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Conservation News ~ 24 July 2020

7/24/2020

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  • Two new fossil shark species found by team of scientists from Alabama and South Carolina
  • Feds decline protections for long-disputed Arctic grayling in Montana
  • US mulls endangered status for Nevada plant in mine fight
  • Central California coast snail is latest Endangered Species Act success
  • Satellites uncover widespread illegal fishing in Pacific Ocean
  • Reef sharks in major decline worldwide
  • Gorongosa Park celebrates 60th anniversary, announces 60 new schools
  • Lab grown corals can help coral reefs beat bleaching
  • Killer whales are on the rise in the Arctic
  • Study values women’s long-overlooked contribution to fisheries at $5.6b per year
  • Chinese dark fleets illegally defying sanctions by fishing in North Korean waters
  • Protected areas in Paraguay hit hard by illegal marijuana farming
  • US Congress approves billions for US national parks in rare bipartisan push
  • ‘World first’ legal case – student accuses Australia of misleading investors on climate risk
  • We discovered a new species of stongray, but war means it may now remain hidden forever
  • Scientists accidentally create new species of fish
  • Two rare Nevada wildflowers move toward endangered species protection
  • Lawsuit launched to finalize endangered species protection for North Carolina catfish
  • Smooth Handfish, One of the weirdest creatures on earth is now extinct
  • A Brazilian forest community shows certified timber really does work
  • Forest restoration, not just halting deforestation, vital to Amazon
  • Sumatran rhino planned for capture is another female
  • Sea Turtles often lose their way, but always reach their destination
  • Scientists set to explore a deep ‘blue hole’ at the bottom of the ocean
  • Prairie Wildlife Bobwhite Quail Research Program receives huge boost
  • China’s first climate striker warned: give it up or you can’t go back to school
  • New legal challenge launched against White House’s Public Lands giveaway
  • After 40 years, researchers finally see Earth’s climate destiny more clearly
  • In Wales, wild animals banned from circus big tents
  • Greta Thunberg gives $1m award money to climate groups
  • UN predicts rise in diseases that jump from animals to humans due to habitat loss
  • First active leak of sea-bed methane discovered in Antarctica
  • Rare orchid species blooms in India after 118-year hiatus
  • New species of rare ants ‘Protanilla’ discovered in Goa
  • In UK, just 3.6% of fly-tipping and pollution complaints lead to penalties
  • New study looks closer at how environment affects daily life of sloths
  • Koalas and other marsupials struggle to recover from Australia’s bushfires
  • Greta Thunberg says EU recovery plan fails to tackle climate crisis
  • New species of Glass Sponge discovered
  • A new species of Darkling Beetle larvae that eats plastic discovered
  • Zoo celebrates arrival of newborn endangered species during lockdown
  • Petition seeks endangered species status for Alaska wolves
  • Senator Cory Booker on climate justice – it’s an assault on black bodies
  • Polar Bears jeopardized by drastic habitat loss; DOI says ANWR drilling won’t hurt them
  • Centrist Democrats support deficit spending, a good thing for a potential Biden climate agenda
  • House Committee kills controversial Desert National Wildlife Refuge amendment
  • Energy-guzzling McMansions make the American dream a climate nightmare
  • World’s biggest meatpacker JBS bought illegally grazed Amazon cattle
  • Where there’s cattle ranching and soybean farming, there’s fire
  • A fifth of Brazilian soy in Europe is result of deforestation
  • Three fatal shark attacks in five weeks linked to more migrating whales
  • Bali opens world’s first rehabilitation center for dolphins who have been held captive
  • Federal judge dismisses White House lawsuit over CA-Canada cap and trade
  • New mat-forming species of algae smothers coral on tropical atoll
  • New endemic plant species discovered in northern Turkey’s Bartin Province
  • Endangered species could benefit from NFL name change
  • Court signs down White House rollback of key air pollution rule
  • Barn owlets share food with their younger siblings in exchange for grooming
  • Leonard DiCaprio shows support for Sumatran orangutan conservation program
  • Paleontologists discover new species of marsupial in Brule formation
  • As NC bat population dwindles, wildlife experts work to protect them from COVID
  • Sunscreen chemicals seep into bloodstream, new FDA study confirms
  • Car tyres are major source of ocean microplastics
  • People are planting tiny urban forests to boost biodiversity and fight climate change
  • Beetle-mounted camera streams insect adventures
  • New species of ‘Sea Cockroach’ can grow 20 inches in length
  • World’s rarest wild hamster is now critically endangered
  • Now that half of Oklahoma is officially Indian land, oil industry could face new costs and environmental hurdles
  • Pandemic shutdowns saved thousands of animals from becoming roadkill
  • Amazon fire rage despite official ban, Greenpeace photos reveal
  • Bank of England urged to end virus funding for carbon emitters
  • 14k year old poop found in Oregon cave turns out to be human
  • In a fascinating twist, Beluga Whale societies are almost as complex as our own
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