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Conservation Jobs ~ February 18 2019

2/18/2019

Alaska, Summer field tech: https://www.conservationjobboard.com/job-listing-summer-field-assistant---northern-alaska-north-slope-alaska/1506901666
Alaksa, Seasonal wetland tech: https://www.conservationjobboard.com/job-listing-seasonal-wetland-ecology-technician---alaska-fairbanks-alaska/3350965104
Ca – Condor Monitoring Tech: https://www.conservationjobboard.com/job-listing-california-condor-monitoring-technicians-ventura-california/3381103389
IUCN Biodiversity Conservation Assistant, Blegium: https://hrms.iucn.org/vacancy/3971
MT- Summer Bear researcher: https://y2y.net/about-us/employment-opportunities/2019-usfws-grizzly-bear-hair-snag-assistant-technician-announcement.pdf
Canada – Y2Y PostDoc: https://y2y.net/about-us/employment-opportunities/y2y_unbc-pdf-ad.pdf
Yellowstone – Summer Field Instructor: https://wfscjobs.tamu.edu/jobs/yellowstone-summer-field-instructor-montana/
Michigan – Carnivore Wildlife Tech: https://wfscjobs.tamu.edu/jobs/carnivore-seasonal-wildlife-technician-3-4-positions-michigan/
SC – Sea Turtle Tech: https://wfscjobs.tamu.edu/jobs/sea-turtle-technician-2-positions-south-carolina/
Oregon – Sage-Grouse Tech: https://wfscjobs.tamu.edu/jobs/sage-grouse-technician-clear-lake-nwr-ca/
West Virginia – TNC Conservation Practitioner: https://wfscjobs.tamu.edu/jobs/conservation-practitioner-i-west-virginia/
California, Catalina – Seasonal Trails Tech: https://wfscjobs.tamu.edu/jobs/seasonal-trails-technician-california/
Oregon – Habitat Restoration Tech: https://environment.uw.edu/career-opportunities/seasonal-habitat-restoration-technician-2/
Oregon – Trails Manager: https://environment.uw.edu/career-opportunities/trails-manager/
New Zealand – PHD in Marine ecology: https://environment.uw.edu/career-opportunities/phd-scholarship-in-marine-ecology/
California – Elkhorn Slough Conservation Specialist: http://www.landtrustalliance.org/job/conservation-specialist-elkhorn-slough-foundation
Hawaii – Project Manager: http://www.landtrustalliance.org/job/project-manager-trust-public-land
US Southwest - Project Manager: http://www.landtrustalliance.org/job/project-manager-colorado-and-southwest-trust-public-land
DC – WWF Private Sector Coordinator: https://careers-wwfus.icims.com/jobs/2278/coordinator%2c-private-sector-engagement--19076/job
DC – DOW, SENIOR MANAGER, FIELD CONSERVATION PROGRAMS: https://defenders.org/jobs/senior-manager-field-conservation-programs
DC – DOW, Center for Conservation Innovation Inters: https://defenders.org/jobs/center-conservation-innovation-intern
DC – DOW, Conservation Policy Intern/Extern: https://defenders.org/jobs/conservation-policy-internextern

