Category: Conservation News - INTENTIONAL ECOLOGY

Conservation News ~ 24 January 2020

1/24/2020

Colorado River’s Humpback Chubmight be removed from endangered species list
New species of Allosaurus discovered in Utah
White House guts environmental safeguards for US Streams and Wetlands
Red Tide in Mexico kills nearly 300 endangered Green Sea Turtles
Four new species of adorable Walking Sharks discovered
White House weakened environmental laws after BP lobbying
Nevada man sentenced for trafficking in endangered species
Snakes could be the original source of the new coronavirus outbreak in China
Police boss arrested while hunting rhino with a Zambian poacher
Insecticides become more toxic to honey bees
BP’s CEO chides AOC and Bernie Sanders for their completely unrealistic Green New Deal ideas
US drinking water widely contaminated with ‘forever chemicals’
Starbucks CEO pledges to add more plant-based food options
Oregon Department of State Lands rejects Extension request on key permit for proposed Jordan Cove LNG
Scotland to reach this year 100% renewable energy goal
Thunberg blasts world leaders at Davos, telling them to ditch fossil fuels
New Zealand has been a life-raft for unique species
Closing the Ozone Hole has helped slow Arctic warming
Parks Canada says no to gondola proposed from Banff townset to Mount Norquay
Crystal Geyser pleads guilty to knowingly dumping arsenic into California’s public water
Liberia expands a key elephant park again
Mass tree planting along India’s Cauvery River has scientists worried
Montana pays record amount for predator losses in 2019
Wet winter is good for the common frog
British Colombia is now home to a new Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area
EU lays out 1 trillion-euro plan to support Green Deal
New species of antibiotic resistant bacteria found in infected wound
Mongabay editor arrested in Indonesia
850 coyotes and foxes killed in 2-day multi-state wildlife killing contest
US Supreme Court has cleared the way for water crisis victims to sue Flint, Michigan officials
Game camera photographs Grey Wolf in new territory inside Jackson County
New species of Titi Monkey discovered in Brazil
Peruvian authorities seize vessel with 12.3 million seahorses
Oil and gas sector ‘losing its social license to operate’, UK boss warns
Madagascar launches massive planting drive, eyes 60 million trees
New colony of penguins discovered on a remote island in Argentina
RBA told to ‘mobilise all forces’ to save the economy from climate change
After roughly a century, bighorn sheep return to Pyramid Lake, Nevada
Black Rhino population shows steady growth
Fukushima reborn as Japan’s wind and solar hub
Microwaving sewage waste may make it safe to use as fertilizer on crops
Natural History Museum, London declares a planetary emergency
Indigenous people reveal ‘lost’ starry night toad to scientists
Deforestation clips howler monkey calls
Penguin species in Antarctica hit hard by climate change
Climate refugees can’t be returned home, says landmark UN human rights ruling
AI suggests Earth has had fewer mass extinctions than we thought
Pentagon causing toxic pollution by burning foam
Patagonia’s CEO is donating company’s entire $10m tax cut to fight climate change
Formulations of glyphosate-based weedkillers are toxic
California will be hit hard as White House weakens clean water protections
Bronx Zoo has been included Defense of Animals’ annual list of worst zoos for elephants
Dungeness crab larvae already showing effects of coastal acidification
China moves to phase out single-use plastics
Spain city mayor wants to turn zoo into environmental education centre and release ‘prisoner’ animals
Large African herbivores have helped to repair their environment
Contentious Jumbo Valley to become Indigenous protected area after feds provide $21m
Beloved lioness Isis dies at Brookfield Zoo after apparent fall
Feathers evolved 80 million years before birds appeared
A national park takes shape in Argentina as the forest disappears
One of four North Atlantic right whale calves spotted so far this breeding season struck by ship
New species of prehistoric scorpions may have been the first explorers of the land
Newhouse aims to change Endangered Species Act
$500,000 available for coral restoration projects in honor of Dr. Ruth Gates
EU unveils plan to dedicate a quarter of its budget fighting climate change with 1 trillion euro Green Deal
Sunflower Electric abandons proposed Kansas coal power plant
Norwegian company fires US executive amidst rising public sentiment against trophy hunting
Major companies pledge not to ship along controversial Arctic routes
New Mexico approves trapping of state wildlife, further endangering Mexican Grey Wolves
Carnival slapped with a $20 million fine after it was caught dumping trash into the ocean, again
Microsoft wants to capture all of the carbon dioxide it’s ever emitted
Tidal energy project in Canada gets green light from authorities
London’s new year fireworks left sky full of metal particles
Los Cerritos Wetlands Restoration draft EIR to be unveiled
Panera plans to slash meat to offer 50 percent plant-based menu
Wallace & Gromit’s creators make new animation to try to save the seas
Ocean cleaning device succeeds in removing plastic for the first time
Mediterranean sea ecology altered by invasive species
Climate change to drive massive investment shift
Greenpeace included with neo-Nazis on UK counter-terror list
Barcelona declares climate emergency, vows to halve emissions by 2030
Over 400 rare Asian giant softshell turtle eggs found in Cambodia
Florida to purchase 20000 acres of Everglades wetlands to prevent oil drilling
Philippine study finds microplastics inside a commonly consumed fish
US lumber company found importing high-risk Peruvian timber
Catastrophic Amazon tipping point less than 30 years away
Subsistence farming topples forests near commercial operations in Congo
Alien-like coral discovered in Japan’s Toba City recognized as new species
Newly-created northern White Rhino embryo could save species from brink of extinction
Protecting BWCA is better for economy than mining
Number of rare Arkansas Darters in rise at Wilson Springs Preserve
80% of Australia’s Blue Mountains and 50% of Gondwana rainforests burn in bushfires

