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Conservation News ~ April 19 2019

4/19/2019

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  • New species of extinct carnivore was larger than polar bear: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2019/04/new-species-ancient-carnivore-was-bigger-than-polar-bear-hyaenodonts/
  • New species of critically endangered warty pig: https://www.uticaod.com/news/20190417/utica-zoo-debuts-new-species-of-critically-endangered-warty-pig
  • New species of Mongolian dinosaur: https://www.earth.com/news/new-species-mongolian-dinosaur/
  • New lower Colorado River area designated as conservation area for rare species: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190416006047/en/New-Conservation-Area-Habitat-Protect-Endangered-Fish
  • Sri Lanka calls for increased protection of endemic lizards: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/04/sri-lanka-calls-for-increased-protection-for-endemic-lizards/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mongabay+%28Mongabay+Environmental+News%29
  • US companies implicated in illegal African timber: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/04/u-s-companies-implicated-in-illegal-timber-trade-from-west-africa/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mongabay+%28Mongabay+Environmental+News%29
  • Illegal charcoal trade threatens Myanmar mangroves: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/04/illegal-charcoal-trade-threatens-myanmars-remaining-mangroves/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mongabay+%28Mongabay+Environmental+News%29
  • Rise in crocodile sightings linked to habitat degradation: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/04/rise-in-crocodile-sightings-linked-to-habitat-degradation-in-indonesia/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mongabay+%28Mongabay+Environmental+News%29
  • Tesla is developing a unique battery recycling system: https://electrek.co/2019/04/16/tesla-battery-recycling-system/
  • Wild animal circuses are now banned in Madrid: https://www.livekindly.co/wild-animal-circuses-banned-madrid/
  • Former Interior Secretary is hired by gold mining firm: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/former-interior-secretary-zinke-hired-by-gold-mining-firm
  • New Interior chief hit with lawsuits over endangered species: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/energy/trump-brand-new-interior-chief-hit-with-lawsuits-over-endangered-species
  • SC senate votes against oil drilling as fight heats up: https://www.thestate.com/news/politics-government/article229397044.html
  • Snot otter emerges victorious in vote for Pennsylvania’s official amphibian: https://www.npr.org/2019/04/18/714529994/snot-otter-emerges-victorious-in-vote-for-pennsylvanias-official-amphibian
  • A grieving dolphin was pictured carrying its dead calf days after it was trapped in a crab net: https://www.thisisinsider.com/grieving-dolphin-pictured-carrying-its-dead-calf-2019-4
  • Study finds white sharks flee feeding areas when orcas present: https://phys.org/news/2019-04-white-sharks-areas-orcas.html
  • Hunter Ron Thomson calls for mass cull of African elephants: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/hunter-ron-thomson-calls-for-mass-cull-of-african-elephants-rq37pq3pm
  • Climate activists begin week-long tree sit several stories above UO campus: https://www.dailyemerald.com/news/climate-activists-begin-week-long-tree-sit-several-stories-above/article_cb310776-6085-11e9-9ae9-3347c9f3d069.html
  • Flint gets $77 million to pay for water projects: https://www.abc12.com/content/news/Flint-gets-77-million-to-pay-for-water-projects-508602041.html
  • Chicago pledges 100 percent renewable energy by 2040: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/04/chicago-pledges-100-percent-renewable-energy-by-2040
  • Rhino poachers sentenced to 25 years in prison: https://www.goodthingsguy.com/environment/rhino-poachers-sentenced-25-years/
  • Leatherback turtles absent from Nicaragua for first time: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/apr/15/leatherback-turtles-nicaragua
  • Tesla claims it helped save 4 million tons of CO2: https://electrek.co/2019/04/15/tesla-impact-report/
  • Zion Condor egg due to hatch in May: https://www.lakepowelllife.com/zion-condor-egg-due-to-hatch-in-may/
  • Critically endangered Kakapo has record breeding season: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/17/critically-endangered-kakapo-the-worlds-fattest-parrot-has-record-breeding-season
  • Six staff killed in deadliest attack at Congo’s Virunga National Park: https://news.mongabay.com/2018/04/six-staff-killed-in-deadliest-attack-at-congos-virunga-national-park/
  • Historic dive reveals new species, leaves researchers speechless: https://ftw.usatoday.com/2019/04/historic-dive-reveals-new-species-leaves-researchers-speechless
