"Fall of the Wild: Earth's Wilderness Areas Rapidly Vanishing"
"The world's last remaining wilderness areas are rapidly disappearing, a report warns."
Source: USA TODAY, 11/01/2018
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"Americans Face Encounters With Black Bears As Population Rebounds"
"The swift rebound of bear populations in the US is presenting a growing number of Americans with a major challenge – what to do about the enormous hirsute neighbors that are breaking into their homes, gorging on their food and guzzling their cans of soda?"
Source: Guardian, 10/31/2018
"Outdoor Afro Encourages Black People To Connect, Lead In Nature"
"A Charlotte group focused on getting black people into the outdoors is coming to Hanging Rock State Park on Saturday. Outdoor Afro has a mission to create and inspire black people to connect with nature."
Source: Winston-Salem Journal, 10/31/2018
Hunting for Wildlife Stories? Go to a Wildlife Refuge
Long-standing tensions between hunting and conservation mean stories for environmental reporters, especially as hunting season gets underway. But as this week’s TipSheet points out, much hunting also takes place in one of the nation’s most protected habitats — its national wildlife refuges. A look at why, and where, plus a scan of the landscape of sources and resources to tell the story more richly.
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"Bolsonaro Wins Brazilian Presidency"
"A 63-year-old nationalist renegade rode a wave of voter rage to Brazil’s presidency on Sunday, marking the most dramatic shift to the right in Latin America’s largest country since the end of the Cold War-era military dictatorship.a"
Source: Washington Post, 10/29/2018
"The California Indigenous Peoples Using Fire for Agroforestry"
"Prescribed burning is the main tool in the Karuk and Yoruk tribes' agroforestry systems, which encourages proliferation of traditional foods, herbs, and medicines."
Source: Pacific Standard, 10/22/2018
With Wildfire, When Is Climate Change the Spark?
Massive wildfires have been a huge news story this summer. But caught up in the conflagration is a big question: To what extent can climate change be blamed? This week’s TipSheet looks at the controversy, and helps journalists work their way through the challenge without getting burned.
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Veteran Photo Editor on Making Visual Storytelling a ‘Lead Actor’
Visual storytelling can serve as a primary narrative tool, especially when it comes to human impacts on the environment. That’s the case made by acclaimed former National Geographic photo editor Dennis Dimick in this feature interview, that delves into his unexpected journalistic career.
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The ‘Dock Deck Doc’ – Multimedia Storytelling in the Web-Wide World
An independent journalist finds a key to survival by building a mini-empire of multiplatform content based on his deep research and extensive interviewing. In our latest Freelance Files column, Silver Donald Cameron shares his so-called “Dock Deck Doc” approach and the collaborative, multimedia techniques that support it.
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Will Climate Change Sink Your Favorite Park?
The Trump administration unsuccessfully tried to hold back a flood of information on how sea level rise may inundate the nation’s park system. But now a new report yields wave after wave of stories, depending on your coverage area. TipSheet explains how to make smart use of the just-released document.
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