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Environmental News & Commentary. Published by @centerforbiodiv.bsky.social. Edited by @johnrplatt.bsky.social
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Gator Country’s Climate Guardians • The Revelator
A growing field of research reveals that predators like alligators play an important — but little-recognized — role in protecting their habitats and the planet.
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January 26, 2026 at 8:48 PM
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“Every species lost is a page torn from the book of life. But there’s still time to write a different ending. Let this story move us. Let it motivate us. Because we can still make a difference — if we choose to act.”
January 23, 2026 at 6:06 AM
“Every species lost is a page torn from the book of life. But there’s still time to write a different ending. Let this story move us. Let it motivate us. Because we can still make a difference — if we choose to act.”
Alligators are climate guardians. Read about how they protect their habitats and the planet: https://therevelator.org/alligators-climate-guardians/
Gator Country’s Climate Guardians • The Revelator
A growing field of research reveals that predators like alligators play an important — but little-recognized — role in protecting their habitats and the planet.
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January 26, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Alligators are climate guardians. Read about how they protect their habitats and the planet: https://therevelator.org/alligators-climate-guardians/
The Species We Lost in 2025: https://therevelator.org/extinct-2025/
Rocket Frog, Damselfish, and Bandicoots: The Species Declared Extinct in 2025 • The Revelator
This year’s list includes a notable extinction caused by climate change — and several caused by introduced predators.
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January 23, 2026 at 1:27 AM
The Species We Lost in 2025: https://therevelator.org/extinct-2025/
Despair isolates. Community builds momentum. https://therevelator.org/environmental-despair-possibility/
The Seduction of Despair, the Persistence of Possibility • The Revelator
Hope comes from the stubborn work of refusing to abandon what’s wild. Here’s how to keep moving forward.
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January 21, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Despair isolates. Community builds momentum. https://therevelator.org/environmental-despair-possibility/
The Species Declared #Extinct in 2025 -- includes one of the few extinctions to date attributed to #climatechange @sejorg.bsky.social @coveringclimatenow.org therevelator.org/extinct-2025/
Rocket Frog, Damselfish, and Bandicoots: The Species Declared Extinct in 2025 • The Revelator
This year’s list includes a notable extinction caused by climate change — and several caused by introduced predators.
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January 21, 2026 at 4:15 PM
The Species Declared #Extinct in 2025 -- includes one of the few extinctions to date attributed to #climatechange @sejorg.bsky.social @coveringclimatenow.org therevelator.org/extinct-2025/
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Did #climatechange wipe out the Galápagos damselfish? therevelator.org/extinct-2025/
January 20, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Did #climatechange wipe out the Galápagos damselfish? therevelator.org/extinct-2025/
Rocket Frog, Damselfish, and Bandicoots: The Species Declared Extinct in 2025
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Rocket Frog, Damselfish, and Bandicoots: The Species Declared Extinct in 2025 • The Revelator
This year’s list includes a notable extinction caused by climate change — and several caused by introduced predators.
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January 20, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Rocket Frog, Damselfish, and Bandicoots: The Species Declared Extinct in 2025
Read more and share: https://therevelator.org/extinct-2025/
Read more and share: https://therevelator.org/extinct-2025/
Species to Watch in 2026 -- this ties into a new article we have coming tomorrow: https://therevelator.org/species-to-watch-in-2026/
Species to Watch in 2026 • The Revelator
From orangutans to parrots, hellbenders, and a newly discovered Tanzanian grass, these species — and the threats they face — are sure to make headlines in the year ahead.
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January 19, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Species to Watch in 2026 -- this ties into a new article we have coming tomorrow: https://therevelator.org/species-to-watch-in-2026/
Our most popular article of the week:
Filling in the Blanks of Sea Turtle Migrations https://therevelator.org/sea-turtle-migration/
Filling in the Blanks of Sea Turtle Migrations https://therevelator.org/sea-turtle-migration/
Incredible Journeys: Filling in the Blanks of Sea Turtle Migrations • The Revelator
These marine reptiles lead complicated lives, making protecting them a real challenge. But new science has revealed important information.
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January 18, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Our most popular article of the week:
Filling in the Blanks of Sea Turtle Migrations https://therevelator.org/sea-turtle-migration/
Filling in the Blanks of Sea Turtle Migrations https://therevelator.org/sea-turtle-migration/
Our most popular commentary of the week: The Seduction of Despair, the Persistence of Possibility https://therevelator.org/environmental-despair-possibility/
The Seduction of Despair, the Persistence of Possibility • The Revelator
Hope comes from the stubborn work of refusing to abandon what’s wild. Here’s how to keep moving forward.
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January 17, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Our most popular commentary of the week: The Seduction of Despair, the Persistence of Possibility https://therevelator.org/environmental-despair-possibility/
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Elijio Panti National Park in Belize is under threat ... for furniture. therevelator.org/protect-elij...