Conservation News ~ February 15 2019

2/15/2019

New Frog species: https://phys.org/news/2019-02-species-spider-unusual-social-skills.htmlphys.org/news/2019-02-species-spider-unusual-social-skills.html
Florida Court orders oil drilling in Everglades: https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidblackmon/2019/02/07/florida-court-orders-oil-drilling-in-floridas-everglades-to-move-ahead/?fbclid=IwAR3YSfVtsfcpwuvicbAL2PuiIZBxzq1mr5V0xL2M_ppbqp6rNZj31kly1E0#798a54ca2625
Michigan’s new governor puts climate change at heart of policy: https://insideclimatenews.org/news/05022019/michigan-whitmer-office-climate-change-energy-filnt-water-policies-climate-alliance?fbclid=IwAR3ofoMw39XBdlKoKgSUGoWyhiKAAU3aP4kUTro19r6J3lZ6Q3FDudyRttA
Massive Pangolin seizure in Borneo smuggling operation bust: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/02/massive-pangolin-seizure-in-borneo-smuggling-operation-bust/
Wisdom, world’s oldest known wild bird is a mother again at 68: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/13/world/science-health-world/wisdom-68-worlds-oldest-known-wild-bird-hatches-chick-midway-atoll/
Colombia bans spot hunting: https://phys.org/news/2019-02-colombia-sport.html
Helicopter elevates feral hog removal at Mingo National Wildlife Refuge: www.kait8.com/2019/02/14/helicopter-elevates-feral-hog-removal-mingo-national-wildlife-refuge/&ct=ga&cd=CAAYADIaNWU0MjI4Y2E3OGZlOGI4OTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNHMjojEaRsOiUplsuuL9fx4zaWz-Q
Missouri Department of Conservation seeks information in poaching case of two adult elk: https://www.kttn.com/missouri-department-of-conservation-seeks-information-in-poaching-case-of-two-adult-elk/&ct=ga&cd=CAAYATIaNWU0MjI4Y2E3OGZlOGI4OTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNHzupY6tXSy-LDsgOCK512vMy0uIg
Queensland government rebukes Adani over endangered finch: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/feb/15/queensland-government-rebukes-adani-over-endangered-finch&ct=ga&cd=CAAYAzIaNGRkOTM1N2YyZTE1YzQyNzpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNEkANE5hzvR3x1T5WW0cy6yv_ozFA
Hong Kong seizes record 40kg of rhino horn at airport: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/02/hong-kong-seizes-record-40kg-rhino-horn-airport-190215030255992.html&ct=ga&cd=CAAYBDIaNGRkOTM1N2YyZTE1YzQyNzpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFdibDtORjQb852jvJikCzj46cG_Q
Grizzly delisting resolution hits biological, legal queries in Montana legislature: https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/grizzly-delisting-resolution-hits-biological-legal-queries-in-montana-legislature/article_e818fac3-7b78-53a4-ab1a-3ef641ccd441.html&ct=ga&cd=CAAYBjIaNGRkOTM1N2YyZTE1YzQyNzpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNHj2kZs4fcCloxAKoOff7Os4C6NUQ
Rare Snail returns to Bermuda island: http://www.royalgazette.com/environment/article/20190211/rare-snail-returns-to-island&ct=ga&cd=CAAYATIaNGRkOTM1N2YyZTE1YzQyNzpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGy8VE0cfXq-2AubO2p0sX0_peVwg
Rhino Deaths Plunge in South Africa After Anti-Poaching Effort: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-02-14/rhino-deaths-plunge-in-south-africa-on-anti-poaching-drive&ct=ga&cd=CAAYAzIaNGRkOTM1N2YyZTE1YzQyNzpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFJKA5cq8RKfxyGRE9WOZr-rS9Kfw
Trophy hunter 'pays $110k' to kill and pose with rare mountain goat: https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/13/asia/pakistan-markhor-goat-trophy-hunter-scli-intl/index.html&ct=ga&cd=CAAYADIaNGRkOTM1N2YyZTE1YzQyNzpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFiY0iGq1P7Uc-zeJXEGcP9eLdh_g
African black leopard photographed for the first time in over 100 years, scientist says: https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://wgntv.com/2019/02/13/african-black-leopard-photographed-for-the-first-time-in-over-100-years-scientist-says/&ct=ga&cd=CAAYATIaNGRkOTM1N2YyZTE1YzQyNzpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNHv5HXTOgA5FuPL_Zq2u5SMFPCveg
Endangered tiger mauled to death by two others at Longleat Safari park: https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/endangered-tiger-mauled-death-two-others-longleat-safari-111500269.html&ct=ga&cd=CAAYAjIaNGRkOTM1N2YyZTE1YzQyNzpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNH5Koa7Elmrd3ed3pyxNSo7rixhVw
Endangered rhino, lion, hippo and tigers part of more than 200 species found at illegal taxidermist: https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2019/02/13/endangered-rhino-lion-hippo-and-tigers-part-of-more-than-200-species-found-at-illegal-taxidermist-in-spain/&ct=ga&cd=CAAYBDIaNGRkOTM1N2YyZTE1YzQyNzpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFzv96CJcrdb5mT92MFAr5WA28p7Q
Kenya joins rest of the world on fight to save endangered shark, rays species: https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001312909/kenya-joins-rest-of-the-world-on-fight-to-save-endangered-shark-rays-species&ct=ga&cd=CAAYBzIaNGRkOTM1N2YyZTE1YzQyNzpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGVpcGea-upUsAAvra-qrIFeVGG0g
Rare Footage of Arizona Ocelot Shows What Could Be Lost by Border Wall: https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.ecowatch.com/arizona-ocelot-border-wall-2628729941.html&ct=ga&cd=CAAYADIaNGRkOTM1N2YyZTE1YzQyNzpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNEJK71C7yYSnQRo_f31EVqLsJgvwQ
UK aid helps stop 750 pieces of illegal ivory being smuggled from South Sudan into Uganda: https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.africanews.com/2019/02/12/uk-aid-helps-stop-750-pieces-of-illegal-ivory-being-smuggled-from-south-sudan-into-uganda/&ct=ga&cd=CAAYAzIaNGRkOTM1N2YyZTE1YzQyNzpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFGskUMFQfOcEgvVZT09S_bgglOUQ
Russian town declares state of emergency over polar bear invasion: https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/Life/russian-town-declares-state-of-emergency-over-polar-bear-invasion-20190211&ct=ga&cd=CAAYBzIaNGRkOTM1N2YyZTE1YzQyNzpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNE0KLs3dFSxr4uH0CDrbG6gL5G_Hw
China to restore Qinling Mountains environment: https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-02/15/c_137824706.htm&ct=ga&cd=CAAYAjIaOTEyZmU3MzAxYzcxMGFiOTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNG3GkQlC9xs5Z8rkLAfiQ4DLHR6Jg
UK Climate change strike: Students to stage school walkout over environmental 'emergency': https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/02/15/climate-change-strike-students-stage-school-walkout-environmental/&ct=ga&cd=CAAYAzIaOTEyZmU3MzAxYzcxMGFiOTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNHwKcFb4GN3hh8atEfi6ptVJqBiX

Conservation News ~ February 8 2019

2/8/2019

AOC releases Green New Deal: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/feb/07/green-new-deal-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-plan?fbclid=IwAR0dqHPFGBfJ1nHqhAlEqEMI6xGR1i8cVMiCif-_0MhJFE0eIE9keUuoQrw
2018 was the fourth hottest year on record: https://www.npr.org/2019/02/06/692060375/2018-was-earths-fourth-hottest-year-on-record-scientists-say
Ancient spirituality guides a Maya town’s conservation effort: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/02/how-a-maya-town-restored-its-sacred-cloud-forest-and-water-supply/
Police charge Indo politician’s brother in deforestation case: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/02/police-charge-indonesian-politicians-brother-in-deforestation-case/
Asian banks give billions to firms linked to deforestation: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/02/asian-banks-give-billions-to-firms-linked-to-deforestation-study-finds/
Conservation groups press world leaders to protect 30% of the planet: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/02/conservation-groups-press-nations-to-protect-30-of-the-earth/
Zebra dies in Carroll County after being left out in the cold: https://fox59.com/2019/01/30/zebra-dies-in-carroll-county-after-being-left-out-in-the-cold/
Thai court dismisses case against poaching kingpin: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/02/thai-court-dismisses-case-against-suspected-poaching-kingpin/
Anti-grizzly fever grips Wyoming again: https://www.grizzlytimes.org/single-post/2019/01/31/Anti-grizzly-Fever-Grips-Wyoming-Again
Poachers attack Sea Shepherd in the Vaquita Refuge: https://seashepherd.org/2019/01/10/sea-shepherd-ship-attacked-inside-vaquita-refuge/
European genocide of indigenous peoples in the Americas cooled Earth’s climate: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/bjqnqq/european-genocide-of-indigenous-peoples-in-the-americas-cooled-earths-climate
Kellogg’s ends animal testing after 65 years: https://vegnews.com/2019/2/kelloggs-ends-animal-testing-after-65-years
Conservation agreement to protect 1,600-hectare ranch along Castle River: https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/conservation-agreement-to-protect-1600-hectare-ranch-along-castle-river
Fourth dolphin dies at Dolphinaris Arizona: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/scottsdale-breaking/2019/02/05/dolphinaris-temporarily-close-after-fourth-dolphins-death-kai-dolphin-quest/2783723002/
Barbie and National Geographic announce global licensing agreement: https://news.mattel.com/news/barbie-and-national-geographic-announce-global-licensing-agreement
Industrial fishing ushers the albatross closer to extinction: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jan/31/industrial-fishing-ushers-albatross-closer-to-extinction-say-researchers
Hong Kong customs seize record haul of pangolin scales: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-seizures/hong-kong-customs-seize-record-haul-of-pangolin-scales-bound-for-vietnam-idUSKCN1PQ3LU

