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December 1, 2025

DEADLINE: Smithsonian Magazine's Annual Photo Contest [1]

This annual photo contest is open to photographers worldwide who are 18 years old or more. Categories include the natural world, travel, people, the American experience, artistic images and drone/aerial photos. Cash prizes. Deadline: Dec 1, 2025.

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Topics on the Beat: 
Biodiversity [4]
Environmental Health [5]
Journalism & Media [6]
Natural Resources [7]
People & Population [8]
Wildlife [9]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [10]
International [11]

Small Fry — How to Tell Compelling Stories About Obscure Species [12]

Getting people excited about large, charismatic wildlife is easy, but tiny, little-known or less-than-lovable species can be a tough sell. Journalists Bethany Brookshire and Douglas Main on why it’s important to include oddball organisms in your reporting and how to get audiences engaged. Pro tip: Building curiosity and caring for minor-league creatures often means being a bit self-centered.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Features [13]
Topics on the Beat: 
Biodiversity [4]
Climate Change [14]
Environmental Health [5]
Forests [15]
Journalism & Media [6]
Science [16]
Wildlife [9]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [10]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [17]
International [11]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
  • Read more about Small Fry — How to Tell Compelling Stories About Obscure Species [12]

Poachers Exploit High Demand For Eagle Feathers That Are Sacred To Natives [18]

"America’s golden eagles face a rising threat from a black market for their feathers used in Native American powwows and other ceremonies, according to wildlife officials, researchers and tribal members."

Biodiversity [4]
Environmental Justice [19]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Natural Resources [7]
People & Population [8]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [21]
Wildlife [9]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [10]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [22]
Source: AP [23], 11/01/2024
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1st US Case Of Bird Flu In A Pig Raises Concerns Over Human Threat [24]

"A pig at an Oregon farm was found to have bird flu, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday. It’s the first time the virus has been detected in U.S. swine and raises concerns about bird flu’s potential to become a human threat."

Agriculture [25]
Biodiversity [4]
Environmental Health [5]
Wildlife [9]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: AP [26], 11/01/2024
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"Why Farmers Use Harmful Insecticides They May Not Need" [27]

"Neonicotinoids coat nearly all the corn and soybean seeds available for planting. Agrichemical companies have designed it that way."

Agriculture [25]
Biodiversity [4]
Chemicals [28]
Environmental Politics [29]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Pollution [30]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Civil Eats [31], 10/31/2024
  • Read more about "Why Farmers Use Harmful Insecticides They May Not Need" [27]

Paxton Sues Biden FWS Over Listing Freshwater Mussels As Endangered [32]

"Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Tuesday that his office is suing the U.S. Department of the Interior, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Biden administration officials for declaring six freshwater mussel species endangered and another threatened earlier this year."

Biodiversity [4]
Environmental Politics [29]
Fish & Fisheries [33]
Natural Resources [7]
Water & Oceans [34]
Public [3]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [35]
Source: Texas Tribune [36], 10/31/2024
  • Read more about Paxton Sues Biden FWS Over Listing Freshwater Mussels As Endangered [32]

Big Ag, Pharma, Pesticides, Industries Hope to Sway COP16 Biodiversity Talks [37]

"Corporations have found ways to be heard during negotiations on reversing the drastic global decline in plant and animal life."

Biodiversity [4]
Economy & Business [38]
Environmental Justice [19]
Environmental Politics [29]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Natural Resources [7]
Wildlife [9]
Public [3]
International [11]
Source: DeSmog [39], 10/31/2024
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Slight Progress In Biodiversity Protection But Some Species Decline: Reports [40]

"Global efforts to protect the world’s plants and animals have made slight progress and some species remain in serious decline, according to two reports released Monday at a major United Nations biodiversity summit in Colombia."

Biodiversity [4]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Wildlife [9]
Public [3]
International [11]
Source: AP [41], 10/30/2024
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"Can 70 Moms Save a Species?" [42]

"There are only about 370 North Atlantic right whales left. Of those, an alarmingly small number are mothers. Squilla is one of them."

Biodiversity [4]
Water & Oceans [34]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [10]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [43]
Source: NYTimes [44], 10/29/2024
  • Read more about "Can 70 Moms Save a Species?" [42]

Maine Asks Hunters Not To Eat Deer, Turkey In Some Areas Because Of PFAS [45]

"Maine’s traditional fall hunting seasons are in full swing, but hunters are being asked to avoid eating their game in parts of the state because of the possibility of harmful chemicals in animal meat."

Biodiversity [4]
Chemicals [28]
Consumer [46]
Environmental Health [5]
Food [47]
Wildlife [9]
Public [3]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [43]
Source: AP [48], 10/29/2024
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