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Conservation News ~ 15 January 2021

1/15/2021

‘There is no vaccine for climate change,’ U.N. environment chief says
Deforestation spurred by road project creeps closer to Sumatra wildlife haven
Sumatran rhino conservation inspires a thriving creative economy
Group to sue interior secretary for delaying protection of spotted owl, other species
Cocaine production driving deforestation into Colombian national park
63 tonnes of ‘ghost gear’ removed from Atlantic Ocean in 2020: Fisheries Department
"Will Senate Wins Unlock Biden's 100% Clean Energy Agenda?"
"Second-Warmest Year on Record Cost the World $210 Billion"
Multiple Tribes Protest Drilling Of 5,000 Oil And Gas Wells In Wyoming
"Inside Clean Energy: The Energy Storage Boom Has Arrived"
"Garland Would Bring Rare Environmental Chops as Attorney General"
"Cutting Concrete’s Carbon Footprint"
Radar Technology That Could Revolutionize Hurricane Forecasts Unfunded
Want To Save B.C. Salmon? Bring Back Indigenous Fishing Systems: Study
"EPA Chief To Visit Costa Rica As Administration Winds Down"
Namibia sees steady downward trend in rhino and elephant poaching
Researchers develop new system for measuring ship-generated underwater noise
WWF outlines drone guidelines for conservation
$95 Billion Damages: US Saw Record Year For Climate-Driven Catastrophes
"2020 Ties 2016 as Hottest Yet, European Analysis Shows"
‘Red Flag’: How An Ethanol Plant Is Dangerously Polluting A US Village
"Exxon Mobil Is Twisting Itself in Knots to Justify Pumping Even More Oil"
"Trump Moves To Loosen Mining Regulations, Approve Projects As He Exits"
"Inside the C.I.A., She Became a Spy for Planet Earth"
Climate Hitting Colorado River 'Incredibly Fast And Incredibly Hard'
"Oil Companies Stockpile Drilling Permits, Challenging Biden On Climate"
"Trump Environmental Record Marked by Big Losses, Undecided Cases"
Prince Charles Urges Businesses To Sign Pledge To Put Planet First
Six rangers killed in deadly militia attack in DRC’s Virunga National Park
Paper giant APP failing its own sustainability goals, report alleges
Award-winning Thai community continues the fight to save its wetland forest
The gorilla troop at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park has tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19
"50 Countries Vow To Protect 30% Of Land And Sea By 2030"
"Dirty Air And Lost Pregnancies In South Asia"
"Interior: Bernhardt OKs Contentious BLM Law Enforcement Reforms"
"Top Senator Warns Banks: 'Account For Climate'"
"Here's What Might Be In Biden's First Climate Order"
"Insect Populations Suffering Death By 1,000 Cuts, Say Scientists"
Texas Eye Tougher Rules On Chemical Tanks To Prevent Explosions, Spills
"What We’ve Lost: The Species Declared Extinct in 2020"
"A Lost Decade: How Climate Action Fizzled in Cascadia"
Someone Wrote ‘Trump’ On A Manatee. Feds, Florida Are Investigating
"Michigan Plans To Charge Ex-Gov. Snyder In Flint Water Probe"
"Apache Group Sues Over Land Swap For Arizona Copper Mine"
"Deflect And Obstruct: How Interior Ducked House Oversight"
"A Late Burst of Climate Denial Extends the Era of Trump Disinformation"
"Sage Grouse Review Done, But Scant Time For Trump’s Changes"
"Great Lakes: Enbridge To Defy Mich. Order To Halt Pipeline Flow"
"Climate: Trump EPA Aims To Tie Biden's Hands With Rulemaking Surprise"
Climate Scientists, Mothers, Urge Americans To Act
Trump Admin Slashes Critical Habitat For Northern Spotted Owl
"17 States Sue EPA For Declining To Tighten Air Pollution Standards"
How Trump Admin’s Climate Denial Left Its Mark on The Arctic Council
"Climate Crisis: Record Ocean Heat In 2020 Supercharged Extreme Weather"
Coalition Calls On Biden To Impose National Moratorium On Water Shutoffs
Wildfire Smoke Causes Up To Half Fine-Particle Pollution in Western U.S.
Fossil-Friendly Manchin To Head Senate Energy Panel As Dems Face Climate
"Navajo Nation, New Mexico Reach Settlements Over Mine Spill"
"Lyme Disease Much More Common Than Previously Thought, Study Shows"
"Lawsuit Seeks More Protection For Endangered Right Whales"
Europe’s largest bank suspected of greenwashing
Tanzania to auction 30 ‘tourist hunting blocks in game reserves
Humpback whale latest victim of Taiji fisheries
LA County releases LA River restoration plan
Scientists have identified the 100 largest companies extracting the majority of their revenues from the world’s oceans
Defenders, Guardians and other organizations challenge nationwide wolf delisting
Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno Palpur to be India’s first cheetah sanctuary
Forest Defenders – a Panamanian tribe regains control of its lands
Climate deniers shift tactics to inactivism
World’s oldest known cave painting found in Indonesia
Wildlife photographer promotes lion conservation with stunning portraits
Eugene conservation group objects to plans for post-fire savage logging
Scientists discover new ‘spectacular’ bat from West Africa
CSULB President issues statement saying no building on Puvungna Land
Nez Perce Tribe reclaims 148 acres of ancestral land in Eastern Oregon
Earth to reach temperature tipping point in next 20-to 30 years
Swedish postage stamp celebrates work of Greta Thunberg
Most Europeans plant ot curb flying, eat less meat for climate, EU polls says
Saudi Arabia is building a zero-carbon city in a 100-mile straight line
Renewables produce more power than fossil fuels in Germany for first time
New species of bark beetle is a master of disguise
A new species of fruit fly named after Siruvani
A single cat wiped out an entire colony of fairy terns
Sharks born prematurely, weaker in warmer ocean temperatures
World’s tallest trees bigger than thought
Cherokee Nation establishes first hunting, fishing reserves
Michigan plans to charge ex-Gov Rick Snyder in Flint water scandal
Evidence of huntsman spider creating leaf trap for a frog found in Madagascar
Environmental groups sue in bid to block EPA ‘secret science’ rule
Guardians of Congo’s gorillas unbowed as ambushed colleague is buried
Invasive brown tree snakes stun scientists with amazing new climbing tactic
UK pledges $4billion to nature and biodiversity protection
White House auctions Arctic refuge to oil drillers in last stroke against US wilderness
Insect populations suffering death by 1,000 cuts
3 neon-green fluorescent geckos species discovered
Prince Charles asks companies to join Earth charter
Ocean acidification is transforming California mussel shells
More than 50 countries commit to protection of 30% of Earth’s land and oceans
US consumes more green energy than coal for first time since 1885
Feds launch new assault on endangered species, public lands
UN chief calls for urgent transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy
Global heating could stabilize if countries go net-zero emissions
A hi-tech eye in the sky lays bare Hawaii’s living coral reefs
Scientists discover hundreds of deep-ocean reefs
Paper giant APP failing its own sustainability goals
Paris agrees to turn Champs-Elysees into ‘extraordinary garden
As Enbridge to build line 3 Pipeline, resistance ramps up in the courts and on the ground
For the first time, Starbucks takes on zero-waste construction
Scientists discover slimy microbes that may help keep coral reefs healthy
Adidas new vegan leather shoes will be made from fungi
Six rangers killed in DR Congo’s Virunga National Park
New wild mushroom named after Pauri in U’khand
Elusive Catalina Island Shrew, feared extinct, spotted for 1st time in years
First Philippine eagle bred in captivity dies
Evidence of water movement found in meteorites that only recently fell to Earth
Jungle cat observed for first time in northwestern Iran
The platypus is now a threatened species in the Victoria, Australia
Biden picks Mr. Monsanto Tom Vilsack to head the USDA
Nearly 600 manatees died in Florida waters in 2020
The US just got a new national park – and it’s a rock climbing and whitewater rafting paradise
Gene editing of crops and livestock may soon be permitted in England
Pesticide believed to kill bees in authorized for use in England
Cameroon says elephants killed 10, leaving many homeless and hungry
Indistrial agriculture threatens a wetland oasis in Bolivia
Young killer whale rescued after stranding on Scottish beach
New species, devil-eyed frog, and Satyr butterfly not seen for a century found in forests 30 years
New species of recluse spider named for Leonard Cohen
France plans mass duck slaughter as bird flu hits foie gras
Pikas are adapting to climate change remarkably well, contrary to many predictions
CO2 levels this year 50 percent higher than 19th century
India’s leopard populations increases by 60% in 4 years
Emmanuel Macron announces the One Planet summit biodiversity
IUCN Green List hels Huangshan Scenic Area in integrated management of three UNESCO designations
843 nominations received from across 43 countries for the new International Ranger awards
UK overseas territory of Tristan da Cunha becomes one of the world’s biggest sanctuaries for wildlife
Quebec meets UN convention’s terrestrial protected area target of 17%
Egypt’s Wadi El-Hitan nature reserve praised for good practice by IUCN

