Wildlife

Environmental Studies [6]

Forests [7]

Planning & Growth [11]

Wildlife [13]

Region:

Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [15]

Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [16]

Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [17]

Northwest (OR WA) [18]

SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [19]

Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [20]

Visibility:

Public [21]

Read more about Will Climate Change Sink Your Favorite Park? [1]

Between the Lines: Scientist Finds Nature’s Art Beneath the Seas [22]

In a unique initiative, an evolutionary biologist uses a collection of exquisite glass models to help people translate natural history to a human scale and to see living living things as masterpieces of nature. In our new Between the Lines, SEJournal speaks with SEJ award-winning author Drew Harvell about her volume “A Sea of Glass” and the power of art to inspire.

SEJ Publication Types:

BookShelf [23]

Topics on the Beat:

Biodiversity [24]

Fish & Fisheries [25]

Science [26]

Wildlife [13]

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Public [21]

Read more about Between the Lines: Scientist Finds Nature’s Art Beneath the Seas [22]

Covering 'America’s Best Idea' — National Park Stories Near You [27]

The system of national parks in the United States contains hundreds of units, and many more stories near you ... if you just know where to start. This week’s TipSheet offers six key issues likely to come up at nearby parks, plus three dozen resources to help track down your local angle.

SEJ Publication Types:

TipSheet [2]

Topics on the Beat:

Activism [28]

Climate Change [3]

Consumer [4]

Economy & Business [29]

Forests [7]

People & Population [30]

Wildlife [13]

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Visibility:

Public [21]

Read more about Covering 'America’s Best Idea' — National Park Stories Near You [27]

Often Misunderstood Estuaries Underpin Environment’s Health [31]

The estuaries that proliferate across the United States can be hard to define — and protect. But their role in a healthy environment makes them a crucial focus of good reporting. The latest Issue Backgrounder explores their importance, the many challenges they face, and how to track the agencies and programs meant to protect them.

SEJ Publication Types:

Backgrounders [32]

Topics on the Beat:

Agriculture [33]

Biodiversity [24]

Economy & Business [29]

Environmental Health [34]

Fish & Fisheries [25]

People & Population [30]

Planning & Growth [11]

Policy [36]

Pollution [37]

Wildlife [13]

Region:

Alaska and Hawaii [38]

California [39]

Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [15]

Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [16]

Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [17]

Northwest (OR WA) [18]

SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [19]

Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [20]

International [40]

Mexico [41]

Visibility:

Public [21]

Read more about Often Misunderstood Estuaries Underpin Environment’s Health [31]

Tracking Troubled Waters with ‘Endangered Rivers’ List [42]

A running list of endangered rivers becomes an annual starting point for strong local coverage of critical water issues. This week’s TipSheet spotlights the latest additions to an inventory of trouble spots around the United States, plus key angles and issues for coverage, and a selection of top resources.

SEJ Publication Types:

TipSheet [2]

Topics on the Beat:

Activism [28]

Agriculture [33]

Chemicals [43]

Consumer [4]

Economy & Business [29]

Energy & Fuel [44]

Environmental Health [34]

Fish & Fisheries [25]

Pollution [37]

Wildlife [13]

Region:

Alaska and Hawaii [38]

Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [15]

Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [45]

Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [46]

SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [19]

Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [20]

Visibility:

Public [21]

Read more about Tracking Troubled Waters with ‘Endangered Rivers’ List [42]

"How Oral Vaccines Could Save Ethiopian Wolves From Extinction" [47]

"Deep in the Bale Mountains of Ethiopia, wildlife workers trek up above 9,800 feet to save some of the world’s most rare carnivores, Ethiopian wolves."

Wildlife [13]

Public [21]

Africa [48]

Source: Science News [49], 03/27/2018

Read more about "How Oral Vaccines Could Save Ethiopian Wolves From Extinction" [47]

Omnibus Would Bring Millions To National Park Service [50]

"A proposed budget [now enacted] to keep the federal government running through the rest of the fiscal year, which wraps up at the end of September, would bring millions of dollars to the National Park Service if approved by Congress."

Forests [7]

Wildlife [13]

Public [21]

Source: National Parks Traveler [51], 03/26/2018

Read more about Omnibus Would Bring Millions To National Park Service [50]

"Groups Sue Over Decision To Lift US Ban On Elephant Trophies" [52]

"A coalition of environmental and animal-welfare groups sued on Tuesday to challenge the Trump administration's moves toward allowing the importation of the heads, hides and tusks of African elephants as hunting trophies."

Wildlife [13]

Public [21]

Source: AP [53], 03/21/2018

Read more about "Groups Sue Over Decision To Lift US Ban On Elephant Trophies" [52]

"Decline In Hunters Threatens How U.S. Pays For Conservation" [54]

"A new survey by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shows that today, only about 5 percent of Americans, 16 years old and older, actually hunt. That's half of what it was 50 years ago and the decline is expected to accelerate over the next decade."

People & Population [30]

Wildlife [13]

Public [21]