Category: Conservation News - INTENTIONAL ECOLOGY

Conservation News ~ 13 December 2019

12/12/2019

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

Conservation News ~ 29 November 2019

11/28/2019

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

Conservation News ~ 22 November 2019

11/22/2019

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

Conservation News ~ 15 November 2019

11/14/2019

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

Conservation News ~ 8 November 2019

11/8/2019

IUCN calls for halt to species decline by 2030
A new bioreactor captures as much carbon as an acre of trees
New Zealand Prime Minister Ardren says NZ is on ‘right side of history’ as MPs pass zero-carbon bill
Coca Cola is biggest culprit behind plastic waste in the Philippines
Italy to become first country to make learning about climate change compulsory for students
Gene flow between butterfly species offers clue to biodiversity
Two six-million-year-old new species of snakes found in Greece
Beautiful new species of dragonfly discovered
Pacific Fishers proposed for Endangered Species Act protection in California and Oregon
Unusual mass flowering in Malaysian rainforests provides seeds for endangered tree ‘arks’
Huge trove of mammoth skeletons found in Mexico
Australia’s prime minister pledges to outlaw climate boycotts, arguing they threaten the economy
Court rejects ivory ban challenge
Makers of Oreo, KitKats among brands linked to Indonesia forest fires
LA Mayor Garcetti celebrates final approval of largest solar and energy storage project
White House schedules lease sale for Arctic Alaska lands
Indonesian journalists critical of illegal palm plantation found dead
Earthworms’ place on Earth mapped
Images reveal Iceland’s glacier melt
Purchase of Banning Ranch for coastal preserve buoyed by $50 million donation
New toads named from a Sumatran biodiversity trove that’s under threat
The Riverside County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 to deny Paradise Valley plan south of Joshua Tree
Fracking halted in England in major government U-turn
Indonesia plans IVF for recently captured Sumatran rhino
House votes to permanently ban uranium mines near Grand Canyon
The Queen of England foes fur-free for the animals
11,000 scientists from across world unite to declare global climate emergency
New species of Tarsier discovered
Brazilian judge rules elephants not a commodity
Complex society discovered in vulturine guineafowl
Greta Thunberg promotes veganism to 4 million ‘Ellen’ viewers
Prince Harry’s conservation charity African Parks takes on neglected Zimbabwean national parks
Scientists prioritize protection of ‘climate refugia’
Bengal tree frog gets recorded as new species
New species remain hidden in myristica swamps of the Western Ghats
India air pollution at ‘unbearable levels’
Five million pollution masks to be handed out to Delhi residents
Eight new species of mussels spotted
Killing endangered fish may land a Florida man in jail with a $50000 fine
Rex Tillerson testified in court about lying to Exxon’s shareholders about climate change
Plastic bottles repaving South Africa’s roads
Five indigenous leaders massacred in Colombia
Antarctic marine park – conservationists frustrated after protection bid fails for eighth time
Guardian of the Forest ambushed and murdered in Brazilian Amazon
Migrating eagles rack up huge data roaming charges
Fishery collapse confirms Silent Spring pesticide prophecy
There’s a new fin whale subspecies in the north Pacific
Japanese university artificially incubated endangered eel species
Bennet, Udall aim to conserve 30 percent of US lands by 2030
Use of neonictinoids on rice paddies linked to fishery collapse in Japan
Canadian Feds called on to enforce emergency closure of BC’s last herring fishery