Conservation jobs ~ February 4 2019

2/4/2019

Az – Southwestern Willow Flycatcher Field Coordinators: https://wfscjobs.tamu.edu/jobs/southwestern-willow-flycatcher-field-coordinators-arizona/
Tn – Bear Hair snare techs: https://wfscjobs.tamu.edu/jobs/bear-hair-snare-technician/
Madagascar – Wetland and Reed Bed specialist: https://wfscjobs.tamu.edu/jobs/wetland-and-reed-bed-specialist-madagascar/
Idaho - Gray Wolf research internship: https://wfscjobs.tamu.edu/jobs/gray-wolf-research-internship-3-positions-idaho/
Idaho – Black Bear research tech: https://wfscjobs.tamu.edu/jobs/wildlife-research-technician-black-bear-idaho/
Oregon – Woodpecker field assistants: https://wfscjobs.tamu.edu/jobs/woodpecker-field-assistants-oregon-state-university/
Washington – TNC – Projects and Innovation manager: https://careers.nature.org/psp/tnccareers/APPLICANT/APPL/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_APP_SCHJOB.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST&Action=U&FOCUS=Applicant&SiteId=1&JobOpeningId=47318&PostingSeq=1
DC – WWF – Project Coordinator: https://careers-wwfus.icims.com/jobs/2255/19067--project-coordinator/job
DC – WWF – Project Communications specialist: https://careers-wwfus.icims.com/jobs/2274/project-communications-specialist--tnarc-program--19075/job
DC – WWF – Coordinator, Private sector engagement: https://careers-wwfus.icims.com/jobs/2278/coordinator%2c-private-sector-engagement--19076/job
San Francisco – EDF – Senior Operations Specialist: https://www.edf.org/jobs/senior-operations-specialist-ecosystems
Texas – DOW – Representative: https://defenders.org/jobs/representative-texas
DC – DOW – Center for Conservation Innovation inter: https://defenders.org/jobs/center-conservation-innovation-intern
DC – DOW – Conservation Policy Intern/Extern: https://defenders.org/jobs/conservation-policy-internextern

Conservation News ~ February 1 2019

2/1/2019

New fossil spiders with glowing eyes found in South Korea: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2019/01/new-fossil-spiders-with-glowing-eyes-found-south-korea/
Monarch butterfly population wintering in Mexico increases 144%: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jan/30/mexico-monarch-butterflies-wintering-population-increase
Brook the sea otter, an original inhabitant of Aquarium of the Pacific, dies at 21: https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-aquarium-of-the-pacific-brook-20190131-story.html
The contiguous United States just lost its last wild caribou: http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/01/contiguous-united-states-just-lost-its-last-wild-caribou
House Democrats just told the Pentagon to redo its climate change report: https://grist.org/article/house-democrats-just-told-the-pentagon-to-redo-its-climate-change-report/
More than half of US coal mines open in 2008 now closed: https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=38172
Federal government discloses it already shipped plutonium to Nevada: https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/federal-government-discloses-it-already-shipped-plutonium-to-nevada-without-states-knowledge-or-consent
STILA cancels oil and gas lease sale within original boundaries of Bears Ears: https://canyonechojournal.com/2019/01/29/sitla-cancels-oil-and-gas-lease-sale-within-original-boundaries-of-bears-ears-national-monument/
Threatened shark served to UK diners: https://nation.com.pk/01-Feb-2019/threatened-shark-served-to-uk-diners
Octopus farming unsustainable, unethical, and unnecessary: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/01/octopus-farming-unsustainable-unethical-and-unnecessary-scientists-warn/
Wildlife rangers in DRC park report waning motivation and job satisfaction: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/01/wildlife-rangers-in-drc-park-report-waning-motivation-job-satisfaction/
Deadly disease and warming ocean are wiping out a key starfish species: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/01/deadly-disease-and-warming-ocean-are-wiping-out-a-key-starfish-species/
Bill to ban snowmobile coyote whacking is run down: https://www.jhnewsandguide.com/news/environmental/article_4d30e8f4-4623-5d33-a9e5-3ba459b64563.html
Invasive species dying off because of cold snap: https://kbjr6.com/news/2019/01/30/invasive-species-dying-off-because-of-cold-snap-2/
Rights of Nature at stake as Ecuador’s high court to review the case of a Chinese vessel: https://seashepherdlegal.org/newsroom/blog/breaking-rights-of-nature-at-stake-as-ecuador-s-high-court-will-review-the-case-of-a-chinese-vessel-caught-in-galapagos-with-6-000-sharks-on-board
Namibian Desert lions spotted hunting and eating marine creatures: https://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/namibian-desert-lions-spotted-hunting-and-eating-marine-creatures/
Environmental degradation exacerbates Indonesia flooding, landslides: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/01/environmental-degradation-exacerbates-indonesia-flooding-landslides/
Gordodon kraineri: fossil of reptile dating back 300 million years rewrites known evolution: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-11-24/new-mexico-reptile-fossil-rewrites-known-evolutionary-timeline/10551670
Indo wants to shut down Komodo for one year because the dragons are too scrawny: https://www.vice.com/en_asia/article/7xnpmy/indonesia-wants-to-shut-down-komodo-for-one-year-because-the-dragons-are-too-scrawny
Sonar makes beaked whales suicidal: https://news.sky.com/story/sonar-makes-beaked-whales-suicidal-and-now-we-know-why-11622201
Elephant Seals took over a Pt. Reyes beach during shutdown: https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Point-Reyes-Drakes-Beach-elephant-seals-13570578.php
California’s Gray Wolves still protected, Court rules: http://time.com/5515146/california-gray-wolves-protection-upheld/
Volvo develops 3D-printed living seawall to save the world’s oceans from plastic pollution: https://www.designboom.com/design/volvo-3d-printed-living-seawall-ocean-plastic-pollution-01-25-2019/
NZ ditching plastic packaging of fruit and vegetables in supermarkets: https://albertonrecord.co.za/198508/food-nude-nz-ditching-plastic-packaging-fruit-vegetables-supermarkets/
Legislators push for Bobcat hunting season in Indiana: https://www.centerforwildlifeethics.org/wildlife-advocacy-blog/2019/1/29/defying-strong-public-opposition-legislators-push-for-bobcat-hunting-season-in-indiana
Joshua Tree National Park fans rally, decry impact from shutdown: https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/environment/2019/01/26/joshua-tree-national-park-rally-against-shutdown-impact/2689866002/
Scientists thrilled to report Hawaii’s Coral Reefs have made a miraculous comeback: https://themindunleashed.com/2019/01/hawaii-coral-reefs-comeback.html
It’s now legal to kill sea lions that are threatening salmon in the Pacific Northwest: https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/28/us/sea-lions-killed-save-salmon-trnd/index.html
Some 85% of key fish species in Arabian Gulf are wiped out: https://www.thenational.ae/uae/environment/some-85-of-key-fish-species-in-arabian-gulf-wiped-out-uae-study-finds-1.818543
Hoopa Valley Tribe wins dam removal victory in Federal Court: https://nativenewsonline.net/currents/hoopa-valley-tribe-wins-dam-removal-victory-in-federal-court/
New Crayfish species named after West Virginia biology professor: http://www.wvpublic.org/post/new-crayfish-species-named-after-wva-biology-professor
Kayla the Killer Whale dies at SeaWorld Orlando: https://www.care2.com/causes/another-orca-has-died-at-seaworld-orlando.html
Ontario reverses course on bill that could have opened Greenbelt to development: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-ontario-reverses-course-on-bill-that-could-have-opened-greenbelt-for/
With just sickles and sticks, Adivsi women save a forest: https://dgrnewsservice.org/resistance/direct-action/violence/india-with-just-sickles-and-sticks-adivasi-women-save-a-forest/
Death Valley playas damaged by offroaders during shutdown: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jan/25/death-valley-national-park-damage-offroaders-shutdown
Over 1,000 abandoned Flamingo chicks rescued in Kimberly, South Africa: https://www.sapeople.com/2019/01/25/over-1000-abandoned-flamingo-chicks-rescued-in-kimberley-south-africa/
Researchers discover record-breaking salamander: https://phys.org/news/2019-01-record-breaking-salamander.html
Former UN leader Ban Ki-moon just endorsed Democrats’ fight for a Green New Deal: https://grist.org/article/former-u-n-leader-ban-ki-moon-just-endorsed-democrats-fight-for-a-green-new-deal/
Rare sharks living off Wales: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-46972070
Australia calls for emergency action plan as myrtle rust pushes plants to extinction: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jan/24/calls-for-emergency-action-plan-as-myrtle-rust-pushes-plants-to-extinction
Egyptian authorities ban fishing in the Red Sea for the next 7 months: https://scoopempire.com/egyptian-authorities-ban-fishing-in-the-red-sea-for-the-next-7-months

