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Conservation News ~ 20 November 2020

11/20/2020

Lews Hamilton urges 30 million fans to go vegan on heels of historic Formula One win
Fears for a million livelihoods in Kenya and Tanzania as Mara River fish die out
1% of people cause half of global aviation emissions
A wave of infrastructure projects to cause widespread deforestation in coming decades
A new species of Rain Frog (Brevicipitidae, Breviceps) endemic to Angola
New species of fish found in Asifabad dist
World’s Largest Seagrass Restoration Project is a Virginia Success, Planting 600 Acres That Grow to Become 9,000
White House Pushes New Environmental Rollbacks On Way Out The Door"
Unlikely Alliance of Farm, Environmental Groups Takes on Climate Change
Tribes Sue Interior for Approving Keystone XL Pipeline Route
Loeffler-Warnock Ga. Senate Runoff Offers Extreme Contrasts on Climate
Fossil Fuel lobbyist To Seek Top Spot On Energy And Natural Resources Committee"
Flint, Other Defendants Agree To Settle Water Lawsuit For $641.2 Million
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Advisers Quit Over Pipeline Permit
The Tegu, a Dog-Size Lizard, Is Spreading Through The Southeastern U.S.
Race to save Romania’s 65 million year old fish
A Philippine community sees life-saving payoffs from restoring its mangroves
Benin Navy nabs trawler fishing illegally near ecological reserve
Michigan Governor moves to prevent Great Lakes oil spill by shutting down aging pipeline
New species - tiny snail with ‘muffin-top’ discovered in Laos cave
Paleontologists uncover three species of extinct walruses in Orange County
Court upholds Obama-era protections for Alaska’s brown bears, disallows baiting
16 organizations that will be receiving first $800 million from The Bezos Earth Fund
Chair of the IUCN Species Survival Commission is honored with the George Rabb Conservation Medal
The UK just created a huge marine sanctuary in the remote South Atlantic
Canada shocked by killing of rare white moose
Scientists find and destroy Giant Murder Hornet nest in Washington State
Former piece of Pacific Ocean floor imaged deep beneath China
White House moves to sell oil rights in Arctic Refuge
Indigenous group scoops up billion dollar seafood firm
Conservation Groups sue USFWS to save wild Red Wolves
Seychelles waters’ depths reveal discoveries of new species
Scientists discover 5 new species of vine snake in India
DNR seeks public input for updated wolf management
Joint effort to rescue endangered native pond turtles proves successful
California rules insects not protected by Endangered Species Act
Scientists measure the true cost of conservation
New fish species found in Kawal Tiger Reserve
Common herbicide likely to harm endangered species, US EPA says
Bribery-tainted coal plant in Indonesia held up as landowners hold out
‘We packed long underwear and never wore it’: Arctic scientists shocked at warming
Russia rules out cutting fossil fuel production in next few decades
Tiny Atlantic island takes giant leap towards protecting world’s oceans
Brazil sees record number of bids to mine illegally on indigenous lands
World heritage status for Scottish peat bogs could help UK hit net zero goals
Elizabeth Warren calls out CEOs for ‘weak and meaningless’ climate commitments
Ending greenhouse gas emissions may not stop global warming
San Francisco bans natural gas in new building
Expert panel recommends Victorian platypuses to be listed as vulnerable