Conservation News ~ 1 November 2019

10/31/2019

Keystone Pipeline leaks 383,000 gallons of oil in North Dakota
Mining company secretly proposes to increase industrial shipping in Arctic marine conservation area
First South American insect that emits blue light is discovered
New species of a giant flying squirrel discovered in the Far East of Russia
Miss Montana USA sparks backlash from meat industry for speaking out against factory farming
Quarter of world’s pig population to die of African swine fever
Foie Gras banned in New York City
Wu Tang Clan just launched vegan wallets made from bananas
Dust from a giant asteroid crash caused an ancient ice age
Gillnet fishing blocked in Right Whale feeding grounds by judge
New seafloor map reveals how strange the Gulf of Mexico is
US House passes bill to prohibit mining near Grand Canyon
US Feds flush endangered fish protections down the drain to boost Big Ag
Former Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson testifies in climate change fraud trial
Controversial dam gets green light to flood a Philippine protected area
Massive SF mural planned for Tenderloin aims to make Monarch butterflies impossible to ignore
First female Head of Conservation for Addo Elephant National Park
Hundreds of koalas feared burned alive in out-of-control bushfire
Researchers discover new bat species
Over 50 new species discovered in Turkish waters
Newly discovered shrimp call a Whale Shark’s mouth home
US Feds sued over Endangered Species on Hawaii Island
Wildlife Services sued in Washington over killing mammals
Greta Thunberg declines environmental award
42 wild burros shot dead in Mojave desert, $58,000 reward posted for identifying killer
Two suspects charged in largest seizure of turtles in recent history
White rhino killed in KNP, poachers caught soon after
Rare poisonous fish discovered on Vancouver Island
Virus discovered infecting bald eagles
EPA removes protections for streams, wetlands, and drinking water
Commitments worth $63 billion pledged for ocean protection
Global pet trade in amphibians bigger than we thought
Rare Bangladesh crocodile lays eggs in new hope for species
UN climate Scientists think they can halt global warming for $300 billion
Eight pesticides will get federal reviews of endangered species impacts
A record number of condor chicks hatched in the Southwest this year
Australia closes climb on sacred Uluru mountain
Fire-spawned forest fungi hide out in other organisms
Coral cover around popular Great Barrier Reef islands has almost halved
Lasers could cut lifespan of nuclear waste from a million years to 30 minutes, says Nobel winner
US Forest Service puts protections for Alaska’s majestic Tongass on chopping block
Sea urchin population soars 10,000% in five years, devastating US coastline
Glacial rivers absorb carbon faster than rainforests

Conservation News ~ 25 October 2019

10/25/2019

Glacial rivers absorb carbon faster than rainforests
Death Valley is 25 years old and there is free entry and a week of free events
White House begins official withdrawal from Paris Agreement
Eight more Fishers released into the North Cascades
New species of beetle named after Greta Thunberg
$85 million initiative to scale up agroforestry in Africa announced
New Grouper species discovered in Australian fish market
Malaria surges in deforested parts of the Amazon
Amazon’s male white bellbird has the loudest recorded call
Uganda’s eco-feminists are taking on mining and plantation industries
Area the size of Puerto Rico burned in Indonesia’s fire crisis
A ‘sly’ species of leaf-tailed gecko uncovered from Madagascar
US House unanimously approves bill to make animal cruelty a federal offense
Apple CEO Tim Cook says he’s taking on climate change
India just cancelled 14 huge coal-fired power stations as solar energy prices hit record low
SD Safari Park’s rhino calf meets other rhino for first time
Amazon rainforest close to irreversible tipping point
Europe’s largest floating solar plant opens in France
Brazilians rally to clean beaches amid outrage at government’s inaction
Wildlife tourism five times more lucrative than illegal wildlife trade
Oil companies persuade states to make pipeline protests a felony
New species take longer to arise in the Amazon
New crustacean species discovered in Lake Erie
Minnesota joins legal challenge of White House rollbacks of Endangered Species Act
Thawing permafrost turns Arctic into net source of carbon
White House moves to lift protections for fish and divert water to farms
New maps show that giraffes live mostly outside protected areas
Once close to extinction, western South Atlantic Humpback whale population close to full recovery
Eureka formally transfers Indian Island back to Wiyot Tribe
Widespread drying of European peatlands
Melting glaciers reveal five new islands in the Arctic
Much of the Earth is still wild, but threatened by fragmentation
White Cougar found in Brazil
Antibiotic resistance is spreading among marine mammals
California’s Kelp forests are crashing
Malaysian attempt at Sumatran rhino IVF fails on low quality of sperm
Six new lizard specie found in Western Ghats
Scientists name new species of spiders after members of Iron Maiden, Def Leopard, Scorpions
Tennessee freshwater fish gets endangered species protection
Bank of England boss says global finance is funding 4C temperature rise
Macy’s commits to stop selling fur by end of 2020
At least 55 elephants die in Zimbabwe drought
‘Artificial leaf’ successfully produces clean gas
Judge blocks White House plans that lifted Sage-Grouse protections
Brazilian dentist arrested for allegedly killing over 1000 jaguars
Environmental activist is murdered trying to save Europe’s oldest forests
New species of dinosaur discovered in Japan
New humpbacked fish found in India
Electric fishing kills 57% of the seabed’s population
Alaska ignores decline of Denali National Park
Endangered lily faces challenges on Oregon’s South Coast
Rare Oregon orchid fading fast
Police ban Extinction Rebellion protests from whole of London
New flowerpecker bird species discovered in imperiled lowland of Borneo
New praying mantis species that looks and acts like a wasp is discovered
Indigenous protests force government to cancel IMF loan
Sea-level rise has claimed five whole islands in the Pacific
130 banks worth $47 trillion adopt new UN-backed climate policies to shift their loan balance
Second whale found dead in Thames in less than two weeks
Ships are illegally dumping plastic trash at sea
British company pleads to smuggling endangered species
DeGeneres raises $5million for gorilla conservation in Rwanda
Northern Arapaho tribe welcomes first buffalo herd

