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New website rates the accuracy of climate stories in the media -

"Climate Feedback" allows scientists to annotate and comment on journalism covering climate science. Experts also assign a score, from one to five, ranking each article's consistency with the latest science. The Guardian

The feds have decided not to designate critical habitat for a threatened bat species -

The deadly fungal disease white-nose syndrome has decimated the northern long-eared bat population. But the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will not be setting aside protected cave habitat for the bats, stating that publicly identifying where the species hibernates could put it even more at risk. Some conservationists are skeptical of the agency's stated reason. Reuters

You know you live in a sensitive and vulnerable ecoregion when your state flower, your state mammal, and your state bird are all on the endangered species list.

Sam 'Ohu Gon III, a senior scientist with the Hawaii Nature Conservancy, comments on the vulnerability of biodiversity in the Aloha State. Researchers are currently working to stop the spread of Rapid 'Ohi'a Death, a fungal disease killing the beloved native ʻohiʻa lehua tree.

Polar bears are swimming farther and farther in search of ice -

A new study finds that as sea ice declines in the Arctic, polar bears are forced to journey across vast stretches of open ocean without resting. In 2012, 69 percent of monitored bears made a long-distance swim, up from just a quarter in 2004. While the animals are strong swimmers, they are not well adapted for long trips. Washington Post

Poachers kill three wildlife rangers in the Congo -

A shootout over the weekend between elephant poachers and rangers in Garamba National Park left three park officers dead and two more injured. Rates of poaching and violence are high in Garamba—poachers killed five guards and three members of Congolese Armed Forces in the park last year. Mongabay

The era of consumption without consequences is over.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon comments on the Paris climate change agreement, which 175 countries signed on Friday. Fifteen nations also ratified the deal, and the United States and China have pledged to do the same before the end of the year.