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- On March 29, 2026, the United Nations Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) approved protection for 40 new species, including the snowy owl and Hudsonian godwit.
- The COP15 summit in Campo Verde, Brazil, drew 132 countries and the European Union.
- A report shows half of CMS-catalogued species are declining due to habitat loss, overfishing, and pollution.
