An article and a transition

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So this week's only published article was more of an announcement. Here it is:

Not an Extinction, a Transition

That's right, after a decade of freelancing, I have taken a full-time editorial job to create a brand-new environmental news site, which will be affiliated with the Center for Biological Diversity. This independent site, which launches soon, will be the home of my "Extinction Countdown" articles moving forward, as well as other writing about climate change, public lands, environmental health and related topics. There will be hard-hitting investigative journalism, current news, commentary and thought pieces from leaders in the environmental community, and a whole lot more.

Expect to hear more about the new site in the coming weeks and months.

I still have a few completed freelance pieces in the queue at various publishers, and I will continue to write a few things here and there that don't fit the scope of the new site, but for the most part, all of my writing and editorial efforts will now be found in a single location.

So yes, a big transition and a big opportunity to tell meaningful stories that help create change in the world. You can't get much better than that!

Jumbos (elephants) and dwarfs (lemurs)

This week's articles covered a giant species and a tiny one:

Is China's Ivory Ban a Sign of Hope for Elephants?

Stare into the Soulful Eyes of This Newly Discovered Dwarf Lemur Species

More coming this week -- along with big news about how I'll be spending the rest of this year.

Polar bears, ring-tailed lemurs and Jimi Hendrix

Last week brought just three new articles, because the year is still creaking to a slow start. But these are three good, important articles, all for Scientific American:

Polar Bear Conservation Plan Calls Climate Change "the Primary Threat" to Their Survival

Meet the Endangered Plant Named after Rock Legend Jimi Hendrix

Ring-Tailed Lemur Populations Have Crashed by 95 Percent

More next week!

Looking back, looking ahead

Good morning! Happy Monday! 2017 is starting to roll along, and I took the occasion to look both back and forward with this week's "Extinction Countdown" articles for Scientific American:

Conservation Stories You May Have Missed in 2016

Conservation Predictions for 2017

That's it! A short week for my headlines. More (much more) in the weeks and months ahead!