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Once thought extinct ocean species is found off the coast of California

The ‘Seasquatches’ may be larger than three feet across and move faster than you might think

The Independent UK

The underwater wonders I saw on my once-in-a-lifetime trip to the Galápagos

In this week’s newsletter: Joining a research team on the Darwin and Wolf Islands off the Ecuadorian coast revealed how critically endangered species are reacting to their rapidly changing ocean environment

The Guardian - UK

Rhino horn: why South Africa wants to revive the international trade, and why critics fear the consequences

South Africa wants to expand exports of rhino hunting trophies and other wildlife products. The move relies on an exemption process within the international treaty that has largely restricted rhino horn trade since 1977.

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Is the Endangered Species Act Being Used to Commandeer State Governments?

A webinar discussion of whether we are seeing conservation commandeering.

Reason

Endangered Species at Risk as Trump Administration Approves Continued Use of Toxic Atrazine Pesticide

The Trump administration has approved atrazine use, despite environmental groups' concerns over its impact on wildlife, water, and health. The decision contradicts earlier Environmental Protection Agency warnings about the pesticide.

International Business Times UK

Orcas could be casualty in Carney’s push for pipeline, environmental groups fear

Rush to develop fossil fuel infrastructure in Canada collides with laws meant to protect endangered species

The Guardian - US

Sony retreats from PC gaming, robbing us of maybe 4 games

The "prestige" Sony game is an increasingly endangered species.

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Advocates decry Trump’s plan to open 24m acres of federal lands to cattle grazing

Opponents say administration’s plan prioritizes big agriculture at expense of wildlife and protected species

The Guardian - US

Why don’t broadcasters want England’s tour of South Africa? This is what it says about Test cricket’s future

England’s three Tests and three ODIs in South Africa this winter are currently going ahead without a UK broadcaster, in the latest sign that bilateral series are increasingly an endangered species

The Independent UK

‘Australians are becoming an endangered species’: Elon Musk highlights population concerns amid falling birth rates

Elon Musk has stirred up fresh debate after making a blunt comment about Australia’s future population trends. The tech billionaire reacted to recent figures showing a continued decline in Australia’s fertility rate. His remark, calling Australians ‘an endangered species,’ quickly spread across social media and triggered a wave of criticism.

The Times of India

Republicans delay vote on bill gutting Endangered Species Act – on Earth Day

The ESA passed 355-4 in the House of Representatives in 1973

The Independent UK

Congress will vote to expand ‘God Squad’ reach and gut endangered species protections – on Earth Day

The ESA has prevented the extinction of 99% of protected species

The Independent UK

Will the Eleventh Circuit Allow the Endangered Species Act to Commandeer the Florida Department of Environmental Protection?

A pending case will test whether courts are willing to enforce the anticommandeering doctrine in the context of environmental protection.

Reason

Germany marks 69th birthday of zoo’s oldest gorilla

Berlin Zoo celebrates Fatou, a 69‑year‑old western lowland gorilla, highlighting how specialised care in captivity can extend the lives of endangered species.

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How Trump’s ‘God Squad’ Could Devastate Endangered Species Along Texas’ Gulf Coast

If left intact, the exemption for oil and gas companies in the Gulf of Mexico could forever harm vulnerable species and their habitats.

Reason

Would U.S. Wildlife Laws Turn Greenland's Hunters Into Criminals?

Greenlandic hunters fear a U.S. takeover because Americans "think whales and seals are cute and shouldn’t be hunted."

The Conversation

Global trade in wild birds is poorly monitored – the risks to wildlife, ecosystems and human health

Birds have, for centuries, been captured from the wild to be kept in cages – valued for their looks, songs and ability to imitate sounds. Data compiled by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), the global agreement that regulates trade in threatened animals and plants, indicate that…

The Mary Sue

Donald Trump dispatches ‘God Squad’ to wipe out the last 51 ocean giants that have survived 3,000,000 years

President Donald Trump’s administration recently asked a rare committee known informally as the “God Squad” to scrap all protections for the critically endangered Rice’s whale, along with other marine life in the Gulf of Mexico. This move, made in service of the oil and gas industry, could lead to the…

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Donald Trump dispatches ‘God Squad’ to wipe out the last 51 ocean giants that have survived 3,000,000 years

The whales died so that tankers can move faster.

The Guardian - US

Rice’s whales existed before humans. Now Trump could make them extinct

The US has invoked national security to remove protections for the endangered cetacean, of which only about 50 are left

The Times of India

Why Trump’s ‘God Squad’ decision to expand oil drilling in Gulf of Mexico is a vote for a whale’s extinction

A federal decision, approved upon the request of the Trump administration, to expand Gulf oil drilling has heightened fears of extinction for the critically endangered Rice’s whale, with fewer than 50 individuals remaining. Scientists note the species already lost over 20% of its population after the Deepwater Horizon spill, warning…

The Independent UK

Nevada lithium mine clears major hurdle despite conservationists' worries for rare wildflower

A federal judge ruled against conservation groups in their efforts to block a proposed lithium-boron mining project in Nevada

International Business Times

Trump's 'God Squad' Exempt Gulf Drillers From Endangered Species Act

The federal Endangered Species Committee, better known as the "God Squad," voted to exempt offshore drilling from parts of the Endangered Species Act, which critics say could push Rice's whale to extinction.

The Guardian - US

‘God squad’ waives endangered species law to allow US drilling in Gulf of Mexico

Critics say exemption for fossil fuels exploits White House’s ‘self-made gas crisis’, and could doom the rare Rice’s whale

The Independent UK

One of the world’s rarest whales under threat from Trump’s Gulf drilling plans

Other species, including threatened manatees and endangered sea turtles, are also at significant risk

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