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Ashley D'Souza

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Covers:  Wildlife, conservation, climate change, environment, science, health, LGTBQ+

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Ashley D'Souza’s Biography

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Journalist, photographer, bird enthusiast. Covering environment, health, and LGBTQ+ arts and culture.

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Sounds from a mini-forest

Sounds from a mini-forest

Audio journalism story about the science behind Miyawaki mini-forests and a mini-forest planting event in Bro…

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Lessons From Nature on Surviving Political Upheaval

Lessons From Nature on Surviving Political Upheaval

As a queer person doing their best to survive the past few months of political chaos, I’ve often turned to na…

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Bees Check Into Hotels On Farms In New Conservation Project

Bees Check Into Hotels On Farms In New Conservation Project

This summer, the Vermont Center for Ecostudies (VCE) launched a pilot program to study cavity-nesting bees to…

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What to know about bird flu in Brookline

What to know about bird flu in Brookline

Since the beginning of the U.S. outbreak in January 2022, bird flu has been found in approximately 12,000 wil…

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Is Brookline's fight against rats putting other wildlife at risk?

Is Brookline's fight against rats putting other wildlife at risk?

As the town and residents try to combat Brookline's continued rodent problem - which includes a recent instan…

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Brookline's turkeys, explained

Brookline's turkeys, explained

Wild turkeys: they roam sidewalks alongside Brookline residents, graze in backyards and are so ubiquitous tha…

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This May at the National Museum of Natural History, Learn How Scientists Investigate Volcanic Eruptions

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By Ashley D'Souza
| Smithsonian Magazine Verified
The museum is hosting events throughout the month ranging from an exploration of human evolutionary history to a celebration of all things amphibian This May, the National Museum of Natural History is ringing in warmer weather with events exploring everything from amphibians to volcanoes as well as a deep-dive into how scientists study early human history.
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150-Year-Old Frogs Collected by a Founding Smithsonian Naturalist Helped 21st-Century Scientists Track How Pesticides Devastated Amphibian Populations in Illinois

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By Ashley D'Souza
| Smithsonian Magazine Verified
In celebration of the upcoming Save the Frogs Day, learn how scientists used historic cricket frogs to connect hormone-altering industrial chemicals to amphibian declines in the Midwest At less than two inches long, the tiny, warty Blanchard’s cricket frog may look unassuming at first glance. But museum specimens of this small species have had an outsized scientific impact.
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Activistas actúan al ver que Massachusetts vierte aguas residuales en vías fluviales

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By Lucie McCormick, Ashley D'Souza
| MSN España
Ashley d'Souza and Lucie McCormick Cuando Ann McDonald salió a hacer kayak varias semanas después de una tormenta de lluvia de 2024, pensó que el agua del arroyo Alewife Brook, justo a las afueras de Boston, era limpia.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Covering a community event in a park for Brookline Hub.

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

Google Drive, Otter.AI, Sony RX10 IV, Photoscape X

Why did you become a journalist?

To contribute to conservation by inviting people, through reporting and photography, to form personal relationships with nature.
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