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Conservation News ~ 27 December 2019

12/27/2019

Fish feel pain
Tree falls on 3 people, kills 1 in Muir Woods
Oregon judge dings wildlife commission for changing direction on Murrelet protections
US rules out any talk of a climate crisis in trade negotiations
Indonesian palm oil firm hit with $1.8m fine for 2015 fires
Larget coral reef survey in French Polynesia offers hope
Scientists create largest-ever botanical biodiversity data set
Elephant herd sighted in Nigeria’s Boko Haram warzone
Rainforest XPRIZE challenges teams to develop tech to survey biodiversity
Wildlife heir, Damian Aspinall, pleads to help make zoos extinct
Study finds whales use stealth to feed on fish
Scientists discover three new species of solar power plants in 2019
Fossil research unveils new turtle species and hints at intercontinental migrations
Researchers identify that mosquitoes can sense toxins through their legs
Reindeer rebounding better than hoped for on Svalbard
Breeding program boosts endangered Florida grasshopper sparrow population
Deleware’s Bethany Beach firefly nears endangered species list
Rolls-Royce sets goal for zero emission plane by 2020
In strongest climate ruling yet, Dutch Court orders leaders to cut GHG by 25 percent
Chimpanzees spontaneously dance to music
Community conservation agreements a lifeline for Uganda’s Grey Crowned Cranes
The Ganges brims with dangerous bacteria
Conservationists blast timing and content of draft Forest Plan for the Wild Clearwater Country
AI from google is helping identify animals deep in the rainforest
National Parks mark sixty years of conservation success in Tanzania
Senate bill would provide $20 million for butterflies, desert fish, mussels, and Hawaiian plants
Barge with 600 gallons of diesel sinks off Galapagos islands
Denver shoppers will start paying for plastic and paper bags in 2020
Government loophole gave oil companies $18 billion windfall
Popularity of Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat is saving 250,000 animals annually
US President goes on bizarre tirade against wind turbines saying he never understood wind
Oregon’s Red Tree Vole will not receive Federal protections
White Sands monument re-designated as US National Park
US Feds unlawfully OK’d longline fishing off California
Tiny Ozark Chub found in Missouri, Arkansas won’t be listed as endangered species
US White House quietly serves offshore drilling companies a sweetheart giveaway
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo welcomes 2 endangered species – Amur Tiger and two Mexican Grey Wolves
Court says EPA must regulate river temperatures for fish
A new species of monkey is discovered in Brazil as their natural habitat is slowly being deforested
Plans for new Indonesian capital put Borneo’s abandoned mines in the spotlight
2020 ballot initiative would restore wolves to Colorado
Illegal gold rush causing irreversible damage to rivers in the Brazilian Amazon
Large carnivore and zoos – essential for biodiversity conservation marketing
BC guide fined $2k after sailing too close to breaching Humpback Whale
The global price tag for 100 percent renewable energy - $73 trillion
Indonesian fires cost nation $5 billion
Scales from 50,000 pangolins seized by Chinese customs
Plans to lift baby lobster export ban draws fire in Indonesia
Paris Accord is impossible to implement if tropical forest loss not stopped
Deforestation for potential rubber plantation raises concerns in Papua New Guinea
Toxic chemicals found in rainwater and drinking water throughout the US
California coastal waters rising in acidity at alarming rate
A fracking explosion in Ohio created one of the worst methane leaks in history
Gov Cuomo signs historic bill to reverse biodiversity loss
Trail cam accidentally captured the moment an opossum helped a deer by picking ticks off its face
Cambodia sees births of 13 Irrawaddy Dolphins this year

