Conservation News ~ 3 September 2021

• Good news for Willamette River Chinook salmon and winter steelhead
• Sustainable livelihood offers a lifeline to Philippines’ dying rice terraces
• WA puts hawk from Tri-Cities area on endangered list. Wind turbines partly to blame
• Edinburgh Zoo welcomes three new endangered horses native to Mongolia
• Ohio deer test positive for virus that causes COVID-19
• Fires rage in Bolivia’s Chiquitania region
• 'A lucky accident:' How a new species of millipede was named after a Floyd County artist - WSLS
• 3 endangered tigers found dead in Indonesia conservation area
• What makes mapping and monitoring zero-deforestation commitments effective?
• L.A.-sized tract of primary forest went up in flames in DRC province in 2020
• With their land on the line, Indigenous Brazilians gather for landmark ruling
• With Myanmar’s press muzzled, experts warn of surge in environmental crimes
• What sets crab-eating raccoons apart from other carnivores? | Candid Animal Cam
• Independent monitoring suggests sharp jump in Amazon rainforest destruction
• Drug trafficking and illegal logging threaten Indigenous communities in Peru
• The women on the front lines of safeguarding the Amazon
• Ida Smashes Louisiana, Bringing Record Winds, Storm Surge, Blackout
• "Trump EPA Ignored Scientists’ Warnings On Miss. Project: Docs"
• "Group’s Allegations of Destroying Records Spur EPA Investigation"
• 91% Of Pa. Schools That Tested Water Found Lead. Only 9% Removed It
• "Environmental Group Outbids Rancher For Idaho Grazing Lease"
• "California’s Plan to Make New Buildings Greener Will Also Raise Costs"
• Floating Turbines Could Open Up Vast Ocean Tracts For Wind Power
• "Line 3 Protesters Arrested At Minnesota Capitol"
• Minn. Cops Shared Intelligence on Protest Organizers With Pipeline Company
• "1,500 Murder Hornets Murdered in Washington State"
• Climate change threatens traditional extractive communities in the Amazon
• Find my elephant: The conservation apps revolutionizing how rangers work
• Enhancing biodiversity through the belly: Agroecology comes alive in Chile
• Grain production depends on ending deforestation, studies show
• Next to India’s capital, a village looks to the past for its forest’s future
• For male chimps looking to mate, an entourage is the way to go, study finds
• Conservation needs more women, says Razan Khalifa Al Mubarak
• Rare Arizona Plant Threatened by Rosemont Copper Mine Receives Endangered Species ...
• "Federal Judge Strikes Down Trump Rule Governing Water Pollution"
• "Hurricane Ida Forces Three Damaged Hospitals To Evacuate Patients"
• "How Climate Change Helped Make Hurricane Ida One Of Louisiana’s Worst"
• "Biden Opens New Federal Office for Climate Change, Health and Equity"
• EPA Falsifying Risk Assessments For Dangerous Chemicals: Whistleblowers
• "40 Million People Rely on the Colorado River. It’s Drying Up Fast."
• "Wildfire Evacuees Flood Lake Tahoe Roads In Rush To Flee"
• "Some Ask Why Salmon Creek Dam Safety Documents Are Kept Secret"
• "US Climate Envoy In Japan To Push Efforts To Cut Emissions"
• "Birds Of Prey Face Global Decline From Habitat Loss, Poison"
• Cost of wetlands: Free. Storm damage they prevent: $38 million per estuary.
