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Conservation News ~ 25 September 2020

9/25/2020

Survival of wildlife reserves under threat in Namibia
The Pantanal is 22% burnt
BlackRock’s $400m stake in Amazon meatpackers defies sustainability cred
TIME’s list of 100 most influential people in 2020 includes Indigenous Waorani leader
New species of fairy shrimp found in world’s hottest desert
Legislation will provide environmental justice to protect communities from toxics
Ecologists confirm Alan Turing's theory for Australian fairy circles
Australia whales: 90 dead in mass stranding off Tasmania
Philippine community goes to court to stop coal plant in ecological haven
China, world’s biggest polluter, vows to go carbon neutral by 2050
The Brown Bat is one step closer to becoming DCs official mammal
China, more than other states, looks to future Arctic sea route
Intelligence helps Namibia turn tide against rhino poachers
Despite frog-killing disease, researchers discover new frog species
Scientists identify new species of crystal-encrusted truffle, thanks to bonobos
Australians suffer $2 billion health bill from summer bushfire smoke
Few countries living up to COVID ‘green recovery’ pledges
New tool alerts ships when whales are near
Overfished Congo waters put endangered sharks at risk
Flip flops and fishing gear pile up at Aldabra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Past illegal activity dogs Chines fleet that fished squid near Galapagos
Great Thunberg will donate €150,000 to support people on the frontlines of the climate crisis in Africa
China in pointed message to US, tightens its climate targets
Ecuador’s highest court will allow communities to vote on mining projects
California plans to ban sales of gas-powered cars in 15 years
EPA questions science linking pesticide to brain damage in children
First Nations restore ancient clam gardens
Mussel-bola could be spreading
IUCN, FAO and WWF Pakistan join hands with Ministry of Climate Change to monitor the largest afforestation programme in Pakistan
More than 560 companies back global ‘Call to Action’ for nature
Poland, the world’s third largest fur producer, votes to ban fur farming
Department of Agriculture awarded federal grant to develop conservation plan for endangered
Joshua Trees given temporary endangered species protections
Richest 1%’s emissions twice that of poorest 50%
Environmentalists plan lawsuit challenging Newsom over oil and gas drilling permits
Human footprints found in Saudi Arabia may be 120,000 years old
Wilderness the size of Mexico lost worldwide in just 13 years
Rare pink dolphin are back in Hong Kong as lockdown halts ferry traffic
Feds reaffirm western yellow-billed cuckoo’s threatened species status
Biodiversity hypothesis called into question
Arctic ice melt doesn’t boost sea levels
PhD student conducts critical research work establishing new Bonnethead Shark species from home
New species of burrowing dinosaur found perfectly preserved in ‘Cretaceous Pompeii’
Facebook suspends environmental groups despite vow to fight misinformation
Australian scientists say suppression of environment research is getting worse
Feds propose listing two Missouri crayfish species as ‘threatened’ under Endangered Species Act
Rescued wild pangolin gives birth to healthy pup
Two new Javan rhino calves are spotted in the species’ last holdout
Indonesia’s mining pits claim more lives
Hawaiian reefs lost almost half their fish to pollution and fishing
Paper giant APP’s Sumatran road project cuts through elephant habitat
White House pushed EPA for fewer methane checks
New Jersey law seeks to stem pollution in minority areas
Discovery of new species of human with hobbit skull
Environmental gains during pandemic prove short-lived
Delmarva fox squirrels, once an endangered species, to be released in Dagsboro
Chinese startup launching space mining robot in November
Oceanbird cargo ship relies on wind to transport autos
Hair from ghostly bears reveals new genetic secrets
Five states have filed climate change lawsuits, seeking damages from big oil and gas
Feds’ preferred highway route would impact lands it spent millions acquiring for conservation
New gecko species discovered in Bicol
Shedd Aquarium welcomes 24 new endangered turtle hatchlings
Imperiled beetle loses some protections
Colorado Agency caves to US Forest Service, Oks more bulldozing of roadless forest
More than 17,000 rare Nevada wildflowers destroyed
BC’s old-growth forest announcement won’t actually slow down logging
Park Service finalized disastrous Point Reyes plan to kill Native Wildlife, prioritize commercial livestock
Russian scientists discovered a new species of bats on Kunashir
Legislation introduced to modernize Endangered Species Act
Solomon Islands environmental defender faces life sentence for arson charge
Fires turn sage brush habitat in Washington into a scorched oblivion
In Peru, self-reporting of oil spills by companies leaves an unknown toll
CO2 from California fires dwarf state’s fossil fuel emissions
Madagascar reopens national parks shuttered by COVID
Patagonia says its new ‘vote the assholes out’ clothing tag is a call to action on climate change
Gas companies are abandoning wells, leaving them to leak methane forever
Court temporarily pauses EPA methane emissions rollback
Greenville Zoo Education team wins Pinnacle Award

