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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 ~ 31 October 2025

10/31/2025

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  • Critically endangered leopard dies at age 21 in California zoo
  • Scientists identify 2 new marine species from Western Australia's deep-sea
  • New species of gecko with curved fingers discovered in a dense forest
  • Half Male-Half Female Spider Discovered In Thailand Is New To Science
  • Cave creature with 'visible' internal organs found in China. It's a new species
  • Electric 'knife'-like creature found in river of Colombia. It's a new species
  • IUCN pays tribute to Jane Goodall 
  • New IUCN report highlights urgent need for more sustainable blue tourism in the Mediterranean
  • IUCN Champions Nature-Positive Renewable Energies at the World Coastal Forum
  • IUCN WCPA releases report on integrating climate mitigation into protected area management
  • Inhambane Launches First Provincial Dialogue Platform on the Environment: Building bridges for Biodiversity
  • Kelani Valley Plantations and IUCN Sri Lanka Forge Landmark Partnership for Biodiversity Conservation
  • Walter Zoo and IUCN SSC launch new Centre for Species Survival dedicated to fireflies
  • IUCN Academy launches new suite of courses ahead of the IUCN Congress 2025
  • Starving North Koreans 'hunting tigers for food'
  • Court issues major ruling impacting beloved endangered creatures: 'Today is a win'
  • As forests are cut down, butterflies are losing their colours
  • Top Biden energy official lands new environment post
  • Aquatic creature with 'pointed' teeth found hiding in Brazil. It's a new species
  • 'Large' creature with spines on its belly found in stream. It's a new species
  • New Species Of Poisonous Frog Discovered In The Peruvian Amazon
  • New species of deep-sea shark and crab discovered off Australia
  • New horsehair worm species found in snowy Pakistan mountains
  • Pacific Pocket Mouse Declared Endangered Species Candidate in California
  • 2025 Chemistry Nobel Goes to Molecular Sponges That Purify Water, Store Energy
  • Poisonous creature found with baby on its back is new Amazonian species
  • Alert for three new endangered seal species: the dramatic leap on the "Red List"
  • Gorilla breaks glass of enclosure at San Diego Zoo
  • Deep-sea voyage uncovers a glowing shark and a ghostly porcelain crab
  • World's 1,500th known bat species confirmed from Equatorial Guinea
  • The World’s First Rewilded Sharks Are Thriving
  • Critically Endangered Eastern Black Rhino Born at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
  • San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance aims to biobank every endangered species by 2075
  • Scientists Discover New Golden-Tongued Species of Lizard
  • The once-widespread species that has been declared globally extinct
  • Endangered Species Protection Sought for Legless Southeastern Lizard
  • Shutdown undermines FWS efforts to meet endangered species deadlines
  • Australian tropical rainforest trees switch in world first from carbon sink to emissions source
  • The most ancient Indian wolf is set to be a new species
  • Endangered species 'red list': Seals and more than half of birds under threat
  • Planet's first catastrophic climate tipping point reached, report says, with coral reefs
  • 95 whales were entangled in the US in 2024
  • New Bacterial Species Discovered in Cyclosorus Soil
  • This Central Valley serpent is California's new state snake. Can recognition save it from extinction?
  • Women in Mexico step up to protect the island farms traditionally inherited by men
  • Biofuels Globally Emit More CO2 Than The Fossil Fuels They Replace
  • More than half of world’s bird species in decline, as leaders meet on extinction crisis
  • IUCN downgrades guiña threat status, prompting conservation warning
  • Baby numbats spotted at two wildlife sanctuaries in hopeful sign for one of Australia's rarest
  • Endangered ferrets in more jeopardy as government shutdown drags on
  • California now has 68% more EV charger ports than gas nozzles
  • Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time
  • California is finally quitting coal. Here’s what comes next
  • US Judge Gives Offshore Wind a Ray of Hope in Trump Era
  • How mega batteries are unlocking an energy revolution
  • Jane Goodall’s Final Message: ‘Don’t Give Up’
  • Make green great again: Can appeals to the wallet make climate policy an election-winner?
  • California’s Top Lawyer Is Taking Trump’s Climate Rollbacks to Court
  • EPA is being sued over ‘Solar for All’ rescission
  • Chevron's El Segundo refinery has a history of safety, environmental violations
  • Planet’s first catastrophic climate tipping point reached, report says, with coral reefs facing ‘widespread dieback’
  • White House offers “concierge” service to fossil fuel firms
  • EPA’s ‘Comeback’ a Sham Fueled by Trump’s Authoritarian Power Grab, Critics Charge
  • The Insatiable Energy Demands of Data Centers Could Increase Fossil Fuel Emissions in California
  • Hidden Costs of Climate Change Fueling Affordability Crisis in California — New Report
  • Different croaks: new frog and gecko species discovered on remote island in Australia's north
  • 'Dragon'-like creatures seen mating at cave in Thailand. They're a new species
  • California Phases Out The Last Set Gillnets
  • Investors managing $3 trillion in assets urge countries to stop deforestation
  • IUCN World Conservation Congress concludes in Abu Dhabi with ambitious vision for nature conservation
  • IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025 awarded sustainability certificate
  • IUCN Members elect President, new Council and Commission Chairs
  • IUCN welcomes Armenia as its newest State Member
  • Tuvalu joins IUCN as newest Pacific Island State Member
  • IUCN welcomes back Zimbabwe as a State Member at IUCN World Conservation Congress
  • Arctic seals threatened by climate change, birds decline globally – IUCN Red List
  • From forests to coral reefs: conservation excellence takes centre stage at the Green List Awards
  • IUCN agrees first global policy on synthetic biology
  • Escalating climate threats, invasive alien species and pathogens leave natural World Heritage at risk
  • IUCN celebrates global leaders in conservation and environmental protection at World Conservation Congress
  • Panama to host next World Protected and Conserved Areas Congress in 2027
  • Delhi turns to cloud seeding to spur rain, curb pollution
  • Salmon seen for first time in century after historic Calif. dam removal
  • The World’s First Rewilded Sharks Are Thriving
  • Renewable Energy Is Booming Despite Trump’s Efforts to Slow It
  • Next-gen HVACs expected to outsell gas furnaces despite disappearing incentives: 'A market shift ... was already underway'
  • California sets new quarterly EV sales record, doubles down on support for public charging
  • I powered my home with an EV for a week — USA Today
  • Veloz launches free EV tools on ElectricForAll.org
  • Nearly two dozen states sue to stop Trump ending $7bn solar grant program
  • Simpler Solar Regulations Would Save Americans $1.2 Trillion
  • Climate and Environmental Justice Groups Respond to Massive Fire at Chevron’s El Segundo Refinery
  • When the federal safety net disappears, California’s Black climate leaders step up
  • Geothermal energy has huge potential to generate clean power – including from used oil and gas wells
  • Rising heat kills one person a minute worldwide, major report reveals
  • 10 years after an oil spill, Trump officials back a Texas firm to expand drilling off California's coast
  • DOE cancels more than $700M in battery, manufacturing projects
  • ‘It’s effectively a bailout’: Edison benefits from fine print in Newsom’s last-minute utility legislation
  • Global carbon levels rose by record amount in 2024, U.N. agency says
  • The comeback of California's gray wolves just took a tragic turn
  • Critically endangered wolf spider found after 40 years in UK
  • UC Davis scientists discover new species of spider
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Conservation News ~ 3 October 2025

