decision-allowing-countries-to-withdraw-from-ivory-monitoring-process
US government NAFTA revision ignores climate change, bolsters oil and gas industries: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/nafta-environment_us_5bb24486e4b0c7575967b819
US government abruptly ends key law enforcement program at wildlife refuges: https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/409455-trump-administration-ends-key-law-enforcement-program-at-wildlife
Senate panel moves to renew expired park conservation fund: https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/409450-senate-panel-moves-to-renew-expired-park-conservation-fund
Big cat conservation charity board member poses with a leopard he shot: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6231047/Mark-Bristow-Randgold-poses-dead-cheetah-despite-big-cat-conservation-charity-board.html
Wolf in Or-7’s territory kills dogs in southern Oregon: https://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2018/09/wolf_in_or-7s_territory_kills.html
Oregon’s Greenbelt Land Trust protects 561 acres: http://greenbeltlandtrust.org/category/adding-561-acres-to-conservation-corridor/
Judge to US Fish and Wildlife: Don’t cherry pick science: https://www.hcn.org/articles/endangered-species-judge-to-the-fish-and-wildlife-service-dont-cherry-pick-science-pacific-fisher
Commercial fishing banned much of the Arctic: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/oct/03/commercial-fishing-banned-across-much-of-the-arctic
Tropical frogs found to coexist with deadly fungus: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181003102730.htm
Denmark to ban sale of fossil fuel cars in 2030, boost EV sales: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-02/denmark-plans-2030-ban-on-fossil-fuel-car-sales-premier-says
Many birds of prey killings ‘unreported’: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-45626279
Western forests could adapt to pine beetles, but people won’t let them: http://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2018/10/pine-beetle-resilience/
Northern California Tribe treks 300 miles to save its Salmon: https://www.kqed.org/science/1931911/northern-california-tribe-treks-300-miles-to-save-its-salmon
A plane powered by recycled waste just flew across the Atlantic: https://futurism.com/the-byte/sustainable-jet-fuel-virgin-atlantic
Koalas ‘on track to be extinct in NSW by 2050’: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-07/koalas-face-extinction-in-nsw-due-to-land-clearing/10212236
Bitterroot National Forest officials to consider allowing bicycles in Wilderness Study Areas: https://www.fseee.org/2018/10/04/bitterroot-national-forest-officials-to-consider-allowing-bicycles-in-wilderness-study-areas/
Scientists say halting deforestation ‘just as urgent’ as reducing emissions: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/oct/04/climate-change-deforestation-global-warming-report
Japan to revise northern Pacific se whaling program: https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2018/10/04/world/asia/ap-as-japan-whaling.html
Five lions poisoned and poached at Rustenburg predator park: https://citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/2017652/five-lions-poisoned-and-poached-at-rustenburg-predator-park/
Scottish GPs to begin prescribing rambling and birdwatching: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/oct/05/scottish-gps-nhs-begin-prescribing-rambling-birdwatching
Guyana records lowest deforestation rate in 7 years: https://newsroom.gy/2018/10/06/guyana-records-lowest-deforestation-rate-in-7-years/
Stranded humpback whale recued in Argentina: https://apnews.com/fcff5f9ee1994287bf3cf3113429cf46
Species-rich forests store twice as much as carbon as monocultures: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181004143905.htm
Hunters kill 2 miles of Florida’s invasive pythons: https://www.local10.com/news/florida/hunters-kill-two-miles-of-floridas-invasive-pythons
First direct observation of hunting pelican eel reveals a bizarre fish with an inflatable head: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/10/first-direct-observation-hunting-pelican-eel-reveals-bizarre-fish-inflatable-head
Environmental groups push to ban cyanide bombs in Oregon: https://www.bendbulletin.com/localstate/6558653-151/environmental-groups-push-to-ban-cyanide-bombs-in
Brown bear saliva kills a bacteria that current antibiotics are unable to treat: https://www.bendbulletin.com/localstate/6558653-151/environmental-groups-push-to-ban-cyanide-bombs-in
Elkhorn Slough has been designated a Wetland of International Importance under the Ramsar Convention: https://www.noaa.gov/media-release/elkhorn-slough-designated-wetland-of-international-importance
Over 70% of Africa’s grazing land is facing degradation due to invasive plant species: https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/environment/over-70-of-africa-s-grazing-land-is-facing-degradation-due-to-invasive-plant-species-61745