Conservation News ~ 18 September 2020

9/18/2020

The majority of children who die from COVID are children of color
Expanded protection for the endangered Huon tree-kangaroo
World’s oldest animal sperm found in tiny crustaceans trapped in Myanmar amber
Anew species of spider
Minnesota moose won’t get federal Endangered Species Act protection
Legal victory puts Keys Lizard back on track for Endangered Species protection
Northern hemisphere breaks record for hottest ever summer
Idaho’s Shoshone-Bannock tribe releases Endangered Snake River Sockeye Salmon into Sawtooth Valley Lake
World missing all targets to save nature, UN warns
Jen Guyton and Dr. Gladys win the American Society of Mammalogist’s Aldo Leopold Prize
NASA data tool could revolutionize Amazon fire analysis
Bolivia’s jaguar seizures down as suspicions rise over new mafia
Stolen from the wild, rare reptiles and amphibians are freely traded in EU
A new species of milkweed subfamily found in Yunnan
New species of brachiopod discovered in ISU Prof Summer Project
New species of Alligator Lizard discovered in Mexico
Astronomers discover potential sign of life excessive in Venus’s environment
Lawsuit filed against Fish and Wildlife Service, violating Endangered Species Act and threatening Red Wolves
Poaching pressure mounts on jaguars
Manila’s new white sand coast is a threat to marine life
Lost decade for nature as UK fails on 17of 20 UN biodiversity targets
NASA funds eight new project exploring connections between the environment and COVID
Pope teams up with Slow Food founder for environment appeal
Critically endangered creature appears at National Zoo
Feral cats threatening endangered species on Kangaroo Island after bushfires
Lost frogs rediscovered with environmental DNA
Groups sue to block decision on proposed dolomite mine in Florida Mountains
Big Oil misled the public into believing plastic would be recycled
Raj reports two new species of butterfly in Ranthambore Tiger Reserve
Falkland Islands state of the environment 2020 report released
Endangered whale dies on southern Oregon beach
NCBA and PLC wants Grizzly Bears delisted from the Endangered Species Act
Up to 48 species saved from extinction by conservation efforts, study finds
Humanity may never hit the 10 billion mark
Reckless, violent massacre of 570 wolves and wolf pups in Idaho bolsters alarm over attack on species protection
South Australia’s ban on single-use plastic cutlery and straws hailed as historic
For European chemical giants, Brazil is an open market for toxic pesticides banned at home
Pacific leatherback sea turtle inches closer to endangered status
Plastic makers committed to ending plastic waste in the environment
City Bar association urges UN to formally recognize human right to a healthy environment
New species of gecko discovered in Ganjam

Conservation News ~11 September 2020

9/11/2020

Animal populations worldwide have declined by almost 70% in just 50 years, new report says
A new evergreen species of Rhamnaceae found in Guangxi
Thousands of species recorded in a speck of soil
Chinese Fossils Point to New Species of Dinosaur that Could Tunnel Underground
Hawaii Marines are now guarding the nests of endangered species
Charleston sues ‘Big Oil’ for flooding in SC Lowcountry caused by global warming
Wildfires and smoke wreak havoc in Oregon and Washington
WWF report reveals global wildlife populations have fallen by 68% since 1970
Colombia’s Humboldt Institute discovers new species in former FARC camp
Papillon the bear must be set free, says Italy’s environment minister
Business drying up as Indiana lake is drained to save endangered species
New Mexico attorney general joins effort against proposed changes to Endangered Species Act
Mojave Desert fire in August destroyed the heart of a beloved Joshua Tree forest
One in eight deaths in Europe liked to pollution, environment, EU says
WildEarth Guardians thwarts Exxon’s plans for more fracking in New Mexico
Pressure pays as Zimbabwe govt bans mining inside Hwange National Park
New fossil ape is discovered in India
Peru – San Marcos University biologists discover new species of Amazon fish
White House to tout ‘environmental accomplishments’ after dismantling key protections
American burying beetle downlisted under Endangered Species Act
Norway plans to drill for oil in untouched Arctic areas
Rewilding Britain supports a doubling of the country’s woodland cover over the next decade, from 13 percent now to at least 26 percent
New paper highlights spread of organized crime from global fisheries
Portugal free of fossil fuel extraction projects as company abandons the last contract
6 young Portuguese activists area suing European Countries over climate change
A new species of blind, underground ant from Goa
Asst. Sec. for Fish, Wildlife, Parks Wallace: Manatee, Hawaiian goose and more imperiled species being saved
SoCal Mountain Lions enjoying a baby boom
Environment activists blockade UK newspaper printing plants
Sea rise is threatening to wipe out the Keys Mole Skink
First clone of endangered Przewalski’s Horse born in conservation effort to save the species
Colombia to ban cosmetic animal testing by 2024
Hutchins science teacher Keith Martin-Smith may have discovered new spider species
Administration looks to cut protections for endangered species
Good news for wolves in Washington
Thailand to close National Parks every year to help environment
Small protest breaks out at Mississippi Aquarium against dolphins