Conservation News ~13 November 2020

11/13/2020

Only 1% of British Columbia’s old growth forests remain
Palm oil giant Korindo accused again of illegally burning Papuan rainforest
Scientists in Costa Rica are growing new corals to save reefs
A global seaweed ‘plague’ threatens West Africa’s coastline
New pterosaur species found hiding in plain sight in museum
An invasive toad in Mauritius is eating away endangered species
Japanese town deploys monster wolf robots to deter bears
Road-paving project threatens a wildlife-rich reserve in Indonesia’s Papua
Philippine resort owner hit with environmental charges as Boracay cleans up
A new conservation project is created in Costa Rica thanks to COVID
As fire season ends, Brazil cited for failed Amazon and Patanal policies
Renewable energy defies COVID to hit record growth in 2020
Japan’s new leader sets ambitious goal of carbon neutrality by 2050
BP plans move into green hydrogen production
Coalition launches challenge to Federal Wolf delisting
Biden announces energy, environment transition team members
Potter Park Zoo announces birth of critically endangered species
Scientists discover new endangered primate species, with only 260 left
California wolf recovery imperiled after removal from endangered species list
China wildlife crime prosecutions up sharply after COVID outbreak
Scientists just discovered 12,000 new species of microbes
Endangered Species Act protection sought for Oregon Coast Tiger Beetle
Evo Morales makes triumphant return to Bolivia
Environmental democracy in Ecuador promotes an anti-mining agenda
Indiana environmental group joins others in suing EPA over industrial flares
Victoria plans 300mw Tesla battery to help stabilize grid as renewables increase
Conservationists replant legal palm oil plantation with forest in Borneo
A warming Arctic is changing animal migrations, decades of tracking shows
US Army Corps warns Lake Okeechobee could rise by 10 inches as Eta crosses South Florida
Two new species of marsupials discovered in Australia
Grey Wolves no longer Federally protected starting January 4 2021
Electric fence on the Indo-Nepal border puts migrating elephants and humans at risk
Oil drilling, possible fracking planned for Okavango region – elephants’ last stronghold
Chinese demand and domestic instability are wiping out Senegal’s last forests
Brazilian and international banks financing global deforestation
Custom solutions beat one-size-fits-all approach to mangrove restoration
Wealthy countries edge towards global climate finance goal
California bars insurers from dropping policies in wildfire areas
Renewables cut Australia’s emissions more than COVID, energy analysts finds
First ever Rewilding Training Tourism programme kicks off
Tireless volunteers and Navy in Sri Lanka just saved 120 whales from stranding
UN builds momentum for restoring forests as world enters key decade for ecosystems
Study first to tally biomass from oceanic plastic debris using visualization method
Newsom signs law keeping San Onofre beach off limits to toll road
White Shark populations rise off California coast
Our galaxy holdes at least 300 million potentially habitable planets
In historic move, Colorado Voters decide to reintroduce Gray Wolves
Permit for controversial $9 billion plastics plant in chemical alley to be put on hold
Senator pushes plan to conserve 30% of US by 2030
Golden Jackals expected to emerg in Belgium
$7,600 reward offered for info on wolf poaching in Eastern Oregon
Wildfires have killed an estimated 600 jaguars in Brazil’s Pantanal wetlands – vets are using stem cells
Shell’s Twitter fail – we want You to solve climate change
Carnivores living near people feast on human food, threatening ecosystems
Two new greater glider species discovered: Australia’s biodiversity just got a lot richer
Petrified Forest National Park reveals new species of ancient mammal relative
Peru prosecutors probe Amazon deforestation linked to Mennonite communities
Frustration as Antarctic conservation summit fails to declare marine sanctuaries
Uganda environment authority greenlights clearing of Bugoma Forest
How we discovered three new species of penguin in the Southern Ocean
New species of invasive crop-destroying bug found in Florida
Sri Lankans save pilot whales in epic rescue after mass stranding
Philippines declares no new coal plants – but lets approved projects through
Lizard skull fossil is new and perplexing extinct species
Dr. Gladys receives Uganda Veterinary Association 2020 World Veterinary Day Award
11th Circuit discusses conservation easements and the granted-in-perpetuity requirement
New species of millipede discovered in Kerala
Rescue operations underway in the San Gabriel Mountains for rare species marooned by wildfire
Two new species of plant group known for its varied medicinal properties discovered in Western Ghats
ESRI co-founder Jack Dangermond: People and planet are inextricably linked
IPBES report details path to exit current pandemic era

Conservation News ~ 30 October 2020

10/30/2020

Gray Wolves to be removed from Endangered Species List
Norway funds satellite map of world's tropical forests
It's Official: Solar Is the Cheapest Electricity in History
The next generation of power plants will be virtual
Scientists discover a 'weird' molecule in Titan’s atmosphere that could be a precursor to complex compounds that form or feed possible life on the Saturn moon
A new reef discovered in the Great Barrier Reef and it’s taller than the Empire State Building
240 Million year old marine predator species with fang like teeth uncovered in China
Lawsuit launched to force Feds to update recovery plan for endangered California fish
Efforts to tackle shark fin trade need to focus closer to shore
South African activist killed as contentious coal mine seeks to expand
Antarctic Ice Sheet is primed to pass irreversible climate thresholds
American Forests CEO Jad Daley: We are one nation under trees
EPA oks soybean, cotton farmers use of dicamba weedkiller
White House buries dozens of clean energy studies
South Korea’s targets carbon neutrality by 2050
Researchers find a new species of gall wasp – a possible parasite of a parasite
Two arrested in Chetumal with drugs and endangered species specimens
Lawsuit launched to stop damaging hunting practices from killing endangered wildlife on refuges
Sleeping giant - Arctic methane deposits starting to release
Discovery adds new species to Rice lab’s ghoulish insect menagerie
Researchers discover new species of gall wasp
Land restoration can profoundly benefit people and the environment
Latest estimate shows 11 percent decline in North Atlantic right whale population
As their population plummets, right whales verge on extinction
Godfather of Peruvian falcons uncovers peregrine’s epic journey from the Arctic
Court allows referendum on mining in the Ecuadoran Andes to go forward
Sea ice has yet to form off of Siberia, worrying scientists
USFWS removing Endangered Mexican Wolves from the wild to protect cows
Water on the moon could sustain a lunar base
New species of Echinops found in Sahyadri mountains
Endangered White Rhino born at Disney’s Animal Kingdom theme park
In Madagascar, endangered lemurs find a private refuge
Galapagos sees record rise in penguins, flightless cormorants
Cherokee Nation gives eco0friendly boost to community centers
3 Sanparks staff members arrested on suspicion of rhino poaching
Over 5,600 fossil fuel companies have taken at least $3bn in US COVID
More than 7,000 dead seals found along Namibian beach
Congress acknowledges 155-year-old betrayal of Warm Springs and Wasco Tribes
Only 1% of British Columbia’s old growth forests remain
Himachal: 9 new animal species discovered; one named after high school student
EU votes to allow veggie meats to be called ‘burgers’ and ‘sausages’
Atlantic trends can predict Amazon drought 18 months away

