Check out this rare jaguar video—only the 5th jaguar seen in the southern Arizona in 15 years—in this great Nat Geo story by @dinograndoni.bsky.social! www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...

Rare jaguar—nicknamed 'Cinco'—caught on camera in Arizona

The male, named Cinco, is only the fifth jaguar seen in southern Arizona in 15 years. The sighting gives conservationists hope for their future.

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Dino's reporting on the environment/wildlife/conservation was one of the main reasons I kept subscribing to the WaPo. He's a fabulous reporter and writer—on an increasingly important beat—and I will keep looking for his byline. Editors, hire him! #GreenSky #conservation 🌎

Dino Grandoni@dinograndoni.bsky.social · 7mo ago

I was told today my Washington Post job is being eliminated It's just a job, but it's one that I was proud to do for 8+ yrs alongside the best in the business I'm here for opportunities to tell stories about the natural world and how we impact it dino.grandoni@gmail.com

Hire Dino for stuff! You will not regret it.

Dino Grandoni@dinograndoni.bsky.social · 7mo ago

I was told today my Washington Post job is being eliminated It's just a job, but it's one that I was proud to do for 8+ yrs alongside the best in the business I'm here for opportunities to tell stories about the natural world and how we impact it dino.grandoni@gmail.com

Dino was part of the WaPo team that was a Pulitzer finalist last year - he's long covered climate change and environmental impacts. And he's a good dude. www.pulitzer.org/finalists/22...

Dino Grandoni@dinograndoni.bsky.social · 7mo ago

I was told today my Washington Post job is being eliminated It's just a job, but it's one that I was proud to do for 8+ yrs alongside the best in the business I'm here for opportunities to tell stories about the natural world and how we impact it dino.grandoni@gmail.com

Dino wrote some of the best articles about wildlife and the environment of the last decade. Hire this good dude!!!

Dino Grandoni@dinograndoni.bsky.social · 7mo ago

I was told today my Washington Post job is being eliminated It's just a job, but it's one that I was proud to do for 8+ yrs alongside the best in the business I'm here for opportunities to tell stories about the natural world and how we impact it dino.grandoni@gmail.com

I was told today my Washington Post job is being eliminated It's just a job, but it's one that I was proud to do for 8+ yrs alongside the best in the business I'm here for opportunities to tell stories about the natural world and how we impact it dino.grandoni@gmail.com

Latest article in this series by @dinograndoni.bsky.social @byaliceli.bsky.social & @joshualott.bsky.social on examples of how conserving different wildlife species can also help save human lives: wapo.st/4peEOoI [gift link]

Wolves, long feared and reviled, may actually be lifesavers

A new line of research has revealed a surprising finding about how the presence of wolves helps keep people safe.

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Karl Galle@karlgalle.bsky.social · 9mo ago

This is a good piece, specifically about frogs but more broadly about the variety of different ways we're discovering that environmental conservation turns out to be (who knew? 🤷‍♂️) also beneficial to human health: wapo.st/47Slsij @dinograndoni.bsky.social [gift link]

People love to hate wolves. They're the villain of old fairy tales — and today a bane for cattle ranchers But new research is helping rewrite the story of the big, bad wolf — with a surprise twist

The lightning decline of vultures in India, led to a surge in dogs, dog bites and rabies deaths. I was able to report the story in India, thanks to The Washington Post, the Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting and my reporting partner Dino Grandoni. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

Humans killed millions of vultures. Now people are paying the price.

The near-extinction of vultures in India has had severe consequences.

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NEW: Trump officials aim to defang/declaw/muzzle/rein in/clip the wings of* the Endangered Species Act *pick your favorite www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

This law saved the bald eagle. Trump officials want to weaken it.

The Trump administration announced plans to roll back protections for plants and animals under the Endangered Species Act.

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check out this gorgeous illustrated guide to 50 species that may save us -- plants and animals that play key roles in human health research by my colleagues @dinograndoni.bsky.social, katty huertas and hailey haymond www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

In biblical times, frogs were seen as a plague Today, thanks to new research, we know they’re actually guardians against disease 1/5

Biodiversity isn't just pretty; it's vital for people's health. Case in point: This awesome story about the decline of frogs, the rise of a disease and the vital research from @ucdavis.bsky.social and others discovering that link. 👏 @dinograndoni.bsky.social @washingtonpost.com bit.ly/4r1hblm

First, the frogs died. Then people got sick.

An emerging area of research is uncovering hidden links between nature and human health.

bit.ly

This is a good piece, specifically about frogs but more broadly about the variety of different ways we're discovering that environmental conservation turns out to be (who knew? 🤷‍♂️) also beneficial to human health: wapo.st/47Slsij @dinograndoni.bsky.social [gift link]

First, the frogs died. Then people got sick.