Conservation Jobs ~ January 25 2019

1/25/2019

Oregon- Marbled Murrelet Surveyors: https://wfscjobs.tamu.edu/jobs/marbled-murrelet-surveyors-crew-leads-oregon/
Idaho- Wildlife Tech: https://wfscjobs.tamu.edu/jobs/wildlife-technician-idaho/
Montana – Summer Bee and Bird Tech: https://wfscjobs.tamu.edu/jobs/field-technicians-for-summer-2019-bee-and-bird-habitat-study-montana/
Colorado- Summer Backcountry Interp Guide: https://wfscjobs.tamu.edu/jobs/backcountry-interpretive-guide-colorado/
Western US, WildEarth Guardians- Wildlife Director, Rewilding Advocate: http://jobs.orionmagazine.org/job/three-job-openings-major-gifts-officer-wildlife-locations-are-flexible-wildearth-guardians-f213b46770/?d=1&source=site_home
Yosemite- Env Science Educator: http://jobs.orionmagazine.org/job/environmental-science-educator-yosemite-ca-also-naturebridge-b5b947930a/?d=1&source=site_home
Hawaii, Trust for Public Lands- Project Manager: http://www.landtrustalliance.org/job/project-manager-trust-public-land
California- Manager of Land-People Connections: http://www.landtrustalliance.org/job/manager-land-people-connections-solano-land-trust
Colorado, Trust for Public Lands- Project Manager: http://www.landtrustalliance.org/job/project-manager-colorado-and-southwest-trust-public-land
DC, Land Trust Alliance – Land Transactions Program Manager: http://www.landtrustalliance.org/job/land-transactions-program-manager
Colorado – Stewardship Specialist: http://www.landtrustalliance.org/job/stewardship-specialist-colorado-open-lands
Georgia, TNC – Forest Project Manager: http://www.landtrustalliance.org/job/forest-project-manager-nature-conservancy
Madagascar - Conservation Research Coordinator: https://www.conservation-careers.com/job/conservation-research-coordinator-madagascar/
Antarctica – Marine Biologist: https://www.conservation-careers.com/job/marine-biologist-antarctica-2/
IUCN – Indigenous People and Conservation: https://hrms.iucn.org/vacancy/3921
Plus, a ton more at https://www.conservationjobboard.com/ but they changed their site and I can’t share their jobs…