Conservation News ~ 8 January 2021

1/8/2021

Historical data point to imminent extinction of Tapanuli orangutan
Platypus disappear from five locations around south-east Queensland
New bee species found in the Great Smokies
Lawsuit launched to protect eight Florida plants threatened by sea-level rise, development
Gray Wolves delisted, remain protected by state in Oregon
Monk Seal killings on Kauai highlight human threat to endangered species
Nearly a century after being extirpated, blue whales are moving back to South Georgia Island
Australian wildlife 20 times more likely to encounter deadly feral cats than native predators
Alberta to allow new coal strip mines that could kill four blue-ribbon trout rivers
Rescuing orangutans doesn’t work for apes or forests
New genus of tiny iridescent snake from Philippines found in collection
Grey wolves off the endangered species list
Severe climate-driven loss of native molluscs reported off Israel’s coast
Uninhabited Aldabara coral atoll filled with plastic from humans
Finger pointed at poachers after rare lynx killed in France
In parting gift, EPA finalizes rules to limit its use of science
Manas National Park doubling its tiger population since 2010
Discovery of endangered female turtle provides hope for extremely rare species
Nigeria superhighway project through the rainforest stopped
Indonesia renews peat restoration bid to include mangroves
1 million species are at risk of extinction, new UN report says
Bali’s beaches buried in tide of plastic rubbish during monsoon season
South African game reserves forced to cull animals as COVID halts tourism
China jails ivory smuggling ringleaders for life in landmark case
Agribusiness giants ADM, Bunge trading in conflict palm oil
White House vetoes bipartisan bill to protect marine life from cruel driftnets
World’s oldest python found in Messel Pit
Kentucky adds its 1st new nature preserve in a decade
Researchers learn new tricks to save endangered Big Sandy crayfish
GCF researchers recently spotted two dwarf giraffe in Namibia and Uganda
New Zealand is seeking to go predator free by 2050 – an audacious effort to save its unique wildlife
Many scientists now say global warming could stop relatively quickly after emissions go to zero
Un makes progress on greening the blue
Masks add up to 6,240 metric tons of plastic pollution to oceans in 2020
Bald Eagles removed from Indiana endangered species list
Centralia coal-burning plant shutter unit nine years after Washington law passes to cut emissions
Life discovered in Deep ocean sediments at temperatures above water’s boiling point
Pal Alto-based institute supports team’s daunting task of mapping world’s ocean floor
Groups can’t challenge endangered species plans
Two white rhinos killed and dehorned at Limpopo game reserve
State approves Ballona Wetlands restoration plan that divides environmentalists
2020 was a breakthrough year for climate tech
Wild and captive jaguars mate in Argentina to save species
New glass domed trains offer breathtaking views from Colorado Rockies to Utah's Red Rocks
Japan adopts green growth plan to go carbon free by 2050
Fears grow for whale’s life as footage reveals animal trying to break free
A Chilean archipelago rivaling the Galapagos fends off invasive species
Exotic animal cafes featuring otters, lizards, and owls raise alarms
Bush meat now on sale legally in Tanzania
Study shows roadless forests are key to protecting national parks, drinking water, and more
Aveda removes beeswax and goes fully vegan
Collision at sea as Sea Shepherd vessels attacked in Mexico’s Vaquite refuge
Lawsuit Launched to Protect Firefly, Bees, Poppy Under Endangered Species Act
Vietnam jails man for smuggling 29 kg of rhino horns
Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano eruption creates 600ft deep lava lake
For Latam’s environmental defenders, Escazú Agreement is a voice and a shield
Historical data point to ‘imminent extinction’ of Tapanuli orangutan
Canopy beetles and flowering trees rely on each other in the Amazon, study
"White House Vetoes Bipartisan Driftnet Fishing Bill"
White House Tried, but Largely Failed, to Derail Top U.S.Climate Report
"Wall Street Eyes Billions in the Colorado’s Water"
"DuPont Loses Bid for Mistrial After $50 Million PFAS Verdict"
Dems Push Regulator To Scrap Rule Forcing Banks To Serve Oil, Gun Firms
"Mexico Farm Lobby Blasts Ban on GMO Corn; Organic Growers Welcome It"
Sea Level Rise Reduces Some Norfolk Stormwater System Capacity By 50%
"Oil, Fuel Leaks Increase As Shipwreck Cutting Progresses"
"Trees As A Civil Right: 'All We Have Is Cement And Pavement'"
"EPA Finalizes Rule To Limit Science Behind Public Health Safeguards"
"117th Congress Opens To New Energy, Environment Fights"
"Chemicals: EPA Finds Possible Carcinogen Poses No Harm To Public"
Global Warming Could Stop Relatively Quickly After Emissions Go to Zero
"White House To Approve Land Swap For Rio Tinto's Resolution Copper Project"
"Biden Set To Supercharge Clean Energy Push With $40B Stash"
"Rainforests: 11 Things To Watch In 2021"
"Four U.S. Water Stories to Watch in 2021"
Interior Finalizes Plan To Open 80 Percent of NPR-A To Drilling"
"Homeless In Seattle Get Help From City Waste Pumper"
"U.S. Judge Denies Effort To Stop Drilling Auction In Arctic Refuge"
Massachusetts To Require 100 Percent Of Car Sales To Be Electric By 2035
"Michigan Judge Nullifies Crucial Permit For Mining Project"
"Mexican Fisherman 'Dies After Attack On Sea Shepherd Conservationists'"
"Grasslands May Soon Produce More Greenhouse Gases Than They Sequester"
"Harnessing Rice Fields to Resurrect California’s Endangered Salmon"
"Electric Vehicles: 4 Ways 2021 Could Be The Year Of The EV"
"White House, in Parting Gift to Industry, Reverses Bird Protections"
Feral Cats 20 Times More Deadly To Australian Wildlife Than Native Predators
"Sale of Drilling Leases in Arctic Refuge Fails to Yield a Windfall"
"Early Biden Climate Test: Groups Demand Tougher Rules on Building"
"For First Time In 5 Years, US Gas Mileage Down, Emissions Up"
"Exxon Discloses Full Scope of Fuel Emissions for First Time"
"A New Study on Regenerative Grazing Complicates Climate Optimism"
FirstEnergy Faces Another Audit As Advocates Press For Investigations
"Two Florida Panthers Dead In First Week Of 2021"