Conservation News ~ 23 October 2020

10/23/2020

Groundbreaking study finds 13.3 quadrillion plastic fibers in California’s environment
Zimbabwe has gone 12 months without an elephant being killed by poachers at Mana Pools National Park
Oregon’s only coal-fired power plant closes for good
Philippine court upholds open-pit mining ban in Mindanao
Orangutan conservationist from Hull honoured by the Queen
Locals warn derelict barge ‘Nabarima’ about to spill 55 million gallons of oil and no one is helping
Tropical cyclones moving faster in recent decades
Latest evaluation shows Europe's nature in serious, continuing decline
Japan to release radioactive Fukushima Water into ocean
Madagascar experiments with drones for its massive reforestation effort
To protect nature, bring down the walls of fortress conservation
Ozone Hole over Antarctica has grown much deeper and wider in 2020
Lawsuit – Feds ignore risk of huge spills to endangered species
Madagascar shuts down illegal gold mine but activists remain in legal limbo
Digital land grab deprives traditional LatAm people of ancestral lands
US climate report moves ahead after complaints about delays
The Big Oil side hustle – where renewable money is really going
Scientists discover a way to turn plastic waste into clean fuel
Seven new species of diatoms discovered from Western Ghats
China says environment still grim despite 5 years of progress
Endangered Species protection sought for snake-like Central California lizard
Department of Energy picks two advanced nuclear reactors for demonstrations projects
Ecuador Indigenous accuse state of crimes against humanity
At-risk Cerrado mammals need fully protected parks to survive
Research links individual pig farming and virus outbreaks
China’s rare birds may move north as the climate changes
Poland’s once-mighty coal industry is in retreat
Gray Wolf will lose endangered species protection contrary in scientific evidence
A new bacteria from diseased walnut discovered in Portugal
Researchers discover three new species of damselflies in the Western Ghats
Dragon snakeheads – strange new underground fish – discovered in India
French dairy giant accused of polluting country’s famous rivers for years
Harvest of Horseshoe Crabs for blood challenged at SC Wildlife refuge
White House reverses decision to reject California request for wildlife relief
Judge invalidates Pendley’s BLM decision
Wildfire smoke in US exposes millions to hazardous pollution
Shippers close to global deal to cut greenhouse gas pollution
Galapagos: Chinese fishing fleets and COVID threaten a natural wonder
After 20 years, aquarium finds out its rays are a new species
Lawsuit says trophy hunting hurts giraffe populations
Wildfire emergency in Bolivia as fires threaten animal sanctuary
Singapore’s plan to plant 1 million native trees will protect species
Oregon’s last coal plant shuts down for good as wind power progresses in Virginia
Researchers discover fossils of new species in Arizona
New species of listeria genus discovered and baptized
In Guatamala, refugees find new calling as park rangers
Gorongosa National Park is being reforested via coffee and agroforestry
Climate change likely drove early human species to extinction
Millions of animals may be missing from scientific studies
Canada’s last breeding pair of endangered spotted owls found in valley slated for imminent logging
Unsealed docs show Union Carbide leaked toxics into creek for years
Shuffle of EPA’s science advisors elevates those with industry ties
Earth breaks September heat record
Wind-stoked wildlfire in Colorado is largest in state history
Japan to release Fukishima’s contaminated water into sea
Polluted air killing a half a million babies a year across globe
We’ve built enough fences to stretch to the sun – but still don’t understand their effects here on Earth
1st-ever footage of giant pandas mating in the wild is not ‘cute and cuddly’
Crucial meeting could expand protection of Antarctic waters
Whale poo is powering the world’s rainforests
Paper giant APRIL linked to Borneo forest clearing despite zero-deforestation vow
Illegal industrial and mining activities continue in great Indian Bustard’s habitat in Maharashtra
Spain unveils climate law to cut emissions to net xero by 2050
Alarm as sea ice not yet freezing at latest date on record
Famous Australian cattle station once owned by Kerry Packer earmarked for massive solar farm
Advocates welcome ‘inspiring; ocean-based climate solutions act as exactly what America needs right now
California’s mega fires have arrived 30 years early
Greta Thunberg accuses MEPs of ‘surrender on climate and environment’
3D scan brings near-extinct Sumatran species to virtual life
US Defense Department wants to expand Air Force bombing operations at the largest wildlife refuge
British Columbians want more parks, even if it means less mining and logging

