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Conservation News ~ May 3 2019

5/3/2019

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  • In Sri Lanka, a new tiny new orchid bears an elephant’s name: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/05/in-sri-lanka-a-tiny-new-orchid-bears-an-elephants-name/
  • Hippo poo cycles silicon through the East African environment: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/hippo-poop-cycles-silicon-through-east-african-environment
  • 4 pups of endangered species of wolf born at Chicago Zoo: https://www.foxnews.com/us/4-pups-of-endangered-species-of-wolf-born-at-chicago-zoo
  • FWS proposes downlisting beetle in win for oil industry: https://www.eenews.net/stories/1060252887
  • By one vote, Minnesota House moves to ban wolf hunting: https://www.twincities.com/2019/04/30/by-one-vote-minnesota-house-moves-to-ban-wolf-hunting/
  • MPs make history by passing Commons motion to declare ‘environment and climate change emergency’: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/climate-change-environment-emergency-commons-motion-mps-vote-latest-a8895456.html
  • Shell Energy switches 700,000 homes to 100% renewable energy overnight: https://www.intelligentliving.co/shell-energy-renewable/
  • Indonesia plans to move its capital out of Jakarta, a city that’s sinking: https://www.npr.org/2019/04/29/718234878/indonesia-plans-to-move-its-capital-out-of-jakarta-a-city-thats-sinking
  • ‘Historic day for Scotland’ as beavers get protected status: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/may/01/historic-day-for-scotland-as-beavers-get-protected-status
  • New York bans brain-damaging pesticide chlorpyrifos: https://earthjustice.org/news/press/2019/new-york-bans-brain-damaging-pesticide-chlorpyrifos
  • Global warming hits sea creatures hardest: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190424153608.htm
  • Tanzania plans to deforest 150,000 ha of its largest forest this summer: https://greenworldwarriors.com/2019/03/01/tanzania-plans-to-deforest-150-000-ha-of-its-largest-forest-this-summer/
  • Scientists find cocaine in shrimps: https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/02/uk/shrimp-cocaine-uk-scli-intl-gbr-scn/index.html
  • Self-taught paleontologist found a new species of club-tailed dinosaur: https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/a-self-taught-paleontologist-may-have-found-a-new-species-of-club-tailed-dinosaur/
  • Two species of colourful stick insects discovered in Madagascar: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2201166-two-species-of-colourful-stick-insects-discovered-in-madagascar/
  • Two litters of endangered ocelot kittens have produced by artificial insemination at Cincinnati Zoo: http://cincinnatizoo.org/news-releases/artificial-insemination-with-frozen-semen-produces-two-litters-of-endangered-ocelot-kittens/
  • Scientists celebrates recovering sea stars: https://www.kuow.org/stories/best-day-ever-recovering-sea-stars-bring-joy-to-scientist
  • Banksy created an Extinction Rebellion mural: https://grist.org/article/it-looks-like-banksy-just-created-an-extinction-rebellion-mural/
  • Supposedly extinct Kangaroo Rat resurfaces after 30 years: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/04/supposedly-extinct-kangaroo-rat-resurfaces-after-30-years
  • UK government declare climate emergency: https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/scotland-and-wales-declare-climate-emergency/
  • Himalayan wolf needs recognition as distinct species: https://www.ecowatch.com/himalayan-wolves-species-conservation-2635828255.html
  • Perplexing new crab species sheds light on crustacean evolution: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2019/04/29/isns-platypus-of-crabs-crustacean-evolution/
  • Wildlife conservationists plan attack ads against Or. Gov. Kate Brown after appointment of big game hunter: https://www.wweek.com/news/2019/04/29/wildlife-conservations-plan-attack-ads-against-gov-kate-brown-after-appointment-of-big-game-hunter-to-wolf-management-board/
  • Seabird poop speeds up coral growth: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/seabird-poop-speeds-up-coral-growth/
  • The Spotted Lanternfly is the worst invasive species in 150 years: https://cheddar.com/media/the-worst-invasive-species-the-u-s-has-seen-in-150-years
  • Lost book of exquisite scientific drawings rediscovered after 190 years: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2019/04/lost-book-cuban-botany-found-illustrations-women-in-stem/
  • Canadian researchers warn of cascading impacts as bumblebee species decline: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/bumblebees-decline-pollinators-1.5106260
  • White House seeks to open wide stretches of California to fracking: https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-fracking-oil-gas-california-20190425-story.html
  • IUCN lists 6 more new sites as world’s best protected areas: https://www.iucn.org/news/protected-areas/201904/iucn-lists-6-more-new-sites-worlds-best-protected-areas
  • 3 new cricket species discovered in Mindanao’s Siargao: https://www.mindanews.com/environment/2019/04/3-new-cricket-species-discovered-in-mindanaos-siargao/
  • Paleontologist find the first fossilized egg inside an ancient bird: https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/paleontologists-find-first-fossilized-egg-inside-ancient-bird
  • Washington and Nevada join the swelling list of states aiming for 100% clean power: https://grist.org/article/washington-and-nevada-join-the-swelling-list-of-states-aiming-for-100-clean-power/
  • Pipeline firm gets $3.3 million fine for worst California oil spill in 25 years: https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-pipeline-spill-refugio-beach-fine-20190425-story.html
  • Endangered White Abalone program yields biggest spawning success yet: https://www.ucdavis.edu/news/endangered-white-abalone-program-yields-biggest-spawning-success-yet/
  • Waorani people protect half-a-million acres of rainforest from oil drilling: https://www.leonardodicaprio.org/waorani-people-win-landmark-legal-victory-against-ecuadorian-government
  • Poacher shot dead, 3 others flee naked: https://www.newsday.co.zw/2019/04/poacher-shot-dead-3-others-flee-naked/
  • Seaweed pouches will replace thousands of plastic bottles at the London marathon: https://www.forbes.com/sites/trevornace/2019/04/29/london-marathon-runners-were-handed-seaweed-pouches-instead-of-plastic-bottles/
  • Millions more Americans breathing dirty air as planet warms: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/apr/23/americans-unsafe-air-quality-report
  • Ocean species are disappearing faster than those on land: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/04/ocean-species-disappear-faster-climate-change-impacts-cold-blooded-animals-harder/
  • Los Angeles County bans use of Roundup weed killer: https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2019-03-22/los-angeles-county-bans-use-of-roundup-weed-killer
  • Researchers discover cause of infertility in southern white rhino and how to fix it: https://www.heraldnet.com/nation-world/researchers-find-correct-a-cause-of-rhino-infertility/
  • Weak governance undermines South America’s ocean ecosystems: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/04/weak-governance-undermines-south-americas-ocean-ecosystems/
  • Sharks as big as buses return to California coast after 30 years away: https://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/article229949379.html
  • Someone burned beehives in Texas and killed more than half a million bees: https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/01/us/texas-beehives-burned-trnd/index.html​
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