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I generally focus on conservation issues effecting biodiversity, land use/abuse, research, and job opportunities that I have come across. Most of the opportunities come from the Opps page and you can click on the button below to take you there.
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New Species and People ~ December 2020

1/4/2021

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New Species
  • a begonia
  • a snail
  • new primate in Myanmar
  • a gecko
  • burrowing frog
  • iridescent snake
  • Sea Shepherd discover new whale species in Mexico
  • a frog
  • a bat
  • dancing springtails
  • 20 species found in Bolivian Andes
  • a mouse lemur
  • NC Sandhill Salamander
  • UWA botanist names, describes new ginger species
  • funguses
  • a snake
  • a tree hyrax
  • potato orchid
  • a bee
  • another bee
  • a tree-spider crab
  
People
  • Another indigenous elder lost to COVID in the Amazon
  • Georgina Mace, who shaped list of endangered species, dies at 67
  • Paul Sein Twa, co-founder of KESAN and Salween Peace Park in Myanmar, receives Goldman Environmental Prize
  • Dr. Drew Lanham named Center for Biological Diversity’s 2020 EO Wilson Biodiversity award recipient
  • Biden to pick Brenda Mallory to run White House environment office
  • Biden to pick North Carolina’s Michael Regan to lead EPA
  • Mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone is on a mission to plant a million trees in two years
  • Biden selects Deb Haaland as Interior secretary
  • UN honours Young Champions of the Earth
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New Species and People ~ September 2020

9/26/2020

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New Species
  • New species of fairy shrimp found in world’s hottest desert
  • Despite frog-killing disease, researchers discover new frog species
  • Scientists identify new species of crystal-encrusted truffle, thanks to bonobos
  • PhD student conducts critical research work establishing new Bonnethead Shark species from home
  • New species of burrowing dinosaur found perfectly preserved in ‘Cretaceous Pompeii’
  • Discovery of new species of human with hobbit skull
  • Russian scientists discovered a new species of bats on Kunashir
  • A new species of spider
  • A new species of milkweed subfamily found in Yunnan
  • New species of brachiopod discovered in ISU Prof Summer Project
  • New species of Alligator Lizard discovered in Mexico
  • Astronomers discover potential sign of life excessive in Venus’s environment
  • Lost frogs rediscovered with environmental DNA
  • New species of gecko discovered in Ganjam
  • A new evergreen species of Rhamnaceae found in Guangxi
  • Thousands of species recorded in a speck of soil
  • Colombia’s Humboldt Institute discovers new species in former FARC camp
  • New fossil ape is discovered in India
  • Peru – San Marcos University biologists discover new species of Amazon fish
  • A new species of blind, underground ant from Goa
  • Hutchins science teacher Keith Martin-Smith may have discovered new spider species
  • New species of clam shrimp discovered in pond at UVI’s golf course
  • New wildflower species found, native to Pennsylvania
  • Neglected for over a century, Black Sea Spider Crab redescribed
  • Madagascar giant frog is a new species, but also a deep-fried delicacy
  • New venomous snake species names after Metallica’s James Hetfield
  • New moth species found, another rediscovered after 100 years in Arunachal
  • Scientists discover exposed bacteria can survive in space for years
  • New species of freshwater crustacea found in the hottest place on Earth
 
 
People
  • Great Thunberg will donate €150,000 to support people on the frontlines of the climate crisis in Africa
  • Solomon Islands environmental defender faces life sentence for arson charge
  • Judge Removes acting director of Bureau of Land Management for Serving Unlawfully
  • Jen Guyton and Dr. Gladys win the American Society of Mammalogist’s Aldo Leopold Prize
  • 6 young Portuguese activists area suing European Countries over climate change
  • Mexican Environment Minister resigns after critique
  • Oregon Zoo leader, Dr. Don Moore, retires
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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New Species and People ~ July 2020

