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Tina Deines

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Covers:  Environment, wildlife, pets
Environment journalist. Dog enthusiast.

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Tina Deines’s Biography

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Tina Deines is an Albuquerque-based writer specializing in nature, the environment, wildlife and conservation.

Her work has appeared in National Geographic News, Sierra, The Guardian, Pacific Standard, High Country News, Mongabay and more, and she is a regular contributor to The Cool Down. Tina is also the author of the children’s book, “Daisy Sniffs Out Nature,” which teaches children about ecosystems through the adventures of her dog Daisy.

Tina Deines’s Journalist Portfolio

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Illegal cockfighting threatens endangered sea turtles across Central America

Illegal cockfighting threatens endangered sea turtles across Central America

Hawksbill sea turtle shells are being used to make cockfighting spurs in Latin America.

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Here's why rodent glue trap sales could be banned in the U.S.

Here's why rodent glue trap sales could be banned in the U.S.

If passed, a federal act prohibiting the use of sticky traps could reduce harm to wildlife, such as snakes an…

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These fish live to 100-and get healthier as they age

These fish live to 100-and get healthier as they age

Buffalofish have surprisingly long life spans, a new study shows-and live their best lives into their 80s and…

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Seashell Souvenirs Are Killing Protected Marine Life

Seashell Souvenirs Are Killing Protected Marine Life

In the little coastal town of Kanyakumari, in southern India, mountains of newly harvested mollusk shells-liv…

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'Gorilla moms': The women rescuing Congo's endangered primates

'Gorilla moms': The women rescuing Congo's endangered primates

Ongoing violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has taken a heavy toll on the country's women.…

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Illegal Wildlife Trade Booming Across U.S.-Mexico Border

Illegal Wildlife Trade Booming Across U.S.-Mexico Border

Traffickers from Latin America are desperate to get their product into the United States-so desperate they'll…

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Art exhibit sends message of shade and hope

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By Pamela Kan-Rice, Tina Deines Verified
| ucanr.edu
Edith De Guzman studied how people respond to climate adaptation messages immediately after experiencing an interactive art exhibition. New research shows overwhelmingly positive outlook on climate action among visitors to tree- and shade-themed art exhibition By Tina Deines for UCLA Key Takeaways A new UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation study found that visitors to a shade-themed art exhibition overwhelmingly expressed hopeful views about climate action.
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Pasture Grazed Regenerative Farm Leans Into Technology, Family and Community

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By Tina Deines Verified
| Illinois Farm Bureau Partners Verified
Hattie and Dan Sanderson and their daughter, Rosie Trump, have implemented virtual fencing for cattle and other sustainable practices on the family’s Pasture Grazed Regenerative Farm in Clare. Photo credit: Nathan Lambrecht Pasture Grazed Regenerative Farm in Clare is all about family – past, present and future. The business, founded by Dan and Hattie Sanderson, first sprouted from a 4-H beef project in the 1990s.
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North Florida Farmer Howard Hodge Jr. Continues His Family Farming Legacy

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By Tina Deines Verified
| Florida Farm & Family
Howard Hodge Jr., fourth from left, carries on a family farming tradition in Marianna alongside his wife, children and grandchildren: Lennox, Frances, Carolyn, Kolton, Rachel, Grayson and Howard Hodge III. Photo credit: Elizabeth E. George Photography Howard Hodge Jr. caught the farming bug as a young boy, helping his father out in the fields and caring for cattle on their farm near Marianna. “I grew up helping him when we had little bitty 35-horsepower tractors,” Hodge says.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Reporter for my high school newspaper

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yup! I used my mom's typewriter as a kid.

How is social media changing news?

Social media makes it harder to distinguish what's real and what's fake. However, it also gives new opportunities for journalists to connect.