Conservation News ~ February 25 2018

This rehabed Caracara from Patagonia is letting you know the conservation news this week

• Pennsylvania coal plants dump toxic pollution under expired permits: https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/pennsylvania-coal-plants-dump-toxic-pollution-under-expired-permits
• British troops to deploy to Malawi in order to counter poaching: https://www.forces.net/news/british-troops-be-deployed-malawi
• Judge says US must use energy standards in loss to current administration: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-02-15/judge-says-u-s-must-use-energy-standards-in-loss-to-trump
• Elon Musk and SA Premier in deal to give solar panels, batteries to 50k homes: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-04/elon-musk-tesla-to-give-solar-panels-batteries-to-sa-homes/9394352
• Graduate student identifies dozens of new fly species: https://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/51378/title/Graduate-Student-Identifies-Dozens-of-New-Fly-Species/
• Alaska’s Bering Sea lost a third of its ice in just 8 days: https://insideclimatenews.org/news/17022018/arctic-sea-ice-record-low-extent-alaska-bering-hunting-whales
• Four Indonesian farmers charged in killing of Orangutan that was shot 130 times: https://news.mongabay.com/2018/02/four-indonesian-farmers-charged-in-killing-of-orangutan-that-was-shot-130-times/
• Scientists determine there are seven species of the silky anteater, not one: https://news.mongabay.com/2017/12/scientists-determine-there-are-seven-species-of-silky-anteater-not-one/
• Seven suspects held for rhino horn and abalone possession: https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2018-02-16-seven-suspects-held-for-rhino-horn-and-abalone-possession/
• Oglalla Sioux freeing themselves from fossil fuels: https://news.mongabay.com/2018/02/red-clouds-revolution-oglalla-sioux-freeing-themselves-from-fossil-fuel/
• Florida’s cold spell killed dozens of manatees in January: https://www.naplesnews.com/story/news/environment/2018/02/01/floridas-cold-spell-killed-dozens-manatees-january/1086000001/
• Wildlife officials declare cougar extinct in Maine: http://www.wmtw.com/article/even-after-reported-sightings-wildlife-officials-declare-cougar-extinct-in-maine/18236918
• Chronic-wasting disease confirmed in a Mississippi White-Tailed Deer: https://www.mdwfp.com/media/news/wildlife-hunting/chronic-wasting-disease-confirmed-in-a-mississippi-white-tailed-deer/
• During the year of 2017, not a single elephant in Mali was killed by poachers: https://warmful.com/not-single-elephant-lost-poachers-9-months-mali/
• Montana decides not to hunt Grizzly Bear this year: https://www.nrdc.org/experts/zack-strong/montana-decides-not-hunt-grizzly-bears-year
• 25 years later, Syncrude’s bison herd thriving on reclaimed oilsands lands: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/25-years-bison-reclaimed-syncrude-oilsands-lease-1.4538030
• At least five new species among massive haul of Deep-Sea Beasties caught off Australia’s coast: http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/at-least-five-new-species-among-massive-haul-of-deepsea-beasties-caught-off-australias-coast/
• Court reverses Idaho trapping decision in Canada Lynx case: http://wildlife.org/court-reverses-idaho-trapping-decision-in-canada-lynx-case/
• US Spills increase 60% since 2009 as pipeline corrosion hits $2.5 trillion: http://theenergymix.com/2018/02/21/u-s-spills-increase-60-since-2009-as-pipeline-corrosion-cost-hits-2-5-trillion/
• European court backs opponents of logging in primeval Polish forest: http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/02/european-court-backs-opponents-logging-primeval-polish-forest
• Company to probe for minerals close to Mekong River dolphin habitat: https://news.mongabay.com/2018/01/company-to-probe-for-minerals-close-to-mekong-river-dolphin-habitat/
• Judge orders Govt Review of Keystone Pipeline documents: http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/judge-orders-govt-review-keystone-pipeline-documents-53260111
• Seychelles protects 81k square miles of ocean: https://www.expressandstar.com/news/world-news/2018/02/22/seychelles-protects-huge-area-in-indian-ocean-in-debt-swap-deal/
• Analysis of outdoor recreation industry finds it’s larger than oil, gas, and mining: http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/feb/23/analysis-of-outdoor-recreation-industry-finds-its-/
• US teen jailed for smuggling tiger across Mexico border: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43140476
• Eight charged in Tanzania with conservationist Wayne Lotter’s murder: https://www.iol.co.za/news/africa/eight-charged-in-tanzania-with-conservationist-wayne-lotters-murder-13454181
• 3M pays up after Minnesota sued over poisoned drinking water: https://grist.org/briefly/3m-pays-up-after-minnesotans-sued-over-poisoned-drinking-water/
• New maps reveal industrial fishing in over half of world’s oceans: https://news.mongabay.com/2018/02/new-maps-reveal-industrial-fishing-in-over-half-of-worlds-oceans/
• Shocking cuts to NOAA budget proposed: https://oceanconservancy.org/blog/2018/02/12/president-trump-proposes-shocking-cuts-noaa-budget/​