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November 16, 2023

DEADLINE: EJN Reporting Fellowships [1]

To mark its 20th anniversary in 2024, Earth Journalism Network is offering a new year-long virtual fellowship program for journalists which will enhance reporting over four priority areas — climate change, biodiversity, the ocean and One Health. Deadline to apply: Nov 16, 2023.

Workshops and Fellowships [2]
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Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Biodiversity [4]
Climate Change [5]
Environmental Health [6]
Health [7]
Journalism & Media [8]
Water & Oceans [9]
Region: 
International [10]

Navajo Sheep Herding At Risk From Climate Change. Youth Maintain Tradition [11]

"WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Whenever Amy Begaye’s extended family butchered a sheep, she was given what she considered easy tasks — holding the legs and catching the blood with a bowl. She was never given the knife. That changed recently."

Agriculture [12]
Biodiversity [4]
Climate Change [5]
People & Population [13]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [14]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [15]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [16]
Source: AP [17], 10/31/2023
  • Read more about Navajo Sheep Herding At Risk From Climate Change. Youth Maintain Tradition [11]

Hot Summer Blamed For Hungry Javelinas Ripping Through Arizona Golf Course [18]

"Operators of a northern Arizona golf course think they have finally found the right repellent for javelinas ripping apart their turf — chili oil."

Biodiversity [4]
Climate Change [5]
Natural Resources [19]
Wildlife [20]
Public [3]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [16]
Source: AP [21], 10/27/2023
  • Read more about Hot Summer Blamed For Hungry Javelinas Ripping Through Arizona Golf Course [18]

"Scientists Discover Why Dozens Of Endangered Elephants Dropped Dead" [22]

"In 2020, 350 elephants mysteriously died in Botswana, with a further 35 dying in similar circumstances in Zimbabwe. Now scientists think they may have found the reason why".

Biodiversity [4]
Environmental Health [6]
Wildlife [20]
Public [3]
Africa [23]
Source: Guardian [24], 10/26/2023
  • Read more about "Scientists Discover Why Dozens Of Endangered Elephants Dropped Dead" [22]

Japan’s Iriomote and Tsushima Cats: Ambassadors For Island Conservation [25]

"Two rare subspecies of leopard cat, the Iriomote cat and Tsushima cat, can be found only on the Japanese islands they’re named after. With populations hovering around 100 individuals each, the cats are the focus of Ministry of the Environment-led conservation measures."

Biodiversity [4]
Wildlife [20]
Public [3]
Asia [26]
Source: Mongabay [27], 10/25/2023
  • Read more about Japan’s Iriomote and Tsushima Cats: Ambassadors For Island Conservation [25]

Tiny Deer And Rising Seas: Climate Change Tests Endangered Species Act [28]

"Some people keep dogs in their backyards. In the Florida Keys, some residents have deer the size of a golden retriever in their yards. As sea levels rise and salt water climbs higher on the islands, it's shrinking habitat for this deer — which already has an estimated population of at most 1,000."

Biodiversity [4]
Climate Change [5]
Water & Oceans [9]
Wildlife [20]
Public [3]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [29]
Source: NPR [30], 10/25/2023
  • Read more about Tiny Deer And Rising Seas: Climate Change Tests Endangered Species Act [28]

"The Slow Death Of A Desert Giant" [31]

"Climate change is pushing the Sonoran Desert to the brink, with saguaro cacti as a bellwether of the impending disaster."

Biodiversity [4]
Climate Change [5]
Public [3]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [16]
Source: Yale Climate Connections [32], 10/24/2023
  • Read more about "The Slow Death Of A Desert Giant" [31]

‘I Got To Know The Wolf’: Spain’s Shepherds Learn To Live With Old Enemy [33]

"In the pre-dawn darkness of Sierra de la Culebra, Zamora, Spain, a sudden howl pierces the cold. More join in, until the baying chorus echoes all around. As the sky begins to lighten, their shapes emerge: first the alpha male, and then the rest of the wolf pack, appearing in the twilight where light and darkness merge.

Agriculture [12]
Biodiversity [4]
Natural Resources [19]
Wildlife [20]
Public [3]
Europe [34]
Source: Guardian [35], 10/23/2023
  • Read more about ‘I Got To Know The Wolf’: Spain’s Shepherds Learn To Live With Old Enemy [33]

"How Plants Communicate With Each Other When In Danger" [36]

"It sounds like fiction from “The Lord of the Rings.” An enemy begins attacking a tree. The tree fends it off and sends out a warning message. Nearby trees set up their own defenses. The forest is saved."

Biodiversity [4]
Forests [37]
Natural Resources [19]
Public [3]
International [10]
Source: Washington Post [38], 10/23/2023
  • Read more about "How Plants Communicate With Each Other When In Danger" [36]

"USDA Working With Ranchers Toward Indigenous Food Sovereignty" [39]

"Since the near extinction of the buffalo mostly by White settlers, the animal has become a symbol of both Indigenous resilience and food sovereignty. Now, buffalo are central to a new pilot program to improve food distribution on Native land."

Agriculture [12]
Biodiversity [4]
Environmental Justice [40]
People & Population [13]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: ICT [41], 10/20/2023
  • Read more about "USDA Working With Ranchers Toward Indigenous Food Sovereignty" [39]

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