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Conservation News ~ 10 July 2020

7/10/2020

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  • 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
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