India | 6 deaths of translocated cheetahs in Kuno NP raise alarms among enviros, scientists

One more cheetah has been confirmed dead by wildlife authorities at the Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday. While a post-mortem is under way, the female nicknamed Dhatri and sourced from South Africa, is believed to have contracted a parasitic infection following repeatedly scratching its skin and wounding itself. This is the sixth death reported among the 20 cheetahs brought in from Namibia and South Africa.

https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/one-more-cheetah-dies-at-kuno-national-park-toll-rises-to-nine/article67149312.ece

Year's largest wildfire in California threatens Joshua trees in Mojave NPres

California’s largest wildfire is threatening iconic Joshua trees in the Mojave National Preserve.

The York fire started Friday and has expanded to burn more than 82,000 acres as of Wednesday morning, according to fire officials.

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4133197-wildfires-threaten-iconic-joshua-trees/

Study: For some WH sites, climate change could destroy values on which they depend

Some of the world's most precious places are facing "unprecedented challenges from climate change" and could lose their World Heritage status, a research paper has found.

The CSIRO-led paper examined the impacts of climate change on World Heritage sites and looked how these sites, and their place on the list, could be conserved.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-28/climate-biggest-risk-to-world-heritage-areas-research-finds/102656800