Gloria Dickie

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How the U.S. Forgot it Was an Arctic Nation The story of how Washington neglected the Arctic—until Trump 2.0.

I started reading Kathryn Lavelle's Reluctant Conquest: American Wealth, Power and Science in the Arctic last fall. Little did I know just how relevant the topic would become. My latest for @foreignpolicy.com: foreignpolicy.com/2026/01/30/r...

Indonesia takes action against mining firms after floods devastate population of world’s rarest ape Conservationists hail the ‘desperately needed’ measures and urge greater protection after up to 11% of endangered Tapanuli orangutans wiped out

The Indonesian govt has revoked the permits of 28 companies & launched a $284 million lawsuit against 6 companies it says were responsible for enviro damages prior to the Nov. landslides that killed up to 11% of the world's Tapanuli orangutan population.

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Decades-Old Rule that Allowed Logging on Vast Swaths of US Land Ruled Unlawful by Oregon Court - Inside Climate News The Forest Service didn’t make a ‘reasoned decision’ in using a categorical exclusion to exempt timber harvests from environmental reviews to ease wildfire mitigation and habitat improvement, the judg...

A rule established by the U.S. Forest Service to justify the clearing of tens of thousands of acres of forest in the name of reducing wildfire risk was unlawfully created & applied, a fed court has found, invalidating its future use. @insideclimatenews.org

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Looking for Miracle: why have so many dugongs gone missing from Thailand’s shores? The Andaman coast was one of very few places in the world with a viable population but then dead dugongs began washing up. Now half have gone

Thailand's Andaman Sea dugong population may have fallen by as much as half in response to a mass seagrass die-off. Dozens of dead + stranded dugongs have been washing ashore, and the sea cows have moved from Trang province to Phuket. Latest for @theguardian.com

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How are California's birds faring amid ever more frequent wildfires? In the forests of the Sierra Nevada, the black-backed woodpecker is without parallel. The bird appears almost born of fire, thriving on the flames that flicker through California’s coniferous forests ...

The impacts of California's worsening megafires are likely to yield mixed results for the bird species that thrive in these fire-ridden forests. While some species thrive after fire, others are being sickened by wildfire smoke. news.mongabay.com/2025/12/how-...

Hope for tigers grows as Thailand safeguards a key link in their habitat KANCHANABURI, Thailand — Following the path of the tiger isn’t easy. Yet the three rangers, clad in camouflage, move lithely through the steep bamboo thicket, tracking the muddy hoofprints of a sambar...

Last month I traveled to the southern ranges of Thailand's Western Forest Complex to document the expansion of Indochinese tigers into the area for @mongabay.com. After nearly disappearing in the country, today Thailand boasts more than 200 of the big cats. news.mongabay.com/2025/12/hope...

Indonesia floods were ‘extinction level’ disturbance for world’s rarest ape Conservationists fear up to 11% of Tapanuli orangutan population perished in disaster that also killed 1,000 people

Devastating news out of North Sumatra where scientists estimate up to 11% of the world's Tapanuli orangutan population perished in recent catastrophic flooding and landslides. Climate-fueled extreme rain + deforestation to blame. My latest for @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

It’s the world’s rarest ape. Now a billion-dollar dig for gold threatens its future Tapanuli orangutans survive only in Indonesia’s Sumatran rainforest where a mine expansion will cut through their home. Yet the mining company says the alternative will be worse

Satellite images reveal the Martabe gold mine in northern Sumatra has begun expanding toward key habitat used by the critically endangered Tapanuli orangutan. Campaigners say the mine's expansion could push the ape to extinction. My latest for @theguardian.com

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Cuddling capybaras and ogling otters: the problem with animal cafes in Asia A boom in places offering petting sessions is linked to a rise in the illegal movement of exotic and endangered species, say experts

Capybaras are having a moment in Asia. The giant rodents are everywhere — from bag charms to viral TikTok songs to coffee shops. But how did this South American species end up more than 10,000 miles from home?

My latest for @theguardian.com

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Scientists have theorized since the 1970s that volcanic activity may be tied to retreating glaciers. @gloriadickie.bsky.social accompanies researchers putting that theory to the test in Iceland, where rapid ice loss seems to have set volcanoes stirring. www.reuters.com/investigates...

The Rise of Durian Diplomacy In Asia, soft power rests on a divisive, spiky fruit.

I wrote about the rise of durian diplomacy for @foreignpolicy.com this week. China is inking a raft of new trade deals with Southeast Asian neighbours, and Malaysia hopes the pungent fruit will help build bridges in Asia and beyond. foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/17/d...

Scientists weigh giant sea curtain to shield ‘Doomsday Glacier’ from melting Thwaites Glacier rises above the Amundsen Sea in the Antarctic, a towering white cliff abutting cerulean waters. Roughly the size of Great Britain and spanning 120 kilometers (80 miles) across, Thwait...

In January, scientists are headed to Antarctica to study whether or not we could put a giant curtain to stop the Doomsday glacier from breaking down. #climate #Geoengineering

Great piece by @gloriadickie.bsky.social for @mongabay.com.

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Washington Post Columnist Says She Was Fired for Posts After Charlie Kirk Shooting

This is precisely the kind of government coercion that the First Amendment was designed to prevent — and media companies need to start standing up rather than capitulating to it.

Honoured to have won in the Natural World category for my @reuters.com feature on the troubling link between climate change and volcanic eruptions. Thanks to the judges for their kind words, and congrats to all the other winners! 🌋

‘You’re going about your day and suddenly see a little Godzilla’: Bangkok reckons with a giant lizard boom Viral videos have shifted public opinion about water monitors, long held in contempt in Thai culture, even as rising numbers of the reptiles pose problems for residents

‘You’re going about your day and suddenly see a little Godzilla’: Bangkok reckons with a giant lizard boom