Protect This Place: Elijio Panti National Park, a Mayan Heritage Site in the Heart of Belize’s Rainforest • The Revelator
A logging concession granted to a furniture company threatens to disrupt the park, its cultural legacy, and its amazing biodiversity.
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January 16, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Elijio Panti National Park in Belize is under threat ... for furniture. therevelator.org/protect-elij...
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Incredible Journeys: Filling in the Blanks of Sea #Turtle #Migrations
These marine reptiles lead complicated lives, making protecting them a real challenge.
#marineecology
#research
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These marine reptiles lead complicated lives, making protecting them a real challenge.
#marineecology
#research
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Incredible Journeys: Filling in the Blanks of Sea Turtle Migrations • The Revelator
These marine reptiles lead complicated lives, making protecting them a real challenge. But new science has revealed important information.
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January 16, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Incredible Journeys: Filling in the Blanks of Sea #Turtle #Migrations
These marine reptiles lead complicated lives, making protecting them a real challenge.
#marineecology
#research
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These marine reptiles lead complicated lives, making protecting them a real challenge.
#marineecology
#research
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BREAKING: the ocean just doubled your climate bill. 🌊💸 A new Scripps study finds that when you count reefs, fisheries, and coastal damages, the true cost of carbon nearly doubles (~$97/ton CO₂). The ocean isn’t a side quest in the climate crisis. It’s half the bill. Price the damage. Cut emissions.
Study Finds Ocean Impacts Nearly Double Economic Cost of Climate Change
For the first time, a study from researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego integrates climate-related damages to the ocean into the social cost of ca...
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January 16, 2026 at 6:15 PM
BREAKING: the ocean just doubled your climate bill. 🌊💸 A new Scripps study finds that when you count reefs, fisheries, and coastal damages, the true cost of carbon nearly doubles (~$97/ton CO₂). The ocean isn’t a side quest in the climate crisis. It’s half the bill. Price the damage. Cut emissions.
Protect This Place: Elijio Panti National Park, a Mayan Heritage Site in the Heart of Belize’s Rainforest https://therevelator.org/protect-elijio-panti/
Protect This Place: Elijio Panti National Park, a Mayan Heritage Site in the Heart of Belize’s Rainforest • The Revelator
A logging concession granted to a furniture company threatens to disrupt the park, its cultural legacy, and its amazing biodiversity.
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January 16, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Protect This Place: Elijio Panti National Park, a Mayan Heritage Site in the Heart of Belize’s Rainforest https://therevelator.org/protect-elijio-panti/
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Hope isn’t something we wait for. It’s a discipline we practice.
"Despair isn’t neutral. It doesn’t just describe reality. It shapes it. Despair hands momentum to the forces counting on our fatigue... It masquerades as honesty. Underneath it is permission — not to feel, but to quit." https://therevelator.org/environmental-despair-possibility/
The Seduction of Despair, the Persistence of Possibility • The Revelator
Hope comes from the stubborn work of refusing to abandon what’s wild. Here’s how to keep moving forward.
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January 15, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Hope isn’t something we wait for. It’s a discipline we practice.
"Despair isn’t neutral. It doesn’t just describe reality. It shapes it. Despair hands momentum to the forces counting on our fatigue... It masquerades as honesty. Underneath it is permission — not to feel, but to quit." https://therevelator.org/environmental-despair-possibility/
The Seduction of Despair, the Persistence of Possibility • The Revelator
Hope comes from the stubborn work of refusing to abandon what’s wild. Here’s how to keep moving forward.
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January 15, 2026 at 2:59 PM
"Despair isn’t neutral. It doesn’t just describe reality. It shapes it. Despair hands momentum to the forces counting on our fatigue... It masquerades as honesty. Underneath it is permission — not to feel, but to quit." https://therevelator.org/environmental-despair-possibility/
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Species to Watch in 2026
From orangutans to parrots, hellbenders, and a newly discovered Tanzanian grass, these species — and the threats they face — are sure to make headlines in the year ahead.
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From orangutans to parrots, hellbenders, and a newly discovered Tanzanian grass, these species — and the threats they face — are sure to make headlines in the year ahead.
therevelator.org/species-to-w...
Species to Watch in 2026 • The Revelator
From orangutans to parrots, hellbenders, and a newly discovered Tanzanian grass, these species — and the threats they face — are sure to make headlines in the year ahead.
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January 14, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Species to Watch in 2026
From orangutans to parrots, hellbenders, and a newly discovered Tanzanian grass, these species — and the threats they face — are sure to make headlines in the year ahead.
therevelator.org/species-to-w...
From orangutans to parrots, hellbenders, and a newly discovered Tanzanian grass, these species — and the threats they face — are sure to make headlines in the year ahead.
therevelator.org/species-to-w...
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This story feels like an important counterbalance to just about everything else going on in the world today.
Incredible Journeys: Filling in the Blanks of Sea Turtle Migrations -- by @melissagaskill.bsky.social for @therevelator.org therevelator.org/sea-turtle-m...