Conservation News ~ 17 October 2019

10/17/2019

Marine biologists discover two new species of Porcelain Crabs
Michigan’s most endangered species sees sharp population decline and could become extinct
Venezuelan crisis – government censors environmental and scientific data
Extreme snowfall led to reproductive collapse in some Arctic wildlife in 2018
Biodiversity boosts crop pollinators and pest controllers
Malaysian attempt at Sumatran rhino IVF fails on low quality of sperm
At India’s Assam Zoo, decades of experience lead to rhino-breeding success
Cook Islands MPA leader fired after supporting seabed mining freeze
Former landfill becomes Maryland’s first large-scale community solar farm
$50 million in illegally harvested rosewood may go back into the black market
Yakama, Lummi tribal leaders call for removal of three lower Columbia River dams
White House proposes expanding logging in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest
New Grouper species found at Queensland market
New environment bill removes power to fine government for missing targets
Activists in last-ditch attempt to block export of 35 baby elephants to China
Humpback whales spied using their fins to scoop up fish
Vaquita monitoring begins in the Upper Gulf of California
Billionaire behind ‘Fortnite’ invests millions in NC Forest conservation
Satellites have recorded the second-lowest Arctic sea ice extent since 1979
New species of crocodile discovered
Agency hides red wolf info while leaving species to dwindle
50,000 Emperor Penguins vanish as ice shelf ecosystem is washed out to sea
Scientists endorse mass civil disobedience to force climate action
$65 million deal to protect Congo’s forests raises concerns
British armed forces supplied by Brazilian meat firm linked to Amazon deforestation
Expansion of a famous elephant park holds out hope for Africa’s big tuskers
Drought is a major disruption for SC wildlife and natural resources
A new antibiotic has been discovered in the soil of a Mexican rainforest
Seven elephants found dead as Sri Lanka’s human-wildlife conflict escalates
White-bellied sea eagle preys on feral pig
5 million gallons of oil spilled from Bahamas storage facility
Raptor dinosaur skeleton found in southern Alberta hailed a ‘scientific goldmine’
Dallas Zoo sets 46 horned lizards loose with its first-ever wildlife release
Missoula non-profit, Working Dogs for Conservation, awarded $250,000 grant
Italy proposes to cut prices for food sold without packaging
Billions face food, water shortages over next 30 years as nature fails
Californians will be banned from smoking at state parks and beaches under new law
Australia downgrades Great Barrier Reef outlook from ‘Poor’ to ‘Very Poor’
Private property, not productivity, precipitated Neolithic agricultural revolution
Mysterious radiation leak, 100x larger than Fukushima, traced to Russian facility
Marshall Islands declares national climate crisis
Harlingen Texas mayor Chris Boswell becomes 500th mayor to pledge to help save the Monarch Butterfly
Benedict Cumberbatch joins Extinction Rebellion’s climate protests in London
Google made large contributions to climate change deniers
Endangered Black Rhino expecting first calf
The sea is running out of fish, despite nations’ pledges to stop it
White House must publish delayed Energy Efficient Standards
Bees in Australia are getting drunk on fermented nectar and being refused re-entry to the hive
California will meet its 2030 emission goals in 2061
EPA finds selenium from BC mines contaminating fish in Montana

Conservation News 11 October 2019

10/10/2019

Salmon return to Oregon river by the hundreds to spawn after $2M restoration
New species of fish discovered in a well in India
CDFW recommends Cal ESA protection for Yellow-legged Frog
For the first time, wind power is about to surpass coal in Texas
California bans popular pesticide linked to brain damage in children
Peruvian group launch compostable plates made of banana leaves
Humpback whale found dead in Thames was hit by a ship
Trillions of microplastics found in San Francisco bay
Two new species of giant parasitic wasp found in Uganda
Kirtland’s Warbler delisted from ESA
LB Aquarium of Pacific releases Green Sea Turtle back into wild
Peru signs agreement to end deforestation caused by palm oil by 2021
More than a quarter of UK mammals face extinction
Scientists discover new antibiotic in tropical forest
New York City wants to put a climate change ‘laboratory’ on Governors Island
Wildlife trade entangles nearly a fifth of the planet’s vertebrate animals
Seven new species appear for first time on list of world’s 25 most endangered primates
New bird species discovered in Indonesia – Alor Myzomela
Pigs have been recorded using tools for the first time
Our diets must change to halt nature loss, says UN biodiversity chief
Ghost forests are visceral examples of the advance of climate change
There is more money in the Borneo Rainforest’s biodiversity than in its deforestation
Pope urges respect for indigenous Amazon peoples at start of three-week gathering
Wolves and coyotes feel sadness and grieve like humans
CITES appeals to countries to watch out for Mangalasy rosewood
Wildlife tracking on the rise all across Latin America
Climate activist Greta Thunberg visiting Dakota reservations
New England power line corridors harbor rare bees and other wild things
Insecticide blamed for the deaths of 200 native birds, including wedge-tailed eagles
South Africa seizes 342kg lion bones bound for Malaysia
University of Iowa tells faculty not to promote Greta Thunberg visit via UI social media
Bilbies returned to national park in south-west NSW after 100-year absence
Interior Secretary hears concerns about grizzlies along the Front
Nome teenagers protest for awareness of climate change, urge adults to act
Six elephants die trying to save each other