Conservation News ~ 1 January 2021

1/1/2021

EPA Sets 1st-Ever Airplane Emission Rules; Critics Call Them Ineffective
"Covid Relief Bill Opens Rush for Renewables on Federal Land"
Colorado River Tribes Seek OK From Congress To Market Water In Arizona
"In Boost for Renewables, Grid-Scale Battery Storage Is on the Rise"
In Madagascar’s South, Drought Pushes 1 Million Plus To Brink Of Famine
"Interior Secretary Nominee Deb Haaland Meets With Tribal Leaders"
Storm Bella Helps Great Britain Set New Record For Wind Power Generation
California AG Created an Environmental Justice Bureau, Now a Trendsetter
How BC’s Salmon Farmers Fell Behind The Curve Of Sustainable Aquaculture
Air Pollution Is Fertilizing Invasive Grasses In Our Hills, Making Wildfires Worse
Atlantic discovery: 12 new species 'hiding in the deep'
New UN Rules To Tackle Plastic Waste Dumped On Poorer Countries
"Line 3 Opponents File Federal Suit To Try To Block The Pipeline"
"Exxon Knows Its Carbon Future And Keeps the Data From View"
Greens Sue Over Trump Rule Exempting Quick Dishwashers From Efficiency Stds
"Indigenous Environmental Defender Killed In Latest Honduras Attack"
"Stimulus Law Program to Scrub Carbon From Air Draws Skeptics"
White House Rule Allows LNG Rail Transport In Dense Areas
"As Reservoirs Run Low, Mexico City Seeks Durable Fix For Water Woes"
"Politico Purchases E&E News"
Joy after first pangolin born in KZN wild in over 40 years
Sale of Arctic Leases Draws an Unusual Taker. It May Be the Only One.
Whitmer Signs Bills Funding $641 Million Settlement In Flint Water Cases
Warnock Brings a History of Black Faith Leaders’ Environmental Activism
Billion-Dollar Climate Disasters: Costs in Lives and Dollars at New High
"Biden to Block Still-Pending Trump Administration Regulations"
New River Gorge: Covid-19 Relief Bill Creates A New National Park
"New York’s Real Climate Challenge: Fixing Its Aging Buildings"
"Hawaii’s Beaches Are Disappearing"
Industrial agriculture threatens a wetland oasis in Bolivia
Colombia’s sustainable forestry drive boosts biodiversity and business
White House finalizes rule narrowing habitat protected by Endangered Species Act
Polysaccharides from red algae affect the immune system
Platypuses increasingly threatened
Gonzales native discovers new species of snake native to the Philippines
Two new species of ginger found from northeast India
Indigenous environmental defender killed in latest Honduras attack
Center for Biological Diversity files intent to sue over cadmium and the endangered species act
Green Recovery from COVID can slow climate change
Nano diamond batteries could last thousands of years
The Blackfeet Nation just won a decades-long fight to protect their sacred lands
Discovery supports a surprising new view of how life on earth originated
Project will double the size of island in US wildlife refuge
Increase in invasive European green crabs Oregon’s Coos Bay estuary
EU bans plastic waste from being shipped to developing countries
Massachusetts city to post climate change warning stickers at gas stations
Trophy hunters killed one animal every three minutes in last decade
Earth is moving through radioactive debris of exploded stars
Hawaii reboots depression-era Conservation Corps using Pandemic Assistance funds
Researchers find a way to pull carbon out of the air and turn it into jet fuel
Mauritius oil spill caused by crew chasing mobile phone signals
After decades of activism, the Navajo coal plant has been demolished
Snakehead species named after local discoverer
Scientists find new 100-million-year-old flower species inside a piece of amber in Myanmar
Mass die-off of birds in south-western US caused by starvation
New tardigrade species withstands lethal UV radiation thanks to fluorescent shield
Australian transport emissions back to pre-pandemic levels
In Long Beach, California – Colorado Lagoon tidal channel creation begins
Oysters return to Belfast Lough after more than 100 years
New species of turtle discovered
Declining sea levels in the Caspian Sea will lead to genuine ecocide
NASA astronaut Kate Rubins harvests radishes grown in space

