Conservation News ~ 6 March 2020

• 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