New Species and People ~ July 2020

New species

• Student researchers discover new species of marine invertebrate
• Researchers discover a new species of ribbon worm from Chennai’s Kovalam beach
• Researchers find new species of seaweed killing large patches of coral
• Sponge with a secret recipe – a cancer-fighting chemical
• New species of fan-throated lizard discovered in northern Karnataka
• An entire new genus of Trapdoor Spiders have been discovered in Australia
• Researchers find rare snake-like venom glands in new amphibian species Caecilian
• New species of dogfish discovered in Japan
• New species of Fish Lizard found in museum collection
• Over 40 new species described in 2020 by a research group
• An intrusive killer scorpion points the way to six new species in Sri Lanka
• New species of bee named after Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield
• New species of ‘Sea Cockroach’ can grow 20 inches in length
• New endemic plant species discovered in northern Turkey’s Bartin Province
• New mat-forming species of algae smothers coral on tropical atoll
• A new species of Darkling Beetle larvae that eats plastic discovered
• New species of rare ants ‘Protanilla’ discovered in Goa
• Smooth Handfish, One of the weirdest creatures on earth is now extinct
• We discovered a new species of stingray, but war means it may now remain hidden forever
• Scientists discover three new species of chameleons
• Two new species of parasite discovered in crabs
• Creatures from the deep: new species from Chilean Patagonia
• New species of crab has been names after Nightwish
• New species of Brown Snake discovered on island
• Scientists identify new species of sea sponge off the coast of British Colombia, Canada
• New species of plant-eating dinosaur identified in Switzerland
• Australia names new species after Deadpool, Thor, and other Marvel favorites
• Scientists successfully revive 100m-year-old microbes from the sea
• Bishop museum officially names new living native Hawaiian snail species
• New wildflower species found in El Nido
• Presumed extinct, a wildflower reappears on Mount Diablo

 
People

• For 3 decades, the Big Island’s Turtle Man has been helping save endangered honu
• Brazil’s past finance ministers defend environment against Bolsonaro
• Navajo Women are bringing sustainable solar power to the Navajo Nation
• Leonard DiCaprio shows support for Sumatran orangutan conservation program
• Senator Cory Booker on climate justice – it’s an assault on black bodies
• Greta Thunberg gives $1m award money to climate groups
• China’s first climate striker warned: give it up or you can’t go back to school
• Prince William says ‘urgent steps’ needed to eradicate illegal wildlife trade in fight against future pandemics
• Peter Kareiva is named CEO and President of the Aquarium of the Pacific
• Huey Johnson, Marin County environmental leader, dies at 87
• Indigenous Peoples’ rights and climate change advocate Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim joins Conservation International Board of Directors
• IUCN appoints new Director General – Dr. Bruno Oberle
• NAU professor named Ecological Restoration Insitute’s new executive director