I wrote about 80 articles for The Revelator in 2018 (the first year that all of my articles appeared in one place, the site I also happen to edit). Here are a few that I think summed up the year:
For Florida Panthers, Extinction Comes on Four Wheels -- a new way for me to look at the annual mortality stats. (I dread looking at 2018's final numbers.)
Ghost Cat Gone: Eastern Cougar Officially Declared Extinct -- this came as no surprise (the cougar was last seen 80-odd years ago), but the official announcement still resonated with people.
Is This the Year the Florida Grasshopper Sparrow Goes Extinct? -- not quite, but it's still a bad situation. (A good entry from my series on captive breeding, too.)
Extinction Ink -- a look at a tattoo artist who memorializes endangered and extinct species (I like using the arts as a lens to look at important issues).
Drill, Baby, Drill: The U.S. Added 38 Percent More Oil and Gas Rigs Last Year -- an exclusive detail that no one else seemed to have noticed.
RIP Sudan, the Last Male Northern White Rhino -- I've been writing obituaries for almost every member of this species as it dies out. Painful.
America’s Freshwater Mussels Are Going Extinct — Here’s Why That Sucks -- important stuff (and again, a fresh way to look at it by focusing on captive breeding).
Trump Budget Cuts Could Cause Hundreds of Plant Extinctions in Hawaii -- again, a story just about everyone else missed (plus not enough people write about plant extinction).
Eight Years Until Red Wolf Extinction? -- that timeline still scares me.
How the Golden Lion Tamarin Is Helping to Heal Brazil’s Rainforest -- a nice success story in the making.
It’s No Mystery Why These Crime Novels Are Set in National Parks -- a fun interview about serious subjects.
Inhumanity at the Border — and Beyond -- one of the all-too-few editorials I wrote in 2018. This really resonated with people.
Sorry AC/DC, Rock and Roll Is Noise Pollution -- just a fun way to look at a serious issue.
Murder and Intimidation of Environmental Activists Hits Record Levels -- I tried to focus on both the treats and the people trying to help.
When This Rat Went Extinct, So Did a Flea -- who else but me would write about parasite extinction?
The Trump Administration’s ‘Dishonest’ Attack on Fuel-economy Standards -- a tough one to write, but important. (Great interviews really helped.)
How the Environment Fared in the Midterm Elections -- a great collaboration with my deputy editor, Tara Lohan. (I look forward to following these new officials as they take office next month.)
Swampy Thing: The Giant New Salamander Species Discovered in Florida and Alabama -- too cool (and one my most popular articles of the year).
For all of my 2018 articles -- including a lot of other good ones -- go here.
And check out the archive on this now-rarely updated blog for similar posts from previous years -- except for last year, which I missed.
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