An emerging area of research is uncovering hidden links between nature and human health.

wapo.st

Everyone knows about the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs 🦖🦕☄️ But a question remains: Were they the thriving kings of the Cretaceous right before impact? Or were dinosaurs already in decline, with the asteroid merely delivering a knockout blow?

Jane Goodall has died at 91. Her startling observations about chimpanzee behaviors revolutionized not only scientific understanding of the capabilities and inner lives of primates, but also long-held notions about what it means to be human. https://wapo.st/476clLO

Scientists using new ways to eavesdrop on fish have captured a cacophony of thumps, honks, burps and grunts in underwater recordings. wapo.st/3IAhN03 via @dinograndoni.bsky.social

What sound does a fish make? The answer is weirder than you may think.

Scientists using new ways to eavesdrop on fish have captured a cacophony of thumps, honks, burps and grunts in underwater recordings.

wapo.st

NEW: This million-year-old skull was badly broken💀🔨 So researchers decided to digitally reconstruct it, and came to a startling conclusion: Our species may be much older than once thought

Hear that? It’s 2 a.m. You’re in bed. The sun hasn’t risen, but the robin has. It is 🎶-ing at an unnatural hour, waking you. If this has happened to you, you’re not alone. Artificial light is prompting birds to tweet for nearly an extra hour a day on average. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

These birds won’t stop singing, and it’s our fault

A sweeping analysis of more than 4 millions recordings has found birds tweet for nearly an extra hour a day in areas disrupted by light pollution.

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This is a horseshoe crab For decades, we've relied on an extraordinary chemical in its blood to protect medical equipment from contamination, saving untold lives

It starts with a twist. One arm pretzels in on itself. Then another... and another... Before long, the arms detach and crawl away zombielike By the end, the starfish is nothing more than a puddle of goo (1/3)

These smiley little friends might teach us how to regrow arms and legs but they're critically endangered in the wild let's not kill them please From @dinograndoni.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

These glowing axolotls may hold the secret to human limb regeneration

The adorable salamanders are helping scientists investigate a serious question: Could the human body be coaxed to regrow a lost arm or leg?

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It's almost summer, and the 🦟🦟🦟 are coming But it may be within our grasp to suppress some mosquitos out of existence with powerful gene-editing tools The big question now: Should we? Or is it ever ethical to deliberately drive a species extinct? www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

We finally may be able to rid the world of mosquitoes. But should we?

Gene editing holds the potential of suppressing mosquito species that carry deadly diseases — and raises ethical questions.

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Overjoyed and honored to be a part of this team, which was a Pulitzer finalist for national reporting!

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · last yr.

The Post’s staff also received a Pulitzer finalist nod in national reporting for coverage that helped awaken the nation to the disaster of Hurricane Helene, revealing the scale of the destruction and human toll for the climate-fueled weather calamity.

The Post’s staff also received a Pulitzer finalist nod in national reporting for coverage that helped awaken the nation to the disaster of Hurricane Helene, revealing the scale of the destruction and human toll for the climate-fueled weather calamity.

In North Carolina, there was before Helene. This is the after.

“A hundred years from now, they will be talking about this flood,” said one resident in Western North Carolina, where the extent of the disaster is only beginning to emerge.

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NEW: A sweeping new study finds three-fourths of North America's bird species are in decline Scientists say it should be a wake-up call for us since some of the pressures on birds — climate change, pollution, etc. — aren't good for people, either www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

75 percent of North America’s bird species are in decline, study says

Birds are rapidly vanishing from North America, with dramatic population losses in places that were once thought safe.

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NEW: The Trump administration is considering scaling back at least 6 national monuments in the West, with an eye toward encouraging more energy development on public lands From me & Jake Spring: www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

Trump officials consider shrinking 6 national monuments in the West

Interior Department officials are considering scaling back the boundaries of national monuments in the West to encourage energy development on public lands.

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NEW: A decade ago, Obama created the world’s largest protected marine reserve in the Pacific Now, Trump is about to open it up to commercial fishing www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Trump moves to allow commercial fishing in vast protected ocean reserve

The Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument comprises more than 490,000 square miles of some of the Earth’s last pristine maritime environments.

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NEW: In a major move, the Trump administration is aiming to redefine what it means to "harm" an endangered species The regulatory rollback opens the door to more logging, mining, oil & gas drilling, home construction and other ecologically damaging ventures www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

Trump officials say destroying endangered species’ habitats isn’t ‘harm’

A proposed rule would narrow the definition of harm under the Endangered Species Act and could open the door to more mining, construction and other activities.

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NEW: Claims of bringing back extinct dire wolves caught a lot of attention — including the Trump administration's Now, Trump's team is trumpeting the wolf as an argument for slashing regulations around still-living endangered species