Conservation News ~ 4 September 2020

9/4/2020

Research behind award winning documentary film reveals new species
New species of freshwater crustacea found in the hottest place on Earth
EPA pledges more cleanups; less focus on climate: America’s environment today is cleaner
Chinese mining firms in Zimbabwe pose threat to endangered species
RI state insect moved off endangered species list, but not everyone sees it as a victory
Turtle species among the most endangered in the world saved from extinction
French PM says jobs and green recovery at heart of COVID recovery plan
Audubon study confirms solar is a major economic driver in South Carolina
As fire burns, activists sneak into Point Reyes to bring water to parched elk
Europe’s richest countries importing Brazilian beef linked to millions of tons of emissions
Feds to strip protections for Grey Wolves nationwide before close of 2020
$154 billion in capital has flowed to 300 ‘forest-risk’ companies since the Paris Agreement
Fracking company has made it rain toxic water upon New Mexico without penalty
UN urges probe of US arctic drilling plan for human rights abuses
EPA to open new office – mountains, deserts, and plains
Mexican Environment Minister resigns after critique
Bering Sea Ice hasn’t been this low in at least 5,500 years
Damaged Venezuelan oil tanker drawing international concern
Uganda has rare gorilla baby boom in park
New species of clam shrimp discovered in pond at UVI’s golf course
New wildflower species found, native to Pennsylvania
Just half of major timber and pulp suppliers committed to zero deforestation
Madagascar introduces stoves that burn rice husks instead of forests
Infrastructure plans imperil Latin America’s forests
Greenpeace photos illuminate illegal Amazon fires
For Brazil’s most trafficked parrot, the poaching is relentless
Ca passes bill allowing former inmates to become firefighters
Costa Rica’s Carlos Manuel Rodriguez takes over as head of the Global Environment Facility
Lions discovered at breeding facility are so sick they don’t even have fur
Tribes, Green groups sue over White House rollback of water rights
Anthropologist receives NSF funding to explore new fossil site in Kenya
Neglected for over a century, Black Sea Spider Crab redescribed
Madagascar giant frog is a new species, but also a deep-fried delicacy
Humboldt Martens receive long-awaited endangered species act
Humans’ construction footprint on ocean quantified for first time
Endangered bee doesn’t warrant extra protection
EPA relaxes rules limiting toxic waste from coal plants
Singing dogs re-emerge from extinction for another tune
National Forest System threatened by another White House oil and gas giveaway
Six million Euros made available for conservation action to counter COVID impacts
FEMA Chief refuses to say whether human activity is responsible for climate change
Platypus should be listed vulnerable in Victoria forest
Paper giant linked to Indonesia peat clearing despite sustainability
Tiny asteroid buzzes by Earth
NASA led study reveals the causes of sea level rise since 1900
Oregon Zoo leader, Dr. Don Moore, retires
Officials quash plan to develop Philippines’ biggest copper mine
Fate of 29,000 black-tailed prairie dogs at stake in Boulder, Colorado
EPA relaxes rules limiting toxic waste from coal plants
Exxon Mobil dropped from the Dow after nearly a century
Are forests the new coal? Global alarm sounds as biomass burning surges
Field Museum’s Emily Graslie to present lecture on curiosity
Pope says use the pandemic to give the environment a vital rest
Federal agency to decide if monarchs an endangered species
Lawsuit launched challenging EPA decision to dismiss pesticides’ harms to endangered species
China forges ahead with ambitious national park plan
Maurtiues oil spill: thousands march in Port Luis
Lockdown should have cleared up Jakarta’s air – coal plants kept it dirty
New Tauros release boosts natural grazing in the Velebit Mountains
UN Secretary general urges India to swiftly turn away from coal
Minn AG Ellison sues White House over change to Federal environmental law
Endangered eels found at Lymington port
Single cat results in the death of nine endangered native seabird chicks on Kaua’i
Hawaiian hawksbill sea turtles are truly local
The Dalmation pelicans in Persina Nature Park
Indonesian bill weakening environmental safeguards likely to become law in October
Potential wolf puppy sighting in Northwest Colorado
Border wildlife cameras show animals facing ‘completely unprecedented’ barrier
Rampant destruction of forests will unleash more pandemics
Endangered tamaraw killed in Mindoro, 3 poachers escape
Hidden webs of fungi protect some forests from drought-but leave others vulnerable
Despite expanding fires, Brazil suspends operations to combat Amazon deforestation
New venomous snake species names after Metallica’s James Hetfield
New moth species found, another rediscovered after 100 years in Arunachal
Other mammals lose out in panda conservation drive
Park rangers, the guardians of Ecuador’s biodiversity, face job insecurity
Brazil green recovery plan could boost economy, add jobs, cut emissions
Millions of pounds of extra pollution were released before Hurricane Laura’s landfall
Made with palm oil, there’s a fine for that in new UK bill
Scientists discover exposed bacteria can survive in space for years
Europe’s wildlife comeback set to captivate global TV audiences
Netherlands to close all mink fur farms by next March
Mexican canned tuna contains dolphin meat
United States establishes a dozen AI and quantum information science research centers
California launches 100th lawsuit mark with new challenge to environmental rules
481 and counting: Norway’s whaling catch hits four-year high
Anger and questions as 17 dead dolphins wash ashore in Mauritius
Sea creatures made of trash on display at the Oregon Zoo
Bobcat and mountain lion found dead from anticoagulant rodenticide poisoning in Santa Monica Mountains
Audubon joins coalition to sue White House over harmful NEPA rules
California legislators have just days left to vote on plastic pollution reduction act