Conservation News ~ January 25 2019

1/24/2019

Plans for controversial Icefields Parkway bike pathway scrapped: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-alberta-banff-jasper-icefields-parkway-bike-trail-1.4989964
Celebrities call on Japan to scrap resumption of whaling: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jan/24/celebrities-call-on-japan-to-scrap-resumption-of-whaling
White House closes public access to climate data website: https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/426637-trump-administration-closes-climate-data-webpage-under-shutdown
Hunter dad and son jailed for slaughtering hibernating mother bear and her cubs: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/hunter-dad-jailed-slaughtering-hibernating-13899919
Pentagon fears confirmed: Climate change leads to more wars and refugees: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-23/pentagon-fears-confirmed-climate-change-leads-to-war-refugees
Canada just dropped dairy from its 2019 nutrition guide: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46964549
Patagonia doubles down on sustainability: https://www.retaildive.com/news/patagonia-doubles-down-on-sustainability/546144/
Shocking pictures show dead horses at dried-up waterhole in central Australia: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/jan/23/shocking-pictures-show-dead-horses-at-dried-up-waterhole-in-central-australia
Coal ash is contaminating groundwater in at least 22 states: https://insideclimatenews.org/news/16012019/coal-ash-groundwater-contamination-map-arsenic-power-plant-utility-reports
Greenpeace slams decision to dump Fukushima water into ocean: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/2183175/greenpeace-slams-japans-plan-dump-radioactive-fukushima-water
New species of leaf-mimicking lizard could already be victim of pet trade: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/01/new-species-of-leaf-mimicking-lizard-could-already-be-victim-of-pet-trade/
Netherlands: five new islands created to preserve biodiversity: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/01/new-species-of-leaf-mimicking-lizard-could-already-be-victim-of-pet-trade/
Two more BC mountain caribou herds now locally extinct: https://thenarwhal.ca/a-sad-day-two-more-b-c-mountain-caribou-herds-now-locally-extinct/
Fishing trawler with dead sharks seized in Odisha: https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/wildlife-biodiversity/fishing-trawler-with-dead-sharks-seized-in-odisha-62927
New electric pickup truck faces an uphill climb to get Americans on board: https://www.npr.org/2019/01/22/685852007/new-electric-pickup-truck-faces-an-uphill-climb-to-get-americans-on-board
Americans’ climate change concerns surge to record levels: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jan/22/climate-change-concern-americans-poll
National Parks could take years to recover from the government shutdown: https://www.iflscience.com/environment/national-parks-could-take-years-to-recover-from-the-government-shutdown/
Poacher punches wild tiger as it lies covered in blood in sick trophy snap: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/8251298/poacher-punches-tiger-thailand/
3 newborn endangered Right Whales seen after year with no births: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/22/science/right-whales-calves-endangered-species.html
Velvet Spider named after Lou Reed found in Europe for the first time: http://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2019/january/velvet-spider-named-after-lou-reed-found-in-europe-for-the-first.html
Giant extinct burrowing bat discovered in New Zealand: https://newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/science-tech/giant-extinct-burrowing-bat-discovered-new-zealand
White House quietly issues executive order during shutdown to increase logging and deforestation: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-logging-executive-order-forest-management-us-government-shutdown-a8728206.html
China plans punishment for officials who miss pollution goals: https://futurism.com/the-byte/chinese-pollution-punishment-missing-goals
Tanzania creates new reserve to protect rare Colobus monkeys and trees: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/01/tanzania-creates-new-reserve-to-protect-rare-colobus-monkeys-and-trees/
Solomon Islands province bans logging in bid to protect environment: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/01/solomon-islands-province-bans-logging-in-bid-to-protect-environment/
Hermit Crabs evolved longer penises to keep their shells from being stolen: https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/01/hermit-crabs-evolved-longer-penises-to-keep-their-shells-from-being-stolen/
Facial recognition for chimps searches the internet for stolen baby apes: https://www.fastcompany.com/90292089/facial-recognition-for-chimps-searches-the-internet-for-stolen-baby-apes
Guyana seeks approval to sell tropical wood to the EU: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/01/guyana-signs-on-to-forest-management-agreement-with-the-eu/
California town sets up ‘goat fund me’ page to finance four-legged firefighters: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/20/california-town-goat-fund-me-page-wildfire
Asiatic black bear cubs rescued from illegal wildlife trade in Vietnam: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/01/asiatic-black-bear-cubs-rescued-from-illegal-wildlife-trade-in-vietnam/
Bolsonaro acts; Brazil’s socio-environmental groups resist: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/01/bolsonaro-acts-brazils-socioenvironmental-groups-resist/
Nest of rare bird discovered for the first time in over 100 years: https://www.esperanceexpress.com.au/story/5853185/nest-of-rare-bird-discovered-for-the-first-time-in-over-100-years/
Ice-age antelope poachers kill rangers: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-46925699
New space lasers offer best 3d look at global forests yet: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/01/new-space-lasers-offer-best-3d-look-at-global-forests-yet/
California Commission finds PG&E falsified records for years: https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/15/us/pge-falsifying-records/index.html
BC Premier Horgan announces policy reforms to rebuild coastal forest sector: https://theprovince.com/business/local-business/john-horgan-announces-policy-reforms-to-rebuild-coastal-forest-sector/wcm/15bc4a49-7085-440b-9a1a-44ad97b5ea8c
All coal-fired power plants in Texas found leaking toxins into groundwater: https://www.ecowatch.com/coal-ash-groundwater-texas-2626375241.html
Leopard skin smuggler arrested: https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewtopic.php?t=9223
Conservationists host red wolf listening session: https://www.thewashingtondailynews.com/2019/01/16/conservationists-host-red-wolf-listening-session/
Illegal fishing hotspots uncovered by tracking fuel tankers: http://theterramarproject.org/daily-catch/illegal-fishing-hotspots-uncovered-by-tracking-fuel-tankers/
Lidl Ireland commits to 100% sustainably sourced fish by end of 2019: http://theterramarproject.org/daily-catch/illegal-fishing-hotspots-uncovered-by-tracking-fuel-tankers/
Desalination pours more toxic brine into the ocean than previously thought: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/desalination-pours-more-toxic-brine-ocean-previously-thought
Ford is planning an all-electric F-150 pickup: https://futurism.com/ford-all-electric-f-150-pickup-truck-hybrid
Gangetic dolphins in the Indian Sundarbans struggle with swelling salinity: https://india.mongabay.com/2019/01/17/gangetic-dolphins-in-the-indian-sundarbans-struggle-with-swelling-salinity/
Biologists discovered deep-sea fish living where there is virtually no oxygen: https://www.geek.com/news/biologists-using-underwater-robot-discover-deep-sea-fish-living-where-there-is-virtually-no-oxygen-1771065/
A record 589 sea turtles killed by Florida’s toxic red tide: https://www.ecowatch.com/red-tide-florida-2626179993.html
Court date set for challenge to shark culling in Great Barrier Reef: https://hsi.org.au/newsroom/court-date-set-for-challenge-to-shark-culling-in-great-barrier-reef

