New Species and Conservation People ~ August 2020

Species

• New species of invasive grass found by botanists in Wisconsin
• The unusual new species of stingray found in a jar
• New land snail species discovered in Hawaii offers ‘gem of hope’
• New species of Truffle discovered – Tuber luomae
• New species of fungus sticking out of beetles
• Say hello to Madagascar’s newest mouse lemur, a pint-sized primate
• Beetles dominate as scientists discover new animal species
• Researchers discover 26 new species of micromulloscs, the size of a grain of sand, off Kimberley
• New species of dinosaur discovered on Isle of Wight
• New species of ancient giant alligator identified
• New shrimp species discovered in Panama’s Coiba National Park
• After 125 years, 140 species of butterflies discovered in Mumbai’s Matheran Hill station
• Five new species found in Melghat
• SeaWorld’s revenue has dropped 95% from 2019
• Blue Whales bounce back after near extinction
• Florida trappers catch new species of monster-sized snapping turtles- some weighing 100 pounds
• Six species of Philippine crickets, held nameless in a Hawaii museum
• New species of Forest Frog discovered Philippines
• New species of cretaceous brittle star names in honour of Nightwish vocalist
• Elephant shrew lost to science for 52 years is rediscovered in Africa
• At least 19 new species discovered at Hainan’s tropical park
• Japanese biologists discover new species of sea worm in the southern ocean

 
 
People

• Wildlands Network announces appointment of new Executive Director, Katie Davis
• ICUN mourns the death of John Foster CBE
• Paco Valverde, an ocean hero dedicated to vaquita conservation succumbs to COVID
• Nalin Indika Munasinghe joins IUCN Sri Lanka Country Office as its new programme coordinator
• Former CIRES director Konrad Steffen – man who sounded alarm on Greenland ice- dies in Greenland accident