Conservation News ~28 August 2020

8/28/2020

Petition filed to list Western Ridged Mussel as an Endangered Species
39 endangered Great Lakes piping plovers hatch at Detroit Zoo in most successful year ever
Embryonic dinosaur skull could mark discovery of new species
Mauritians launch rescue to save wildlife from oil spill
These scientists are listening to the Borneo rainforest to protect biodiversity
Upstate Forever receives $75,000 from Hollingsworth Funds
Captive breeding helps New Zealand’s threatened black stilts take flight
New UK law to curb deforestation in supply chains
Younger generation fail to notice environmental decline due to generational amnesia
Elephant poaching falls by 91% in 2 years in Kenya
Two new species of Deep Sea Worms discovered
Florida trappers catch new species of monster-sized snapping turtles- some weighing 100 pounds
St. John flower proposed for endangered species list
US proposes more changes to chip away at Endangered Species Act
California’s ancient redwoods survive wildfires
Bleak milestone- 500 major fires detected in Brazilian Amazon this year
Horrific clip shows whale meat dumped in ocean after five butchered in hunt
Native Hawaiian tiger-cowries eat alien, invasive species
Painting one turbine blade black reduces bird fatalities by 72%
Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows goes through process to rename area, removing ‘squaw’
With big new park, Atlanta protects a forest with a long history
Africa declared free of wild polio
The Nature Conservancy of Canada protects shoreline along Buffalo Pound Lake
Scientists use fruit peel to turn old batteries into new
COVID pushes vegan egg maker just closer to IPO
The US is in a water crisis far worse than most people imagine
Senate Democrats recommend trillions in climate investments
Wildfires, Hurricanes, Floods, and Droughts quadrupled in cost since 1980
New species found in the carapace of late cretaceous marine turtle
Belize expands marine reserve to meet Convention on Biodiversity target and moves to ban gill nets
The best rhino crime detective in South Africa, Leroy Bruwer, assassinated
There is a blooming White Sage Black Market
Historic solar deal powers Duke University toward carbon neutrality
Six species of Philippine crickets, held nameless in a Hawaii museum
Ben and Jerry’s launch new non-dairy ice cream to fight climate change
We can use CITES wildlife trade agreement to help prevent pandemics
Federal government considers lifting ban on importing parrots 25 years after it was introduced
Sir Ken Robinson dies
Study revealing New Guinea’s plant life ‘first step’ toward protection
Company investigated for timber trafficking gets stimulus from Peru government
Key Amazon grain route blocked by Indigenous protest over funding, Grainrail
Wolverines return to Mount Rainier National Park after more than 100 years
Two baby gorillas born in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Army finds Pebble Mine project cannot be permitted as proposed
Paco Valverde, an ocean hero dedicated to vaquita conservation succumbs to COVID
Nalin Indika Munasinghe joins IUCN Sri Lanka Country Office as its new programme coordinator
13 important marine mammal areas approved in the Southern Ocean, one of the world’s richest marine mammal areas
Invasive lanternflies now spotted in New Jersey
New species of Forest Frog discovered Philippines
PEC Gilbert’s Corner Work wins state environmental award
New species of cretaceous brittle star names in honour of Nightwish vocalist
Children raised in greener areas have higher IQ
Southern pig-tailed macaques listed as endangered but still persecuted
Burnley man who illegally traded in critically endangered species is jailed
Several endangered may be at risk of COVID
CA teams up with Federal Government to thin forests
White House allows oil and gas drilling in 1.5 million acres of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
For South America’s wilderness areas, COVID brings risk and respite
Indonesia bill weakening environmental safeguards to pass in October
After 250 years, Esden Tribe, regains a piece of its ancestral homeland
Ohio Wildlife Council receives aquaculture proposals
Cardinham Woods records eight new species of spider in Cornwall for the first time
California condor chick hatches at LA Zoo, a boost to endangered species
A bottle of seawater can hold the answer to whether there are sharks nearby
Amazon ‘women warriors’ show gender equality, forest conservation go hand in hand
Mauritius plan to dump part of wrecked ship sparks controversy
Forest fires set by poachers threaten a refuge of the Sumatran rhino
Florida to release millions of genetically modified mosquitoes against local residents’ wishes
Flint water crisis – Michigan ‘agrees to pay $600m’
New Mexico governor says ‘Time is running out to save our planet’
Monster 200-metre long ghost net removed from sea in Plymouth

Conservation News ~ 21 August 2020

8/21/2020

1.6 million of gallons of produced water spilled so far in 2020
Gov McMaster calls for luxury ‘ecoresort’ plan for SC barrier island to be rejected
Harvard’s half-billion land stake in Brazil marred by conflict and abuse
Agrochemicals and industrial waste threaten Argentina’s Gran Chaco
Indonesia dam builder refuses new study to assess impact on orangutans
Washington Wildlife Officials gun down last survivors of Wedge Wolf Pack
More eggs harvested from last 2 Northern White Rhinos
Fears for endangered macaw as fire devastates Brazilian wetland
Thirty new deep-water species including bamboo corals, sponges discovered in the Galapagos
The Army Corps failed to enact endangered species protections for Willamette River salmon
California to hold hearing on listing Pacific Leatherbacks under state Endangered Species
Renewable energy corporations fight endangered species status for Joshua Trees
An elephant baby boom in one Kenyan National Park
In the Scottish moorlands, plots planted with trees stored less carbon than untouched lands
Municipal Protected Area expanded in Ecuador’s most threatened ecosystem
US agrees to decide Pangolin protections
Elephant shrew lost to science for 52 years is rediscovered in Africa
Mauritius arrests captain of Japanese oil spill ship
5 automakers lock in a deal on greenhouse gas pollution
Greenpeace activists occupy Danish North Sea oil platform
Indigenous best Amazon stewards, but only when property assured
White House withdraws nomination of controversial attorney for top environment post
Endangered Rusty Patched Bumble Bees spotted a Illiniwek Forest Preserve
Quilt exhibit highlights endangered species
Walls of death – surge in illegal drift net threatens endangered species
American Lithium reports baseline biological survey confirms no endangered species
Endangered Species Act protections sought for a Northwest freshwater mussel
California delays endangered species status for Joshua Tree
Madagascar minister calls protected areas a ‘failure,’ seeks people-centric approach
White House green lights oil and gas development in ANWR
Indonesia pushes rice estate project despite environment red flags
Washington wildlife officials gun down last survivors of Wedge Wolf Pack to protect cows
Sea turtle lays eggs on Los Boliches beach in Spain’s Malaga in first ever recording of turtle nesting in area
San Francisco votes to slash meat, dairy, and eggs served in hospitals and jails
Former CIRES director Konrad Steffen – man who sounded alarm on Greenland ice- dies in Greenland accident
US allows killing of hundreds of sea lions to save struggling salmon
Pools of water atop sea ice in the Arctic may lead it to melt away sooner than thought
250 people protest captive animals in France
Bugs resort to several colours to protect themselves from predators
Lake Erie’s toxic green slime is getting worse with climate change
Another whale trapped in shark nets off Queensland
Sea otters in California estuaries surprise scientists with Eelgrass increase
19 black families purchased 96.7 acres of land in the midst of protests and a pandemic
California’s only known wolf pack adds 8 pups
As wild areas become farmland, species that carry diseases flourish
Marine food webs could be radically altered by heating of oceans
China has freed 99 turtles that were rescued from smugglers
This Pacific Island nation plans to raise itself above the ocean to survive sea level rise
New catalysts efficiently turns carbon dioxide into useful fuels and chemicals
Greenland ice has shrunk beyond return
Oil spill in Mauritius may thwart thirty years of conservation efforts
Black bear tranquilized, killed after locals admitted to luring animal for photos
Conservationists find new owl species in Trinidad
At least 19 new species discovered at Hainan’s tropical park
Green economy recovery: leading their emancipation
Environmental groups say water use at border wall threatening endangered species in Arizona
State Supreme Court rejects South Dakota bid to recover millions from oil giant BP
Endangered sea turtles shells disguised as blue plastic seized at MIA en route to Asia
Cameroon halts logging plans in Ebo Forest, home to tool-using chimps
Colombia will ban all cosmetic animal testing by 2024
Scorching temperatures in Death Valley will shatter records in West, Southwest
Bald Eagle attacks government drone and sends it to bottom of Lake Michigan
Sea life in Mauritius dying as massive oil spill threatens endangered species
Chief Hoskins establishes sovereignty commission in wake of McGirt decision
Forest Service authorizes one of largest timber sales in Wyoming history
Tourism collapse puts wildlife conservation in peril