Conservation News ~ 17 January 2020

1/17/2020

Rangers in Indonesia’s Aceh to get guns as officials flex on violators
Indigenous lands hold 46% or more of remaining intact forest landscapes
Colombian mining megaprojects overrun indigenous lands
Million birds feared dead in ‘blob’ ocean heatwave
Rep. McCollum introduces bill to van mining near the Boundary Waters
We can tell where a whale has travelled from the themes in its song
Prehistoric Wollemi pines saved by firefighters from Australia’s bushfires
San Diego Paleontologist helps discover new species of dinosaur
New bird species discovered in Wallacea
Newhouse introduces legislation to strengthen Endangered Species Act
Nebraska Commission to consider altering state’s threatened, endangered species lists
150 Arrested at protests exposing Wall Street’s link to climate crisis
Canada imposing mandatory gear marking for some fisheries in 2020
New dinosaur discovered in China shows dinosaurs grew up differently from birds
Ocean Park to end dolphin show, plans 26 new rides
Malnourished millennial killer whaled grew up smaller
Maryland bill would levy $250 fine for releasing balloons
Georgia Aquarium announces it is expecting baby beluga whale
Greenville Zoo announces it is expecting Amur Leopard babies
Colgate launches vegan-certified toothpaste in recyclable tube
Former Monsanto executive is new leadership of US Fish and Wildlife
For final months of 2019, Amazon deforestation hits highest level in at least 13 years
As 2019 ends, reptile -rich Sri Lanka delivers three more new gecko species
2019 was second-hottest decade
Coal pollution turned an Appalachian creek orange, locals are using it to make paint
Jim Prentice Wildlife Corridor near Edmonton, Canada gets $500k funding boost
Deep snow covers Maunakea, Mauna Loa
Sandy Bottom wetlands to receive protection for ‘national ecological significance’
Swan Valley groups oppose ski area expansion in grizzly habitat
15 new species of parasitic wasp discovered that ‘zombify’ wasps
New species of bone-eating worm discovered eating alligator carcass deep under Gulf of Mexico
Cincinatti Zoo celebrates birth of endangered Okapi calf
Congressman Lowenthall introduces legislation to protect millions of migratory birds threatened federally
Local US Forest Service hot shots headed for Australia to help battle massive fires
UN calls on nations to protect 30 percent of planet
Scientists just found one of the world’s largest flowers blooming in an Indonesian jungle
Developer drops 22-home subdivision project near endangered species preserve north of Traveler’s Rest
A pack of wolves has been spotted in Colorado for the first time in over 70 years
2019 was a record year for ocean temperatures
Golden Rice approved in Philippines
Morocco is harvesting water from fog
UN draft plan sets 2030 target to avert Earth’s sixth mass extinction
Goldman Prize winner launches new environmental foundation in the Cook Islands
Communities in Brazilian Cerrado besieged by global demand for soy
Four new fungi species discovered on one Yunnan bat
New Mexico lawsuit challenges US Fed’s failure to protect Endangered Species from livestock
Four missing plants found again in Ohio
Greenhouse gas emissions drop in Spain as power plants ditch coal
Record number of elephant deaths in Sri Lanka
Jakarta to ban single-use plastic bags by June
The Zion Narrows Trail is protected forever
Conservation action has reduced bird extinction rates by 40%
California’s largest private Giant Sequoia stand saved from development
Bulgarian Environment Minister charged over water crisis
Senators want to restore native plants to US National Parks
California has protections against Fed’s rollback of environmental rules
Petition seeks California Endangered Species protections for Leatherback Sea Turtles
Population of the Sierra Nevada Red Fox proposed for endangered species status
Environmental groups file lawsuit to protect the endangered Florida Panthers from extinction
Feds aim to fix ‘regulatory nightmare’ with sweeping environmental overhaul
Indonesian officials wield sharia law in defense of Sumatran rhinos
Activists seek purge after Indonesia court rules forest plantation illegal