Conservation News ~ 16 October 2020

10/16/2020

Harvard fund evades justice in land-grabbing case over Cerrado farm
Researchers discover fossils of new species of reptile in Arizona
AG Opposes White House’s Proposal Against Endangered Species Act
Burn scars, winter storms threaten rare and endangered species in San Gabriel Mountains
Animal conservation groups to sue federal government over dwindling giraffe population
Professor Claire Kremen wins the coveted Volvo Environment Prize 2020
Critically Endangered Red Wolf Illegally Killed in August; Only 7 Known to Remain in Wild
Maui has begun the process of managed retreat and it wants big oil to pay the cost of sea level rise
NASA and international partners sign Artemis Accords
Imperiled desert tortoises join California’s endangered list
Bobcat fire aftermath threatens endangered species in San Gabriel Mountains
Michigan poacher who killed 18 wolves and bald eagle gets hunting license revoked for life
Greener play areas boost children’s immune systems
In the horn of Africa, conflict and illegal trade create a ‘cheetah hell’
The Great Barrier Reef has lost half its corals
Indonesia’s new deregulation law to hurt small fishers, coastal communities
Canada will ban plastic bags by end of next year
China still allowing use of pangolin scales in traditional medicine
Israel moves to ban ‘immoral’ animal fur trade
3,500 tuna held in cages illegally for a year finally released
Over 30,000 sea turtles eggs seized from trick in Oaxaca
Judge strikes down Obama-era rule limiting methane pollution, Big Oil is ‘overjoyed’
Environmentalists and dam operators, at war for years, start making peace
New aloe species discovered from a desert in northwestern India
Terrifying new species of turkey-like dinosaur discovered in the Gobi Desert
Indonesia is putting business before the environment and that could be disastrous for its rainforest
God intended it as a disposable planet: the US pastor preaching climate change
Sumatran bridge project in elephant habitat may exacerbate degradation
Nobel laureate who helped save the ozone layer dies
Tucson heat prompts AZ leaders to consider declaring a Climate Emergency
CA Exide battery recycling plant left big toxic mess, could it walk away
COVID-19 outbreak kills nearly 10,000 minks on Utah fur farm
David Attenborough leads call for world to invest $500 billion a year to protect nature
Public lands chief refuses to leave his post despite judge’s order
BLM acquisition boosts access by public along Gunnison River
Researchers map the anatomy of the mysteriously shaped beetle
New species of ancient maritime predators discovered in Morocco
Conservationists condemn US failure to protect wolverines
When the US and China fight, it is the environment that suffers
Carbon capture ‘moonshot’ moves closer as billions of dollars pour in
Maryland will become the first state to ban foam food service products
Six new species of butterflies add colour to Kondapalli reserve forest
Real and imminent extinction risk to whales
People, not carbon emissions, should be at the heart of the west’s climate action
Puerto Rican Harlequin Butterfly proposed for Endangered Species Act protection
RBC becomes first major Canadian bank to refuse to fund oil drilling in Arctic refuge
Hidden beneath the Ocean’s surface, nearly 16 million tons of microplastic
The Marangoni effect can be used to obtain freshwater from the sea
New evidence suggests China’s dark vessels poached in Galapagos waters
Madagascar’s top court criticizes government handling of mining project
Brazil reports lower deforestation, higher fires in September
Mining covers more than 20% of Indigenous territory in the Amazon
We’re not protecting enough of the right areas to save biodiversity
On a Philippine mountain, researchers describe a ‘fire flower’ orchid species
The Union of BC Indian Chiefs has released a resolution about the fate of old-growth forest in BD

