Conservation News ~ Aug 26 2017

• Bears near US-Canada border merit endangered status: http://m.startribune.com/judge-bears-near-us-canada-border-merit-endangered-status/441526183/?section=nation
• Hawaii sued for violation of Endangered Species Act: http://www.newsobserver.com/news/business/article169049792.html
• Endangered Red Panda couple boosts chances for species: http://www.express.co.uk/news/nature/844979/red-panda-cub-born-endangered-species
• Canada designates new national marine conservation area: http://wildlife.org/canada-designates-new-national-marine-conservation-area/
• New bat species recognized: https://news.mongabay.com/2017/08/yoda-bat-happy-to-be-recognized-as-new-species/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mongabay+%28Mongabay+Environmental+News%29
• Deforestation from gold mining in Peru continues: https://news.mongabay.com/2017/08/deforestation-from-gold-mining-in-peru-continues-despite-govt-crackdowns/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mongabay+%28Mongabay+Environmental+News%29
• Protests in Java continue over geothermal development: https://news.mongabay.com/2017/08/protests-over-geothermal-development-heat-up-in-central-java/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mongabay+%28Mongabay+Environmental+News%29
• Two more grey wolves to be killed in Oregon: http://www.wweek.com/news/state/2017/08/25/the-debate-over-oregons-wolf-policy-intensifies-with-the-announcement-of-more-planned-killings/
• Seattle to ban plastic straws and utensils: http://q13fox.com/2017/08/24/seattle-to-ban-plastic-straws-utensils-at-restaurants-next-year/
• After protests, US Interior Department won’t eliminate any national monuments: http://ktla.com/2017/08/24/trump-administration-wont-eliminate-any-of-27-national-monuments-under-review-but-may-change-boundaries/
• Patagonia spends $700k in first TV ad to blast Zinke:
• http://www.theinertia.com/politics/patagonia-spends-700k-in-first-ever-ad-to-blast-interior-secretary-ryan-zinke/
• New Pig-nose Frog species found: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/08/purple-frog-new-species-discovery-india-monsoon/
• Brazil launches program that will serve millions of vegan school lunches: http://www.onegreenplanet.org/news/brazil-serves-vegan-school-lunches/
• Pakistan just planted 1 billion trees: https://www.voanews.com/a/one-billion-trees-planted-in-pakistan-nw-province/3983609.html
• Russian tanker sails through Arctic without icebreaker for first time: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/aug/24/russian-tanker-sails-arctic-without-icebreaker-first-time
• Groundbreaking Harvard study confirms Exxon knew about global warming: https://www.ecowatch.com/exxon-harvard-study-2476138068.html
• Brazilian government opens large area to mining: http://fortune.com/2017/08/25/climate-change-fail-brazilian-government-opens-massive-area-of-the-amazon-to-mining/
• Rare mammal has been discovered living in Western Australia: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-41034631
• Three more rangers killed in deadly month for wildlife defenders: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/aug/23/rangers-killed-deadly-month-wildlife-defenders
• Bengal Tiger cub rescued in California: http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/25/us/tiger-cub-smuggle-attempt/index.html
• Reintroduced Fishers are reproducing in the Cascades: http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/reintroduced-fishers-are-reproducing-cascades
• Catastrophic escape of Atlantic Salmon from fish farm: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/24/thousands-of-atlantic-salmon-escape-from-fish-farm-into-pacific
• China exceeded 2020 target for solar installations: https://futurism.com/china-just-exceeded-its-2020-target-for-solar-installations/
• Vanatu will become first country in the world to ban plastic bottles: http://pacificans.com/vanuatu-will-become-the-first-country-in-the-world-to-ban-plastic-bottles/
• Peru approves 10 year strategy to combat wildlife trafficking: https://www.fws.gov/international/articles/peru-approves-10-year-cwt-strategy.html
• Dairy milk can be labelled inhumane: https://www.riseofthevegan.com/blog/advertising-standards-authority-confirms-dairy-is-inhumane
• California defies claim that environmental regulation kills economic growth: http://grist.org/article/california-defies-trump-claim-that-environmental-regulation-kills-economic-growth/
• Chile stops billion-dollar mining project to protect penguins: http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/chile-stops-billiondollar-mining-project-to-protect-rare-humboldt-penguins/
• World’s largest meat company profits drop 80 percent: http://vegnews.com/articles/page.do?pageId=9953&catId=1
• Animal crossings help reduce road kill by 90%: https://www.cpr.org/news/story/cdot-s-animal-crossings-are-helping-reduce-road-kill
• California Condors are nesting in Tulare County: http://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/story/sports/outdoors/pathstopeaks/2017/08/18/california-condors-nesting-tulare-county/570926001/​