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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Is 20 millions tons enough? Scientists recommend plastic crackdown as oceans choke

Court partially stops Japan’s ‘scientific’ whaling, but Pacific harvests to continue

Brief lives linked to Amazon biodiversity

Revealed for the first time: the surprising biodiversity of algae ‘reefs’

Those eyes look human: could anthropomorphism be used for conservation?

Researchers use new technique to shed light on endangered tapir

Alien trees use logging roads to invade Borneo forests

Sloths, moths and algae: a surprising partnership sheds light on a mystery

The power of connections: India to establish Asia’s largest protected forest

Ocean acidification dissolves algae, deafens fish

Sustainable timber in Tanzania experiences huge growth

American cougars on the decline: ‘We’re running against the clock,’ says big cat expert

Italy and Panama continue illegal fishing, says new report

Hyenas discovered in Armenia? Researchers find carcass, tracks

Agricultural innovation will reduce poverty, help stabilize climate change according to new report

Photos: Scientists race to protect world’s most endangered corals

Japanese firm is deadliest for marine life, says Greenpeace

Meat producers should replace cattle with insects, scientists say

Leatherback sea turtles tracked for first time in South Atlantic

Ancient bird evolved “clubs” to beat predators, each other

“End of Days” bird kill just a fraction of real death toll

Harpy eagles nest in Belize for the first time in over 60 years (pictures)

Bluefin tuna gets record price ($396,000) at Japanese auction

Sustainability of Antarctic toothfish fishery, legitimacy of Marine Stewardship Council called into question

Atlantic ocean warming confirmed by corals

U.S. bumble bees experiencing significant declines

Malaysian customs seizes 1,800 trafficked reptiles

Biopiracy crackdown results in $59M in fines for Brazilian companies, receives mixed reviews

Fisheries commissions’ ability to manage diminishing tuna stocks called into question

U.S. Department of Energy makes $1.5B loan to massive solar plant

Ringed and bearded seals to be listed as Threatened

Seven Brazilian bird species granted endangered status

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