Biodiversity

Things related to the web of life; ecology; wildlife; endangered species

Pythons Snacking on GPS-Wearing Opossums That Give Up Their Locations

"After nearly five months of waiting, an alarm activated on Michael Cove’s radio, a sign his study was working. To hunt pythons, an invasive predator in the Florida Keys, Cove and fellow researchers have been strapping GPS collars to opossums and raccoons."

Source: Washington Post, 02/21/2023

First Genetically Modified Trees Have Been Planted in a U.S. Forest

"On Monday, in a low-lying tract of southern Georgia’s pine belt, a half-dozen workers planted row upon row of twig-like poplar trees. These weren’t just any trees, though: Some of the seedlings being nestled into the soggy soil had been genetically engineered to grow wood at turbocharged rates while slurping up carbon dioxide from the air."

Source: NYTimes, 02/17/2023

#SEJSpotlight: Bobby Magill, Reporter, Bloomberg Law

Meet SEJ member Bobby Magill! Bobby is a journalist covering water, public lands and the Interior Department for Bloomberg Law in Washington, D.C. His work focuses on climate change and legal battles over the Clean Water Act, Safe Drinking Water Act, water supplies, oil and gas leasing, endangered species and other federal lands issues.

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"Poor Nations Seek To Go Green With Debt Swaps"

"With many developing nations facing a triple whammy of rising debt loads, climate change and nature loss, conservationists say the answer could lie with a financial instrument enabling them to tackle all three at once: "debt-for-environment swaps".

Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 02/16/2023
March 2, 2023

Webinar: How to Cover Great Apes

Are you looking for expert opinions on the issues facing mountain gorillas? Are you interested in learning how to better cover critically endangered orangutans? Or story ideas and advice to sharpen your reporting? On March 2, 11:00 a.m. EST, you're invited to join Mongabay for the next installment in their free webinar series.

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