  • Ecuador says no to new dolphin facility: https://marineconnection.org/ecuador-says-no-to-new-dolphin-facility/
  • Last known female Yangtze giant softshell turtle dies in China: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/04/last-known-female-yangtze-giant-softshell-turtle-dies-in-china/
  • Oil spill now larger than Paris ravages Indonesian Island, 5 dead: https://www.ecowatch.com/oil-pipeline-spill-indonesia-death-2556835512.html
  • Governor Brown, ODFW open the door to wolf hunt and trapping: https://oregonwild.org/2019WolfPlan
  • Six decade plankton study charts rise of ocean plastic waste: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/apr/16/six-decade-plankton-study-charts-rise-of-ocean-plastic-waste
  • Pioneering golden eagle found poisoned in Yellowstone: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/apr/16/pioneering-golden-eagle-found-poisoned-in-yellowstone
  • Paris fights smog with biggest ever EU electric bus purchase, 800 e-buses to replace diesel: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/apr/16/pioneering-golden-eagle-found-poisoned-in-yellowstone
  • Diageo to remove plastic from Guinness multipacks: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-47926399
  • Endangered North Atlantic right whales experience mini baby boom: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47927297
  • Idaho wolf bounty a step backwards: http://www.thewildlifenews.com/2019/04/10/idaho-wolf-bounty-a-step-backwards/
  • Lassen County raptor poacher convicted: https://cdfgnews.wordpress.com/2019/04/12/lassen-county-raptor-poacher-convicted/
  • After pollution crisis, Puerto Rico to eliminate all coal power next year: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesellsmoor/2019/04/10/after-pollution-crisis-puerto-rico-to-eliminate-all-coal-power-next-year/
  • Natural forests best bet for fighting climate change: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/04/natural-forests-best-bet-for-fighting-climate-change-analysis-finds/
  • Seychelles president issues underwater plea to protect oceans: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/14/seychelles-president-danny-faure-underwater-plea-protect-oceans
  • Evidence extends Kashmir musk deer’s presence to Nepal: https://india.mongabay.com/2019/04/poop-photos-and-genes-evidence-extends-kashmir-musk-deers-presence-to-nepal/
  • Wildlife migrations are collapsing in East Africa: https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/wildlife-migrations/62746/
  • Endangered Gulf of Mexico whale granted long-overdue protections: https://www.nrdc.org/experts/nrdc/endangered-gulf-mexico-whale-granted-long-overdue-protections
  • CBD wins legal battle to protect West Coast habitat of endangered southern resident killer whales: https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/press_releases/2019/southern-resident-killer-whale-04-12-2019.php
  • Starbucks spearheads $1m initiative to boost paper cup recycling: https://headtopics.com/uk/starbucks-spearheads-1m-initiative-to-boost-paper-cup-recycling-5260443
  • National Parks in Honduras hit hard by palm oil: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/04/its-getting-worse-national-parks-in-honduras-hit-hard-by-palm-oil/
  • Ohio zoo welcomes 1-month-old clouded leopards: https://www.wlwt.com/article/ohio-zoo-welcomes-1-month-old-clouded-leopards/27002156
  • Mexican ecologists push to transform prison island into nature reserve: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-01030-y
  • Cambodia’s endangered river dolphins at highest population in 20 years: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/04/irawaddy-river-dolphin-population-biggest-20-years/
  • Indonesia creates three marine protected areas within Coral Triangle: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/04/indonesia-creates-three-marine-protected-areas-within-coral-triangle/
  • London mayor calls for ‘full force of law’ against extinction: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/apr/18/sajid-javid-calls-for-full-force-of-law-against-extinction-rebellion-protesters
  • Extinct flower rediscovered in Hawaii, via drones: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/04/extinct-hibiscus-flower-rediscovered-hawaii-via-drones/
  • Cincinatti zoo mourns loss of California Sea Lion: http://cincinnatizoo.org/news-releases/cincinnati-zoo-mourns-loss-of-beloved-california-sea-lion-duke/
  • NYC leaders join calls for ban on Monsanto herbicide: https://www.ehn.org/monsantos-herbicide-defense-falling-on-deaf-ears-as-nyc-leaders-join-calls-for-ban-2634974362.html
  • Toxics in Willamette River killing young salmon: https://www.kgw.com/article/tech/science/environment/toxics-in-willamette-river-lead-to-salmon-deaths/283-e7e94cdf-9352-40f9-bfbe-749d84cb4deb​
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