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Conservation News ~ 23 October 2020

10/23/2020

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  • Groundbreaking study finds 13.3 quadrillion plastic fibers in California’s environment
  • Zimbabwe has gone 12 months without an elephant being killed by poachers at Mana Pools National Park
  • Oregon’s only coal-fired power plant closes for good
  • Philippine court upholds open-pit mining ban in Mindanao
  • Orangutan conservationist from Hull honoured by the Queen
  • Locals warn derelict barge ‘Nabarima’ about to spill 55 million gallons of oil and no one is helping
  • Tropical cyclones moving faster in recent decades
  • Latest evaluation shows Europe's nature in serious, continuing decline
  • Japan to release radioactive Fukushima Water into ocean
  • Madagascar experiments with drones for its massive reforestation effort
  • To protect nature, bring down the walls of fortress conservation
  • Ozone Hole over Antarctica has grown much deeper and wider in 2020
  • Lawsuit – Feds ignore risk of huge spills to endangered species
  • Madagascar shuts down illegal gold mine but activists remain in legal limbo
  • Digital land grab deprives traditional LatAm people of ancestral lands
  • US climate report moves ahead after complaints about delays
  • The Big Oil side hustle – where renewable money is really going
  • Scientists discover a way to turn plastic waste into clean fuel
  • Seven new species of diatoms discovered from Western Ghats
  • China says environment still grim despite 5 years of progress
  • Endangered Species protection sought for snake-like Central California lizard
  • Department of Energy picks two advanced nuclear reactors for demonstrations projects
  • Ecuador Indigenous accuse state of crimes against humanity
  • At-risk Cerrado mammals need fully protected parks to survive
  • Research links individual pig farming and virus outbreaks
  • China’s rare birds may move north as the climate changes
  • Poland’s once-mighty coal industry is in retreat
  • Gray Wolf will lose endangered species protection contrary in scientific evidence
  • A new bacteria from diseased walnut discovered in Portugal
  • Researchers discover three new species of damselflies in the Western Ghats
  • Dragon snakeheads – strange new underground fish – discovered in India
  • French dairy giant accused of polluting country’s famous rivers for years
  • Harvest of Horseshoe Crabs for blood challenged at SC Wildlife refuge
  • White House reverses decision to reject California request for wildlife relief
  • Judge invalidates Pendley’s BLM decision
  • Wildfire smoke in US exposes millions to hazardous pollution
  • Shippers close to global deal to cut greenhouse gas pollution
  • Galapagos: Chinese fishing fleets and COVID threaten a natural wonder
  • After 20 years,  aquarium finds out its rays are a new species
  • Lawsuit says trophy hunting hurts giraffe populations
  • Wildfire emergency in Bolivia as fires threaten animal sanctuary
  • Singapore’s plan to plant 1 million native trees will protect species
  • Oregon’s last coal plant shuts down for good as wind power progresses in Virginia
  • Researchers discover fossils of new species in Arizona
  • New species of listeria genus discovered and baptized
  • In Guatamala, refugees find new calling as park rangers
  • Gorongosa National Park is being reforested via coffee and agroforestry
  • Climate change likely drove early human species to extinction
  • Millions of animals may be missing from scientific studies
  • Canada’s last breeding pair of endangered spotted owls found in valley slated for imminent logging
  • Unsealed docs show Union Carbide leaked toxics into creek for years
  • Shuffle of EPA’s science advisors elevates those with industry ties
  • Earth breaks September heat record
  • Wind-stoked wildlfire in Colorado is largest in state history
  • Japan to release Fukishima’s contaminated water into sea
  • Polluted air killing a half a million babies a year across globe
  • We’ve built enough fences to stretch to the sun – but still don’t understand their effects here on Earth
  • 1st-ever footage of giant pandas mating in the wild is not ‘cute and cuddly’
  • Crucial meeting could expand protection of Antarctic waters
  • Whale poo is powering the world’s rainforests
  • Paper giant APRIL linked to Borneo forest clearing despite zero-deforestation vow
  • Illegal industrial and mining activities continue in great Indian Bustard’s habitat in Maharashtra
  • Spain unveils climate law to cut emissions to net xero by 2050
  • Alarm as sea ice not yet freezing at latest date on record
  • Famous Australian cattle station once owned by Kerry Packer earmarked for massive solar farm
  • Advocates welcome ‘inspiring; ocean-based climate solutions act as exactly what America needs right now
  • California’s mega fires have arrived 30 years early
  • Greta Thunberg accuses MEPs of ‘surrender on climate and environment’
  • 3D scan brings near-extinct Sumatran species to virtual life
  • US Defense Department wants to expand Air Force bombing operations at the largest wildlife refuge
  • British Columbians want more parks, even if it means less mining and logging
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