Conservation News ~ 23 October 2020

• 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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