Category: Species And People - TAYLOR PARKER

New Species and People ~ December 2020

1/4/2021

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

New Species and People ~ September 2020

9/26/2020

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

New Species and People ~ July 2020

8/2/2020

New species

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

New Species and Conservation People ~ June 2020

7/3/2020

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