Conservation News ~ 20 December 2019

12/19/2019

As Australia bakes, a marine heatwave of historic scale is killing sea animals
Hundreds of dead sharks found trapped in massive floating ‘ghost net’
Largest private giant sequoia grove for sale
Success as 178,500 Tricolored Blackbirds are saved by Audubon
Costa Rica lists the Hammerhead Shark as Critically Endangered
Mountain Gorilla census reveals further increase in numbers, over 1600
Three pangolin species closer to extinction
Climate change has cut Australian farm profits by 22%a year over past 20 years
US among top 10 countries for pollution-related deaths
The world’s oldest forest has 385-million-year-old tree roots
Philippine coastal town leads war against plastic trash
Malaysia to let RSPO publish oil palm concession maps
Central American countries pledge to protect Mesoamerica’s 5 great forests
As pesticide approvals soar, Brazil’s tapirs, bees, other wildlife suffer
Microplastics may be a macro problem for the US Great Plains
Women from the Xingu Territory unite against threats from Brazil’s administration
Hundreds of Bald Eagles soar above Lake Pend, Oregon
Fighting to save an endangered ape, Indonesian activists fear for their lives
Researchers discover three new species of extinct South American Marsupials
Nigeria to be ready for oil decline, says environment minister
New Mexico officials ask for Endangered Species Act probe
Delaware Firefly, Gulf Coast Bee move toward Endangered Species protection
Arhuaco community of Colombia allows scientists to photograph lost toad
Grizzly Bear lawsuit settlement requires a look at lower 48 states
Sri Lanaka’s Sinharaja rainforest reserve to be quadrupled in size
Big step in producing carbon-neutral fuel – silver diphoside
A Philippine conservation park juggles funding needs with animal welfare
EU officials say biomass burning policy to come under critical review
Tanzania creates 1st national giraffe conservation plan
New freshwater fish named for Thai conservation visionary
New species of bobtail squid discovered
Superglue plant and miracle berry among 2019’s new finds
Scientists discover cheaper way to make hydrogen out of water
Degraded soils mean tropical forests may never fully recover from logging
Sweet potato can warn neighbors of insect attacks
In Colorado coal towns, the next generation is turning to solar
Neutrons optimize high efficiency catalyst for greener approach to biofuel synthesis
Hunters secure conservation win in year-end legislation
Feral horse numbers gallop past 25,000 in the Australian Alps
Light pollution lures nighttime pollinators away from plants
Goldman Sachs and Liberty Mutual beef up fossil fuel lending policies
Thousands of exposed ‘penis fish’ washed up on a beach in California
New species of/ shark discovered in deep sea
Scientists develop liquid fuel that can store the sun’s energy for up to 18 years
Discovery reveals tractionless motion is possible
33 bear deaths in 2019 marks ‘average’ human-bear conflict season in Yukon
Senate confirms unqualified industry shill to run fish and wildlife service
Peru creates new conservation area to protect glaciers from extractive operations
Officials push for Northern Corrido through Red Cliffs tortoise habitat
In mineral-rich Chhota Nagpur plateau, a new frog species sparks interest
Longest climate talks end with compromise deal, no decision on carbon markets
Ecuador forest hidden in the clouds is home to tiny endangered bird
Indonesia nabs 2 suspected smugglers of Leopard, lion cubs
Aldi pledges 100% compostable or recyclable packaging by 2025
Researchers in Iceland can turn CO2 into rock
Hunters who killed research elephant lose licenses
Scientists find one billion year old fungi, earth’s oldest
SUK researchers discover two new species of begonia in Western Ghats
Scientists call for a complete ban on glitter
Murders of indigenous leaders in Brazil Amazon hit highest level in two decades
Kenyan police arrest suspects with 73kg of ivory
Bhutan wins recognition for tiger conservation efforts
New rodeo ants discovered riding other ant species near downtown in a Texas city
New species of orchid found in Western Ghats
Mediterranean pen shell listed as critically endangered
Land purchased near Alabama Toyota plant will preserve habitat for endangered fish
Peatlands are crucial carbon sinks but they are not on the map
Australia’s bushfires have emitted 250m tonnes of CO2, almost half of Australia’s annual emissions
Whitetip sharks declared critically endangered but gain no protections in Pacific
Brazil’s official presence at COP25 diverges widely from its public persona
Indonesia to revive idle shrimp farms to boost fisheries and save mangroves
Indonesia’s fires burned mostly abandoned and degraded land, not forests
Indonesia dam raises questions about UN hydropower carbon loophole
Zoo Atlanta welcomes new species
Pope presses anti-nuke, environment in call for peace message
Harvest mice found thriving 15 years after reintroduction efforts
Eight-year-old climate activist climbs lamp post to protect outside COP25
Dozens of states want to keep America’s broken climate promise
US Fossil Fuel subsidies exceed Pentagon spending