Conservation News ~ 6 October 2019

10/6/2019

4 pups born this year in group of wolves living in eastern Lane and Douglas counties
Climate change has brought 25 new species to Barents Sea
New king cricket species discovery in Costa Rica
New prehistoric flying reptile, ‘Iron Dragon’, discovered in Queensland
Restore landscapes to push ahead on sustainable development, says International Resource Panel
Environment groups offer $30k reward to identify wolf’s killer
Los Angeles is looking into paving its roads with recycled plastic
Peruvian authorities seize vessel with 12.3 seahorses
In Israel, questions are raised about a forest that rises from the desert
River otter pups to make debut at Jacksonville Zoo
Washington State kills wolf mother to protect cows
Study confirms that Grizzly Bears long inhabited North Cascades
Whale calf rescued in Sydney was entangles in shark net from Queensland
Adding 1 billion hectares of forest could help check global warming
California man pleads guilty in the killing of the P-38 Mountain Lion
French scientist invents machine that can turn plastic into diesel and gasoline
Great horseshoe bats living in Kent after absence of 115 years
Ant-plant partnerships may play unexpected role in ant evolution
Tikkurila launches new paint collection to protect endangered species
17 states sue Feds over Endangered Species Act rules
Sneaky lions in Zambia are moving across areas thought uninhabitable for them
Imprinting on mothers may drive new species formation in poison dart frogs
World losing area of forest the size of the UK each year
Two indicted for sabotaging Dakota Access Pipeline
Ancient tree with record of Earth’s magnetic field reversal in its rings discovered
UC Davis finds extreme wildfires in Sierra Nevada forests are transforming forestlands into shrublands
Demand for charcoal threatens the forest of Madagascar’s last hunter-gatherers
Brazil land reform head fired amid push to legalize cleared Amazon land
Brazilian beef industry plays outsized role in tropical carbon emissions
Lack of seed availability hampers forest recovery after wildfires
Germany is removing dead trees for large-scale reforestation
Increasing precipitation extremes driving tree growth reductions across Southwest
Pennsylvania will develop a pathway to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
Greta Thunberg’s death metal cover is officially a single, with all proceeds going to Greenpeace
Ocean cleanup device successfully collects plastic for first time
Bipartisan report says White House abuse has pushed Federal science to a crisis
Gold mining leaves heart of Peruvian Amazon a wasteland
Fossil fish gives new insights into evolution after end-Cretaceous mass extinction
Environmental groups sue to get dunes sagebrush lizard added to endangered species list
Endangered Species Act saves tiny Puerto Rican gecko
Wildlife photographer raises concern with photos of emaciated grizzlies
Royal Shakespeare Company to end BP sponsorship deal
More than 130 whales dead after West African mass standing event
Brazilian state complicit in violence against forest defenders
Sarah Davis names Yellowstone’s next chief of resource and visitor protection
Meet and Dairy consumption on the device in Finland
Star-studded animal rights gala raises record $2 million
TripAdvisor has just cut ties with attractions that breed whales and dolphins in captivity
Thousands of ships use ‘cheat devices’ to dump toxic wastewater into oceans
French citizens’ panel to advise on climate crisis strategies
Sea-level rise has claimed five whole islands in the Pacific
Irish man sentenced in US for trafficking rhino horns
White House eliminates advisory boards for marine life, invasive species
Harvard launches law firm for animal advocacy
New organic compounds found in Enceladus ice grains
Once thought to be extinct, clover has recovered enough to come off the endangered list
Poachers believed responsible for fire in Kenya’s Aberdare Forest
More than half of all coffee species are at risk of extinction
Condor chick makes first flight attempt from Utah cliff
Belgium’s first sighted wolf in a century feared killed by hunters
Amazon fires dropped unexpectedly in September
New trapdoor spider species discovered
New species of parasite is identified in fatal case of visceral leishmaniasis
Protestors in Berlin call Brazil’s environment minister Salles ‘Climate Change’
Tesla just developed a million-mile battery
Nova Scotia announces 17 new, expanded protected areas, and 10 more to come
Britain’s pine marten
Nature retracts ocean-warming study
Inslee asks Washington wildlife agency to kill fewer wolves, pursue new management methods
Indonesia cancels Komodo island closure, saying tourists are no threat to dragon
Yellowstone, Grand Teton, Glacier parks allow e-bikes
Volkswagen emissions scandal- mass lawsuits opens in Germany
First US gas stations to ditch oil for 100% electric vehicle charging opens
99 million year old snake hatchling found encased in Burmese
Teen girls are leading the climate strikes and helping change the face of environmentalism
Western lawmakers prepare bills to modernize Endangered Species Act
Global warming causing ocean ‘emergency’
After 450 million years, the Chinese horseshoe crab is now endangered
Collapse of desert bird populations likely due to heat stress
Voters like taxing carbon as long as you don’t say ‘carbon tax’
Google searches for ‘climate change’ finally beat out Game of Thrones
Australia cuts 80% of plastic bags in 3 short months
Palm oil from’ orangutan capital of world’ sold to major brands
Nearly 14,000 acres of wetlands along Savannah Ricer in SC put under conservation deal
Trader Joes got rid of plastic packaging and produce prices fell by up to 25%
7 million people demand action after week of climate strikes
The bee is declared the most important living being on the planet
315 billion-tonne iceberg breaks off Antarctica
An activist who protected the Amazon’s uncontacted tribes was just assassinated
Palm oil from Sumatra illegal plantation found in supply chains of brands like Nestle
Ontario is sacrificing wolves, coyotes, and moose to appease hunters
Prince Harry unveils new conservation project in Angola
62 new marine species found in Gulf of Mannar
Delhi Homes6 new Butterfly Species, some rare ones spotted this year
Frosh, Dems launch full-court press to save Endangered Species Act
Camera trap study reveals Amazon ocelot’s survival strategies
Sant Barbara Zoo’s last elephant, 48 year- old Little Mac is euthanized
12-year-old Rhino Conservationist received award from Duke and Duchess
Audubon-sponsored bill protecting California’s birds clears state senate
Alarming extinction threat to Europe’s trees
California governor vetoes bill aimed at stopping Feds environment rollback