Conservation News ~ 24 July 2020

• 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