Conservation News ~ 13 December 2019

12/12/2019

SD Zoo names Southern White Rhino baby calf ‘future’
Spark of hope as rare bird declared extinct is rediscovered
Salmon die-off expands, brining total chinook fishing closure on Oregon’s north coast
Nan on anaconda sales in Florida will remain in place
Scientists devise a lifespan clock for vertebrates
Conservation biologist and journalist Sue Palminteri dies
The Arctic is emitting pollution
EU to stir global action with pledge on climate crisis
Scientists find cheaper way to make hydrogen energy out of water
White Nose Syndrome harming Jolly Cave bat populations
New species of ancient whale offers clues on how whales evolved to swim
Colombia to host 2020 World Environment Day on biodiversity
Imperiled Yellow-legged Frogs protected under California’s Endangered Species Act
Nevada approves 1.2 gigawatts of new solar capacity
UK’s hottest recorded day ‘caused deaths of extra 200 people’
US President’s son killed rare endangered sheep in Mongolia with special permit
Amazon deforestation paces ahead of recent historical norm
Earliest known cave art by modern humans found in Indonesia
Research confirms timing of tropical glacier melt at the end of the last ice age
Saving the ozone layer in 1987 slowed global warming
Newly discovered Widow spider lays bright purple eggs
Hopes dim as COP25 delegates dicker over article 6 and the world burns
Greta Thunberg named Times Person of the Year
Arctic sea ice cover falls to alarming low as temperature rise
Physics Nobel prize winner says to fix climate crisis because Earth is all we’ve got
Rancho Palos Verdes adopts habitat conservation plan after years in draft form
CDFW awards $11.35 million for greenhouse gas reductions grant projects
Indonesia to capture 3 wild Sumatran rhinos to add to breeding population
Killer Whale grandmothers boost survival of calves
GoT star Jerome Flynn gets in a cage just like your bacon
Greta Thunberg labelled a ‘brat’ by Brazil’s far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro
Group looking to restore wolves to Colorado gets 200,00 signatures for 2020 ballot
UN declares 2021-2030 the Decade of Ecosystem Restoration
Government officials say permits for mega-plantation in Papua were falsified
Killings of environmental defenders on the rise in the Philippines
Illegal hunting a greater threat to wildlife than forest degradation
BBC announces The Green Planet to be presented by Attenborough
Colombia turns down $35bn gold mine – prefers a clean environment
Hawaii’s most populated island bans most single-use plastic products
New venomous spider discovered that rots human flesh with one bite
Researchers find over 40 new species of fish in one lake
1.9 billion people at risk from mountain water shortages
Acres of Georgia coastline purchased for conservation
Michigan hunters donate 58k lbs of venison and $100k to feed 232k hungry people
California ports support sea level defense
Scientists find no evidence for insect Armageddon but there’s still cause for concern
Nene is downlisted from Endangered to Threatened
Amazon indigenous leaders killed in Brazil drive-by shooting
Paintings from Prado Museum Collection given climate change makeovers
Alaska Cod fishery closes and industry braces for ripple effect
Pope says climate crisis is challenge of civilization
Reebok develops plant-based running shoe
EU lawmakers call for legally binding biodiversity targets
Michigan University regents vote against investing in fossil fuel holdings
Oceans running out of oxygen
Sumatra’s dwindling forests face extra pressure from a major highway project
Seahorse breeding project aims to recover endangered species from near extinction
Officials propose taking Nashville crayfish off Endangered Species list
Wolf packs on the increase in Germany
Norwegian billionaire funds deluxe deep ocean research ship
Victoria Falls dries to trickle after worst drought in a century
The Amazon Reef is alive, growing, and under threat
Zambian president allegedly involved in illegal timber trade
Nature’s Brita Filter, mussels, are dying and nobody knows why
Sight of polar bear daubed with graffiti sparks outrage
World’s second-largest ferry operator switching from diesel to batteries
Rivers could generate thousands of nuclear power plants worth of energy thanks to new technology
Javan Rhino increases to 72 in latest count
Fractured forests are endangering wildlife
National Park Service announces entrance fee-free days for 2020
North Atlantic right whale use of key habitat changing rapidly
Svalbard reindeer rebounding better than hoped after nearly going extinct
Extinctions loom as forests are erased in Mozambique
Latest UN Emissions Gap Report finds world must ramp up climate ambitions at least threefold to meet Paris goals