Conservation News ~ 25 December 2020

12/25/2020

Panthera study identifies more reliable metrics to save tigers
Norway’s Supreme Court Makes Way for More Arctic Drilling
Zoo Knoxville welcomes endangered baby mountain zebra for holidays
UWA botanist names, describes new ginger species
New Mexico methane emissions more than double
Soy moratorium averted New Jersey-size loss of Amazon
Oil drops as coronavirus strain revives demand fears
Colombia’s forests lurch between deforestation and the hope for a sustainable future
Nation’s largest land bridge for people and wildlife opens in San Antonio
In Madagascar’s hungry south, drought pushes more than 1 million to brink of famine
Devastating fires engulf Brazilian Pantanal wetlands again
Korean artificial sun sets the new world record of 20-sec-long operation over 100 million degrees
Lava lake forms after Kilauea volcano eruption in Hawaii
Fleas are parasitic scorpionflies, genetic analysis reveals
Lawsuit challenges White House’s lifting of roadless rules in Alaska’s Tongass
Fueled by climate change, wildfires threaten toxic superfund sites
Billions spent on fighting California wildfires, but little on prevention
Warming ocean fueled more storms in 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season
Court orders EPA to step up asbestos data collection
The last remaining animals have been rescued from Islamabad Zoo
Human rights-based conservation is key to protecting biodiversity
Stimulus bill is laden with climate provisions, including a phasedown of chemical super-pollutants
Remarkable new species of snake found hidden in a biodiversity collection
Federal lead-pipe rule overhauled for first time in decades
Hopi tribe pushed for solutions in long struggle for water
Ohio passes bill that could bankrupt churches linked to fossil protests
Prosecution dropped against 2 environmental activists
Traditional and Indigenous peoples denounce planned Amazon railway
Pollution, water crisis strengthen calls for environmental law reform in Malaysia
Songbird trade in Indonesia threatens wild Sunda laughingthrush
OSU researchers identify ‘new’ species of flower from 100 million years ago
A new species of mammal may have been found in Africa’s montane forests
Ribeirinhos win right to waterside Amazon homeland lost to Belo Monte dam
Critical temperature threshold spells shorter lives for tropical trees
Liberia gave villagers control over their forests, then a mining company showed up
A Madagascar forest long protected by its remoteness is now threatened by it
Microplastics revealed in the placentas of unborn babies
Ivory Coast creates wildlife sanctuary to protect turtles and sharks
The pandemic turned the volume down on ocean noise pollution
Little penguin burrows found for first time in seven years on West Island
Indonesia’s biofuel bid threatens more deforestation for oil palm plantations
A new conservation area is created in southern Ecuador
US Congress takes aim at climate change in massive relief bill
New population of blue whales discovered in the western Indian Ocean
Botanist discovers new species of potato orchid in Madagascar
A new species of bee has been found in WNC
New nanomaterial helps obtain hydrogen from a liquid energy carrier in a key step toward a stable and clean fuel source
Sighting of a super rare Chacoan fairy armadillo in Bolivia ‘a dream come true’
Scotia bank becomes fifth major Canadian bank to refuse to fund oil drilling in Arctic refuge
New Mexico state land office ends freshwater use by oil and gas industry
Baby elephant saved with CPR after being hit by motorbike in Thailand
White House waters down definition of critical habitat for endangered species
Brazilian woman threatened by Amazon loggers wins global human rights award
In an oil spill’s aftermath in Peru, new voices lead an Indigenous fight for justice
Environmentalists seek to block Bahamas oil drilling bid near US coast
Land inequality is worsening and fueling other social ills
When invaders moved into their land, Brazil’s Karipuna people pushed back
Two newly discovered species of fungi species turn flies into zombies
New tree-spider crab species with purple patches described from Kerala mangroves
New bee discovered after fire in Great Smoky Mountains
10,800 years ago, early humans planted forest islands in Amazonia’s grasslands
New Mexico Rancher who pleaded guilty to bludgeoning endangered wolf admitted trapping, beating others
Camera traps document wildfire’s return to Gorongosa National Park
Windfarms in Great Britain break record for clean power generation
Elephant decline revealed by shipwreck cargo
IUCN report documents additional 31 species extinct, all freshwater threatened
Action plan launched to conserve giraffe in Tanzania
160 years later, study shows Charles Darwin was right about why insects are losing the ability to fly
Rare sighting of bobcat in the Bronx River, a sign of a healthier waterway
Scientists plan mission to biggest iceberg as it drifts towards island
An unusual meteorite, more valuable than gold, may hold the building blocks of life
As smaller wolves die huge wolves from Ontario establish on Isle Royale National Park
Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes call to rename Colorado’s Mt. Evans and reckon with its namesake’s violent legacy
A coal plant in India has found a way to turn almost all its CO2 emissions into baking powder
The Rockefeller Foundation, a $5billion foundation literally founded on oil money is saying goodbye to fossil fuels
State Supreme Court blocks proposed gold mine near Yellowstone
Peruvian court absolves cacoa company of illegal Amazon deforestation
For the first time in more than 80 years, salmon spawning in the upper Columbian River
Chinese companies and Namibian elites make million illegally logging the last rosewoods
Mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone is on a mission to plant a million trees in two years
Giant Aztec skull tower unearthed in Mexico
Illegal Russian lumber flooded Europe despite timber laws
Research breakthrough could transform clean energy technology
Lloyd’s market to quit fossil fuel insurance by 2030
New Princeton says the US can go carbon neutral by 2050
Devastating skin disease covering up to 70% of a dolphin’s body tied to climate change
Long Beach’s Aquarium of the Pacific turns to public to keep animals fed
Biden to nominate Brenda Mallory to run council on environmental quality
Indonesia allows use of destructive seine and trawl nets in its waters again
Biden to pick North Carolina Regulator Michale Regan to lead EPA
New catalytic process turns plastic bags into adhesives
Biden selects Deb Haaland as Interior secretary
Report finds litany of labor abuses on RSPO-certified oil palm plantations
On plantations and in protected areas, Sumatran elephants keep turning up dead
Victorian woman charged with animal cruelty after almost 130 wedge-tailed eagles found dead
Plastic cleanup brings crocodiles back to Indian river
The Uk is sending robot submarine to watch the world’s largest iceberg crash into an island
In rare event, 90k turtles hatch on a beach in Brazil
Scientist left speechless after opening asteroid samples containing seemingly organic matter
US Fish and Wildlife Service says Oregon’s Spotted Owls should be reclassified as an Endangered Species
Lasers reveal steep decline in ecosystem function of degraded Amazon forests
UN honours Young Champions of the Earth
White House weakens Endangered Species Act amidst biodiversity crisis
IUCN World Conservation Congress in Marseilles rescheduled to September 2021
Amphibian die-offs worsened malaria outbreaks in Central America