Conservation News ~ 9 October 2020

10/9/2020

Environmental group sues Fort Huachuca to release documents about harm to river
A new species of Darwin wasp from Mexico named in observance of the 2020 quarantine period
New species of aquatic mice discovered, cousins of one of the world's rarest mammals
USFWS pulls wolverine protection proposal
Increased extinction in the emergence of novel ecological communities
Mr. Pail Mafabi, a leader in Ecosystem Management, passes away
Public can speak on Nashville Crayfish Endangered Status
Britain, Canada, EU throw weight behind 2030 biodiversity protection goal
95% of Marine Life on Sea Floor killed in Kamchatka Eco-Disaster
New biochemical research shows past tropical forest changes drove megafauna and hominin extinctions
Eastern Black Rail gets federal protection under Endangered Species Act
Up to 1,500 birds flew into some of Philly’s tallest skyscrapers one day last week
Vietnam conservation regulations improving but much work remains
Blooms driven by climate change threaten to smother marine life in Arabian Sea
Sumatran bridge project in elephant habitat may exacerbate degradation
In the Horn of Africa, conflict and illegal trade create a ‘cheetah hell’
Federal government admits killing over 1.2 million native animals in 2019
New plant species in the Swiss Alps
Rare Nevada Fish one step closer to endangered species protection
Antarctic Commission pursues largest conservation action ever taken
Fires raze nearly half of indigenous territories in Brazil’s Pantanal
Brazilian frog believed ‘extinct’ for 50+ years, found with Edna testing
Stock indices let Brazil meatpackers shed ties to deforestation, draw investors
Automakers fueling deforestation, dispossession in Paraguay’s Gran Chaco
Indonesia’s food estate program eyes new plantations in forest frontiers
More than 470 oil spills in the Peruvian Amazon since 2000
Green Hydrogen from renewables could become cheapest ‘transformative fuel’ within a decade
New species of spider with a striking blue face and eight eyes
Fears for endangered species after hole cut in Zealandia sanctuary fence
Massive, 50-year-old great white shark dubbed ‘Queen of the Ocean’ found off Nova Scotia
Wyoming officials call for endangered species reform with grizzly population booming
Nevada dam changes give rare trout new life 115 years later
Investors to protect the Amazon, conservation group finds
We now know why naval sonar leads to mass whale strandings
6 dolphins found dead in ‘historic’ stranding in Alabama after Hurricane Sally
Chernobyl fungus eats nuclear radiation via radiosynthesis
Cambridge University makes $4.5 billion fossil-fuel divestment promise
Russian rocket fuel likely cause of marine animal deaths
Lead cleanup near water source prompts federal indictment of NC city official
Tasmanian devils return to mainland Australia for first time in 3,000 years
Boris Johnson to unveil plan to power all UK homes with wind by 2030
Pope Francis Laments failures of market capitalism in Blueprint for Post-COVID world
Endangered wildlife, habitat burned in Washington’s wildfires
New study shows where we should grow more forest to fight climate change
Researchers probe memory of the Venus flytrap
Natural gas pipeline explodes in Trinity River
Scientists put GPS trackers inside fake sea turtle eggs to catch poachers
Greenpeace drops 1.5 ton rock outside Defra HQ in fishing protest
Climate lawsuits are finally headed to the Supreme Court
Amazon near tipping point of switching from rainforest to savannah
Tasmanian Devils roaming Australia for the first time in 3,000 years
With activists silenced, China moves ahead on Big Dam project
France to ban use of wild animals in circuses, marine parks
2 new species of pipeworts discovered by scientists in Western Ghats
Endangered tree species rediscovered in Kerala grove 184 years after first collection
Planetary ‘safety net’ could halt wildlife loss and slow climate breakdown
As atmospheric carbon rises, so do rivers, adding to flooding
Huge 300-million-year-old shark skull found deep inside an underground Kentucky cave
Geologists uncover history of lost continent buried beneath Europe
Indian embassy in Madagascar becomes first to go fully solar
NYC’s newest proposed building would be the city’s tallest – and will act as a carbon emissions filter
Cheating birds mimic host nestlings to deceive foster parents
New plant species discovered in China’s Yunnan
California landowners developers: Western Joshua Tree incidental take permits now required
DEC seeks public input on proposed endangered species protections
SCDNR brings awareness to endangered Carolina Heelsplitter
Recognition of Indigenous alliance group most recent in a series of big wins for the Amazon
Hotter tropics may worsen climate change; reforestation could lessen it
As predators return to Sweden’s wild, ecotourism looks to change mindsets
Oil tanker fire in Sri Lanka’s rich waters highlights need for preparedness
Land grab, logging, mining threaten biodiversity haven of Woodlark Island
Ghost frog not seen for 80 years rediscovered in desert hot spring
Physicists build circuit that generates clean, limitless power from graphene
David Attenborough leads call for world to invest $500 billion a year to protect nature
Europe is building a digital twin earth to revolutionize climate modelling
Climate emergency drives noctule bat northwards
Beaked whale shatters record with 3-hour 42 minute dive