Conservation News ~ January 18 2019

1/18/2019

Trade in extinct Moa bones threatens New Zealand’s history: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/16/moa-for-sale-trade-in-extinct-birds-bones-threatens-new-zealands-history
California’s most famous butterfly nearing death spiral: https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/California-s-most-famous-butterfly-nearing-13539657.php
Trilobite cousin adds new branch to tree of life: https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/agnostid-burgess-shale-fossils-1.4980093
Barclay’s to reject most financing for Arctic drilling: https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/425252-barclays-to-reject-most-financing-for-drilling-in-arctic
Three Kruger Park rangers arrested for alleged rhino poaching: https://citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/environment/2064865/three-kruger-park-rangers-arrested-for-alleged-rhino-poaching/
Hilton hotel unveils its first all-vegan suite: https://vegnews.com/2019/1/hilton-hotel-unveils-its-first-all-vegan-suite
Most coffee species at risk of extinction: https://www.forbes.com/sites/trevornace/2019/01/17/most-coffee-species-at-risk-of-extinction-due-to-climate-change/
Biggest Great White Shark on record seen in Hawaii waters: http://www.wbtv.com/2019/01/18/biggest-great-white-shark-record-seen-hawaii-waters/
Antarctica ice melt has accelerated by 280% in the last four decades: https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/14/world/climate-change-antarctica-ice-melt-twin-studies/index.html
New Mexico bans coyote-killing contests on state land: https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/blogs/new-mexico-bans-coyote-killing-contests-on-state-land
Big genome found in tiny forest defoliator – Gypsy Moth genome sequenced: https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2019/gypsy-moths.html
Guyana signs on to forest management agreement with the EU: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/01/guyana-signs-on-to-forest-management-agreement-with-the-eu/
Undersea robot just delivered 100,000 baby corals to the Great Barrier Reef: https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/undersea-robot-just-delivered-100-000-baby-corals-great-barrier-ncna950821
Camera traps find rich community of carnivores in Apostle Islands: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/01/camera-traps-find-rich-community-of-carnivores-on-apostle-islands/
Brookfield Zoo establishing new endangered Mexican Wolf pack: https://news.wttw.com/2019/01/16/brookfield-zoo-establish-new-pack-endangered-mexican-wolves
Scientists drill one kilometer beneath Antarctica, find environment teeming with life: https://www.livescience.com/64501-buried-lake-antarctica-life.html
3 new species of salamanders discovered in Texas: http://www.kut.org/post/scientists-discover-three-new-species-salamander-central-texas
Bangkok faces prolonged air pollution crisis: https://asiancorrespondent.com/2019/01/bangkoks-faces-prolonged-air-pollution-crisis/
Idled farmland presents habitat restoration opportunities in San Joaquin Desert: https://news.ucsc.edu/2019/01/san-joaquin-desert.html
Cuomo wants statewide plastic bag ban: https://www.newsday.com/news/region-state/reusable-plastic-bags-cuomo-state-1.25914467
SD Safari Park’s baby giraffe Kumi euthanized after being gored: https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/baby-giraffe-euthanized-after-being-gored-at-san-diego-zoo-safari-park
Romeo the Water Frog has finally found his Juliet and it might save his species: https://www.livescience.com/64503-romeo-frog-finds-juliet.html
Hundreds rally across BC in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en pipeline blockades: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/wet-suwet-en-camp-anti-pipeline-rallies-bc-1.4970840
Dozens of injured sea turtles found washed up on Israel’s coast, 15 saved: https://www.timesofisrael.com/dozens-of-injured-sea-turtles-found-washed-up-on-coast-15-saved/
China busts major ivory trafficking gang following EIA investigation: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/01/china-busts-major-ivory-trafficking-gang-following-eia-investigation/
Oregon begins killing sea lions in bid to save fish population: https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2019-01-10/oregon-begins-killing-sea-lions-in-bid-to-save-fish-population
Prolific bird smuggler jailed after being caught with 19 rare eggs at Heathrow airport: https://www.foxnews.com/world/former-soldier-turned-smuggler-jailed-after-being-caught-at-heathrow-with-19-rare-eggs-strapped-to-body
L124 baby orca is born: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/17/science/orca-calf-seattle.html
Standing Rock inspired Ocasio-Cortez to run: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jan/14/standing-rock-ocasio-cortez-protest-climate-activism
Record number of countries sign on to protect sharks and rays: https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2019/01/11/record-number-of-countries-sign-on-to-protect-sharks-and-rays
World’s rarest duck released back into the wild: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-friday-edition-1.4960554/world-s-rarest-birds-once-thought-extinct-get-a-new-home-in-madagascar-1.4960557
A scientist has been eaten alive by a crocodile: https://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/a-scientist-has-been-eaten-alive-by-a-crocodile/
500 people attend the last rites of beloved 130-year-old crocodile in Chhattisgarh village: https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/500-people-attend-last-rites-of-beloved-130-years-old-crocodile-in-chhattisgarh-village/story-a99uY31NnoAgi4mEYx5NuN.html
The shutdown has halted important scientific research: https://www.hcn.org/articles/scientific-research-the-shutdown-has-halted-important-science-and-research
Upper-ocean warming is changing the global wave climate, making waves stronger: https://news.ucsc.edu/2019/01/wave-power.html
DNA of wolf extinct in wild lives on in Texas pack: https://www.apnews.com/41e2f719d14549f8b5b2d88149385a0e
White House expands oil drilling despite shutdown: https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2019-01-17/interior-planning-to-expand-drilling-despite-shutdown-urged-to-halt-oil-and-gas-leases
White House to cut off FEMA money for California fires: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/09/trump-threatens-to-cut-off-federal-funding-for-california-wildfire-relief.html
Sniffer dog finds 116kg of rhino horn: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-46823797
Karen indigenous communities in Myanmar have officially launched the Salween Peace Park: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/01/karen-indigenous-communities-in-myanmar-have-officially-launched-the-salween-peace-park/
Discovery adapts natural membrane to make hydrogen fuel from water: https://www.anl.gov/article/discovery-adapts-natural-membrane-to-make-hydrogen-fuel-from-water
Australian sawfish close to dying out: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/experts-warn-australian-sawfish-close-to-dying-out
MIT is pouring resources into commercializing fusion power: https://futurism.com/the-byte/mit-commercializing-fusion-power
Man accidentally discovers how to grow coral 40 times faster: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/man-postpones-retirement-to-save-reefs-after-he-accidentally-discovers-how-to-make-coral-grow-40-times-faster/
BLM supports drilling in pristine Alaskan refuge: https://www.nrdc.org/trump-watch/blm-supports-drilling-pristine-alaskan-refuge-despite-threats-wildlife
Previously unknown contaminants found in Polar Bears: http://wildlife.org/previously-unknown-contaminants-found-in-polar-bears/
Pro-polluter Andrew Wheeler gets tapped to head the EPA: https://www.nrdc.org/experts/nrdc/pro-polluter-andrew-wheeler-gets-tapped-head-epa
Extinct mammoths could be given protected status in bid to save elephants: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jan/10/trade-in-ivory-from-extinct-mammoths-could-be-banned