Conservation News ~ 11 December 2020

12/11/2020

New ‘sea dragon’ species discovered by an amateur fossil hunter off English coast
New species are more likely to evolve in areas where few already exist
Biden gets earful from progressives on environment jobs
NMFS extends East Coast vessel speed limits to protect right whales
Federal government looks to open up dunes sagebrush lizard habitat to oil and gas
Giant Manta becomes first Manta ray to be listed as an endangered species
Earth is still sailing into climate chaos but its course could shift
Herd opportunity: hundreds of elephants return to DRC’s Virunga
Artificial intelligence finds surprising patterns in Earth’s biological mass extinctions
Ecuador finds nest of huge, endangered sea turtle
Only 40% of world’s forest have high ecological integrity, a new index reveals
Court rejects White House Arctic drilling proposal in ‘Huge Victory for Polar Bears and our Climate’
Turkish fishermen offered bounty for silver-checked toadfish
Human-made materials now outweigh Earth’s entire biomass
Bauxite mining threatens India’s lone wolf sanctuary and an interstate river
The wild population of European Bison has grown to over 6,200
New study helps pinpoint when earth’s plate subduction began
New species of iridescent snake discovered in Vietnam
Trump’s Aberdeenshire golf resort dunes lose special environment status
Green Recovery from COVID can slow climate change
Endangered woodpecker species recovering two years after Hurricane Michael
Monarch butterfly endangered decision nears as numbers dwindle
Sea Shepherd discover new whale species in Mexico
Oregon land board moves forward on Elliot State research forest proposal
$14 million from the USAID to develop ecotourism in the Noubale-Ndoki park
Wetland stakeholders develop a management plan for the wise use and conservation of the Bang Pakong River
IUCN promotes resilience in the face of pandemic impacts in Mexico, Central America and Caribbean
IUCN launches the Global Standard for Nature-Based Solutions in Asia
Paul Sein Twa, co-founder of KESAN and Salween Peace Park in Myanmar, receives Goldman Environmental Prize
In China, public support grows to rein in the wild trade in the wake of the pandemic
Dogs in Brazil are being trained to sniff out COVID in humans
Deep=sea ‘gold rush’: secretive plans to carve up the seabird decried
New York’s $225 Billion Pension Fund is dropping fossil fuel stocks
Shift to a not-so-frozen north is well underway, scientists warn
Ahead of anticipated US climate treaty return, Norway boosts support for rainforest protection
Lizards and snakes bring halt to work on Tesla plant near Berlin
Coalition calls on Service to maintain endangered status for red-cockaded woodpecker
Bald eagles are no longer endangered in Vermont, experts say, after 30 years of recovery
First babies of endangered whale species born off Florida, Georgia
Reptiles smuggled from Mexico found at German airport stitched inside dolls
Deforestation wiped out 8% of Amazon in 18 years
Colombian environmental official assassinated in southern Meta department
Coca-cola, Pepsi and Nestle named top plastic polluters for third year in a row
Investors can now trade water futures
Money to burn – study finds fire-prevention incentives in Indonesia don’t work
Japan’s capsule with asteroid samples retrieved in Australia
New study finds Humboldt Bay is among the most important places in the entire hemisphere for migratory shorebirds
Loose DNA in seawater offers a new measure of marine populations
The curse of ‘white oil’: electric vehicles’ dirty secret
House passes bill to ban exploitation of Big Cats
EPA overrides scientists’ calls for tougher pollutant limit
Breakthrough material makes pathway to hydrogen use for fuel cells under hot, dry conditions
Scientists discover new species on seafloor
New plant species from Amazonia region named after Dresden botanist
Animals are using Utah’s largest wildlife overpass earlier than expected
International lawyers draft plan to criminalize ecosystem destruction
Mount Everest: China and Nepal agree on new, taller height
African ministers of the environment commit to support a greed COVID recovery plan
Gharials bounce back in Punjab but the real test is breeding
Rare Pygmy Possums just got rediscovered after fears that bushfires wiped them out
Natural selection plays major role in an organism’s capacity to evolve and adapt
EU renewables energy policy subsidizes surge in logging of Estonia’s protected area
Worker feared dead as landslide hits quake-prone dam in orangutan habitat
Earth spent 500 million years creating and eating dead continents
Biological diversity evokes happiness
French Guiana soy biofuel power plants risk massive Amazon deforestation
Sale of Arctic Refuge oil and gas leases in set for early January
Plants compete for underground real estate affects climate change and food production
New frog genus found in Andaman Islands
On the hunt for alternatives to shark squalene vaccines
Rare Nevada plant damaged by wild animals, not humans, feds say
Study shows promising material can store solar energy for months or years
17 sentenced to imprisonment for illegal trade in wildlife products
UKs first all-electric car charging forecourt opens in Essex
Address water scarcity ‘immediately and boldly’ urges UN agriculture agency chief
Climate crisis to triple flooding threat low-income US homes by 2050
A grassroots push to save disappearing birds and bees forces change in Germany
National Zoo’s panda cub takes first steps
Endangered Sea Turtles are recovering after ‘cold stunning’ event
Madagascar moves to reopen domestic trade in non-precious timber
LA began 2020 with a clean-air streak but ended with its worst smog in decades
Gorongosa National Park is being reforested via coffee and agroforestry
The Greenland Ice Sheet is fast losing mass and there may be no way to stop it
In rare show of solidarity, 14 key nations commit to protect oceans
Africa’s environment ministers pledge support for green COVID recovery
Cut fossil fuels production to ward off ‘catastrophic warming
Singapore approves sale of cell-based chicken meat
Layers of regulations to protect European seas not working, audit finds
Overfishing of sharks in the Red Sea sparks outcry
3 major UK retailers are banning glitter this Christmas
Nissan leaves White House’s fight against California car rules
Blue hydrogen use will boost fossil fuels industry. Ottawa warned
Endangered Vancouver Island marmots are making a comeback
Japan plans to join the pack and ban sales of new gasoline cars by 2030
Whale Sharks huge bodies mean they’ve never really been cold-blooded
US Army Corps reports a large oil spill into the Colombia River
Two centuries of Monarch butterflies show evolution of wing length
Endangered animals threatened by pandemic as ecotourists stay home
Every major bank has now ruled out funding Arctic drilling
Ecuador finds nest of huge endangered sea turtle
Vegan investment fund goes public in Canada
New species of Dancing springtail discovered in Krka
New species of bat has been found and it flapped around 16 million years ago
New marine protection zone will help endangered penguins and more
DNR announces wolf season after removal from endangered species list
US plans to protect thousands of mils of coral reefs in Pacific and Caribbean
California campgrounds to close when COVID stay at home order starts
Offshore drilling set to begin off Florida alarms environmentalists
Extremely rare white cougar highlights a quirk of the species
Washington whale research group buys ranch to help local orcas
White House appoints NOAA climate skeptic to panel selecting National Medal of Science winners
KwaZulu-Natal poaching increases since lockdown level 1
Atlas reveals birds pushed further north amid climate crisis
Ecuador’s palm oil law a boon for producers, but not people and planet
Colorado High School students post video pleading with local authorities to ban fracking
Satellites can see the pollution trails from individual ships
Crowds of Indian farmers gather for days to protest new agriculture laws
Hidden structure found in essential metabolic machinery
Norway bumps rate to protect rainforest amid anticipated US climate return
As Amazon deforestation hits 12 year high, France rejects Brazilian soy
Humanity’s construction footprint in the seas amounts to 32,000 square kilometers
Common tire chemical implicated in mysterious deaths of at-risk salmon
New York state assembly passes ban on toxic chemicals in food packaging
UN will build global coalition for carbon neutrality in 2021
Minnesota gives final green light to disputed oil pipeline
Researchers uncover key clues about the solar system’s history
Tiny treetop flowers foster incredible beetle biodiversity
A mining company is about to receive sacred Apache land
The Great Barrier Reef is now officially in critical condition
Epic study looks at what’s killing the rainforest’s trees
Up to 48 species saved from extinction by conservation efforts
Confiscated parrots fly free again over DR Congo forests
Researchers call for restoring human-forest connections in the Boundary Waters
China just powered up its artificial sun fusion reactor
Scientists just mapped 1 million new galaxies in 300 hours
World is doubling down on fossil fuels despite climate crisis