Conservation News ~ 10 January 2020

1/10/2020

Philippine fern efficiently absorbs arsenic, copper from toxic mining soil
Rare plant species are especially vulnerable to climate change
Forest loss moves swiftly once 50% deforestation ‘tipping’ point reached
New species of Praying Mantis impales its prey on barbed spikes
Lethal bat disease found in new species near North Bend, Or
Native San Diego butterfly proposed for Endangered Species list
Sierra Red Fox proposed for Endangered Species list
Tool use in puffins may point to underestimated intelligence in seabirds
Palm oil processors top plantations in destroying proboscis monkey habitat
Miller Park Zoo planning new monkey exhibit with $600k grant
White House memo shows plans to speed environmental permitting
Australian Girls in Gi creates fundraiser to help save wildlife affected by bushfires
State of California is proceeding with the Vegetation Treatment Plan which would raze 250,000 acres of habitat
Robert Irwin struggles to hold back tears while discussing the impact of the Australian fires
Britons reach Africans’ annual carbon emissions in just two weeks
White House to overhaul environmental review regulations
Self-described Tuna King has spent a small fortune on purchasing endangered species
Shutdown of coal-fired plants in US saves lives and improves crop yields
Science-backed policy boosts critically endangered Nassau grouper
Deadly conditions for Indonesian migrant crews tied to illegal fishing
NCCOS supports 20-year plan to restore seven coral reefs in the Florida Keys
Entire species wiped out by Australian fires over the last few days, including 25,000 koalas
Biodiverse forests better at storing carbon for long periods
New Zealand glaciers turn brown because of smoke and ash from Australia
A new Louisiana high school puts focus on environment, climate change
Number of rhinos poached in Assam’s Kaziranga lowest in ten years
Boeing patents first solar powered plan that can fly forever and replace costly satellites
White House policy all but ends punishment for bird deaths
Renewable energy’s share of German power mix rose to 46% last year
Ayakha Melithafa: a 17-year-old climate activist alongside Greta Thunberg
Irwin Family’s zoo hospital helps save lives of over 90,000 animals amid bushfire crisis
NC Governor seeks help for critically endangered red wolf
World’s largest flower bloom found in remote Indonesian jungle
British Court rules veganism is a protected belief system
Cyanide bombs now banned in Oregon
Australia NSW government to decimate marine protected areas
2 Wisconsin dairy farms go out of business a day now
Lone wolf in Belgium gets potential love interest
213-kg leatherback turtle slaughtered in North Sumatra for meat
Record sighting of whales, dolphins, and seals
Horror as 16 lions slaughtered by poachers who cut off their faces and claws
Australian water sold for $490m to foreign company during drought
Academic research confirmed that pollution was worse than ever in 2019
Pink donates half a million dollars to Australian fire services as the wildlife crisis worsens
Study confirms climate change impacted Hurricane Florence’s precipitation and size
Chinese paddlefish of the Yangtze River declared extinct
Madagascar’s famous lemurs could lose their rainforest by 2080

