Conservation News ~ March 22 2019

• UNESCO to establish transboundary reserves in Nigeria: https://leadership.ng/2019/03/19/unesco-to-establish-transboundary-reserves-in-nigeria-others/
• New Short-Tailed Whip Scorpion species discovered in Amazon: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/03/190320140453.htm
• Cyclone Idai death tolls at 440, Gorongosa effected: https://www.africanews.com/2019/03/22/mozambique-malawi-zimbabwe-braced-for-cyclone-idai//
• Scientists release global wildlife map of ‘cool-spots’ and ‘hot-spots’: https://phys.org/news/2019-03-scientists-global-wildlife-cool-spots-hot-spots.html
• Swedish Teen Climate Activist nominated for Nobel Prize: http://time.com/5551172/climate-greta-thunberg-nobel-nominated/
• Guyana sets 2021 for systematic single-use plastics: https://today.caricom.org/2019/03/04/2021-set-for-systematic-ban-of-single-use-plastics-in-guyana/
• Sea Shepherd discovers dead dolphins stockpiled in French coastal town: https://www.seashepherdglobal.org/latest-news/dolphins-stockpile/
• Camera traps document polar, grizzly and black bears in same Arctic camp: https://thenarwhal.ca/camera-traps-document-polar-grizzly-and-black-bears-in-same-arctic-camp/
• Rat lungworm is spreading in Hawaii due to an invasive semi-slug: https://www.islandconservation.org/rat-lungworm-hawaii-invasive-semi-slug/
• Indigenous Waorani, protesting ‘rushed’ hearing, shut down court with song:
• https://news.mongabay.com/2019/03/indigenous-waorani-protesting-rushed-hearing-shut-down-court-with-song/
• Indonesia’s tuna fisheries seek out sustainability certification: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/03/indonesias-tuna-fisheries-seek-out-sustainability-certification/
• Billions pledged to halt Africa’s forest loss: https://phys.org/news/2019-03-billions-pledged-halt-africa-forest.html
• Forget ‘The Wall’: build an ‘energy-water’ corridor along the border instead: https://bigthink.com/politics-current-affairs/build-the-energy-wall
• New spider species named after ‘Star Wars’ stormtroopers: https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/47584927
• Tanzania: Lodge closes as loggers move in unexpected to deforest Selous Game Reserve: https://greenworldwarriors.com/2019/03/15/tanzania-lodge-closes-as-loggers-move-in-unexpected-to-deforest-selous-game-reserve/
• First California condor chick of 2019 hatches at Oregon Zoo facility: http://katu.com/news/local/first-california-condor-chick-of-2019-hatches-at-oregon-zoo-facility
• Massive reforestation of world’s forests would cancel out of a decade of CO2 emissions: https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/forests-climate-change-co2-greenhouse-gases-trillion-trees-global-warming-a8782071.html
• Study identifies climate-resilient trees to help orangutan conservation: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/03/study-identifies-climate-resilient-trees-to-help-orangutan-conservation/
• Brazil to open indigenous reserves to mining without indigenous consent: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/03/brazil-to-open-indigenous-reserves-to-mining-without-indigenous-consent/
• New Mexico will be the third state to go 100% renewable: https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2019/03/13/new-mexico-will-be-the-third-state-to-go-100/
• Trader Joe’s phasing out single-use plastics nationwide following customer petition: https://www.ecowatch.com/trader-joes-plastic-waste-2630818452.html
• China ends animal testing requirements on cosmetics: https://www.livekindly.co/china-ends-animal-testing-requirements-cosmetics/
• Orangutan recovers after shot with 74 airgun pellets in Indonesia: https://phys.org/news/2019-03-orangutan-recovers-shot-airgun-pellets.html
• Over 100 falcons injured during KZN storm, an NPO is working to save them: https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/falcons-saved-after-big-hail-storm-20190311
• Vegan company Beyond Meat’s plans to lower price could be disastrous for meat industry: https://vegannews.co/vegan-company-beyond-meats-plans-to-lower-price-could-be-disastrous-for-meat-industry/
• San Francisco becomes first city to ban the sale of plastic bottles: http://www.sci-techuniverse.com/2019/03/san-francisco-becomes-first-city-to-ban.html
• Dead whale washed up in Phillippines had 40kg of plastic bags in its stomach: https://www.plantbasednews.org/post/dead-whale-40kg-of-plastic-stomach
• White House loosens Sage Grouse protections, benefitting oil companies: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/15/climate/trump-sage-grouse.html
• As Arctic neared 2019 winter max, Bering Sea was virtually ice-free: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/03/as-arctic-neared-2019-winter-max-bering-sea-was-virtually-ice-free/
• Possible Vaquita death accompanies announcement that only 10 remain: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/03/possible-vaquita-death-as-scientists-say-only-10-are-left/
• New report finds Endangered Species Act is a win-win for National Parks and imperiled species: https://www.npca.org/articles/2131-report-endangered-species-act-is-a-win-win-for-national-parks-and-imperiled
• India environment court suspends plan to expand coal-based power plant: https://www.jurist.org/news/2019/03/india-environment-court-suspends-plan-to-expand-coal-based-power-plant/
• State seeks comment on endangered status of butterflies, puffins: http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/state-seeks-comment-on-endangered-status-of-butterflies-puffins/
• Feds proposing removing wolves from endangered list: http://www.buffalobulletin.com/news/state/article_85dfb47c-4a52-11e9-a34c-07c5c5483b4a.html
• Tapirs could be in helping degraded rainforests bounce back: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/03/tapirs-could-be-key-in-helping-amazon-forest-come-back/
• Protecting small, old-growth forests fails to preserve bird diversity: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/03/protecting-small-old-growth-forests-fails-to-preserve-bird-diversity-study/
• Chilean law pits indigenous people against salmon industry: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/03/chilean-law-pits-indigenous-people-against-salmon-industry/
• Sea otters leave behind unique archaeological traces: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/03/sea-otters-leave-behind-unique-archaeological-traces-study-finds/
• Indonesia wins $2.52 million settlement for coral damage by foreign ships: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/03/indonesia-wins-2-52-million-settlement-for-coral-damage-by-foreign-ships/
• Environmental groups sue Interior over endangered species docs: https://news.bloombergenvironment.com/environment-and-energy/environmental-groups-sue-interior-over-endangered-species-docs​