Conservation News ~ 4 December 2020

12/4/2020

Us Fish and Wildlife Service decides against listing hitch under Endangered Species Act
Endangered Species Protection sought for rare Oregon wildflower
Global soils underpin life future looks bleak, warns UN report
Another indigenous elder lost to COVID in the Amazon
Mystery of Siberian freshwater seal food choice solved
Canadian Liberals introduce bill to implement UN indigenous rights declaration
New agreement brings large-scale dam removal a step closer
US storage deployments shatter record in Q3, with 7.5 GW projected by 2025
27,000 acres gifted to UF for conservation, outdoor classroom, and laboratory
Study finds only 300 swift parrots could remain as Tasmanian court challenge heard
Denmark bans future offshore oil and gas licensing and ends all offshore production by 2050
Astronomers unveil most detailed 3d map yet of Milky Way
Planned road to bisect pristine, biodiverse Brazilian Amazon national park
Coronavirus risk grows as animals move through wildlife trade
Study finds fire-prevention incentives in Indonesia don’t work
French Guiana soy biofuel power plants risk massive Amazon deforestation
Exxon know of climate change in 1981 but it funded deniers for 27 more years
New Zealand declares climate emergency and has pledged to go carbon-neutral by 2025Pilihbit Tiger Reserve in India wins the inaugural TX2 award after doubling its tiger population
China vows to boost ‘weather modification’ capabailities
The crypto-creature from the deep: Researchers get rare video of bigfin squid
San Jose set to become largest U.S. city to ban natural gas in almost all new construction
India’s railways bring back tea in clay cups in bid to banish plastics
UK seeks site for world’s first fusion power station
UN Chief says humans are waging a suicidal war on nature
New tuberous species of begonia found in southern Yunnan
Mary Nichols is a contender for head of the EPA in a Biden administration
UK to become first country in Europe to ban live animal exports
Duff Reef declared a sanctuary
Officials rescue a 16-ft giraffe stranded on a flooding island in Kenya
COVID perfect storm threatens conservation in Africa
Indian government forms national panel to drive Paris Agreement goals
Namibia to auction 170 elephants over drought, increased population
Climate change is damaging more World Heritage sites
wildlflower meadows to line Engalnd’s new roads in boost for biodiversity
Auditors slam EU for marine protected areas that fail to protect ocean
Latest griffon vulture census demonstrated rewilding success in Rhodope Mountains
California Assembly expands rights for Native American tribes
World’s biggest iceberg is fraying at the edges
Scientists warn of the social and environmental risks tied to the energy transition
Hungary bans mink, fox, and ferret fur farming
Reforestation projects should include tree diversity targets
Hawaii’s fresh water leaks to the ocean through underground rivers
Stickleback study reveals ‘parallel’ evolution
Fear of predators shapes entire ecosystems
As the climate warms, leaves on some trees are dying earlier
Dolphins growing pressure as development eats into Borneo’s interior
Countries fall short on UN pledge to protect 10% of the ocean by 2020
The glaciers of the Greenland Ice Sheet are running away
Layers of regulations to protect European seas ‘not working’ audit finds
Unprecedented sightings of maned wolves in Amazon herald a changing landscape
Pulp producers pull of $168 million Indonesia tax twist
Alleged government linked land grabs threaten Cambodia’s Cardamom Mountains
Cigarette butts are the most littered item in the world
Global sustainable fishing initiative agreed by 14 countries
Fences have big effects on land and wildlife around the world that are rarely measured
The UN cancelled its 2020 climate summit and youth held one anyway
Elephants can lose two bathtubs full of water in a single day when it gets hot
New report offers clearest picture yet of pandemic impact on student learning
Lobster export policy that landed Indonesian minister in jail could resume
Europe plans space claw to capture orbiting junk
Piedmont halts north Greenville gas pipeline plans after outcry
Georgina Mace, who shaped list of endangered species, dies at 67
Automakers pledge to work with Biden to reduce emissions
Air monitors routinely miss pollution
More forests dies as warming cranks up fires, slows regrowth
Contaminants in New Jersey soil and water are toxic
Canada give BP okay to explore in Marine Conservation area
Border wall construction threatens survival of jaguars
Mountain pine trees that feed grizzlies is threatened
Senate approves two energy regulators, completing panel
New fish data reveal evolutionary bursts create species
In Japan aquaculture is deployed in the defense of endangered species
Glyphosate likely harms nearly all endangered species
Newly discovered 8-mile rock art in the Amazonian show the rainforest’s earliest inhabitants
27,000 acres gifted to UF for conservation, outdoor classroom and laboratory
Arecibo telescope, ending 57-year run
Bank of America says it won’t finance oil and gas exploration in the Arctic
Researchers note new Cretaceous species, by a nose
New snail subspecies with upside down shell found in Manila
Poaching cases drop in Namibia
Beavers build first dam in Exmoor in more than 400 years
Chinese submarine reaches the deepest place on Earth
Video shows the world’s rarest boa found in Sete Barras, Brazil
Amazon deforestation tops 11,000sq km in Brazil, reaching 12-year high
Scottish homes to be first in world to use 100% green hydrogen
International lawyers draft plan to criminalize ecosystem destruction
Decaying jellyfish blooms can cause temporary changes to water column food
Waorani peoples’ struggle to protect the Amazon honored with this year’s 2020 Goldman Prize
Amid tensions in Myanmar, an indigenous Park of Peace is born
Australia’s emissions fell 3% in year to June amid COVID shutdown
Celebrities to champion threatened wildlife for Day of Remembrance of Lost Species
Madagascan fossil turns bird evolutionary anatomy on its head
See the new primate species – Popa Langur – discovered in Myanmar
Environment to benefit from biggest farming shake-up in 50 years
Effort to rescue endangered turtles becomes a Thanksgiving odyssey
Bird napper on the lose after stealing endangered species from Fresno zoo
Beneficial and harmful fungi are a the root of forest diversity
World’s loneliest elephant heads to Cambodia after Cher campaign
European states ordered to respond to youth activists climate lawsuit
Rare whale skeleton discovered in Thailand
Climate apocalypse fears stopping people having children
Fireball over Germany most probably asteroid fragment
Research shows whipping horses doesn’t make them run faster, straighter or safer – let’s cut it out
Tribes halt major copper mine on ancestral lands in Amazon
Tasmania power becomes 100% renewables
New species of gecko found in the eastern ghats
Endangered sea turtles knocked off course find refuge at Tennessee Aquarium over holiday
Endangered Vancouver Island Marmots are making a comeback
New rule puts Indonesia’s protected forests up for grabs for agribusiness
Canada give BP okay to explore in marine conservation area
Rein in advertising to help tackle climate crisis
Algae can be made to photosynthesize hydrogen in step towards clean fuel
EPA’s final deregulatory rush runs into open staff resistance
New species of burrowing frog named after Bengaluru
COVID pandemic forces endangered species smugglers into using cargo shipments
Moth wings covered in sound-absorbing stealth material can avoid bats’ echolocation
Venezuela judge convicts 6 American oil executives, orders prison
Climate change drives plants to extinction in the Black Forest in Germany
Denmark could dig up and cremate mink killed in COVID cull
SWISS to vote on tougher responsibility proposal for companies
Chameleon last seen a century ago rediscovered in Madagascar
Groundbreaking study finds 13.3 quadrillion plastic fibers in California’s environment
Turns out, lots of Australia’s mammals glow under UV light
Climate change may make autumn leaves fall early and store less carbon
Medicinal plant may have evolved camouflage to evade humans
European Space Agency signs $102 million deal to bring space trash home
Bird flu fears grow after spate of mysterious UK swan deaths
Indonesian activists slam Jurassic Park plan for Komodo dragon habitat
Alex Trebek donated 62 acres of open space near Runyon Canyon
102 Species at risk of extinction in the Fraser River estuary in British Colombia
Large trees in the sub-Himalayan sal forests are important for foraging woodpeckers
EU to ban use of lead shot by wetlands bird hunters