Incredible Journeys: Filling in the Blanks of Sea Turtle Migrations -- by @melissagaskill.bsky.social for @therevelator.org therevelator.org/sea-turtle-m...
Incredible Journeys: Filling in the Blanks of Sea Turtle Migrations • The Revelator
These marine reptiles lead complicated lives, making protecting them a real challenge. But new science has revealed important information.
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January 14, 2026 at 7:47 PM
This story feels like an important counterbalance to just about everything else going on in the world today.
Incredible Journeys: Filling in the Blanks of Sea Turtle Migrations -- by @melissagaskill.bsky.social for @therevelator.org therevelator.org/sea-turtle-m...
Incredible Journeys: Filling in the Blanks of Sea Turtle Migrations -- by @melissagaskill.bsky.social for @therevelator.org therevelator.org/sea-turtle-m...
Where do sea turtles GO when they migrate? And how can we protect them when and where they travel? Scientists are on the case. Read more: https://therevelator.org/sea-turtle-migration/
Incredible Journeys: Filling in the Blanks of Sea Turtle Migrations • The Revelator
These marine reptiles lead complicated lives, making protecting them a real challenge. But new science has revealed important information.
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January 14, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Where do sea turtles GO when they migrate? And how can we protect them when and where they travel? Scientists are on the case. Read more: https://therevelator.org/sea-turtle-migration/
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“A plover without habitat cannot exist. A plover doesn’t just go to another beach…” – @allieri.bsky.social, Executive Director, @nycploverproject.bsky.social
Read @jillmwebb.bsky.social @therevelator.org: therevelator.org/piping-plove...
#HabitatLoss #EndangeredSpeciesAct #PipingPlover #Shorebirds
Read @jillmwebb.bsky.social @therevelator.org: therevelator.org/piping-plove...
#HabitatLoss #EndangeredSpeciesAct #PipingPlover #Shorebirds
Piping Plovers Inspire Volunteer Conservationists Despite New Threats From the Trump Administration • The Revelator
Proposed changes to the Endangered Species Act and park staffing cuts are putting the endangered coastal bird in danger.
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January 13, 2026 at 10:31 PM
“A plover without habitat cannot exist. A plover doesn’t just go to another beach…” – @allieri.bsky.social, Executive Director, @nycploverproject.bsky.social
Read @jillmwebb.bsky.social @therevelator.org: therevelator.org/piping-plove...
#HabitatLoss #EndangeredSpeciesAct #PipingPlover #Shorebirds
Read @jillmwebb.bsky.social @therevelator.org: therevelator.org/piping-plove...
#HabitatLoss #EndangeredSpeciesAct #PipingPlover #Shorebirds
Wildlife never seems to get the attention it deserves, but 2026 will bring many headline-worthy developments for certain imperiled species, including some whales, wolves, and oversized parrots and salamanders. https://therevelator.org/species-to-watch-in-2026/
Species to Watch in 2026 • The Revelator
From orangutans to parrots, hellbenders, and a newly discovered Tanzanian grass, these species — and the threats they face — are sure to make headlines in the year ahead.
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January 13, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Wildlife never seems to get the attention it deserves, but 2026 will bring many headline-worthy developments for certain imperiled species, including some whales, wolves, and oversized parrots and salamanders. https://therevelator.org/species-to-watch-in-2026/
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Our first #photoessay at @therevelator.org -- and it's a doozy:
Climate Change and Deforestation Collide in Indonesia’s Deadly Floods therevelator.org/photo-essay-...
Climate Change and Deforestation Collide in Indonesia’s Deadly Floods therevelator.org/photo-essay-...
Photo Essay: Climate Change and Deforestation Collide in Indonesia’s Deadly Floods • The Revelator
Millions of people on Sumatra remain displaced by November’s cyclone, showing the dangers of the climate crisis and indiscriminate logging and habitat destruction.
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January 12, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Our first #photoessay at @therevelator.org -- and it's a doozy:
Climate Change and Deforestation Collide in Indonesia’s Deadly Floods therevelator.org/photo-essay-...
Climate Change and Deforestation Collide in Indonesia’s Deadly Floods therevelator.org/photo-essay-...
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A reminder today that even in hard times, possibility lives alongside despair. May writing and reading this help us all through the weeks, months, and years ahead — grounding our hope in action and connection. 🌱
#OceanHoptimism
Our latest piece in @therevelator.org:
#OceanHoptimism
Our latest piece in @therevelator.org:
The Seduction of Despair, the Persistence of Possibility • The Revelator
Hope comes from the stubborn work of refusing to abandon what’s wild. Here’s how to keep moving forward.
therevelator.org
January 11, 2026 at 10:15 PM
A reminder today that even in hard times, possibility lives alongside despair. May writing and reading this help us all through the weeks, months, and years ahead — grounding our hope in action and connection. 🌱
#OceanHoptimism
Our latest piece in @therevelator.org:
#OceanHoptimism
Our latest piece in @therevelator.org: