Benji Jones

Scooplet: The Fish and Wildlife Service has issued stop work orders, frozen funding, and ceased communication for all of its international grants, jeopardizing critical conservation overseas. Much of this money is appropriated for Interior, not foreign aid.https://t.co/yS3ezfMWFS

A tiny endangered lizard is set to test the Trump administration's "drill, baby, drill" agenda — and what it means for the nation's most imperiled species. Meet the dunes sagebrush lizard. It lives in the largest oil producing region of the country. https://t.co/cLtkt1W2ku

RT @throwin_shadows: We are hiring a Design Director for @highcountrynews! This person will get to work with the most talented and big-hear…

RT @ByronTau: I looked at these contracts and I have my own fun fact. This is occurring because agencies (not just USAID) are buying subscr…

FYI: USAID has been one of the world's largest and most important funders of global biodiversity conservation — a chronically underfunded area. It has supported efforts to protect forests, reduce illegal wildlife trafficking, and end violence towards environmental defenders.

NEW: Florida’s reef-building corals are no longer having babies, threatening the future of the largest reef in the continental US. https://t.co/SAXTzS0wb2

This is a great read

Jason Dinh is just trying his best @byjasonpdinh

NEW: I wrote about the U.S. FWS's biobank for endangered mammals—and the ethical quandary over using it to de-extinct species what counts as good conservation, and what is a fraught and controversial use of taxpayer dollars? me for Vol. 10 of @AtmosMag https://t.co/bDnfmtUCgd

Meanwhile, rats are thriving. Despite massive, multi-million dollar campaigns to eradicate rats from cities with poison, rat sightings have *increased* in NYC, DC, Chicago, SF, Toronto and other major cities in recent years. https://t.co/9XdF2rf3qP

i wrote about something strange happening within the environmental movement — many of its supporters have careened into the far right https://t.co/dK08K8f58Y

Sweetest thing I've heard in a while: A sunfish at an aquarium in Japan stopped eating and fell sick after the aquarium closed to visitors for renovations. Staff hung their uniforms and put human cutouts outside the tank — and the fish got better. 🥲 https://t.co/a6RKw5tczJ

RT @liszhou: unfortunately, i’ve been affected by the vox layoffs alongside a number of talented colleagues. super proud of the work we a…

RT @landmanspeaking: I just got laid off from @voxdotcom along with 11 other talented and delightful people. I'm leaving with a deep bench…

Hello. I wrote a story about birdwatching in Colombia. It’s about much more than staring at some (very beautiful) birds. I hope at least a tiny bit of the magic of Colombia and its birders comes through. Inspired & informed by the work of @birdmapper. https://t.co/PwYPASdjyB

RT @Longreads: "She sees the details. She observes with wonder. I, on the other hand, am constantly adjusting my lens. Or not looking at al…

RT @Ocean_ORN: The @pulitzercenter and @voxdotcom are partnering to discuss how journalists, editors, and newsrooms can enhance their ocean…

this is why you don’t throw cigarettes into the grate https://t.co/sppnBu8v0y

It’s official: Nearly all countries have agreed on a plan that aims to charge companies for using DNA from wild organisms. It’s unlikely to raise more than $1 bil/yr but it signals something key: those who profit off nature should pay to protect it. #COP16 https://t.co/ffQ1wAbiL7