Conservation News ~ 3 January 2020

1/3/2020

Thailand begins the New Year with plastic bag ban
British Troop’s anti-poaching mission saves 17 endangered Black Rhinos
Feds waived environment, other regs on 90 miles of Arizona border in 2019
Germany cuts fares for long-distance rail travel in response to climate crisis
The Golden Globes will serve a 100% vegan menu
Pope Francis to ‘every person on earth’: be kind to animals
White House will approve largest solar farm
Apple, Google, Microsoft, Tesla, and Dell sued over child-mined cobalt from Africa
Palau is first country to ban ‘toxic sun cream
Amazon threatened to fire employees for speaking out on climate
Rediscovered after 100 years, Gurney’s pitta is in peril once again
Denmark generated almost half of its electricity from wind in 2019
Nepal’s road-building spree pushes into the heart of the Himalayas
The first regional conservation area in Huanuco, Peru
New species of amphibians and plants discovered in Sagaing
Prince William launches Earthshot Prize to solve Earth’s environmental problems
Judge says filthy zoo must give up animals, Zoo appeals
In a rare feat achieved in Assam Zoo, endangered species of stork are bred artificially
State, Federal government renew Platte River agreement
Argentina sinks Chinese fishing ship that entered restricted area
New Zealand glaciers turn brown from Australian bushfires’ smoke, ash and dust
Clemson, LSU partner to avoid tiger extinction
Chinese company approved to run water mining operation in drought-stricken Queensland
Copenhagen to plant communal fruit trees on city streets
Testing the IUCN Green List of Species
Innovative orange juicer 3D prints bioplastic cups out of leftover orange peels
Unfathomable tragedy as fire ravishes German zoo’s ape house
Grassroots campaign saves major wetland in Montenegro
Lighting Industry sues to stop new efficiency standards
Newly discovered Australian spider breathes underwater, eats toads
Waimea forest purchased for $3.7m to keep in conservation
New fake rhino horn could push up poaching, inventors warned
Rebounding Hawaiian Hawk removed from Endangered List
Biodiversity moves into sustainability spotlight
Half a billion animals perish in Australian bushfires
Suspected abalone poacher bust by beachgoers at Clifton after swimming there from Robben Island
Endangered black rhino baby born on Christmas Eve at Michigan Zoo
7 Caribbean countries ban single-use plastics starting New Year’s Day
Cheetahs face extinction as numbers crash
New Zealand opens Paparoa Track, first new ‘Great Walk’ in 25 years
Grizzly Bears move north in High Arctic as climate change expands range
Fausta, world’s oldest rhino, dead at 57
New species in Manipur: Trichodesma Kumareum
New species of crustacean thrives in mouth of giant shark
UN75 – UN Environment Programme’s leader shares three actions to save the world
Malibu wants to ban all pesticides but the state disagrees
The 2020 Biodiversity Strategic Planning timeline
SD Zoo elephant, Tembo, passes away
Habitat loss drives deadly conflict in Indonesia’s tiger country
Alarm over mass vulture poisoning in South Africa
Manipur Hero dedicates 17 years of his life to grow 300 acre forest
Millionaire who killed rare whale hybrid vows to kill 150 more
Virginia School District to give students one day off per year for civic action
Court upholds creation of National Monument in Atlantic
Parasitic leeches present a new threat to endangered mussels
Water-guzzling demands of border wall threaten fish species
More discoveries, more threats for Sri Lanka’s dragonflies and damselflies
Female gorillas recognize and respond to contagious disease
Three pangoling species closer to extinction
Greta Thunberg will interview David Attenborough
13 rhinos poached and 7 poachers killed in Okavango Delta
Rapid genetic test traces spread of fungus that kills frogs, reveals new strain in Southeast Asia
White House removes Federal database that tracked pollution
New National Parks get Sh255 bn
Meet the new ancient shark species found in southern Alabama
Interior wordsmiths habitat with eye on regulatory reach
Climate crisis linked to at least 15 $1bn-plus disasters in 2019
Microplastic pollution is raining down on city dwellers
New York becomes first state to ban sale of Giraffe products
Nearly 8000 rhinos poached in Mzansi this decade
Court upholds Obama’s protected marine monument
New Zealand becomes first country to adopt Hookpod
West Coast fishery rebounds in rare conservation home run
Australia’s environment minister says up to 30% of koalas killed in NSW
Italy creates Europe’s first plastic-free ski resort

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 ~ 29 November 2019

11/28/2019

United States and Europe blocked African states proposal to protect endangered sharks
Canadian indigenous celebrate new protected area
Protected areas best conserve mammalian diversity when connected
Elliott State Forest Tract sale was illegal, Oregon Supreme Court says
New generation of hydroelectric dams threaten Europe’s rivers
Climaet activisits shine light on dirty Chase Bank investments
New snake species found in India
White House is sued for dragging its feet on endangered species
Tiny Northern Nevada toad part of massive endangered species lawsuit
Massive Attack to help map music industry’s carbon footprint
Biotech breakthroughs turns waste biomass into high value chemicals
South Dakota Governor caves on attempted efforts to silence pipeline protestors
Namibia records 51 poaching cases this year
White House sends Smoky Mountain park rangers to help secure the US/Mexico border
Thousands of Romanians protest against illegal logging, attacks on forest workers
SeaWorld San Diego’s rescue team disentangles Humpback whale from fishing gear
Koalas not functionally extinct from fires – 1000 killed out of 300,000
Coelacanth filmed off South America’s eastern coastline
Scientists identify hundreds of species in Colombia’s Chiribiquete Park
New leaf-toed geckos found living on remote volcano
Feds propose delisting long-endangered Camas wildflower
Feral hogs attacked and killed a woman on her way to work in Texas
UC Davis students propose turning invasive species into dog food
China stole Philippines’ giant clams while Filipinos sat in court
Scientists find one billion year old fungus fossil
Cows on Russian farm get fitted with VR goggles to increase milk production
Iran sentences 8 Asiatic cheetah conservation scientists convicted of spying
Largest turtle swarm ever filmed at sea
Coastal fog linked to high levels of mercury found in mountain lions
Six scientific journals denounce White House environmental reform
Elephant seal native to Antarctica spotted for first time in tropical Sri Lanka
Watchdog denounces arrests of four anti-mining activists in Indonesia
Wildflower found only in Willamette Valley can be removed from endangered species list
Indonesian fires emitted double the carbon of Amazon fires
Indonesian palm oil investigation shortlisted for Fetisov Journalism Award
Female gorillas recognize and respond to contagious disease
CEOs are facing fierce pressure on climate change – from their own kids
White House signs Federal Animal Cruelty bill into law
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has proposed a new plan to reduce mercury
Autumn Peltier honoured by BBC
Researchers report first recording of a blue whale’s heart rate
Rapid genetic test reveals new strain of frog-killing fungus in Southeast Asia
Scientists discover new species of spiky-spined dinosaur in prehistoric breakthrough
Seven new South Island cave weta identified
Study tracks first incursion of poachers into pristine African forest
Horror in Romanian port, 14600 sheep on capsized livestock carrier
Climate Uprising occupies OMV henchboat
Latest regulations safeguard 140,000 square miles off the west coast
California Red-legged Frog seen at the Gualala River
Jeremy Clarkson finally accepts climate crisis during Asia trip
Manta rays and whale sharks consume 63 pieces of plastic per hour
Nonprofit threatens suit over possible endangered species in New Mexico
German Navy accused of killing porpoises
Sumatran rhinoceros now extinct in Malaysia
Scientists spot critically endangered vaquita porpoises with babies
Vanishing Mongolian ice puts reindeer herders at risk
Students storm field at halftime of Harvard-Yale game to protest
Video of mating deep-sea anglerfish tuns biologists
Fossils of new find dinosaur species discovered in Isaan
Coal spill bedevils Indonesian beach more than a year later
New Mexico votes to end trapping of cougars
Amazonian tree with human-sized leaves finally gets ID’d as new species