Conservation News ~ January 11 2019

1/11/2019

Scientists issue dire warning in new study finding last year was likely the hottest on record: https://thinkprogress.org/study-2018-is-shaping-up-to-be-the-hottest-year-on-record-as-ocean-warming-speeds-up-a08a85c8438a/
United Nations instructs Canada to suspend Site C dam construction over indigenous rights: https://thenarwhal.ca/united-nations-instructs-canada-to-suspend-site-c-dam-construction-over-indigenous-rights-violations/
ESA workload slowdown draws lawsuit warning: https://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/esa-workload-slowdown-draws-lawsuit-warning/article_9f27b9ea-a18a-5a26-a4dc-3b061e28b136.html
Scientists discovered a new way to stabilize fusion reactors: https://futurism.com/the-byte/fusion-reactions-stabilize
Hunter shoots son dead after mistaking him for moose: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/hunter-shoots-son-dead-moose-russia-siberia-nefteyugansk-charged-a8720421.html
She bragged to a man on a dating app about poaching deer. He was a game warden: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/01/08/she-bragged-man-dating-app-about-poaching-deer-he-was-game-warden/
Sea Shepherd vessel falls under assault by poachers in Mexico: https://ftw.usatoday.com/2019/01/sea-shepherd-vessel-falls-under-assault-by-mexican-poachers
One million fish die in Australian river in ecological catastrophe: https://news.sky.com/story/one-million-fish-die-in-australian-river-in-ecological-catastrophe-11603317
Controversial European policy bans ships from throwing unwanted fish overboard: http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/01/controversial-european-policy-bans-ships-throwing-unwanted-fish-overboard
Matriarch of well-known orca family is starving to death: https://www.thespec.com/news-story/9114485-matriarch-of-well-known-orca-family-is-starving-to-death-b-c-researchers-fear/
Hunter shoots wolf near northeastern Montana’s Glasgow: https://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/2019/01/09/hunter-shoots-wolf-near-northeastern-montanas-glasgow/2526338002/
Most-fished shark in the world denied protection: https://maritime-executive.com/article/most-fished-shark-in-the-world-denied-protection?fb_ref=mpEwij6ZfX-Twitter
White House to auction off 900,000 acres for fracking Nevada: https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/press_releases/2018/nevada-fracking-12-03-2018.php
San Diego becomes largest CA city to ban Styrofoam: https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/San-Diego-Becomes-Largest-CA-City-to-Ban-Styrofoam-504060821.html
Rep. Cunningham to introduce legislation that would ban offshore drilling for 10 years: http://www.live5news.com/2019/01/08/rep-cunningham-introduce-legislation-that-would-ban-offshore-drilling-years/
Canadian First Nations camp violently raided: https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/01/08/shameful-day-canada-first-nations-encampment-violently-raided-land-protectors
US Supreme Court refuses to block Exxon climate fraud investigation: https://insideclimatenews.org/news/07012019/exxon-climate-fraud-investigation-supreme-court-ruling-massachusetts-attorney-general-healey
Birds overdose on prescription pills dumped in a California park: https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/22/us/intoxicated-birds-huntington-beach/index.html
Galapagos island gets its first iguanas since Darwin after mass-release: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/08/galapagos-island-gets-its-first-iguanas-since-darwin-after-mass-release
Joshua Tree National Park to close because of damage: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/joshua-tree-national-park-closes-due-damage-caused-shutdown-n956311
Sleeping seal harassed by so many people on Jersey Shore that it had to be rescued: https://www.nj.com/cape-may-county/2019/01/sleeping-seal-harassed-by-so-many-people-on-jersey-shore-that-it-had-to-be-rescued.html
New species of tree frog from Ecuador has a mysterious claw: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/01/new-species-of-tree-frog-from-ecuador-has-a-mysterious-claw/
Arizona starts research grant to limit Wolf and Cattle interactions: https://www.drovers.com/article/arizona-starts-research-grant-limit-wolf-and-cattle-interactions
Global warming of oceans equivalent to an atomic bomb per second: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jan/07/global-warming-of-oceans-equivalent-to-an-atomic-bomb-per-second
Harley-Davidson electric motorcycle will go on sale in August: https://futurism.com/harley-davidsons-electric-motorcycle-august
Federal court rules that almond milk is milk: https://vegnews.com/2019/1/federal-court-rules-that-almond-milk-is-milk
Whales to leave Shanghai park for sanctuary in Iceland: https://www.shine.cn/news/metro/1901057700/
Reclusive Hawaiian snail and last of his kind dies at 14: https://www.npr.org/2019/01/07/682908544/george-reclusive-hawaiian-snail-and-last-of-his-kind-dies-at-14
California foie gras ban goes into effect after Supreme Court rejects challenge: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-foiegras/u-s-supreme-court-rejects-challenge-to-california-foie-gras-ban-idUSKCN1P11LD
Bat not seen since 1940s found in Connecticut: https://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Bat-not-seen-since-1940s-found-in-Connecticut-13513988.php
Arabian sharks may be the most threatened in the world: https://oceana.org/blog/arabian-sea-sharks-may-be-most-threatened-world
One of the world’s rarest birds has been reintroduced to the wild in Madagascar: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/one-worlds-rarest-birds-has-been-reintroduced-wild-madagascar-180971138/
Manatee deaths soar in Florida but drop in Volusia: https://www.news-journalonline.com/news/20190104/manatee-deaths-soar-in-florida-but-drop-in-volusia
Galapagos fireworks ban to save wildlife: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-46706515
Huge reserves protect underwater mountains, endangered sea life: https://www.nationalgeographic.com.au/nature/huge-reserves-protect-underwater-mountains-endangered-sea-life.aspx
Portugal: new whale watching licenses to be suspended on five islands: http://www.macaubusiness.com/portugal-new-whale-watching-licenses-to-be-suspended-on-five-islands/
Hawaiian monk seals had a record number of babies in 2018: https://www.staradvertiser.com/2019/01/02/hawaii-news/hawaiian-monk-seals-had-a-record-number-of-babies-born-in-2018/
Rolls Royce is building the world’s fastest electric plane: https://www.flyingmag.com/rolls-royce-is-building-worlds-fastest-electric-airplane
South Korea bans single-use plastic: https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/31/asia/south-korea-plastic-bag-ban-intl/index.html
Fisherman sue big oil for its role in climate change: https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/12/04/671996313/fishermen-sue-big-oil-for-its-role-in-climate-change
Meet the newly discovered shark species of 2019: https://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/meet-the-first-newly-discovered-shark-species-of-2019/
Renewables overtake coal as Germany’s main energy source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-power-renewables/renewables-overtake-coal-as-germanys-main-energy-source-idUSKCN1OX0U2

