The impacts of California's worsening megafires are likely to yield mixed results for the bird species that thrive in these fire-ridden forests. While some species thrive after fire, others are being sickened by wildfire smoke. news.mongabay.com/2025/12/how-...

Last month I traveled to the southern ranges of Thailand's Western Forest Complex to document the expansion of Indochinese tigers into the area for @mongabay.com. After nearly disappearing in the country, today Thailand boasts more than 200 of the big cats. news.mongabay.com/2025/12/hope...

Devastating news out of North Sumatra where scientists estimate up to 11% of the world's Tapanuli orangutan population perished in recent catastrophic flooding and landslides. Climate-fueled extreme rain + deforestation to blame. My latest for @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

Satellite images reveal the Martabe gold mine in northern Sumatra has begun expanding toward key habitat used by the critically endangered Tapanuli orangutan. Campaigners say the mine's expansion could push the ape to extinction. My latest for @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Capybaras are having a moment in Asia. The giant rodents are everywhere — from bag charms to viral TikTok songs to coffee shops. But how did this South American species end up more than 10,000 miles from home? My latest for @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Scientists have theorized since the 1970s that volcanic activity may be tied to retreating glaciers. @gloriadickie.bsky.social accompanies researchers putting that theory to the test in Iceland, where rapid ice loss seems to have set volcanoes stirring. www.reuters.com/investigates...

I wrote about the rise of durian diplomacy for @foreignpolicy.com this week. China is inking a raft of new trade deals with Southeast Asian neighbours, and Malaysia hopes the pungent fruit will help build bridges in Asia and beyond. foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/17/d...

In January, scientists are headed to Antarctica to study whether or not we could put a giant curtain to stop the Doomsday glacier from breaking down. #climate #Geoengineering Great piece by @gloriadickie.bsky.social for @mongabay.com. news.mongabay.com/2025/09/scie...

This is precisely the kind of government coercion that the First Amendment was designed to prevent — and media companies need to start standing up rather than capitulating to it.

Honoured to have won in the Natural World category for my @reuters.com feature on the troubling link between climate change and volcanic eruptions. Thanks to the judges for their kind words, and congrats to all the other winners! 🌋

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