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Morgan Erickson-Davis

About

Morgan has been writing for Mongabay since 2008 and came on full-time in 2014. Trained in biology, Morgan has taken any available opportunity to learn more about the world, from working as a fisheries biologist aboard longliners and freighters in the South Pacific to evaluating river health in western Montana. Morgan spent eight years editing technical papers before jumping into journalism, with more than 50 manuscripts under her belt. Currently, she manages Mongabay's forests and global palm oil reporting programs.

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Will temperate seas act as refuge for coral reefs? Not in time, study says

U.S. federal agency clears ways for deep-sea mining — and companies are lining up

First-ever assessment highlights threats to Atlantic cold-water corals

Peru’s new bycatch training aims to help save hooked sea turtles: Q&A with fisher Gustavo Rosales

In Peru, Yine women show how defending the Amazon supports local livelihoods

Microplastics and melting ice reveal deepening crisis in Antarctica

Endangered shark trophies dominate the online wildlife trade, study finds

Researchers race to understand disease killing Caribbean corals at unprecedented rates

Researchers identify 22 key areas for protecting struggling giant otters

Only a tiny % of the deep seafloor has ever been visually observed: Study

Guinea-Bissau’s grassroots efforts offer a blueprint for global mangrove restoration (commentary)

Scientists rediscover a Mexican rabbit they hadn’t seen in 120 years

Tropical forest loss hit new heights in 2024; fire a major driver in Latin America

Study finds fast traffic noise is infuriating Galápagos warblers

Borneo project hopes to prove that forests and oil palms can coexist

Scientists warn coral restoration can’t keep pace with global reef collapse

Whales and dolphins at risk as report reveals ecological decline in Gulf of California

‘It has been worth it’: The local women saving Yucatán’s mangroves

Armed groups, cattle ranchers drove 35% rise in Colombia’s deforestation in 2024

How is conservation preparing for a much hotter world? Experts share

As Acapulco’s mangroves disappear, Mexico takes strides to protect its coastal forests

Farmers turn to living ‘yam sticks’ to grow their crop and spare the forest

PNG’s Torricelli Mountains teem with life — and the risk of extinction

How one woman’s wolf ‘moon shot’ changed Yellowstone forever: Interview with director Tom Winston

Lake Chad isn’t shrinking — but climate change is causing other problems

In Australia’s little-known rainforests, tradition and science collaborate for good

Reforesting Malawi’s ‘Island in the Sky’ to save its vanishing woodlands

Pangolin burrows are biodiversity magnets in burnt forests, study shows

How ‘country palm’ could help pave the way toward a sustainable palm oil future in Liberia

Has the Moo Deng craze helped wild pygmy hippos at all? (analysis)

In Honduras, communities race to establish reserve as La Mosquitia forest disappears

Study looks for success factors in African projects that heal land and help people

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