Conservation News ~ 22 November 2019

11/22/2019

Ancient Kansas shark is new species
US Fed agency plans are not adequate to prevent 99.8% of US Endangered Species from suffering
Enviro groups threaten lawsuit over Endangered Species Act
All but one of the US’s Endangered Species are vulnerable to climate change
World’s donkeys being decimated by demand for Chinese medicine
Oxford dictionary declares ‘climate emergency’ the word of 2019
Coldplay pause touring until they can offer ‘environmentally beneficial’ concerts
Iceland accused of putting mackerel stocks at risk by increasing its catch
One-third of tropical African plant species at risk of extinction
EasyJet to become first airline to offset all carbon emissions
Kruger National Park rejoices after good rainfall
Brazil works behind the scenes to greenlight Manuas-Boa Vista transmission line
In Indonesian waters, filter feeders can ingest dozens to hundreds of microplastic particles every hour
Illegal logging persists in Cambodia’s Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary
Indonesian politician at heart of permit scandal dies ahead of graft trial
Coca Cola is world’s largest plastic polluter for second straight year
Dragonfly swarms over Sri Lanka spark interest and highlight threats to them and damselflies
Decades after abandoned farmlands, plant biodiversity and productivity struggle to recover
Oregon Capitol sit in opposing Jordan Cove LNG pipeline
Rare fish-eating crocodile confirmed nesting in southwest Nepal after 37 years
Climate change reassessment prompts call for a ‘more sober’ discourse
Massive crater under Greenland’s ice points to climate-altering impact in the time of humans
Decapitated Sumatran elephant found dead in Indonesia
Tanzania rallies to protect world’s largest population of lions
Agroforestry program in Appalachia receives $590,000 in federal funding
NASA confirms water vapor on Jupiter’s moon Europa
Fires leave a million Indonesians gasping
House approves bill to eliminate sale of shark fins nationwide
NASA has found sugar in meteorites that crashed to Earth
Cheetah researchers accused of spying sentenced in Iran
New dynamic strategy to protect biodiversity – transient protected areas
Amazon wildfires proved to be caused by deforestation
Giant vegan billboard arrives at Waterloo
Ancient Komodo dragon-like animals had heads proportionally larger than dinosaurs
Team of scientists discovered 140 huge mysterious drawings in Peru
Judge orders search of MPCA computers in PolyMet challenge
Climate impacts ‘to cost world $7.9 trillion’ by 2050
Beavers to be released by National Trust as flood control
Emirates president thanks Greta Thunberg for helping change
New species of seaweed uncovered
New Mexico Environment Department requests $1.2m to study toxic plume
Light pollution is key ‘bringer of insect apocalypse’
Target meets 2020 goal to install 500 rooftop solar arrays ahead of schedule
New Panda park in China will be much bigger than Yellowstone
Plankton biodiversity mapped globally
California Governor cracks down on fracking
Black-throated finch wins 2019 Australian bird of the year
NOAA fisheries just released thousands of captive bred white abalone