Awesome Conservation Jobs ~ 4 October 2020

10/4/2020

Project Drawdown, remote – Director of Drawdown Lift: https://drawdown.org/careers/director-of-%E2%80%9Cdrawdown-lift%E2%80%9D
Friends of Trees, PDX Oregon – Executive Director: https://www.conservationjobboard.com/job-listing-executive-director-portland-oregon/1972806436
Pacific Land Trust, Bay Area – Executive Director: https://www.pacifica-land-trust.org/2020/09/17/the-plt-is-hiring-an-executive-director/
Pacific Wildlife Care, Morro Bay – Executive Director: https://apply.workable.com/pacific-wildlife-care/j/2C78DEC205/apply/
The Nature Conservancy, Idaho – Conservation Director: https://careers.nature.org/psc/tnccareers/APPLICANT/APPL/c/HRS_HRAM_FL.HRS_CG_SEARCH_FL.GBL?Page=HRS_CAREERS_FL&Action=U&FOCUS=Applicant&SiteId=1&PortalActualURL=https%3a%2f%2fcareers.nature.org%2fpsc%2ftnccareers%2fAPPLICANT%2fAPPL%2fc%2fHRS_HRAM_FL.HRS_CG_SEARCH_FL.GBL%3fPage%3dHRS_CAREERS_FL%26Action%3dU%26FOCUS%3dApplicant%26SiteId%3d1&PortalRegistryName=APPLICANT&PortalServletURI=https%3a%2f%2fcareers.nature.org%2fpsp%2ftnccareers%2f&PortalURI=https%3a%2f%2fcareers.nature.org%2fpsc%2ftnccareers%2f&PortalHostNode=APPL&NoCrumbs=yes&PortalKeyStruct=yes
Conservation International, remote – Blue Carbon Finance Fellow: https://chu.tbe.taleo.net/chu04/ats/careers/v2/viewRequisition?org=CONSERVATION&cws=39&rid=1379

Conservation News ~ 2 October 2020

10/2/2020

Judge Removes Public Lands Boss for Serving Unlawfully
Area of zero tolerance enlarged to protect endangered vaquita
Land defenders are killed in the Philippines for protesting Canadian mining
At least 28 extinctions prevented by conservation action in recent decades
Nordstrom officially bans fur and exotic animal skins
Marion conservation area renamed to honor Iowa Native American pioneer in women’s rights
40 percent of world’s plants at risk of extinction
Oregon State researcher IDs 4 new species of wasp that lived 25 million years ago
New ‘forever chemicals’ contaminating the environment
Lawsuit filed to put Louisiana Black Bear back on endangered species list
New NY state law adds level of protection to endangered species
Brazil revokes mangroves protections, triggering alarms
Coral’s resilience to warming may depend on iron
Study finds a Mexico-sized swath of intact lost to human pressure
California bans rodenticide in a win for California wildlife
A quarter of all reptile species, many of them endangered, are sold online
New species of millipede discovered at Caw Caw
Toxins in plastic blamed for heath, environment hazards
Revival of endangered bird provides bit of good environmental news
Vietnam creates new nature reserve, possible home to elusive ‘Asian unicorn’
Brazil moves toward transfer of deforestation/fire monitoring to military
Indonesia’s new intelligence hub wields data in the war on illegal fishing
World leaders endorse ‘Pledge for Nature’ to address planetary emergency
A Philippine stingless bee helps boost coconut yields and empower women
Archaelogists determined the step-by-step path taken by the first people to settle the Caribbean Islands
US emissions reductions slowed after US pulled out of Paris Accord
World leaders urged to ban all trade in wild animals and birds for eating to prevent pandemics
World leaders pledge to protect 30% of the planet by 2030
New study shows converting to electric vehicles alone won’t meet climate targets
Canada pledges to stem biodiversity loss and ensure pandemic recovery is ‘green’
Joe Biden to make almost every policy a climate change policy
Two new species of wetland plant discovered from Western Ghats
New species of cockroach-killing wasps discovered in 25-million-year-old amber
China fires back at US over environment, South China Sea
Mussel species in Virginia could be added to Endangered Species Act
Saudi Arabia sends blue ammonia to Japan in world-first shipment
White House to reopen largest National Forest to development, rejecting environmental and cultural importance
In lead up to biodiversity summit, big commitments to nature
Plastic-eating enzyme ‘cocktail’ heralds new hope for plastic
Shark fin trafficking ring busted as trade ban comes into effect in Florida
Mass elephant die-off caused by cyanobacteria
Canada’s Liberal government to spend $10B on clean energy infrastructure to fuel pandemic economic recovery
REI Co-op achieves 14-year carbon neutrality commitment, announces ambitious new climate pattern
India makes Amazon pay for plastic pollution
Ray at Kagoshima aquarium revealed as new species
Feds to relax protections for red-cockaded woodpecker since 1970
New partnership brings high-resolution satellite imagery of the tropics to all
World’s plants and fungi a frontier of discovery, if we can protect them: Report
World’s protected areas lack connections, recent study finds
Brazilian dry forests are chronically degraded even in non-deforested areas
Kenya earmarks $3.7 million to boost rhino protection
The massive ocean blob anomaly has our fingerprints all over it
A new mass extinction has been discovered, wiping out life 233 million years ago
20 new species of fauna recorded on Pulua Ubin, including new type of spider
New beetle species named after Alexandria resident James Sherald
Sen. Udall introduces ‘Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act’
Mining companies stand to win from Peru-China FTA that neglects environment
Ikea faces Swiss complaint over wood believed to have been illegally logged
Researchers show conscious processes in birds’ brains for the first time
30 retired elephants will live out their days at Nassau County wildlife refuge
Koala may be given endangered listing as numbers plummet
US House passes sweeping clean energy bill
Emails show how pesticide lobby influenced US position in health talks
Relocated Isle Royale wolves form groups, reduce moose herd
Seismic blasting efforts halted in Atlantic Ocean
Around 2500 new species to arrive in Europe by 2050 causing damage to biodiversity
3 new damselflies discovered in Western Ghats
Charleston naturalist gets to name new millipede species after discovery at Caw Caw center
AZA celebrates funding for endangered species and announces 2020 Honors and Awards
SELC flags Endangered Species Act violation in EPA rule harming clean water
Graeme Worboys passes away
Climate change is transforming how plants grow
Study shows warming ocean, vicious carbon cycle
Antarctic and high seas protection can save half the planet
A machine-learning assist to predicting hurricane intensity
NASA monitors Carbon Monoxide from California Wildfires
Comet discovered to have its own Northern Lights
School-Bus sized asteroid to safely zoom past earth
NASA’s new Mars rover will use x-ray to hunt fossils
New sea level satellite arrives at California launch site
Nuclear fusion reactor could be here as soon as 2025