Conservation News ~ 6 December 2019

12/6/2019

Conservation of biodiversity is like an insurance policy for the future of mankind
TROY professor helps discover new species causing black gill in Georgia shrimp
Cichlid species can create entirely new species when they have sex
Staggering level of waste at Great Bear Rainforest logging operations
FSU research finds Deepwater Horizon Oil in Gulf Coast beaches may take over 30 years to clean
Volkswagen drives bigger to protect forestlands with The Conservation Fund
Paleontologists find fossils of six new dragonfly species
Ban on destructive fishing practice helps species recovery in Indonesian park
New regulations to expand protections for seafloor habitats, reopen fishing grounds off US West Coast
Sri Lanka’s Olive Ridley Turtles face myriad threats
Development devours forest reserve in Zambia
Indonesian officials charged in $1.6m bribes-for-permits scheme
Minnesota to spend $4 million to fight invasive bugs and plants
Climate change to steer all New Zealand government decisions from now on
$20,000 reward offered to find person who poached elk in southeast Missouri
The Red-Cockaded Woodpecker may come off the Endangered Species List
Thousands of Harvard graduate students on strike starting Tuesday
Amazon primates face barriers in responding to climate change
Indonesian man jailed for smuggling 7,000 horseshoe crabs
Moon and Earth’s magnetic field guide European eels on their epic migration
Wild seed collectors turn Indiana Jones in the search for resilient crops
Researchers discover new species of dinosaur that flew above the reefs and lagoons
Drone images show Greenland ice sheet becoming more unstable
UN Chief declares ‘utterly inadequate’ efforts to tackle climate crisis
25th UN Climate Change conference begins in Spain
Japanese ship leaves for Antarctic Ocean for whale research
‘Young Sheldon’ star protests with Jane Fonda, Paul Scheer arrested at DC event
Extinct in the wild, a Brazilian bird makes a tentative return to the jungle
Camera traps yield surprises in West Africa’s largest protected area
Shrinking sea ice in the Arctic opens new pathways for animal disease
Indonesia must stop building new coal plants by 2020 to meet climate goals
Spotted Owl will not be federally listed as an endangered species
Eight-foot whale found washed up on Thames shore
Researchers discover new snake species in Arunachal Pradesh, India
New Zealand begins genetic program to produce low methane-emitting sheep
Polar Bear diet is 25% plastic, Russian scientists show
Major sewage spill in Orange County closes beaches from Newport Beach to Dana Point
Boulder climate scientist sues White House over matter of scientific integrity
Brazilian president claims Leonardo DiCaprio funded Amazon fires
Zion National Park reaches its 100-year milestone
Arctic coal passage to India threatens wildlife
Invasive monster mussels discovered in Pennsylvania
Healthy coral sounds lure fish back to abandoned reefs
Columbus Zoo welcomes new polar bear cub on Thanksgiving
Proposed federal wildlife act would bring millions to state
As wolves recover, calls in Wisconsin to end endangered species listing grow
Karoon to give up its exploration permit in Great Australian Bight
Cuba found to be the most sustainably developed country in the world
Heat stress is causing desert bird populations to collapse
Oregon Court of Appeals upholds wolf delisting
PAC, GTA sign MoU to promote conservation of protected areas
Plastic pollution kills half a million hermit crabs on remote islands
Humpback super-groups near Saldanha Bay ‘look more like salmon than whales’
Recordings reveal that plants make ultrasonic squeals when stressed
Academy scientists describe 71 new species in 2019
Threats, raids, and murders stalk Filipino environment activists
Two southern Arizona plants proposed for Endangered Species Act protection
Rate of new endangered species listings declines under current Federal Administration
Ohio bill would provide $28 million to protect endangered species
America’s National Parks are being overrun by rats, cats, and feral hogs