Climate groups can’t run ads about global warming on Twitter, but Exxon can
Deforestation in the Amazon has hit its highest level in more than a decade
Keystone spill has affected nearly 10x more land than was estimated
European Investment bank drops fossil fuel funding
Secretive energy startup backed by Bill Gates achieves solar breakthrough
Companies that fail to tackle climate change will be delisted from the London Stock Exchange, Labour Party proposes
Activists fighting for their lands swept up in Philippines crackdown
Mozambique’s newly empowered rangers, courts catch up with poachers, loggers
New hope for one of world’s more endangered reptiles
VSU bioblitz discovers new species
Idris Elba has parasitic wasp named after him
Major new project to use nature-based solutions to help Laos adapt to climate change
California to stop buying from automakers that backed the White House on emissions
Kruger National Park elephant has very close encounter with ranger
Restigouche Wilderness Waterway on its way to becoming a provincial park
Taiwan’s Pygmy Seahorses have a robust social media presence
Peru signs agreement to end deforestation caused by palm oil by 2021
We have broken nature into more than 990,000 little pieces – the same area should be 73,000 fragments
Feral horses gallop to the rescue of butterflies in distress
Slow Lorises and other endangered animals rescued after crackdowns in Hyderbad
Newly discovered fossil bird fills in gap between dinosaurs and modern fliers
Ant expert discovers new Utah species in backyard
Two of America’s biggest coal plants closed this month
Rhino, calf electrocuted by collapsed power pylon in South Africa
An economist quantifies how valuable whales are to fighting climate change
World’s largest public bank ditches oil and coal in victory for the climate movement
Botany student unearths three presumed extinct species
Colombia’s carbon tax could help protect the Amazon rainforest
Climate impacts 626% worse than expected for intact forest loss
SRP plans to install Arizona’s biggest battery for massive solar plant
Federal judge blocks the West Elk Coal Mine expansion after environmental groups sue
Indigenous activist wins prestigious environmental and peace award
14 month old lioness brutally declawed in Gaza Zoo so visitors can play with her
Sage Grouse court order trims energy lease auction in Nevada
Fires devastate tiger and elephant habitat in Sumatra
Activists hold conference deep in the Amazon
Rapid expansion of protected areas around the world failing to reduce human pressures on land
New species of ancient bird found in Japan
India seeks Asian Elephant’s inclusion on global endangered species list
Victoria to ban logging of native forests under groundbreaking new policy
Arctic Ocean could be ice-free for part of the year as soon as 2044
Michelin-starred Chef Dominique Crenn announces all of her restaurants are no meat free
Angkor Wat is finally putting a stop to its elephant rides
Storing energy in hydrogen 20 times more effective using platinum-nickel catalyst
Pelosi signs bill making animal cruelty a federal crime
New species found in Amsterdam park
Researcher created an algorithm that removes the water from underwater images
World’s largest bank cuts finance for coal