Conservation News ~ 14 August 2020

8/14/2020

Tour companies kicked out of the Mara
Large blue butterfly flutters in Cotswolds for first time in 150 years
Green financiers still support Amazon beef industry
Illegal plant trade, tourism threaten new Philippine flowering herbs
Satellite record gives unprecedented view of Antarctic ice shelf melt pattern over 25 years
Ancient genomes suggest woolly rhinos went extinct due to climate change, not overhunting
Japanese biologists discover new species of sea worm in the southern ocean
Cincinnati lawyer bought a $3k tiger skin rug in violation of the Endangered Species Act
Cameroon cncels logging plan that threatens rare apes
Mutations may have saved brown howler monkeys from yellow fever virus
Chain catshark flows using a process previously unknown to science
UK tofu sales skyrocket by 82 percent during COVID lockdown
Almost all oil removed from wrecked Mauritius ship’Inmate fire crew saves largest oak in North America
Big investors to trial net zero tools to decarbonize their protfolios
Novel 3d printed reef tiles to repopulate coral communities
8 Dead after attack in a wildlife reserve in Niger
Protestors block logging road near Port Renfrew
US Reps call on Interior Secretary to cancel Utah oil and gas lease sale
New Hydrogen-powered hyper car has a 1k mile range
Paper maze and lack of transparency cloak investment in companies involved in Amazon deforestation
Florida Grasshopper Sparrows sing a hopeful song for the first time in decades
New species of dinosaur discovered on Isle of Wight
Mongabay team wins top environmental journalism prizes
Europe’s earliest bone tools found in Britain
Chinese investment driving a sharp increase in jaguar poaching
Cherokee Nation launches 68th Cherokee National Holiday website
Sharks contaminated with plastics are cause for concern
New York City was on the verge of tackling its trash problem, then COVID hit
6 former EPA Chiefs say ‘derailed’ agency needs reset after election
Border Wall is the Biggest Threat to Southwest Wildlife, government emails reveal
Beaver families win legal ‘right to remain’
Federal Judge rules administration’s bird-killing policy is illegal
Alarm as pesticides spur rapid decline of US bird species
New species of ancient giant alligator identified
New shrimp species discovered in Panama’s Coiba National Park
Endangered Species discovered by scientists in Kalamazoo creek
Scientists try to create first rhino test tube baby to save near-extinct species
Wartime code breaker helps crack bird’s behaviour
Great White Shark soars 12ft into the air in highest recorded breach
Ireland is creating largest grove of redwoods outside of California
Canada pandas running on empty as bamboo dries up
Plant-based food market to reach $74.2bn by 2027
BMW to launch luxury cars with vegan leather interior
Nearly 60 different types of fish found in Chicago waterways
Six French aid workers and local guides shot dead in Niger Giraffe park
Amazon Deforestation Falls where land is under indigenous control
Scientists have invented a way to save a little Australian bird from a blood-sucking maggot
Ca AB 3030 to protect at least 30% of California’s land and water by 2030
Ecuador races for emergency infrastructure as river’s collapse threatens dam
Oregon man arrested for intentionally running down 6 pronghorn antelope with pickup truck
China’s $420bn TCM industry driving the extinction crisis
Washington Governor urged to order new rules to reduce wolf-killing
Singapore crushes ivory from around 300 elephants to deter illegal trade
Amazonia’s people domesticated crops on forest islands 10k years ago
Hilton Head beadchgoers seen picking up sea turtles, disturbing nests
Court upholds historical interpretation of Nation’s Bird Conservation Law
As wild areas become farmland, species that carry diseases flourish
House panel asks watchdog to investigate Army Corps of Engineers’ review of Alaskan mine project
Forest growth in drier climates will be impacted by reduced snowpack
SkyTruth visualization and app of drilling near Chaco Canyon available to activists and others
Biodiversity is the next frontier in sustainable fashion
Portugal ends coal burning two years ahead of schedule
After 125 years, 140 species of butterflies discovered in Mumbai’s Matheran Hill station
Agriculture replaces fossil fuels as largest human source of sulfur in the environment
Cincinnati Zoo’s critically endangered Black Rhino is pregnant
Large population of endangered mussel species found in Portage Creek
Genomic study reveals New Zealand’s Tuatara is like no other animal on the planet
Biodiversity loss is making us all sick
Captive Beluga Whales released into Iceland sanctuary
Eelgrass loss may be causing widespread erosion in Morro Bay
EPA to lift Obama-era controls on Methane, a potent Greenhouse Gas
Though forests burn, trees retake farmland globally as agroforestry advances
Mauritius grapples with worst environmental crisis in a generation
Indonesian case highlights potential for long-term corruption
The Great Insect Dying – a global look at deepening crisis
Offshore wind power so cheap it could return money to consumers
Climate change impacts roads, may make traffic worse
After a shark attack in Maine, calls for Gray Seal culling grow
New study finds that many dams are located in protected areas, many more planned
Amazon gold mining wipes out rainforest regeneration for years
After 5yr legal battle, USFWS reverses course, will consider Sonoran Desert Tortoise for endangered species status
World Bank policy advice boosts oil and gas, undermining climate goals
Seabird poo is worth more than $1bn annually
Endangered Seahorse makes a comeback due to lockdown
Second woman injured by whale in Western Australia
Disrupted habitats have more zoonotic disease hosts
Central Europe to face extreme droughts without climate action
Herbicide harming marsupial health and development
To save Appalachia’s endangered mussels, scientists hatched a bold plan
Interactive persistent effects of past land-cover and its trajectory on tropical freshwater biodiversity
Researchers discover new electrocatalyst for turning carbon dioxide into liquid fuel
Washington dam removal means 37 more miles of salmon habitat restores
Joy at Dublin Zoo as endangered species of ape gives birth to healthy baby
BLM releases final Montana management plans that conserve key backcountry lands
South Dakota unveils 50 ft statue honoring Sioux women
Bali sea turtles set free after poacher arrests
Building a circular battery economy in Norway
Chernobyl shines again as a solar farm
Fires in Argentina’s Parana Delta are burning out of control
NOAA fisheries cancels remaining Hawaiian Islands surveys for 2020
Scientists develop a super-strong wood that completely reflects the Sun’s heat
Poisoning not ruled out in death of hundreds of Botswana elephants
Ancient mountain formation and monsoon helps create a modern biodiversity hotspot
Lynx takes epic 2k mile trek – but why is a mystery
SeaWorld’s revenue has dropped 95% from 2019
Blue Whales bounce back after near extinction
Forest crimes persist in Peru following indigenous leader’s murder
Lion cub whose legs were broken to pose for tourists off to Africa for new life
Amazon rainforest the size of Sao Paulo cleared in July in Brazil
Wild bees add about $1.5 billion to yields for just six U.S. crops
France records driest July in six decades
Vermont makes it illegal to throw compost in the trash
Indy500 has cancelled this year’s balloon release
NASA to remove offensive names from planets and other heavenly bodies
Rare bearded vulture chick born in Picos de Europa flies the nest
Research reveals exactly why Peregrin Falcons are so deadly
Probe begins into alleged deforestation by Olam, ‘world’s largest farms’
Rhino poaching in Namibia down 63% on tougher policing, penalties
Five new species found in Melghat
Endangered Kangaroo rats now wearing backpacks in wash near Redlands, Highland
Black Teatfish Sea Cucumbers move toward endangered species protection
Endangered Brazilian Monkeys get a bridge to themselves
Canada’s last fully intact Arctic ice shelf collapses
Bernie Sanders backs bill to ban factory farming by 2040
Deadly diseases from wildlife thrive when nature is destroyed
Climate change could put tropical plant germination at risk