Conservation News ~ 27 November 2020

11/27/2020

German researchers compile world’s largest inventory of known plant species
$10m initiative seeks to boost farmers, economy and environment with grazing
Indonesians join effort to save endangered orangutan
US Government denies petition to designate Giant Devil Ray as endangered species
Totoaba trafficking arrests made in Mexico
California Attorney General Adds Endangered Species Act Claim to Lawsuit Challenging White House
A new species of filament barb found in the Western Ghats
'Remarkable' Antarctica species 'new to science' discovered 1000 metres below ice
Major oil and gas companies join program to cut methane emissions
Paraguay whistleblowers allege illegal deforestation cover up
Europe signs $102m deal to bring space trash home
Invenergy unveils 1.3gw solar project set to be US’ largest
Indigenous groups vow to keep resisting as construction is approved for Enbridge Tar Sands Pipeline
Extremely rare species of whale, North Atlantic Right Whale, discovered dead on shore of barrier island off North Carolina
Sexual harassment rife in Vietnam’s conservation sector
Gay penguin power couple hatches a second chick who was neglected by its straight parents
Shifts in flowering phases of plants due to reduced insect density
Michigan Governor moves to prevent Great Lakes oil spill by shutting down aging pipeline
Thousands of Goans are braving a pandemic to stop coal trains
Hungary bans mink, fox, and ferret fur farming
Wind-solar parks: conflicts galore but India wants more
Floating PV and land beside motorways to be included in Portugal’s 2021 solar auction process
First new Japanese cockroach species in 35 years discovered by scientists
The world’s newest monkey species was found in a lab, not on an expedition
A new species of rare phylum Loricefera discovered in deep-sea surrounding Japan
Understanding the appeal of alternative medicine can help protect the endangered species
Federal officials reject state petition to delist Arctic ringed seals from Endangered Species Act
Glyphosate’s effects on endangered species scrutinized in new EPA docs
US rejects controversial Alaska Pebble Gold, Copper Mine
More than 120 whales die in mass stranding on Chatham Islands
For the first time, scientists detect the ghostly signal that reveals the engine of the universe
Researchers find most shark fins in fish markets are from species in caught in coastal zones, not the open ocean
UK supermarket and fast-food chicken linked to deforestation in Brazil
Most migratory birds rely on a greening world
Indonesian fisheries minister arrested over graft in lobster policy
Californian cave artists may have used hallucinogens
Snowy Plovers reclaim suddenly quiet beaches
Cravings for social contact mimic hunger in the brain
Indigenous leader who fought for communities and conservation mourned in Peru
The extinction of ice age mammals may have forced us to invent civilization
Cosmic statisticians say intelligent life really can’t exist anywhere else
IUCN opens nominations for the first-ever international ranger awards
Luisa the Manatee returns to the oceans in time for Manatee moth after rehab at Florida Zoo
New Zealand couple shuns developers to give 900 hectares of land to nation
Massive swarm of eels is the most fish ever recorded at the bottom of the ocean
Judge voids permits for Columbia river methanol plant orders new environment review
Leaf-cutter ant first insect found with biomineral body armour
Dallas Safari Club says captive-bred lion hunting not acceptable
Hundreds of new genomes help fill the bird ‘tree of life’
Investors plan major move into renewable energy infrastructure
A Malagasy community wins global recognition for saving its lake
CDFW awards $10.7 million for fisheries habitat restoration program projects
At 2020 Amazon fire season winds down, Brazil carbon emissions rise
Biden has promised to kill the Keystone XL pipeline and activists hope he’ll nix Dakota Access too
UN warns of deadlier pandemics
Amazon initiative pays farmers and ranchers to keep the forest standing
World Trade Organization is negotiating new agreement to protect our oceans from overfishing
Not just lizards – alligators can regrow their tails too
CO2 hits new record despite Covid lockdown
Navi Mumbai couple fights to save a bird haven from becoming a golf course
The newest species of Philippine false geckos is the 10th
Scientists slams climate change deniers in brilliant viral post
New species of glowing mushroom found growing on dead bamboo in India
New micro-animal species named after Bangor high school student
Weird gelatinous creature shaped like a party balloon is a new species
More wolves spotted in Colorado, animal remains a state endangered species
Lubbock included in proposed plan to rescue two endangered species of fish
France falls short in ending deforestation linked to imported soy
Philippine ‘raptor boy’ shows it takes a village to protect a migration route
Curiosity finds evidence of megaflood on Mars
Climate change is intensifying the tsunami threat in Alaska
The 21st century threat to wildlife is cyberpoaching
Wildlife diseases poised to spread northwards as climate changes
Crimefighting NGO tracks Brazil wildlife trade on WhatsApp and Facebook
John Kerry is named presidential envoy for climate
Waste activist digs into the sanitation crisis affecting the rural poor
GM flips to California’s side in pollution fight against White House
Secret Amazon reports expose the company’s surveillance of labor and environmental groups
IKEA to make 50 percent of food menu plant-based by 2025
Bottlenose dolphins could disappear from Ecuador’s Gulf of Guayaquil
Mongabay launches in Hindi to expand environmental journalism in India
An indigenous effort to return Condors to the Pacific Northwest nears its goal
Photographer captures rare photos of Minnesota Black Wolf
Galapagos sees record rise in penguins, flightless cormorants
Australia’s platypus habitat has shrunk 22% in 30 years
8 new species added to Wyoming Champion Tree register
World’s last known white giraffe gets GPS tracking device
Google Cloud helps animal conservation in Cameroon
Elephant trapped in Indian well rescued in 12-hour crane operation
SD city council approves Riverwalk San Diego project, clears way for 4,300 homes
Global map of bees created in conservation first
Scientists have discovered a new stingray and named in ‘six-eyed’
Conservation park worth R100-billion to be built in KwaZulu-Natal
Microplastic pollution found near summit of Mount Everest
Rare species of small cats inadequately protected
Tiger Kind star accused of inhumane treatment, violating Endangered Species Act

Conservation News ~ 20 November 2020

11/20/2020

Lews Hamilton urges 30 million fans to go vegan on heels of historic Formula One win
Fears for a million livelihoods in Kenya and Tanzania as Mara River fish die out
1% of people cause half of global aviation emissions
A wave of infrastructure projects to cause widespread deforestation in coming decades
A new species of Rain Frog (Brevicipitidae, Breviceps) endemic to Angola
New species of fish found in Asifabad dist
World’s Largest Seagrass Restoration Project is a Virginia Success, Planting 600 Acres That Grow to Become 9,000
White House Pushes New Environmental Rollbacks On Way Out The Door"
Unlikely Alliance of Farm, Environmental Groups Takes on Climate Change
Tribes Sue Interior for Approving Keystone XL Pipeline Route
Loeffler-Warnock Ga. Senate Runoff Offers Extreme Contrasts on Climate
Fossil Fuel lobbyist To Seek Top Spot On Energy And Natural Resources Committee"
Flint, Other Defendants Agree To Settle Water Lawsuit For $641.2 Million
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Advisers Quit Over Pipeline Permit
The Tegu, a Dog-Size Lizard, Is Spreading Through The Southeastern U.S.
Race to save Romania’s 65 million year old fish
A Philippine community sees life-saving payoffs from restoring its mangroves
Benin Navy nabs trawler fishing illegally near ecological reserve
Michigan Governor moves to prevent Great Lakes oil spill by shutting down aging pipeline
New species - tiny snail with ‘muffin-top’ discovered in Laos cave
Paleontologists uncover three species of extinct walruses in Orange County
Court upholds Obama-era protections for Alaska’s brown bears, disallows baiting
16 organizations that will be receiving first $800 million from The Bezos Earth Fund
Chair of the IUCN Species Survival Commission is honored with the George Rabb Conservation Medal
The UK just created a huge marine sanctuary in the remote South Atlantic
Canada shocked by killing of rare white moose
Scientists find and destroy Giant Murder Hornet nest in Washington State
Former piece of Pacific Ocean floor imaged deep beneath China
White House moves to sell oil rights in Arctic Refuge
Indigenous group scoops up billion dollar seafood firm
Conservation Groups sue USFWS to save wild Red Wolves
Seychelles waters’ depths reveal discoveries of new species
Scientists discover 5 new species of vine snake in India
DNR seeks public input for updated wolf management
Joint effort to rescue endangered native pond turtles proves successful
California rules insects not protected by Endangered Species Act
Scientists measure the true cost of conservation
New fish species found in Kawal Tiger Reserve
Common herbicide likely to harm endangered species, US EPA says
Bribery-tainted coal plant in Indonesia held up as landowners hold out
‘We packed long underwear and never wore it’: Arctic scientists shocked at warming
Russia rules out cutting fossil fuel production in next few decades
Tiny Atlantic island takes giant leap towards protecting world’s oceans
Brazil sees record number of bids to mine illegally on indigenous lands
World heritage status for Scottish peat bogs could help UK hit net zero goals
Elizabeth Warren calls out CEOs for ‘weak and meaningless’ climate commitments
Ending greenhouse gas emissions may not stop global warming
San Francisco bans natural gas in new building
Expert panel recommends Victorian platypuses to be listed as vulnerable

