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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/aug/30/judge-delays-grizzly-bear-hunts

Judge delays grizzly bear hunts as he considers federal protectionsHunts scheduled for this weekend have been temporarily blocked while a judge looks at the government’s decision to lift protections

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/28/magazine/how-to-survive-a-shark-attack.html?em_pos=medium&emc=edit_ma_20180831&nl=magazine&nl_art=1&nlid=30337821emc%3Dedit_ma_20180831&ref=img&te=1

How to Survive a Shark AttackBetter to punch its gills than its nose. Maintain eye contact.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2018/08/30/two-men-found-pythons-trapped-their-barbecue-they-called-an-year-old-grandma-help/?utm_term=.19332937612b&wpisrc=nl_most&wpmm=1

Two men found pythons trapped in their grill. They called an 81-year-old grandma for help.Faye Morgan said she lives on a farm and isn't afraid of snakes.

https://www.globalmeatnews.com/Article/2018/08/31/China-meat-consumption-to-slow?utm_source=newsletter_daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=31-Aug-2018&c=1Mhw64nyxKkuPwir47fY1TxB%2BRBq%2BUTk&p2=

China animal protein growth predicted to slowChina’s average animal protein consumption growth is predicted to “markedly” slowdown due to changes in consumer behaviour, according to Rabobank.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2018/08/31/judge-halts-first-grizzly-hunts-decades-two-days-before-their-start/?utm_term=.280fa1b8f274

Judge halts first grizzly hunts in decades two days before their startThe court order temporarily blocked the Lower 48's first hunts since 1991 as the judge considers whether to restore protections to Yellowstone-area grizzly bears.

https://www.theguardian.com/science/audio/2018/aug/31/conservation-there-will-not-be-blood-science-weekly-podcast?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Lab+notes+2016&utm_term=284624&subid=26212650&CMP=ema-3242

Conservation: there will (not) be blood - Science Weekly podcastInvasive species have been blamed for wiping out native populations. Conservationists face a hard choice: should they kill one species to save another? The answer is often yes. Nicola Davis explores this dilemma and asks whether there’s a more compassionate approach

https://globalcosmeticsnews.com/will-colombia-become-the-first-latin-american-country-to-ban-animal-testing/

Will Colombia become the first Latin American country to ban animal testing? - Global Cosmetics NewsColombia is poised to become the first Latin American country to ban cosmetics testing on animals. A new bill, championed by Animal Defenders International was introduced to the Colombian Congress on Wednesday this week and, if passed, would see Colombia join the nearly 40 countries worldwide with bans already in place. “Colombia is taking its …

http://science.sciencemag.org/content/361/6405/920

Past and future global transformation of terrestrial ecosystems under climate changeTerrestrial ecosystems will be transformed by current anthropogenic change, but the extent of this change remains a challenge to predict. Nolan et al. looked at documented vegetational and climatic changes at almost 600 sites worldwide since the last glacial maximum 21,000 years ago. From t Read more...

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/serial-cat-killer-washington_us_5b87106fe4b0511db3d45ecb

https://www.newyorkupstate.com/expo/sports/erry-2018/08/23e16f60e14907/dec-survey-what-animals-are-mo.html

DEC survey: What animals are most popular among New York's small game hunters?A three-year, DEC survey of hunters looked at estimated number of participants among other things.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/31/sick-to-my-stomach-dolphin-and-penguins-locked-in-derelict-japan-aquarium?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Guardian+Today+AU+-+collection&utm_term=284547&subid=26212650&CMP=GTAU_collection

'Sick to my stomach': dolphin and penguins locked in derelict Japan aquariumAnger after hundreds of fish and reptiles have been left in tiny pools amid crumbling concrete since January

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/aug/30/paw-outcome-new-zealand-council-proposes-banning-all-cats

Paw outcome? New Zealand council proposes banning all catsUnder ‘pest plan’ Omaui residents will not be allowed to replace cats when they die

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/aug/30/where-the-animals-go-wildlife-tracking-secrets-revealed

Where the animals go: wildlife tracking secrets revealedAward-winning geographer Dr James Cheshire and designer Oliver Uberti take us to the forefront of the animal tracking revolution, mapping the movements of animals on land, sky and sea

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/aug/31/trade-of-coastal-sand-is-damaging-wildlife-of-poorer-nations-study-finds

Trade of coastal sand is damaging wildlife of poorer nations, study findsWealthy nations’ drastic increase in construction sand consumption contributes to erosion of estuaries

“there has been opposition over the potential for oil spills and the impact that a dramatic rise in tanker traffic could have on the region’s southern resident killer whales, a population already on the knife edge of extinction.”
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/30/trans-mountain-pipeline-latest-canada-court-overturns

Trans Mountain pipeline halted after Canadian court overturns approvalIn a unanimous decision, the federal court of appeal said the government failed to consider the concerns of some First Nations

To what extent is it even rational for conservationists to remain antagonistic towards invasive species?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2018/08/30/climate-change-could-render-many-earths-ecosystems-unrecognizable/?utm_term=.1a3f37c82d0b&wpisrc=al_environment__alert-hse&wpmk=1

Climate change could render many of Earth’s ecosystems unrecognizable“What we’re talking about here are the kinds of changes that disrupt everybody’s lives" paleoecologist Scott Wing said.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/animalia/wp/2018/08/29/grain-free-exotic-dog-food-linked-to-heart-disease/?utm_term=.fdbbd8b12c6b&wpisrc=nl_most&wpmm=1

Grain-free, exotic dog food linked to heart diseaseVeterinarians around the country started noticing unusual cases of canine dilated cardiomyopathy, and since an early warning, new reports are still coming in.

http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/08/16/americans-are-divided-over-the-use-of-animals-in-scientific-research/

Americans are divided over the use of animals in scientific researchThere is a gender gap in views of the use of animals in scientific research. Those with a high level of science knowledge are more inclined to approve of such research.

AT LEAST FIVE POLAR BEARS WERE KILLED IN THIS INCIDENT IN WHICH ONE MAN WAS KILLED BY A BEAR
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/polar-bear-kimmirut-nunavut-death-1.4803481

Survivor recalls deadly encounter with polar bears | CBC NewsA Nunavut hunter who survived a polar bear attack that killed one of his friends last week says the encounter started when a mother bear and her cub approached their camp.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/nunavut-hunter-killed-polar-bear-1.4801999

Nunavut hunter killed by polar bear and cub | CBC NewsA man from Nunavut has been killed in a polar bear attack, according to local RCMP. A polar bear mother and cub were destroyed at the scene.