Conservation News ~ 7 August 2020

8/7/2020

Business lobbyists stymy climate much-needed action in Japan
Federal Court rules Federal government cannot allow fish farms in the Gulf of Mexico
Heatwaves will be as deadly as diseases globally – should we name them to raise awareness
Industry releases first standard to improve safety of mine waste storage
Indonesian fishers who fought off tin miners prepare to battle all over again
New acid mine drainage treatment turns waste into valuable critical minerals
Brazil dismantles environmental laws via huge surge in executive acts
Rare wildflower could jeopardize lithium mine
Draft guidelines for planning and monitoring corporate biodiversity performance issued for public comment
IUCN Standard to boost impact of nature-based solutions to global challenges
Almost a third of lemurs and North Atlantic Right Whale now Critically Endangered
Pioneering efforts come to fruition as Global Guidelines for connectivity conservation released
India adopts CATS standards across all 50 tiger reserves
New species of invasive grass found by botanists in Wisconsin
The unusual new species of stingray found in a jar
Lawsuit launched to protect Minnesota’s Endangered Rusty Patched Bumblebee
Air Force environmental programs help endangered species thrive
Lost grass Sphenopholis interrupta ssp. californica discovered by Jessie Vinje and Margie Mulligan in SD County
Nearly three billion animals killed or displaced by Australia’s fires
China’s focus on panda conservation has come at the cost of other species
Migratory river fish populaitons plunge 76% in past 50 years
Billions for national parks as historic bill becomes law
Significant jump in Emperor penguin numbers
Paraguay’s park rangers pay the ultimate price
More than 500 dams planned inside protected areas
Brazil end runs environmental laws via huge surge in executive acts
New Guinea has the most plant species of any land
Vietnam approves $9 billion development within mangrove reserve
New land snail species discovered in Hawaii offers ‘gem of hope’
Helping the poor can protect forests too, Indonesian welfare program shows
In California, forest fires spark a babel of birdsong
In the forests of New Zealand, indigenous Maori and Western scientists work through past injustices to save a threatened species together
New species of Truffle discovered – Tuber luomae
Even as air pollution drops, communities of color in the US still breathe dirtier air
BP commits to slashing oil and gas operations, a necessary step for climate action
Shifting toward a plant-based food system would create 19 million jobs in Latin America by 2030
Trophy hunting, African animal product importation ban bill to be heard in assembly committee
Panda conservation efforts failed to protect other mammals
Amid Pine Mountain’s ancient trees, a forest ‘thinning’ project triggers protests
Weak enforcement sees surging trade in Philippine pangolin
Quarter of native UK mammals at imminent risk of extinction
Wildlands Network announces appointment of new Executive Director, Katie Davis
Fish and Wildlife agrees to reconsider Sonoran Desert Tortoise for ESA Protection
New species of fungus sticking out of beetles
New species extinction target proposed for global nature rescue plan
Federal regulators agree to reconsider Tucson tortoise for endangred species list
A pair of Canadian Ice Caps has disappeared completely
Researchers collaborate on a strategy for sustainable aquaculture, the world’s fastest growing food sector
Saved from poisoning, these rare African vulture take wing again
Say hello to Madagascar’s newest mouse lemur, a pint-sized primate
Forest crimes persist in Peru following Indigenous leader’s murder
Business risk and COVID are pushing Asian financiers away from coal
Scientists discover secret behind Earth’s biodiversity hotspot
Europe aims to be first climate-neutral continent
New Captain Hook Dinosaur with clawed hands discovered
Song for Cecil calls for ban on import of hunt trophies in memory of tragic lion
‘Green’ colonialism is ruining indigenous lives in Norway
Snake River dams will not be removed to save salmon
Tigers and their habitats under threat from the boost to the mining sector
Bright lights likely led to newly-hatched sea turtle deaths in South Carolina
Pendley’s own words disqualify him from leading the BLM
Washington farmworkers ask state supreme court for overtime pay
Apple fire in Riverside County grows to 20,000 acres, winds expected to pick up this afternoon
Kaavan, a Sri Lankan elephant living in captivity in a Pakistani zoo to be set free
Doctors to order a walk in the park under $4m ‘green prescriptions’ pilot
Arizona’s beloved San Pedro River is about to meet the rising wall on the US-Mexico border
How bats have outsmarted viruses-including coronaviruses – for 65 million years
Most polar bears to disappear by 2100
Landmark ruling Ugandan poacher jailed for killing Rafiki the gorilla
Ornithologists discover more rare hornbills than thought on Philippine island
Fossils show yet another dolphin species had lived in Gunma
Beetles dominate as scientists discover new animal species
900 companies now support a Federal Ban on cosmetic animal testing
