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Conservation News ~ May 30 2019

5/30/2019

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  • SD Zoo receives first certificate of appreciation from China for Panda recovery: https://www.imperialvalleynews.com/index.php/8-news/18476-san-diego-zoo-receives-conservation-award-from-china.html
  • Scientists left feeling helpless as French Polynesia’s reefs bleach: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5nMg9ArXeA
  • NSF awards Montana $20 million to advance research and education in water quality: https://www.internet2.edu/news/detail/17166/
  • New species of wasp identified in Goa: https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/new-species-of-wasp-identified-in-goa/article27297766.ece
  • Golden-cheeked warbler to remain endangered: https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/press_releases/2019/golden-cheeked-warbler-02-07-2019.php
  • Extinct woolly mammoth up for listing: https://www.eenews.net/stories/1060424735
  • Critically endangered Spring Pygmy Sunfish gains 1330 acres, six stream miles of protected habitat: https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/critically-endangered-spring-pygmy-sunfish-gains-1330-acres-and-six-stream-miles-protected-habitat-2019-05-29/
  • California Assembly passes legislation defending birds from federal rollbacks: http://ca.audubon.org/press-release/california-assembly-passes-legislation-defending-state%E2%80%99s-birds-federal-rollbacks
  • Altered forests threaten sustainability of subsistence hunting: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/05/altered-forests-threaten-sustainability-of-subsistence-hunting/
  • Otter cafes and cute pet craze fuel illegal trafficking in Japan and Indonesia: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/05/otter-cafes-and-cute-pets-craze-fuel-illegal-trafficking-in-japan-and-indonesia/
  • Norway refuses to drill for billions of barrels of oil in Arctic: https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/norway-oil-drilling-arctic-ban-labor-party-unions-a8861171.html
  • 240-acre open space transfer to connect Santa Cruz forests to the coast: http://www.ktvu.com/news/240-acre-open-space-transfer-to-connect-santa-cruz-forests-to-the-coast
  • After a new law, students in Philippines need to plant 10 trees to graduate: https://www.forbes.com/sites/trevornace/2019/05/29/new-filipino-law-requires-every-student-to-plant-10-trees-if-they-want-to-graduate/
  • More fishing vessels chasing fewer fish: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/05/190527152737.htm
  • Clemson earns prestigious rating for sustainability achievements: https://newsstand.clemson.edu/clemson-earns-prestigious-rating-for-sustainability-achievements/
  • Last ‘gorilla in the mist’ is presumed dead: https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/28/africa/gorillas-in-the-mist-death-intl-scli/index.html
  • Africa’s elephant poaching is in decline: https://phys.org/news/2019-05-africa-elephant-poaching-decline-iconic.html
  • New snake species in Europe named after a long-forgotten Iron Age kingdom: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/05/190528120339.htm
  • Ireland becomes 2nd country to declare a climate emergency: https://www.ecowatch.com/ireland-declares-climate-emergency-2636765627.html
  • Virginia Beach trashed with 10 tons of garbage over Memorial Day: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/28/virginia-beach-event-floatopia-leaves-10-tons-trash-memorial-day/1256984001/
  • Fed file appeal to delist Yellowstone-area Grizzlies: https://www.mtpr.org/post/feds-file-appeal-delist-yellowstone-area-grizzlies
  • Earth’s hidden tree-microbe network mapped for the first time ever: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/05/earths-hidden-tree-microbe-network-mapped-for-the-first-time-ever/
  • Two Mumbai researchers discover new damselfly species: https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/two-mumbai-researchers-discover-new-damselfly-species-in-konkan/story-si6ElzLLUwkup9vui2eoGL.html
  • Last male Sumatran rhino in Malaysia dies: https://www.livescience.com/65576-ast-male-sumatran-rhino-dies.html
  • Endangered Mexican wolves blamed for more livestock deaths: https://www.apnews.com/334f756ddcba4682a3e7391242decdeb
  • Four new species of fish discovered in Philippine waters: http://www.interaksyon.com/hobbies-interests/2019/05/27/149564/four-new-species-of-fish-discovered-in-philippine-waters/
  • Colombian breeds rare frogs to undermine animal traffickers: https://borneobulletin.com.bn/colombian-breeds-rare-frogs-to-undermine-animal-traffickers/
  • Costa Rica has doubled its forest cover in the last 30 years: https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/wilderness-resources/blogs/costa-rica-has-doubled-its-forest-cover-last-30-years
  • New vine snake discovered in Odisha biosphere reserve: https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/new-vine-snake-discovered-in-odisha-biosphere-reserve/article27249009.ece
  • 40 new species in Bukit Timah, Singapore: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/40-potentially-new-species-in-bukit-timah
  • Environment activists block entrance to Norwegian central bank: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-climate-change-norway-bank/environment-activists-block-entrance-to-norwegian-central-bank-idUSKCN1SU1HH
  • Decision on Monarch Butterfly’s endangered species protection extended to 2020: https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/decision-on-monarch-butterfly-endangered-species-protection-extended-2019-05-24/
  • Laser drones protect Scottish forests: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-48380213
  • National Park visits contribute $40 billion to US economy: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/national-park-visitor-spending-contributed-40-billion-us-economy
  • Baby anacondas born at New England Aquarium without any make snakes involved: https://www.wgbh.org/news/local-news/2019/05/23/baby-anacondas-born-at-new-england-aquarium-without-any-male-snakes-involved
  • Ecologists find bush dog, native of South America, in remote central Costa Rica: https://phys.org/news/2019-05-ecologists-bush-dog-native-south.html
  • Mesa faculty member discovers new species of salamander in Arizona: https://ktar.com/story/2583664/mesa-faculty-member-discovers-new-species-of-salamander-in-arizona/
  • Nembi Guasu: Huge new conservation area in Bolivia’s Gran Chaco: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/05/nembi-guasu-huge-new-conservation-area-in-bolivias-gran-chaco/
  • A new gecko species emerges from Sri Lanka’s Nilgala savanna forest: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/05/a-new-gecko-emerges-from-sri-lankas-nilgala-savanna-forest/
  • CBD lawsuit aims to force White House to protect Endangered Species nationwide: https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/lawsuit-aims-to-force-trump-to-protect-endangered-species-nationwide-2019-05-23/
  • New method to predict the vulnerability of ecosystems: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/05/190520115640.htm
  • Australian and New Zealand Students walk out in global climate strike: https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/24/world/global-climate-strike-school-students-protest-climate-change-intl/index.html
  • Malaysia slaps highest ever poaching fine on two Vietnamese men: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/malaysia-slaps-highest-ever-poaching-fine-on-two-vietnamese-men-3924634.html
  • US to strafe crucial nesting area for 3m birds with poison to eradicate mice: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/may/24/midway-atoll-birds-albatross-terns-mice
  • Geologists discover largest underwater volcano: https://www.livescience.com/65545-largest-underwater-volcano-seismic-hum.html
  • Kroger, nation’s largest grocery chain, eliminates plastic bags: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kroger-aims-to-end-all-plastic-bag-use/
  • Botswana lifts ban on elephant hunting: https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/23/africa/botswana-elephant-intl/index.html
  • Kansas taking ecotourism approach to lesser prairie chicken conservation efforts: https://www.cjonline.com/news/20190511/kansas-taking-ecotourism-approach-to-lesser-prairie-chicken-conservation-efforts
  • Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Namibia call for end to raw ivory sales ban: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/may/21/raw-ivory-sales-zimbabwe-botswana-and-namibia-call-for-end-to-ban​
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