Conservation News ~ 13 October 2023

• Launch of Publication 'International Applications of Ecosystem-based Disaster Risk Reduction in Coastal Areas'
• IUCN and AI2 to provide AI technology at no cost to fast-track implementation of newly signed UN High Seas Treaty
• Bolstering Biodiversity: Kenya Species Specialist Group Launched at Inaugural Wildlife Scientific Conference
• IUCN at International Open Access Week : Get Involved
• Pathways to a meaningful engagement: discover, communicate, leverage
• Major natural areas receive World Heritage protection, based on IUCN advice
• Diminutive Florida Snake to Receive Federal Endangered Species Protection
• Endangered red wolf can make it in the wild, but not without 'significant' help, study says
• New species of 'jewel-like' millipede discovered in Thailand
• Endangered Sumatran rhino born in Indonesia
• Glowing Wombats: Scientists Discover 125 New Species of Fluorescent Mammals
• IUCN Celebrating 75 years
• MSU researchers identify underused strategy for recovering endangered species
• USFWS Is Creating a Frozen Library of Biodiversity to Help Endangered Species
• After historic winter, California water officials say systems in good shape for next rainy season
• New species of velvet worm discovered in Brazil
• New Plant Species Unique to Hawaiʻi Discovered on Maui
• Climate Change Means New York City's Flooding Is 'New Normal,' Governor Says
• Illinois: "5 Dead After Crash, Chemical Leak In Downstate Teutopolis"
• "Mosquitoes Are a Growing Public Health Threat, Reversing Years of Progress"
• Things To Know About Klamath River Dam Removal, Largest In US History
• "‘My Body Was Poisoned’: Biden’s Lead Pipe Removal Plan Faces Hurdles"
• Onondaga Nation Take Centuries-Old Land Rights Case To International Panel
• When Kula Needed Water To Stop Wildfire, It Got A Trickle. Same Elsewhere.
• "Warmer Mediterranean Threatens Spain's Mussel Farms"
• "Libya Flood Deaths Expose Climate Chasm In Conflict-Hit States"
• "In the Ambitious Bid to Reinvent South Baltimore, Justice Concerns Remain"
• "Gas Furnaces Face 95% Efficiency Standard With Final DOE Rule"
• "NYC Flooding Renews Calls for Safer Basement Apartments"
• "Cholera Cases Doubled Worldwide In 2022"
• UAE's Jaber Says Oil, Industrial Firms To Commit To Decarbonization At COP28
• Enviros Demand Emergency Rules To Protect Rare Whales From Ship Collisions
• "What A Chicken-Size Bird Can Tell Us About A Shrinking Prairie"
• At Canada's Largest Atlantic Puffin Colony, Chicks Are Dying Of Starvation
• "Jimmy Carter Closes In On Decades-Long Goal: Eradicating Guinea Worm"
• "Truck Stops Upgrade to Recharge Electric Vehicles (and Their Drivers)"
• "Fat Bear Week 2023 Is Upon Us. Here’s What You Need To Know."
• "What McCarthy’s Fall Means For Energy, Environment Policy"
• "COP28: Climate Leaders Meet In Madrid Ahead Of Summit"
• Arizona To Cancel Leases Allowing Saudi-Owned Farm Access To Its Groundwater
• Type Of Storm That Drenched New York Is Up To 20% Wetter Due To Climate
• "Abandoned Lands: A Hidden Resource for Restoring Biodiversity"
• "Switzerland Grapples With the Return of Gray Wolves"
• 1000s Of Salmon Escaped An Icelandic Fish Farm. The Impact Could Be Deadly
• Ken Burns Talks Heartbreak & Hope Of ‘The American Buffalo,’ His New Doc
• America Wasn’t Always So Car-Centric. Our Future Doesn’t Have To Be, Either.
• "The High-Tech Hunt For One Of The World’s Most Elusive Sharks"
• EPA Opens Civil Rights Probe Into Alabama’s Management Of Sewage Funds
• NDP Win Cements Kinew As 1st First Nations Premier In Manitoba History
• "Flood Threats Are Rising. Here’s Where People Are Moving Into Harm’s Way."