Conservation News ~ January 4 2019

1/4/2019

In India, indigenous youth are filming their own forests and communities: https://news.mongabay.com/2018/12/in-india-indigenous-youths-are-filming-their-own-forests-and-communities/
Environment and rights founder in the wake of Chinese funding in Bolivia: https://news.mongabay.com/2018/12/environment-and-rights-founder-in-the-wake-of-chinese-funding-in-bolivia/
EPA proposes rule change that would limit pollution control for years to come: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/28/climate/mercury-coal-pollution-regulations.html
Investigation reveals illegal cattle ranching in Paraguay’s vanishing Chaco: https://news.mongabay.com/2018/12/investigation-reveals-illegal-cattle-ranching-in-paraguays-vanishing-chaco/
Amazon tribes harvest rain water for clean water due to oil spills: https://news.mongabay.com/2018/12/with-no-oil-cleanup-in-sight-amazon-tribes-harvest-rain-for-clean-water/
Chile renews contract with lithium company criticized for damaging wetland: https://news.mongabay.com/2018/12/chile-renews-contract-with-lithium-company-criticized-for-damaging-wetland/
The cement industry pledges to cut greenhouse gases: https://e360.yale.edu/digest/the-cement-industry-one-of-the-worlds-largest-co2-emitters-pledges-to-cut-greenhouse-gases
Hawaii and New Jersey end 2018 with a ban on wild animal circuses: https://vegnews.com/2018/12/hawaii-and-new-jersey-end-2018-with-a-ban-on-wild-animal-circuses
Deadly tsunami leaves Javan rhinos untouched: https://news.mongabay.com/2018/12/deadly-tsunami-leaves-javan-rhinos-untouched-but-peril-persists/
EPA says mercury limits on coal plants too costly, not necessary: https://www.npr.org/2018/12/28/679129613/trump-epa-says-mercury-limits-on-coal-plants-too-costly-not-necessary
Incredible dinosaur footprints found: https://gizmodo.com/look-at-these-incredible-dinosaur-footprints-found-in-e-1831172611
South Africa farm worker dies after being kicked by a giraffe: https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/limpopo/limpopo-farm-worker-dies-after-being-kicked-by-giraffe-18640352
China seizes totoaba swim bladders worth $26 million, arrests 16: https://news.mongabay.com/2018/12/china-seizes-totoaba-swim-bladders-worth-26-million-arrests-16/
Middle East fossils push back origin of key plant groups millions of years: http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/12/middle-east-fossils-push-back-origin-key-plant-groups-millions-years
Rare Right Whale calf spotted off Florida coast: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/dec/29/rare-right-whale-calf-spotted-off-florida-coast
Cane Toads snake a ride on python to escape storm in northern Australia: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/dec/31/cane-toads-python-escape-storm-northern-australia-kununurra
Some sharks have declined by 92% in the past half-century off Queensland’s coast: http://theconversation.com/some-sharks-have-declined-by-92-in-the-past-half-century-off-queenslands-coast-108742
USFWS declares the Ozark Pyrg, a freshwater snail, extinct: https://www.fws.gov/southeast/news/2018/12/ozark-snail-species-presumed-extinct-following-science-based-surveys/
Endangered Florida Panthers threatened by development project: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/02/florida-panther-extinction-collier-county-development-project
Faroe Islanders kill pilot whales on New Year’s Day for the first time since WW2: http://local.fo/faroe-islanders-kill-pilot-whales-on-new-years-day-for-the-first-time-since-wwii/
EPA runs out of funds as shutdown continues: https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/423048-epa-braces-to-run-out-of-funds-at-midnight-as-shutdown-continues
Vietnam’s illegal ivory market continues to thrive: https://www.eco-business.com/news/vietnams-illegal-ivory-market-continues-to-thrive/
Bolsonaro launches assault on Amazon rainforest protections: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/02/brazil-jair-bolsonaro-amazon-rainforest-protections
Interior proposing to ignore certain burdensome FOIA requests: https://news.bloombergenvironment.com/environment-and-energy/interior-proposing-to-ignore-certain-burdensome-foia-requests
The new acting Interior Secretary is an agency insider and ex-oil lobbyist: https://www.npr.org/2019/01/02/677390503/the-new-acting-interior-secretary-is-an-agency-insider-and-ex-oil-lobbyist
Six Barges carrying coal have sunk into the Ohio River: http://www.wave3.com/2018/12/30/update-six-barges-carrying-coal-have-now-sunk-into-ohio-river/
Two more Puget Sound orcas predicted to die in critically endangered population: https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/nation/more-puget-sound-orcas-predicted-to-die-in-critically-endangered/article_c7c734df-c494-5ed9-b28b-57641cc0e47b.html
Bolsonaro hands over indigenous land demarcation to agriculture ministry: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/01/bolsonaro-hands-over-indigenous-land-demarcation-to-agriculture-ministry/
PG&E could face murder charges for California’s wildfires: https://grist.org/article/pge-could-face-murder-charges-for-californias-wildfires/
Researchers tie declining snowpack in Colorado’s mountains to climate change: https://www.summitdaily.com/news/snowpack-has-declined-by-an-average-of-41-percent-in-the-rocky-mountains-over-past-3-decades/
Climate change causing feminization of green turtles: https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/world/climate-change-causing-feminisation-of-green-turtles-research-suggests-895005.html
States are out of money to keep National Parks safe during shutdown: https://grist.org/article/states-are-out-of-money-to-keep-national-parks-safe-during-shutdown/
Chinese company says it will soon cross $100 battery threshold, slaying the gasoline car: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffmcmahon/2018/12/04/chinese-company-says-it-will-soon-cross-100-battery-threshold-slay-the-internal-combustion-engine/
The EU is banning almost all coal mining: https://news.slashdot.org/story/18/12/31/2023226/the-eu-is-banning-almost-all-coal-mining-on-jan-1
Extraordinary treefrog discovered in the Andes of Ecuador: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190103110608.htm
Bluefin tuna have returned to British and Irish waters, prompting calls for a fishing ban: https://inews.co.uk/news/uk/bluefin-tuna-returns-british-irish-waters-fishing-ban-lifted/
One-third of new car sales in Norway are all-electric vehicles: https://e360.yale.edu/digest/one-third-of-new-car-sales-in-norway-are-all-electric-vehicles
Scientists engineer shortcut for photosynthetic glitch, boost crop growth by 40 percent: https://www.igb.illinois.edu/article/scientists-engineer-shortcut-photosynthetic-glitch-boost-crop-growth-40
Smithsonian study links declines in suburban backyard birds to presence of nonnative plants: https://nationalzoo.si.edu/news/new-smithsonian-study-links-declines-suburban-backyard-birds-presence-nonnative-plants
Seagrasses hold the key to saving the world’s best beaches from destruction: https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/environment/seagrasses-hold-the-key-to-saving-the-worlds-best-beaches-from-destruction/02/01/
Antarctic sea ice is astonishingly low this melt season: https://grist.org/article/antarctic-sea-ice-is-astonishingly-low-this-melt-season/