8/2/2020

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  • Student researchers discover new species of marine invertebrate
  • Researchers discover a new species of ribbon worm from Chennai’s Kovalam beach
  • Researchers find new species of seaweed killing large patches of coral
  • Sponge with a secret recipe – a cancer-fighting chemical
  • New species of fan-throated lizard discovered in northern Karnataka
  • An entire new genus of Trapdoor Spiders have been discovered in Australia
  • Researchers find rare snake-like venom glands in new amphibian species Caecilian
  • New species of dogfish discovered in Japan
  • New species of Fish Lizard found in museum collection
  • Over 40 new species described in 2020 by a research group
  • An intrusive killer scorpion points the way to six new species in Sri Lanka
  • New species of bee named after Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield
  • New species of ‘Sea Cockroach’ can grow 20 inches in length
  • New endemic plant species discovered in northern Turkey’s Bartin Province
  • New mat-forming species of algae smothers coral on tropical atoll
  • A new species of Darkling Beetle larvae that eats plastic discovered
  • New species of rare ants ‘Protanilla’ discovered in Goa
  • Smooth Handfish, One of the weirdest creatures on earth is now extinct
  • We discovered a new species of stingray, but war means it may now remain hidden forever
  • Scientists discover three new species of chameleons
  • Two new species of parasite discovered in crabs
  • Creatures from the deep: new species from Chilean Patagonia
  • New species of crab has been names after Nightwish
  • New species of Brown Snake discovered on island
  • Scientists identify new species of sea sponge off the coast of British Colombia, Canada
  • New species of plant-eating dinosaur identified in Switzerland
  • Australia names new species after Deadpool, Thor, and other Marvel favorites
  • Scientists successfully revive 100m-year-old microbes from the sea
  • Bishop museum officially names new living native Hawaiian snail species
  • New wildflower species found in El Nido
  • Presumed extinct, a wildflower reappears on Mount Diablo
 
People
  • For 3 decades, the Big Island’s Turtle Man has been helping save endangered honu
  • Brazil’s past finance ministers defend environment against Bolsonaro
  • Navajo Women are bringing sustainable solar power to the Navajo Nation
  • Leonard DiCaprio shows support for Sumatran orangutan conservation program
  • Senator Cory Booker on climate justice – it’s an assault on black bodies
  • Greta Thunberg gives $1m award money to climate groups
  • China’s first climate striker warned: give it up or you can’t go back to school
  • Prince William says ‘urgent steps’ needed to eradicate illegal wildlife trade in fight against future pandemics
  • Peter Kareiva is named CEO and President of the Aquarium of the Pacific
  • Huey Johnson, Marin County environmental leader, dies at 87
  • Indigenous Peoples’ rights and climate change advocate Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim joins Conservation International Board of Directors
  • IUCN appoints new Director General – Dr. Bruno Oberle
  • NAU professor named Ecological Restoration Insitute’s new executive director
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New Species and Conservation People ~ June 2020

7/3/2020

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New Species:
  • New velvet spider species is named after actor Joaquin Phoenix for his role in the Joker
  • Researchers find three new species of geckos lurking under granite rocks in the Mysore Plateau
  • New monkey species found hiding in plain sight
  • Undergraduate student discovers 18 new species of aquatic beetle in South America
  • Stuck at home, scientists discover 9 new species of phorid flies
  • Swiss researchers identify new bacteria in permafrost
  • New species of orchid native to Singapore discovered in Bukit Timah Reserve
  • New Species from World’s largest spider group found in Sri Lanka for first time
  • New species of mimicking spider camouflaged like a dried-up leaf discovered in China rainforest
  • A new species of diamond frog from Northern Madagascar
  • New jumping spider species in the Philippines
  • Novel endemic dogfish species discovered from Japan
  • A nose-horned dragon lizard lost to science for over 100 years has been found
  • Botanists study spots 42 new tree species in 10 years
  • Newly discovered spider species in Madagascar named after climate activist Greta Thunberg
  • Four new species of millipedes discovered in Colorado Caves
  • Two new species of iguanas found in Southern Antilles
  • A new Riffle Beetle from Kyushu, Japan
  • A new beetle species has been named after the Beatles
  • Scientists discover strange new Tarantula species with ‘horn’ on its back in Southwestern Africa
  • New species of carnivorous plant found in Kerala
  • After century of mistaken identity, a Balinese gecko gets its own name
  • Three new bird species discovered in Peru
  • More types of mosquito discovered in Yukon  - that’s 33 and counting
  • New helmet orchid species discovered in Palawan
  • New species of Dumbo Octopus captured on camera at 4.3 miles down in the Indian Ocean
  • New species of frailejon discovered in Colombia
  • New species of Ichthyosaur discovered
  • An intrusive killer scorpion points the way to six new species in Sri Lanka
  • New species of bee named after Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield
 
People:
  • US climate activists charged with ‘terrorizing’ lobbyist over plastic pollution stunt
  • NAU professor named Ecological Restoration Insitute’s new executive director
  • Early Plant DNA researcher at Chicago’s Field Museum dies at 35
  • Globally renowned Kayapo Chief Paiakan passes away due to COVID
  • Creator of Conservation Biology, Michael Soule, passes away
  • Canadian conservation officer fired for refusing to kill bear cubs wins legal battle
  • Elizabeth Mrema is Convention on Biological Diversity new Executive Secretary
  • Ex-astronaut Kathy Sullivan dives to lowest point on Earth
  • Tributes to Jose Rafael Garcia Acosta
  • In Memoriam to Guy Suzon Ramangason
  • Teen creates fashion line while helping the environment
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