• "Alaska-Rooted Deputy Interior Secretary Tommy Beaudreau Is Stepping Down"
• Oil Firms Helped Craft Texas’ New Waste Rules For 2 Years Before The Public
• "Forests Are Worth More Than Their Carbon, a New Paper Argues"
• Pope Urges Leaders At UN Talks To Slow Global Warming Before It’s Too Late
• "Greenland's Inuit Falling Through Thin Ice Of Climate Change"
• "Amphibian Crisis: 41% Of Species Deemed Threatened With Extinction"
• USFWS Creating a Frozen Library of Biodiversity to Help Endangered Species
• Government failed to protect endangered bees, new suit says
• Federal government will not add plains spotted skunk to endangered species list
• New species of sea snail, Cayo margarita, named with Jimmy Buffett in mind
• Oh my goby! New fish species just dropped
• Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announces conservation area of 30,000 sq km
• Four Oklahomans ordered to pay $68K for killing endangered whooping cranes
• Manatee that made rare trip to New England waters found dead weeks later
• Monarch Butterflies Removed From Endangered List After 1 Year
• New species of tiny wasp comes with mysterious, cloud-like structures at ends of antennae
• "Workers Exposed to Extreme Heat Have Few Protections"
• September Set Records And Was So Hot Scientists Call It ‘Mind-Blowing’
• "Appeals Court Gives Connecticut Win In Climate Fight With Exxon"
• "New Saltwater Forecast Could Spare Most Of New Orleans, Jefferson Parish"
• "Getting The Lead Out Of Spices In Bangladesh And Georgia"
• "Climate Change Is a Key Obstacle for New York City’s Transit System"
• "The UAW Strike Is About the EVs"
• "New Technology Uses Good Old-Fashioned Wind To Power Giant Cargo Vessels"
• "Biden Suspends 26 Environmental Laws to Build Border Wall"
• "Tarantulas In Colorado Are On The Move, And They're Looking For Love"
• Indigenous Peoples Day: A Day Of Celebration, Protest And Reclaiming History
• "Newsom Signs First-In-The-Nation Corporate Climate Disclosure Bills"
• Millions Of Children Displaced Due To Worsening Extreme Weather Events
• "EPA Objects To Air Quality Permit Issued To US Steel’s Clairton Coke Works"
• Politicians Say Florida News Site Lets Them Buy Coverage. Is Your State Next?
• Gas Storage Plant and New Pipeline Disrupt Life for Texas Black Community
• "Climate Fund Donations Underwhelm Ahead Of COP28"
• "In Baltimore, Yellow Buses Are Going Green"
• "Mega CAFOs on the Chesapeake"
• "What Will It Take To Make Traditional Foods Thrive Again?"
• "Pacific Coast Of Mexico Preps For A One-Two Punch From Max And Lidia"
• EPA Refuses To Examine Toxicity Of ‘Inactive’ Pesticide Chemicals
• Food Industry Influence Could Cloud the U.S. Dietary Guidelines: Report
• "Heat, High Water, Hurricanes: Schools Are Not Ready for Climate Change"
• Deadly Humid Heat Could Hit Billions, Spread As Far As Us Midwest: Study
• "Chicago Environmental Activists Demand Faster Removal of Lead Water Pipes"
• "Cleveland Accelerates Its Ambitions for Hitting Net Zero Energy"
• ‘Without Water, There Is No Life’: Drought In Brazil’s Amazon
• "Uncontrolled Logging Puts New Sahel Reforestation Projects At Risk"
• "How Incarcerated People Are Helping To Restore A Fragile Ecosystem"
• Orangutan killings in Borneo likely still occurring in large numbers
• Manatees Move Toward Restored Endangered Species Safeguards
• Groups Ask EPA To Intervene In An Alabama Water System Plagued By Leaks
• "Gene Editing Offers Chickens Some Protection Against Bird Flu - Study"
• Tensions Rise in Rio Grande Basin as Mexico Lags in Water Deliveries to US
• Pennsylvania Community Sues to Stop Disposal Well for Toxic Fracking Waste
• Vessel Strikes on Whales Are Increasing With Warming. Can ships Slow Down?
• Watchdog Group Warns Of Big Ongoing Flaw In A Montreal Ozone Treaty
• Fungal Networks Could Help Make The Planet More Resilient To Climate Change
• Major CO2 Pipeline Project On Hold While Company Reevaluates In 5 States
• "Student Activists Are Pushing Back Against Big Polluters — And Winning"
• England’s Churches Make An Uneasy Peace With The Bats In Their Belfries
• Supreme Court Passes On Red State Challenge To Biden ‘Social Cost Of Carbon’
• Backyard Sewage And Parasitic Disease: EPA Opens Civil Rights Probe In Alabama
• As Heat Deaths Rise, New Program Puts Community Clinics On The Front Lines
• "ExxonMobil Boosts Fossil Fuel Commitment With Pioneer Buyout"
• "Island Nations Sign Climate Solidarity Declaration In Indonesia"
• Kew’s ‘State of the World’s Plants and Fungi’ Report Warns Of Extinctions
• FWS Creates 2 New Refuges In Tenn, Wyo. To Protect Toads, Bats, Salamanders
• "As Climate Risks Mount, The Insurance Safety Net Is Collapsing"
• "Massive Prehistoric Solar Storm Is Warning For Earth, Researchers Say"
• "How Climate Change Is Threatening Your Beer"
• "The Human Limit: Where Heat Worsens Hunger"
• Trillions Of Tons Of Of Ice Melts From Many Protective Antarctic Ice Shelves
• "War In The Middle East Jeopardizes Climate Talks"
• "A Reality Check About Solar Panel Waste and the Effects on Human Health"
• "800,000 Tons Of Radioactive Waste From Pennsylvania Drilling Goes “Missing”
• "USPS Is Falsifying Safety Docs As Its Workers Die of Heat"
• In The Amazon Forest, Millions Breathe Hazardous Air As Wildfires Spread
• "Extreme Heat Risks Rise For Pregnant Women And Babies"
• Warming And Habitat Loss Shrink Pollinator Numbers, Threaten Coffee, Cocoa
• Mama Bear "Grazer" Easily Wins Popular Fat Bear Contest At Alaska Park
• New species of wolf spider discovered on trees in Taiwan
• New national wildlife refuges in Tennessee, Wyoming created to protect toads, bats, salamanders