• Mangrove restoration done right has clear economic, ecological benefits
• Building the Campaign for Nature: Q&A with Brian O’Donnell
• Low genetic diversity is part of rhinos’ long-term history, study says
• Captive breeding of Sumatran rhinos: Where the program stands today
• Mountain lion killed after mauling 5-year-old in Santa Monica Mountains
• Reports Of Environmental Problems Caused By Ida Begin To Trickle In
• "A New Breed of Crisis: War and Warming Collide in Afghanistan"
• World Finally Stops Using Leaded Gasoline. Algeria Used Last Stockpile
• Up To Half Of World’s Wild Tree Species May Be At Risk Of Extinction
• Judge Rebuffs Red States' Challenge To Biden's 'Social Costs' Of Carbon
• "Killer Heat Forces Cities to Adapt Now or Suffer"
• "Lobster Fishing Will Face Restrictions To Try To Save Whales"
• National Parks Are Overcrowded. Some Think ‘Selfie Stations’ Will Help
• "Snail Darter, Tiny And Notorious, Is No Longer Endangered"
• California Builds A ‘Noah’s Ark’ To Protect Wildlife From Extinction
• Endangered species called the snail darter is saved from extinction
• Rare California red fox added to endangered species list in ongoing extinction crisis
• New species of lizard discovered in area once controlled by terrorists and drug cartels in Peru
• "At Least 8 Dead as Ida Swamps New York City Area"
• "Ida's Devastation Shocks, Fuel Shortages Hinder Recovery"
• "Lack of Power Hinders Assessment of Toxic Pollution Caused by Ida"
• "In Focus: Wildfires And Climate Change"
• Global South Climate Reps Doubt COP26 Participation Over Vaccine Delay
• "How Biden’s Team Rushed To Dump A Trump-Era PFAS Assessment"
• "UN: Weather Disasters Soar In Numbers, Cost, But Deaths Fall"
• Exposure To Air Pollution Below Legal Limits Linked To Premature Deaths
• Drought And Climate Change Spur Roundups of U.S. Wild Horses
• "The Race To Rescue Florida’s Diseased Corals"
• Amazon fires have affected almost all the region's endangered species  
• Australian wildlife including koalas on list of endangered species
• Researchers discover new species of gecko within Goa University campus
• Science spots three new species of hand-standing spotted skunks
• NASA’s MISR Instrument Sees California Wildfire Smoke Plumes From Space
• NASA, International Panel Provide a New Window on Rising Seas
• NASA’s Oceans Melting Greenland Mission Leaves for Its Last Field Trip
• Maine’s ban on ‘forever chemicals’ marks a big win for some scientists
• New map identifies risks, and potential sanctuaries, for Brazil’s diving duck
• New coating could help seeds survive in drought conditions
• Scientists describe new tree frog in push to catalog Indonesia’s amphibians
• Italian firms flout EU rules to trade in illegal Myanmar timber, report says
• Conservation after coronavirus: We need to diversify and innovate (commentary)
• Will ‘ropeless’ fishing gear be seaworthy in time to save endangered whales?
• Nigeria seeks transnational help to disrupt a still-brisk pangolin trade
• There is no climate solution without China and America, says Li Shuo
• New study offers latest proof that Brazilian Amazon is now a net CO2 source
• Baby Shark Born in All-Female Tank Could Be The First 'Virgin Birth' For Its Species
• Defenders of Wildlife offers a definition of conservation
• Scientists describe new tree frog in push to catalog Indonesia's amphibians
• New research estimates that 30% of the world’s tree species face extinction
• EPA might water down its cleanup standards for Seattle’s only river
• 4 year old girl discovers rare stingless bee in California
• US judge vacates Trump water rule on environmental grounds
• New strobilanthes plant in Sri Lanka
• Argentina becomes the first country in the world to ban salmon farming
• Leaked report of the IPCC reveals that the growth model of capitalism is unsustainable
• California wolf pack spotted alive amid destruction of Dixie fires
• "43 Die as Deadliest Storm Since Sandy Devastates the Northeast"
• "St. John Residents Plead For Housing Aid Ahead Of Joe Biden's Visit"
• "Feds Responding To Reports Of Oil, Chemical Spills After Ida"
• "Offshore Drilling Ban and Mining Curbs Edge Closer to Passage"
• "Climate Change Will Hit Racial Minorities Harder, Analysis Finds"
• NYC's Subway Flooding Not Fluke, But Reality For Cities In Warming World
• "Pennsylvania’s Carbon Plan Clears Last Regulatory Hurdle"
• Climate-Driven Extreme Heat Threatens $500 Bln In New U.S. Costs By 2050
• "Climate Change Is Bankrupting America’s Small Towns"
• In California, the World’s Largest Battery Storage System Gets Even Larger