California becomes the first state to ban fur trapping
Governor Newsom signed a measure making the state the first to ban fur trapping. The Wildlife Protection Act bars commercial or recreational trapping on both private and public land.
Flora & fauna
California to open world’s largest highway overpass for wildlife
Hoping to fend off the extinction of mountain lions and other species, transportation officials and conservationists will build a wildlife crossing over a major Southern California highway.
Tiger populations in India have doubled to nearly 3,000 in last 15 years
“It was decided in St. Petersburg that target of doubling tiger population would be 2022, we achieved it 4 years in advance.”
California condor births mark soaring comeback after numbers dwindled to 22
Biologists estimate that the 1,000th and 1,001st chicks hatched in May this year, and they confirmed their existence this week.
Ethiopia begins planting 4 billion trees to fight deforestation
Hundreds of thousands of volunteers are needed for the planting and bedding in of the four billion saplings.
Rare sea turtles smash nesting records in Georgia, Carolinas
Researchers and volunteers have cataloged more than 12,200 nests left by loggerheads, a threatened species protected under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.
Turkey will declare a holiday dedicated to planting trees
A tweet from a citizen attracted the attention of a member of the Turkish government, who vowed to establish his ‘National Tree Planting Day.’
Endangered rhino numbers ‘soar by 1,000%’ in Tanzania after crackdown on poaching gangs
The number of endangered rhinos in Tanzania has risen from just 15 to over 150 after a government crackdown on industrial-scale poaching, officials claim.
Canada passes legislation ending the import and export of shark fins
“The overhauled Fisheries Act has the potential to be one of the most transformative things that has happened for our oceans in many years,” says Josh Laughren, Executive Director, Oceana Canada.
Scientists make ‘landmark’ discovery synthesizing anti-cancer molecules found in sea sponges
Their new strategy has already helped speed up research into these molecules, including a planned clinical trial in humans.