New Species and People ~ September 2020

9/26/2020

New Species

New species of fairy shrimp found in world’s hottest desert
Despite frog-killing disease, researchers discover new frog species
Scientists identify new species of crystal-encrusted truffle, thanks to bonobos
PhD student conducts critical research work establishing new Bonnethead Shark species from home
New species of burrowing dinosaur found perfectly preserved in ‘Cretaceous Pompeii’
Discovery of new species of human with hobbit skull
Russian scientists discovered a new species of bats on Kunashir
A new species of spider
A new species of milkweed subfamily found in Yunnan
New species of brachiopod discovered in ISU Prof Summer Project
New species of Alligator Lizard discovered in Mexico
Astronomers discover potential sign of life excessive in Venus’s environment
Lost frogs rediscovered with environmental DNA
New species of gecko discovered in Ganjam
A new evergreen species of Rhamnaceae found in Guangxi
Thousands of species recorded in a speck of soil
Colombia’s Humboldt Institute discovers new species in former FARC camp
New fossil ape is discovered in India
Peru – San Marcos University biologists discover new species of Amazon fish
A new species of blind, underground ant from Goa
Hutchins science teacher Keith Martin-Smith may have discovered new spider species
New species of clam shrimp discovered in pond at UVI’s golf course
New wildflower species found, native to Pennsylvania
Neglected for over a century, Black Sea Spider Crab redescribed
Madagascar giant frog is a new species, but also a deep-fried delicacy
New venomous snake species names after Metallica’s James Hetfield
New moth species found, another rediscovered after 100 years in Arunachal
Scientists discover exposed bacteria can survive in space for years
New species of freshwater crustacea found in the hottest place on Earth

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Great Thunberg will donate €150,000 to support people on the frontlines of the climate crisis in Africa
Solomon Islands environmental defender faces life sentence for arson charge
Judge Removes acting director of Bureau of Land Management for Serving Unlawfully
Jen Guyton and Dr. Gladys win the American Society of Mammalogist’s Aldo Leopold Prize
6 young Portuguese activists area suing European Countries over climate change
Mexican Environment Minister resigns after critique
Oregon Zoo leader, Dr. Don Moore, retires

