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Staff features writer for @mongabayorg, covering conservation and the environment. Views my own.

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I write about science, travel, the environment and the outdoors from the Middle East. I'm currently a staff features writer at @Mongabay.

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The World's Most Courageous Veterinarians

The World's Most Courageous Veterinarians

Jan Ramer is not your typical veterinarian. For one thing, she makes house calls, which might involve exhaust…

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'Sustainable' Chocolate Producer Allegedly Chops Down Forests To Plant Trees

'Sustainable' Chocolate Producer Allegedly Chops Down Forests To Plant Trees

A cacao grower with roots in Southeast Asia's palm oil industry has set up shop in the Peruvian Amazon. The C…

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Naval sonar drives whales from feeding grounds

Naval sonar drives whales from feeding grounds

The first detailed study of the effects of naval sonar on whales shows that whales flee from prime feeding si…

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A Small Hydroelectric Dam Could Be the Beginning of the End for the World's Rarest Ape

A Small Hydroelectric Dam Could Be the Beginning of the End for the World's Rarest Ape

Even as scientists introduced the world to a new species of orangutan in 2017--one of only seven non-human gr…

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The Knock-On Effects of Rats on Island Ecosystems

The Knock-On Effects of Rats on Island Ecosystems

Rats exact a punishing toll on island seabird colonies, decimating their numbers as they eat the birds' eggs …

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New research shows temporary hearing loss possible due to naval sonar in dolphins

New research shows temporary hearing loss possible due to naval sonar in dolphins

For the first time, a team of marine biologists has demonstrated the possible repercussions on dolphin hearin…

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Karajarri celebrate Australia’s first ‘Sea Country’ Indigenous Protected Area

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The Kimberley region of northwestern Australia is a biodiversity hotspot and ancestral home of the Karajarri people, who recently dedicated Karajarri Jurarr Ngurra, Australia’s first “Sea Country” Indigenous Protected Area (IPA), covering around 237,000 hectares (587,000 acres) of marine and coastal ecosystems. Proponents of IPAs say they can empower Indigenous Australians as decision-makers in land management, combining traditional ecological knowledge with conservation goals.
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‘Rediscovered’ species in Papua spotlight importance of Indigenous knowledge

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Two species of marsupial thought by scientists to be extinct for thousands of years still live in the forests of Indonesian Papua on the island of New Guinea, according to recently published research. One of the animals, the ring-tailed glider, is sacred to the Tambrauw people, and it’s part of a newly proposed genus, Tous, borrowing the Tambrauw name for the glider. The other animal, a pygmy long-fingered possum, was discovered during a mammal-watching trip on the Bird’s Head Peninsula.
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‘Ancient’ carbon venting from lakes in the Congo Basin peatlands: Study

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A new study finds that lakes are likely releasing carbon that’s been held in the peatlands of the Congo Basin for thousands of years. Scientists know these lakes release carbon dioxide, which until now was thought to result from recently decayed plant matter. A team of researchers radiocarbon-dated carbon from water samples to show that some of the CO₂ probably has much older origins, reporting their findings in a new study.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

I was a reporting intern at the Salinas Californian.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes, when I was much younger.

How is social media changing news?

It's much faster pace.
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