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Conservation News ~ 6 March 2020

3/6/2020

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  • US expands Mexican seafood import ban to save critically endangered Vaquita
  • British hedge fund billionaire Hohn launches campaign to starve coal plants of finance
  • China seizes over 20 tonnes of smuggled wildlife products
  • Fossil of new Eocene-period bird species unearthed in Utah
  • Two new mammal species identified in China’s Huangshan Mountain
  • California to consider placing mountain lions on endangered list
  • Tasmania sets world-leading target of 200 percent renewables by 2040
  • Tropical forests are losing their ability to absorb carbon
  • World’s biggest meat company linked to ‘brutal massacre’ in Amazon
  • Brazil to allow for automatic approval of new agrochemicals
  • Calls to declare koalas endangered as population declines by two-thirds in 20 years
  • Tennis icon Serena Williams launches vegan leather line to tackle animal cruelty
  • As a birthday gift to its king, Bhutan’s Prime Minister asks people to adopt stray dogs or plant a tree
  • Efforts to remove Gray Wolves from endangered species list face oppositions
  • Open letter to EU leaders on why their new climate law is ‘surrender’
  • Nova Scotia will officially be home to North America’s first whale sanctuary
  • Bolsonaro attacks Pope over pontiff’s plea to protect the Amazon
  • Alberta to close or reduce services in 20 parks as a result of budget cuts
  • After more than 240 days, Australia’s New South Wales is finally free from bushfires
  • Scientists have identified a new species of red panda
  • Following Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase announcements, Wells Fargo rejects funding drilling in the Arctic
  • Tech companies take down three million online listings for trafficked wildlife
  • Guam Rails are no longer extinct in the wild
  • More than 80% of Indian Ocean dolphins may have been killed by commercial fishing
  • A new island has been discovered in Antarctica
  • Judge voids oil and gas leases on almost 1 million acres of public lands
  • Climate crisis cutting short Australia’s winters and extending summers
  • Major Canmore wildlife corridor decision made in secret
  • DNA testing reveals Chattanooga Zoo’s Komodo Dragon produced offspring on her own
  • Broad CWD surveillance, hunter assistance help identify 65 CWD-positive deer in 2019
  • Rise in number of snow leopards brings cheer to wildlife enthusiasts
  • Luxembourg becomes first country to make public transport free
  • Welsh woman declares vindication after guerilla rewilding court case
  • Children as young as eight used to pick coffee beans for Starbucks
  • China pollution clears amid coronavirus slowdown
  • Anger as F1 teams get go-ahead to drive on Dutch nature reserve
  • UBC student discovers 17 new planets, including potentially habitable, Earth-sized worlds
  • Feds reject removal of 4 Snake River dams in key report
  • Threatened species continue to struggle after fires
  • New reptile that swam with the dinosaurs discovered by Vanderbilt professor
  • Newly discovered deep sea crustacean named after Metallica
  • Pennsylvania birds, butterflies, fish and other among species named in federal lawsuit
  • Adorable Cheetah cubs born via IVF to surrogate mother in world first
  • Aquarium of the Pacific welcomes a special sea otter and announces new role in helping sea otter pups
  • LAWSUIT FORCES White House to protect habitat for 12 coral species
  • Denver Zoo gives birth after more than 480 days of pregnancy
  • Landmark win in ‘Fight for Habitable Future’ as jury refuses to convict climate activists
  • Outdoor air pollution cuts three years from human lifespan
  • BC’s orphan fracking wells set to double this year
  • Two years on and Elon Musk’s Australian battery farm is going well
  • More accurate climate change model reveals bleaker outlook on electricity
  • Analysis shows climate finance not reaching most vulnerable
  • More than 3,200 US Dairy farms shut down in 2019
  • Washington bans suction dredging in habitat critical for salmon, other endangered fish
  • NGOs charge Brazil’s Bolsonaro with indigenous genocide at UN
  • Germany is turning 62 military bases into wildlife sanctuaries
  • Bill Gates just invested in lab-grown palm oil to save the rainforest
  • Brown University sells 90 percent of fossil fuel investments
  • Superyacht produces hydrogen from seawater as it sails
  • Old-growth logging on mountainside above Cathedral Grove illustrates urgent need for protection
  • Scientists found a caterpillar that eats plastic
  • Senators reach $2b deal to boost conservation, parks
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