Conservation News ~ 18 September 2020

• The majority of children who die from COVID are children of color
• Expanded protection for the endangered Huon tree-kangaroo
• World’s oldest animal sperm found in tiny crustaceans trapped in Myanmar amber
• Anew species of spider
• Minnesota moose won’t get federal Endangered Species Act protection
• Legal victory puts Keys Lizard back on track for Endangered Species protection
• Northern hemisphere breaks record for hottest ever summer
• Idaho’s Shoshone-Bannock tribe releases Endangered Snake River Sockeye Salmon into Sawtooth Valley Lake
• World missing all targets to save nature, UN warns
• Jen Guyton and Dr. Gladys win the American Society of Mammalogist’s Aldo Leopold Prize
• NASA data tool could revolutionize Amazon fire analysis
• Bolivia’s jaguar seizures down as suspicions rise over new mafia
• Stolen from the wild, rare reptiles and amphibians are freely traded in EU
• 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
• Lawsuit filed against Fish and Wildlife Service, violating Endangered Species Act and threatening Red Wolves
• Poaching pressure mounts on jaguars
• Manila’s new white sand coast is a threat to marine life
• Lost decade for nature as UK fails on 17of 20 UN biodiversity targets
• NASA funds eight new project exploring connections between the environment and COVID
• Pope teams up with Slow Food founder for environment appeal
• Critically endangered creature appears at National Zoo
• Feral cats threatening endangered species on Kangaroo Island after bushfires
• Lost frogs rediscovered with environmental DNA
• Groups sue to block decision on proposed dolomite mine in Florida Mountains
• Big Oil misled the public into believing plastic would be recycled
• Raj reports two new species of butterfly in Ranthambore Tiger Reserve
• Falkland Islands state of the environment 2020 report released
• Endangered whale dies on southern Oregon beach
• NCBA and PLC wants Grizzly Bears delisted from the Endangered Species Act
• Up to 48 species saved from extinction by conservation efforts, study finds
• Humanity may never hit the 10 billion mark
• Reckless, violent massacre of 570 wolves and wolf pups in Idaho bolsters alarm over attack on species protection
• South Australia’s ban on single-use plastic cutlery and straws hailed as historic
• For European chemical giants, Brazil is an open market for toxic pesticides banned at home
• Pacific leatherback sea turtle inches closer to endangered status
• Plastic makers committed to ending plastic waste in the environment
• City Bar association urges UN to formally recognize human right to a healthy environment
• New species of gecko discovered in Ganjam