South African rhino poaching halves in six months thanks to COVID
Small crustacean can fragment microplastics in four days
European commission orders France to outlaw barbaric glue traps for birds
House clears #1.3T spending bill with $210b in emergency cash
Researchers discover 26 new species of micromulloscs, the size of a grain of sand, off Kimberley
Utica Zoo welcomes new species
Orange County activists stand against power plant expansion
Interior floats first definition of Endangered Species Habitat
Mexican mammoth trap provides first evidence of prehistoric hunting pits
A decade after UN declared water a human right, it’s time for Canada to make it law
Protection of nesting beaches to prevent extinction of green turtles on Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles
Record 876 flamingo chicks born during 2020 breeding season at Al Wathba Wetland Reserve
ICUN mourns the death of John Foster CBE
Chattanooga Zoo announces New African Species
In Colombia, scientists are finding new species in uncharted territory
Foregoing $3billion bond a huge missed opportunity for New York’s environment and economy
Indonesia repatriates 91 smuggled animals from Philippines
Oregon Zoo releases endangered pond turtles back into the wild
Federal government mandating dam owner address endangered mussels
Smaller habitats worse than expected for biodiversity
Scales of critically endangered pangolin seized in Sumatra
Morgan Freeman Headlines This Gorgeous Campaign About a Whole New Ocean Species
Wildlife agencies increase reward for information in grizzly killing
Super-pollutant emitted by 11 Chinese chemical plants could equal a climate catastrophe
Returning to farming’s roots in the battle against the “billion-dollar beetle”
Tigers have made a remarkable comeback in five countries
Plague to protein – Israel firm seeks to put locust on the menu
Suit seeks to restore protections for wildlife in Flathead National Forest
Conservationists to Federal Agencies – Restore Protections for Imperiled Wildlife in the Flathead National Forest
Physicists – 90% chance of human society collapsing within decades
DNA from an ancient, unidentified ancestor was passed down to human living today
Committee advances eleven Indian Bills during business meeting
Continuing conservation in a planet on lockdown
New York Attorney General moves to dissolve the NRA after Fraud investigation

Conservation News ~ 30 July 2020

7/30/2020

Australia names new species after Deadpool, Thor, and other Marvel favorites
Scientists successfully revive 100m-year-old microbes from the sea
Video of endangered tigers in Thailand – footage boosts hope for species survival
Brazilian Amazon drained of millions of wild animals by criminal networks
Arrests in Indonesian probe into latest case of labor abuses on Chinese fishing boats
Marijuana farms expand in Paraguay reserve despite govt crackdowns
Extreme Chernobyl fungus could protect astronauts from deadly radiation
Bishop museum officially names new living native Hawaiian snail species
Kazakhstan to list Caspian Seal in red book of endangered species
Lake Titicaca’s endangered ‘scrotum frog’ could be on its last legs
Seahorses, seals, and Sussex stand to benefit from $500,000 willdlife grant
In Sri Lanka, a South American flower usurps a tree sacred to Buddhists and Hindus
Scientists launch ambitious conservation project to save the Amazon
Investigation links meat giant JBS to Amazon deforestation
Indonesian fishers face livelihood threat from ‘beautiful’ tourism project
Five potential game changers for EU aquaculture
Isha Foundation accredited to UN environment Assembly
Seeking summer real estate, endangered Indiana bats are running out of places to live
Upstate Forever announces protection of more than 600 acres
New wildflower species found in El Nido
Waterfall of microbes in Antarctic sea floor leads to discovery of methane leak
BC delays work to clean up Tulsequah Chief mine due to COVID
Vietnam suspends wildlife trade as pandemic prods action
Presumed extinct, a wildflower reappears on Mount Diablo
Cameroon govt approves industrial exploitation of Ebo Forest
New shark species found in Wilkinson, Co, Georgia
The Living Ghost Dogs that haunt the Amazon
Tongoenas burleyi, Extinct Giant Pigeon from Tonga
World Bank-backed attempt to commercialize Madagascar’s beef industry falters
Niobiom mining in Brazilian Amazon would cause significant forest loss
Sharks are functionally extinct in many global reef systems
Photos show scale of massive fires tearing through Siberian forests
Lockdowns Could Be the ‘Biggest Conservation Action’ in a Century
Scientists discover new species of Mouse Lemur
A Jaguar nicknamed ‘Short-Tail’ the first known to cross between Belize and Guatemala
Upgrade of Indonesian palm pol certification falls short
2019 was the deadliest year ever for environment activists
Criminalizing dissent, martial law fuel attacks on Philippine environmental defenders
For tool-wielding chimps of Ebo Forest, logging plan is a death sentence
Goldminers overrun Amazon indigenous lands as COVID surges
In syntropic agriculture, farmers stop fighting nature and learn to embrace it
Migratory freshwater fish in peril as report shows population plunge

