Bringing More Beavers To Watersheds Is A Powerful Drought-Fighting Tool
"On Jackson Ramsay’s family ranch late in the summer, there were few signs it had just weathered the worst-ever winter snowpack and record-setting heat."
Source: AP, 10/20/2026
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Criminal Networks Threaten The Amazon. Indigenous Leaders Want UN To Act
"Indigenous leaders from across the Amazon are taking their fight against illegal mining, drug trafficking and deforestation to a United Nations conference in Vienna starting Monday."
Source: AP, 10/20/2026
Reporting From the Blue — An Ocean of Opportunities
As a veteran of reporting on the marine environment, David Helvarg is encouraged by recent improvements in the quality of ocean journalism, but sees a pressing need for more hands on deck. Offering inspiration from his own career, he notes that the world’s rapidly changing oceans hold an abundance of stories and urges others to dive in and explore them.
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Trump Rule Lets Alaska Hunters Lure Bears With Bacon-Greased Doughnuts
"Hunters on some public lands in Alaska will be allowed to bait bears with doughnuts soaked in bacon grease before shooting them at close range, under a rule the Trump administration released Friday."
Source: New York Times, 10/19/2026
Nations Meet in Armenia as Goal to Protect Nature Remains Out of Reach
"The United Nations is convening delegates from nearly 200 countries to try to make progress on pledges to protect plants, animals and ecosystems."
Source: New York Times, 10/19/2026
Mexico Shrinks Protected Area As Rare Vaquita Porpoise Battles Extinction
"New agreement cuts vaquita's protected area by 86%. Gov't says smaller area will help fishermen.
Only 7 to 10 vaquitas left in Gulf of California."
Source: Reuters, 10/16/2026
Trump Is Gutting The Endangered Species Act. 10 Species Show The Stakes.
"Hundreds of imperiled species, including North Atlantic right whales and rusty patched bumble bees, could face greater threats from industry and development."
Source: Grist, 10/15/2026
Scientists Deploy A 24-Armed Secret Weapon To Save Calif. Kelp Forests
"Team works to restore the sunflower sea star as 95% of these key underwater ecosystems have been decimated along the Pacific coast in past decade"
Source: Guardian, 10/14/2026
‘Shocking And Sobering’: UK Bird Populations Fall To Lowest Level On Record
"Wild bird populations in the UK have fallen to their lowest level since records began, figures show, with nearly half of species in decline."
Source: Guardian, 10/14/2026
Is Your Local Wildlife Refuge a Refuge No More?
There’s a long history of hunting and fishing in the federal refuge and hatchery system. But the Trump administration has now thrown the doors wide, opening millions of acres in hundreds of locales across much of the country. TipSheet examines what’s missing in this dramatic policy shift, and offers insights and resources for reporting on the impact on the nearest refuge to you.
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