Check out these awesome headlines from the last few weeks!
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People
Ninfa Carianil, 2021 International Ranger Award Winner
https://www.iucn.org/news/protected-areas/202108/ninfa-carianil-2021-international-ranger-award-winner
Legal
South Korea to grant legal status to animals to tackle abuse, abandonment
https://nypost.com/2021/08/19/south-korea-to-grant-legal-status-to-animals-to-tackle-abuse-abandonment/
Federal judge throws out US approval of ConocoPhilips Alaska oil project
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/federal-judge-vacates-us-approval-conocophillips-alaska-drilling-project-2021-08-18/
Rewilding
Blue whales returning to Spain’s Atlantic coast after 40-year absence
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/aug/24/blue-whales-returning-to-spains-atlantic-coast-after-40-year-absence
Second family of wolverines discovered at Mount Rainier
https://www.columbian.com/news/2021/aug/29/2nd-wolverine-family-spotted-at-mount-ranier-national-park/
House Democrats to Provide $100 Million for Critically Endangered Species in Reconciliation Bill
https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/house-democrats-to-provide-100-million-for-critically-endangered-species-in-reconciliation-bill-2021-08-26/