Conservation News ~ 24 July 2020

7/24/2020

Two new fossil shark species found by team of scientists from Alabama and South Carolina
Feds decline protections for long-disputed Arctic grayling in Montana
US mulls endangered status for Nevada plant in mine fight
Central California coast snail is latest Endangered Species Act success
Satellites uncover widespread illegal fishing in Pacific Ocean
Reef sharks in major decline worldwide
Gorongosa Park celebrates 60th anniversary, announces 60 new schools
Lab grown corals can help coral reefs beat bleaching
Killer whales are on the rise in the Arctic
Study values women’s long-overlooked contribution to fisheries at $5.6b per year
Chinese dark fleets illegally defying sanctions by fishing in North Korean waters
Protected areas in Paraguay hit hard by illegal marijuana farming
US Congress approves billions for US national parks in rare bipartisan push
‘World first’ legal case – student accuses Australia of misleading investors on climate risk
We discovered a new species of stongray, but war means it may now remain hidden forever
Scientists accidentally create new species of fish
Two rare Nevada wildflowers move toward endangered species protection
Lawsuit launched to finalize endangered species protection for North Carolina catfish
Smooth Handfish, One of the weirdest creatures on earth is now extinct
A Brazilian forest community shows certified timber really does work
Forest restoration, not just halting deforestation, vital to Amazon
Sumatran rhino planned for capture is another female
Sea Turtles often lose their way, but always reach their destination
Scientists set to explore a deep ‘blue hole’ at the bottom of the ocean
Prairie Wildlife Bobwhite Quail Research Program receives huge boost
China’s first climate striker warned: give it up or you can’t go back to school
New legal challenge launched against White House’s Public Lands giveaway
After 40 years, researchers finally see Earth’s climate destiny more clearly
In Wales, wild animals banned from circus big tents
Greta Thunberg gives $1m award money to climate groups
UN predicts rise in diseases that jump from animals to humans due to habitat loss
First active leak of sea-bed methane discovered in Antarctica
Rare orchid species blooms in India after 118-year hiatus
New species of rare ants ‘Protanilla’ discovered in Goa
In UK, just 3.6% of fly-tipping and pollution complaints lead to penalties
New study looks closer at how environment affects daily life of sloths
Koalas and other marsupials struggle to recover from Australia’s bushfires
Greta Thunberg says EU recovery plan fails to tackle climate crisis
New species of Glass Sponge discovered
A new species of Darkling Beetle larvae that eats plastic discovered
Zoo celebrates arrival of newborn endangered species during lockdown
Petition seeks endangered species status for Alaska wolves
Senator Cory Booker on climate justice – it’s an assault on black bodies
Polar Bears jeopardized by drastic habitat loss; DOI says ANWR drilling won’t hurt them
Centrist Democrats support deficit spending, a good thing for a potential Biden climate agenda
House Committee kills controversial Desert National Wildlife Refuge amendment
Energy-guzzling McMansions make the American dream a climate nightmare
World’s biggest meatpacker JBS bought illegally grazed Amazon cattle
Where there’s cattle ranching and soybean farming, there’s fire
A fifth of Brazilian soy in Europe is result of deforestation
Three fatal shark attacks in five weeks linked to more migrating whales
Bali opens world’s first rehabilitation center for dolphins who have been held captive
Federal judge dismisses White House lawsuit over CA-Canada cap and trade
New mat-forming species of algae smothers coral on tropical atoll
New endemic plant species discovered in northern Turkey’s Bartin Province
Endangered species could benefit from NFL name change
Court signs down White House rollback of key air pollution rule
Barn owlets share food with their younger siblings in exchange for grooming
Leonard DiCaprio shows support for Sumatran orangutan conservation program
Paleontologists discover new species of marsupial in Brule formation
As NC bat population dwindles, wildlife experts work to protect them from COVID
Sunscreen chemicals seep into bloodstream, new FDA study confirms
Car tyres are major source of ocean microplastics
People are planting tiny urban forests to boost biodiversity and fight climate change
Beetle-mounted camera streams insect adventures
New species of ‘Sea Cockroach’ can grow 20 inches in length
World’s rarest wild hamster is now critically endangered
Now that half of Oklahoma is officially Indian land, oil industry could face new costs and environmental hurdles
Pandemic shutdowns saved thousands of animals from becoming roadkill
Amazon fire rage despite official ban, Greenpeace photos reveal
Bank of England urged to end virus funding for carbon emitters
14k year old poop found in Oregon cave turns out to be human
In a fascinating twist, Beluga Whale societies are almost as complex as our own