10/3/2025

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  • Endangered Monkey with Orange Fur Born at Zoo: 'This Birth Is Incredibly Special'
  • 1,500 saplings of endangered species planted in Kinnaur
  • Sea anemone discovery stuns science, named after Mt. Fuji
  • Endangered whooping crane dies of avian flu at wildlife refuge in southern Wisconsin
  • Ford and GM will keep the $7,500 EV tax credit alive beyond the deadline
  • Green energy pact drove a 78% drop in international fossil fuel finance
  • The Extraordinary Rise of Electric Cars in Developing Countries
  • California just greenlit the future of curbside V2G EV chargers
  • Government of Colombia Announces First International Conference for the Phase-Out of Fossil Fuels during UN General Assembly
  • Can virtual power plants relieve hot spots on neighborhood power grids?
  • Trump's campaign against wind and solar is exposing his 'energy dominance' lies
  • Californians must fund heat pumps
  • New CARB Chair, New CARB Mandate 
  • Newsom Signs Climate, Energy Bills Charting State Course Through Perilous ‘Mid-Transition’
  • Newsom’s deal to cut energy costs includes giveaways to Big Oil, more drilling
  • Newsom drops pledge to replace popular program cut by Trump in California
  • California regulators approve 9% rate hike for SoCal Edison
  • Our planet’s vital signs are flashing red
  • The oceans just hit an ominous milestone
  • Eni strikes more than $1 billion power deal with US fusion firm Commonwealth
  • Chart: Check out how fast China is shifting to renewables
  • Judge Says Work on Wind Farm Off Rhode Island Can Proceed, for Now
  • Global Investment in Clean Energy Outpaces US Slump
  • Five endangered California condors join Arizona's wild population near Grand Canyon
  • As California glaciers disappear, people will see ice-free peaks exposed for the first time in millennia
  • UNESCO Adds an Area the Size of Bolivia to Biosphere Reserve System to Protect 5% of the World's Land
  • Amazon Communities Deliver “Unprecedented” Conservation Wins
  • Jane Goodall dies
  • Harrison Ford will accept a conservation award at the Field Museum
  • Six New Gecko Species Discovered by Loud Barking Mating Calls
  • Cheetah cubs rescued from illegal trade in "one of the largest confiscations"
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