Isabel Gil

About

Isabel Gil is freelance science and environmental journalist based in Brooklyn, New York. She's interested in covering conservation, invasive species, and community science initiatives. She holds degrees in environmental science and English from the University of Michigan, and is a master's student in NYU's Science, Health, and Environmental Reporting Program.

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A 2015 paper found that parrotfish were responsible for generating upwards of 85% of the new sand-grade sediment in the outer reefs surrounding the islands of the Maldives. Image by Shaha Hashim.

How social media and parrotfish poop are protecting the Maldives

Isabel Gil 6 Aug 2026

Beavers act as ecosystem engineers, building dams that can transform small rivers into more complex wetlands that can support higher levels of biodiversity.

Beavers brought a volcanic wasteland back to life. Now it’s under threat

Isabel Gil 10 Jul 2026

A New Zealand long-tailed bat (Mystacina tuberculata). Image © hrubbo via iNaturalist (CC BY-NC 4.0).

‘We’ve got bats’: The community bringing New Zealand’s pekapeka into the spotlight

Isabel Gil 19 May 2026

News and Inspiration from Nature's Frontline.

Representatives of the Huitoto and Ticuna indigenous communities

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