Conservation News ~13 November 2020

11/13/2020

Only 1% of British Columbia’s old growth forests remain
Palm oil giant Korindo accused again of illegally burning Papuan rainforest
Scientists in Costa Rica are growing new corals to save reefs
A global seaweed ‘plague’ threatens West Africa’s coastline
New pterosaur species found hiding in plain sight in museum
An invasive toad in Mauritius is eating away endangered species
Japanese town deploys monster wolf robots to deter bears
Road-paving project threatens a wildlife-rich reserve in Indonesia’s Papua
Philippine resort owner hit with environmental charges as Boracay cleans up
A new conservation project is created in Costa Rica thanks to COVID
As fire season ends, Brazil cited for failed Amazon and Patanal policies
Renewable energy defies COVID to hit record growth in 2020
Japan’s new leader sets ambitious goal of carbon neutrality by 2050
BP plans move into green hydrogen production
Coalition launches challenge to Federal Wolf delisting
Biden announces energy, environment transition team members
Potter Park Zoo announces birth of critically endangered species
Scientists discover new endangered primate species, with only 260 left
California wolf recovery imperiled after removal from endangered species list
China wildlife crime prosecutions up sharply after COVID outbreak
Scientists just discovered 12,000 new species of microbes
Endangered Species Act protection sought for Oregon Coast Tiger Beetle
Evo Morales makes triumphant return to Bolivia
Environmental democracy in Ecuador promotes an anti-mining agenda
Indiana environmental group joins others in suing EPA over industrial flares
Victoria plans 300mw Tesla battery to help stabilize grid as renewables increase
Conservationists replant legal palm oil plantation with forest in Borneo
A warming Arctic is changing animal migrations, decades of tracking shows
US Army Corps warns Lake Okeechobee could rise by 10 inches as Eta crosses South Florida
Two new species of marsupials discovered in Australia
Grey Wolves no longer Federally protected starting January 4 2021
Electric fence on the Indo-Nepal border puts migrating elephants and humans at risk
Oil drilling, possible fracking planned for Okavango region – elephants’ last stronghold
Chinese demand and domestic instability are wiping out Senegal’s last forests
Brazilian and international banks financing global deforestation
Custom solutions beat one-size-fits-all approach to mangrove restoration
Wealthy countries edge towards global climate finance goal
California bars insurers from dropping policies in wildfire areas
Renewables cut Australia’s emissions more than COVID, energy analysts finds
First ever Rewilding Training Tourism programme kicks off
Tireless volunteers and Navy in Sri Lanka just saved 120 whales from stranding
UN builds momentum for restoring forests as world enters key decade for ecosystems
Study first to tally biomass from oceanic plastic debris using visualization method
Newsom signs law keeping San Onofre beach off limits to toll road
White Shark populations rise off California coast
Our galaxy holdes at least 300 million potentially habitable planets
In historic move, Colorado Voters decide to reintroduce Gray Wolves
Permit for controversial $9 billion plastics plant in chemical alley to be put on hold
Senator pushes plan to conserve 30% of US by 2030
Golden Jackals expected to emerg in Belgium
$7,600 reward offered for info on wolf poaching in Eastern Oregon
Wildfires have killed an estimated 600 jaguars in Brazil’s Pantanal wetlands – vets are using stem cells
Shell’s Twitter fail – we want You to solve climate change
Carnivores living near people feast on human food, threatening ecosystems
Two new greater glider species discovered: Australia’s biodiversity just got a lot richer
Petrified Forest National Park reveals new species of ancient mammal relative
Peru prosecutors probe Amazon deforestation linked to Mennonite communities
Frustration as Antarctic conservation summit fails to declare marine sanctuaries
Uganda environment authority greenlights clearing of Bugoma Forest
How we discovered three new species of penguin in the Southern Ocean
New species of invasive crop-destroying bug found in Florida
Sri Lankans save pilot whales in epic rescue after mass stranding
Philippines declares no new coal plants – but lets approved projects through
Lizard skull fossil is new and perplexing extinct species
Dr. Gladys receives Uganda Veterinary Association 2020 World Veterinary Day Award
11th Circuit discusses conservation easements and the granted-in-perpetuity requirement
New species of millipede discovered in Kerala
Rescue operations underway in the San Gabriel Mountains for rare species marooned by wildfire
Two new species of plant group known for its varied medicinal properties discovered in Western Ghats
ESRI co-founder Jack Dangermond: People and planet are inextricably linked
IPBES report details path to exit current pandemic era

Conservation News ~ 30 October 2020

10/30/2020

Gray Wolves to be removed from Endangered Species List
Norway funds satellite map of world's tropical forests
It's Official: Solar Is the Cheapest Electricity in History
The next generation of power plants will be virtual
Scientists discover a 'weird' molecule in Titan’s atmosphere that could be a precursor to complex compounds that form or feed possible life on the Saturn moon
A new reef discovered in the Great Barrier Reef and it’s taller than the Empire State Building
240 Million year old marine predator species with fang like teeth uncovered in China
Lawsuit launched to force Feds to update recovery plan for endangered California fish
Efforts to tackle shark fin trade need to focus closer to shore
South African activist killed as contentious coal mine seeks to expand
Antarctic Ice Sheet is primed to pass irreversible climate thresholds
American Forests CEO Jad Daley: We are one nation under trees
EPA oks soybean, cotton farmers use of dicamba weedkiller
White House buries dozens of clean energy studies
South Korea’s targets carbon neutrality by 2050
Researchers find a new species of gall wasp – a possible parasite of a parasite
Two arrested in Chetumal with drugs and endangered species specimens
Lawsuit launched to stop damaging hunting practices from killing endangered wildlife on refuges
Sleeping giant - Arctic methane deposits starting to release
Discovery adds new species to Rice lab’s ghoulish insect menagerie
Researchers discover new species of gall wasp
Land restoration can profoundly benefit people and the environment
Latest estimate shows 11 percent decline in North Atlantic right whale population
As their population plummets, right whales verge on extinction
Godfather of Peruvian falcons uncovers peregrine’s epic journey from the Arctic
Court allows referendum on mining in the Ecuadoran Andes to go forward
Sea ice has yet to form off of Siberia, worrying scientists
USFWS removing Endangered Mexican Wolves from the wild to protect cows
Water on the moon could sustain a lunar base
New species of Echinops found in Sahyadri mountains
Endangered White Rhino born at Disney’s Animal Kingdom theme park
In Madagascar, endangered lemurs find a private refuge
Galapagos sees record rise in penguins, flightless cormorants
Cherokee Nation gives eco0friendly boost to community centers
3 Sanparks staff members arrested on suspicion of rhino poaching
Over 5,600 fossil fuel companies have taken at least $3bn in US COVID
More than 7,000 dead seals found along Namibian beach
Congress acknowledges 155-year-old betrayal of Warm Springs and Wasco Tribes
Only 1% of British Columbia’s old growth forests remain
Himachal: 9 new animal species discovered; one named after high school student
EU votes to allow veggie meats to be called ‘burgers’ and ‘sausages’
Atlantic trends can predict Amazon drought 18 months away