Conservation News ~ 15 November 2019

11/14/2019

MSU researchers make surprising wolf diet discovery that wolves eat grasshoppers
6 elephant tusk smugglers arrested
New border wall going up in southeastern Arizona wildlife refuge
Air pollution nanoparticles linked to brain cancer for first time
Great Thunberg sets sail back to Europe
Rescuing the world’s endangered river dolphins takes cutting edge science and community
Insect ‘apocalypse’ in US driven by 50x increase in toxic pesticides
Ant expert discovers new Utah species in backyard
New species of carnivorous dinosaur identified in Cambodia
Endangered falcons released into wild atop New York City high-rise
India’s Ganga River dolphins are being shouted down by noisy boats
Brazil has removed restrictions on Amazon sugarcane production
Extinct giant ape directly linked to the living orangutan
Experts unlock key to photosynthesis
3 cows swept out to sea by Hurricane Dorian are found alive
Snow in Texas and ice in Alabama – unusual cold weather could become more common
Malawi receives 17 rhinoceros from South Africa
US mining sites dump millions of gallons of toxic waste into drinking water sources
Cargo of bear paws from 60 illegally slaughtered animals is seized
Panther kittens at ZooTampa not showing signs of impairment
3,600 invasive pythons killed in Florida
Fed up with Forest Service cuts, Mammoth Lakes and other towns are plotting a recreation tourism plan
SC Farm Bureau creates hemp committee
More than 200 elephants in Zimbabwe die as drought crisis deepens
An Icelandic fishing company bribed officials in Namibia and used Norway’s largest bank
Venice flooded by highest tide in 50 years
New program helps struggling chicken farmers convert to plant-based crops
Indigenous women traveled 3000 miles to save an Alaskan forest from US Feds
Californian fire chief says Australia is facing the new normal
Officer murdered in the Philippines part of growing list of natural resources officials killed
National Parks a boost to mental health worth trillions
First evidence of feathered polar dinosaurs found in Australia
Florida Governor announces Everglades restoration milestone
New material points toward highly efficient solar cells
US sees largest reduction of protected lands in history
Antarctica’s first zero-emission research station shows that sustainable living is possible
Barrier to stop plastic waste from reaching the sea launches in Amsterdam
Using polar bear footprints to chart family trees
Massive Bel Marin Keys marsh restoration begins
Vikings killed off Iceland’s walruses
America’s largest milk producer files for bankruptcy
Dungeness crab fishing season delayed due to whale and sea turtle entanglement risk
Australian bushfires wipe out half of koala colony
Moth populations in steady decline in Britain
Seven new species of leeches that only leave their homes to suck blood from fish are discovered
China aims to build its own Yellowstone on Tibetan plateau
Oil palm plantation owner charged in murder of journalists in Indonesia
Fires and greenhouse gases fuel the drying of the Amazon
US Feds make it easier to dredge protected areas to restore beaches
One of the world’s thickest mountain glaciers is melting because of global warming
EPA to limit science used to write public health rules
Bolivian coup comes less than a week after Morales stopped multinational firm’s lithium mining deal
The Patanal, the world’s largest wetlands, are burning in Brazil
New fossil pushes back physical evidence of insect pollination to 99 million years ago
Millions of seabirds rely on discarded fish
Oil spill threatens vast areas of mangroves and coral reefs in Brazil
Scientists rediscover mammalian oddity in remote Vietnam
New species of spider named after Sachin Tendulkar
Researchers discerned a new species of dragonfly
Endangered hoiho penguin wins New Zealand’s bird of the year poll
Fukushima to be reborn as $2.7bn wind and solar power hub
Exxon, Chevronissue warning on Warren’s fracking ban
Desmond Tutu calls for anti-apartheid style boycott of fossil fuel industry
The Bayman’s Nightmare: All the scallops are dead
Banksy uses toy animals to highlight animal cruelty and factory farming
Giant Greta Thunberg mural to watch over San Francisco’s downtown
Sandra the Orangutan freed from a zoo after being granted ‘personhood’
New species- the Sierra Pine Saguaro
Lump found on sea floor off Florida may be new species that resembles human poop
Kirtland’s warbler officially comes off Federal Endangered Species list
Program using cocoa trees to restore Amazon forest to be expanded
Wall Street spends millions to buy up Washington state water
Spider webs don’t rot easily and scientists may have figured out why
Giant water battery cuts university’s energy costs by $100 million over next 25 years
Fossils found in BC are a new species More than 60 endangered turtles disappear from zoo in Japan