Conservation News ~ 25 September 2020

9/25/2020

Survival of wildlife reserves under threat in Namibia
The Pantanal is 22% burnt
BlackRock’s $400m stake in Amazon meatpackers defies sustainability cred
TIME’s list of 100 most influential people in 2020 includes Indigenous Waorani leader
New species of fairy shrimp found in world’s hottest desert
Legislation will provide environmental justice to protect communities from toxics
Ecologists confirm Alan Turing's theory for Australian fairy circles
Australia whales: 90 dead in mass stranding off Tasmania
Philippine community goes to court to stop coal plant in ecological haven
China, world’s biggest polluter, vows to go carbon neutral by 2050
The Brown Bat is one step closer to becoming DCs official mammal
China, more than other states, looks to future Arctic sea route
Intelligence helps Namibia turn tide against rhino poachers
Despite frog-killing disease, researchers discover new frog species
Scientists identify new species of crystal-encrusted truffle, thanks to bonobos
Australians suffer $2 billion health bill from summer bushfire smoke
Few countries living up to COVID ‘green recovery’ pledges
New tool alerts ships when whales are near
Overfished Congo waters put endangered sharks at risk
Flip flops and fishing gear pile up at Aldabra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Past illegal activity dogs Chines fleet that fished squid near Galapagos
Great Thunberg will donate €150,000 to support people on the frontlines of the climate crisis in Africa
China in pointed message to US, tightens its climate targets
Ecuador’s highest court will allow communities to vote on mining projects
California plans to ban sales of gas-powered cars in 15 years
EPA questions science linking pesticide to brain damage in children
First Nations restore ancient clam gardens
Mussel-bola could be spreading
IUCN, FAO and WWF Pakistan join hands with Ministry of Climate Change to monitor the largest afforestation programme in Pakistan
More than 560 companies back global ‘Call to Action’ for nature
Poland, the world’s third largest fur producer, votes to ban fur farming
Department of Agriculture awarded federal grant to develop conservation plan for endangered
Joshua Trees given temporary endangered species protections
Richest 1%’s emissions twice that of poorest 50%
Environmentalists plan lawsuit challenging Newsom over oil and gas drilling permits
Human footprints found in Saudi Arabia may be 120,000 years old
Wilderness the size of Mexico lost worldwide in just 13 years
Rare pink dolphin are back in Hong Kong as lockdown halts ferry traffic
Feds reaffirm western yellow-billed cuckoo’s threatened species status
Biodiversity hypothesis called into question
Arctic ice melt doesn’t boost sea levels
PhD student conducts critical research work establishing new Bonnethead Shark species from home
New species of burrowing dinosaur found perfectly preserved in ‘Cretaceous Pompeii’
Facebook suspends environmental groups despite vow to fight misinformation
Australian scientists say suppression of environment research is getting worse
Feds propose listing two Missouri crayfish species as ‘threatened’ under Endangered Species Act
Rescued wild pangolin gives birth to healthy pup
Two new Javan rhino calves are spotted in the species’ last holdout
Indonesia’s mining pits claim more lives
Hawaiian reefs lost almost half their fish to pollution and fishing
Paper giant APP’s Sumatran road project cuts through elephant habitat
White House pushed EPA for fewer methane checks
New Jersey law seeks to stem pollution in minority areas
Discovery of new species of human with hobbit skull
Environmental gains during pandemic prove short-lived
Delmarva fox squirrels, once an endangered species, to be released in Dagsboro
Chinese startup launching space mining robot in November
Oceanbird cargo ship relies on wind to transport autos
Hair from ghostly bears reveals new genetic secrets
Five states have filed climate change lawsuits, seeking damages from big oil and gas
Feds’ preferred highway route would impact lands it spent millions acquiring for conservation
New gecko species discovered in Bicol
Shedd Aquarium welcomes 24 new endangered turtle hatchlings
Imperiled beetle loses some protections
Colorado Agency caves to US Forest Service, Oks more bulldozing of roadless forest
More than 17,000 rare Nevada wildflowers destroyed
BC’s old-growth forest announcement won’t actually slow down logging
Park Service finalized disastrous Point Reyes plan to kill Native Wildlife, prioritize commercial livestock
Russian scientists discovered a new species of bats on Kunashir
Legislation introduced to modernize Endangered Species Act
Solomon Islands environmental defender faces life sentence for arson charge
Fires turn sage brush habitat in Washington into a scorched oblivion
In Peru, self-reporting of oil spills by companies leaves an unknown toll
CO2 from California fires dwarf state’s fossil fuel emissions
Madagascar reopens national parks shuttered by COVID
Patagonia says its new ‘vote the assholes out’ clothing tag is a call to action on climate change
Gas companies are abandoning wells, leaving them to leak methane forever
Court temporarily pauses EPA methane emissions rollback
Greenville Zoo Education team wins Pinnacle Award