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Plastic and car parts found in stomachs of stranded whales -
The necropsies of 13 sperm whales that washed up on Germany's North Sea coast earlier this year have revealed that the cetaceans' stomachs were full of garbage, including a 43-foot-long shrimp fishing net, a plastic car engine cover, and the remnants of a plastic bucket. National Geographic
Lion deaths near Nairobi may be result of construction project -
Two lions were killed this week after straying from Kenya's Nairobi National Park. Conservationists say a road and rail project that cuts through the reserve is disrupting the predators' behavior and could lead to more conflict between wildlife and humans. Reuters
White-nose syndrome spreads to Washington State -
Hikers near North Bend last month found a little brown bat suffering from the deadly fungal disease. Before now, the closest confirmed case of WNS was in Nebraska, 1,250 miles away. Wildlife officials have been bracing for such a jump, but this is very grim news for the country's bats. More than six million bats in the eastern United States alone have succumbed to the disease since the mid-2000s. Seattle Times
Under any circumstances, we’re going to stay the course.
—Todd Stern, the United States Special Envoy for Climate Change, comments on the Obama administration's commitment to the Paris climate change agreement despite legal challenges to the Clean Power Plan. Yesterday Obama and President Xi Jinping of China vowed to sign the agreement on April 22, the first day the accord will be open for signatures.
Texting is helping Masai farmers reduce conflicts with wildlife -
A new paper says cell phones are changing how farming communities alongside Tanzanian national parks interact with wild animals. Farmers use the technology to call for help, warn others to avoid predators like lions, and organize events to drive away those pesky crop-eating baboons. Motherboard
Boston's aging pipes are leaking methane and potentially explosive -
Researchers surveyed 100 randomly selected natural gas leaks across the city and found that 7 percent of these pipes were "superemitters," and 15 percent presented an immediate explosion hazard. InsideClimate News