Conservation News ~ 10 July 2020

• North Atlantic Right Whale and Many Species of Lemurs Now Critically Endangered
• Student researchers discover new species of marine invertebrate
• Bald Eagle population on track to getting off Vt endangered species list
• Applying rock dust to croplands could absorb up to 2 billion tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere
• UC Riverside discovers first effective treatment for citrus-destroying disease
• Mali approves project to extend Gourma Elephant Reserve
• Supreme Court restores half of Oklahoma to native peoples
• Shanthi, world’s most studied elephant, dies at Washington’s National Zoo
• After canoe chase, Madagascar authorities seize 144 endangered tortoises
• Indonesian parliament to probe pulpwood firm’s dispute with Indigenous group
• Forest communities in Mexico suffer the blow of COVID pandemic
• Indonesia identifies rhino to capture for breeding, but will have to wait until next year
• The mission to save the rare Philippine Eagle grinds on
• Prosecutors target Brazil’s environment minister over dismantling of protections
• Investors say agroforestry isn’t just climate friendly – it’s also profitable
• Brazil bows to pressure from business, decrees 120-day Amazon fire ban
• New global study reveals ‘time tree’ of Earth’s flowering plants
• Endangered California condors in Sequoia National Park for the first time in 50 years
• Sea Shepherd helps the Gambia tackle illegal fishing
• Coconut oil production threatens five times more species than palm oil
• Researchers discover a new species of ribbon worm from Chennai’s Kovalam beach
• Researchers find new species of seaweed killing large patches of coral
• Prosecutors target Brazil’s environment minister over dismantling of protections
• Feds to decide species status of Oregon Wolverines
• Turtles and tortoises in trouble – more than half of all species face extinction
• US 9th Circuit upholds Endangered Species protections for Yellowstone Grizzlies
• Sponge with a secret recipe – a cancer-fighting chemical
• Investigation hints at cronyism in awarding of Indonesia lobster export permits
• Rare Javan Rhino caught on camera
• Sanirajek hunters prepare to harvest bowhead whale
• Brazilian court order 20,000 gold miners removed from Yanomami Park
• New species of fan-throated lizard discovered in northern Karnataka
• Legal action threatened over UK ‘unlawful’ green recovery plans
• Vandals threaten endangered species of birds in Old Orchard Beach and Saco
• Feds to decide if rare Louisiana turtle needs endangered species protection
• Bayer forging ahead with GE corn that can withstand 5 herbicides
• Biden’s climate task force to propose 100% renewable electricity by 2035
• Federal Judge rules Dakota Access and Keystone XL pipeline shut down until environmental review complete
• World Bank’s IFC pumped $1.8bn into factory farming operations since 2010
• Groups demand financial, human rights probes into palm conglomerate Korindo
• World’s biggest trade deal in trouble over EU anger at Brazil deforestation
• India’s Nagaland ends dog meat trade, sparing 30,000 dogs from slaughter annually
• Over 5,600 fossil fuel companies have taken at least $3bn in US COVID aid
• Nearly extinct damselfly species found near Satara Dam in Maharashtra
• Plant study challenges tropics’ reputation as site of modern evolutionary innovation
• Latest UN sustainability goals pose more harm than good for environment, scientists warn
• Two Map Turtle species move one step closer to Endangered Species Act protection
• Astronomers have found the source of life (carbon) in the universe derives from White Dwarf stars
• Climate denial spreads on Facebook as scientists face restrictions
• An entire new genus of Trapdoor Spiders have been discovered in Australia
• Lawmakers attach environmental provisions to ‘must-pass’ DoD bill
• Atlantic Coast Pipeline officially no more as Energy companies weigh cost of regulatory uncertainty
• Boil advisory issued for Walhalla city water customers
• Dover clifftops buzzing with wildlife after National Trust takeover
• Researchers find rare snake-like venom glands in new amphibian species Caecilian
• Trafficking of thousands of songbirds highlights rampant trade in Indonesia
• Scientists warn that capitalism is destroying ‘safe operating space’ for humanity
• Mexico City buried its rivers to prevent disease and unwittingly created a dry, polluted city where COVD is rampant
• For 3 decades, the Big Island’s Turtle Man has been helping save endangered honu
• New species of dogfish discovered in Japan
• New species of Fish Lizard found in museum collection
• Olema group’s petition to list sea turtles as endangered earns state review
• Worries mount in Yucca Valley that Joshua Trees will be designated an endangered species
• Canada to ban’ nuisance seals’ killing to keep access to US market
• Sea Shepherd seeks injunction against US agencies to save critically endangered Maui Dolphin
• Brazil could dynamite Amazon dolphin, turtle habitat for industrial waterway
• Hawaiian Group breaks world record with biggest ocean plastic cleanup ever
• Greenpeace fined £80k over BP oil rig protest but legal battle to stop BP drilling continues
• Oglala Sioux president: US president doesn’t have permission to visit Mount Rushmore
• $10bn of precious metals dumped each year in electronic waste
• Black Lives Matter may be the largest movement in US history
• Pangolin trade continues unabated as pandemic lessons go unheeded
• Chinook salmon decimated, southern resident orcas are resident no more
• All Colorado eggs must be cage-free by 2025 under law passed to head off stricter ballot measure
• Extinction Rebellion returns to Parliament on 1 September amidst warnings of a 4C world
• Arizona reels as three of the biggest wildfires in its history ravage state
• A regime shift is happening in the Arctic Ocean, scientists say
• NASA’s Parker solar probe swings through Venus tail in flyby today
• One of the brightest comets in decades is passing Earth until mid-August
• Socio-economic, environmental impacts of COVID-19 quantified
• Pioneering efforts come to fruition as Global Guidelines for Connectivity Conservation released