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Wendee Nicole

Wendee Nicole is an award-winning writer who has reported on science and the environment since 1996. She lived in Houston, Texas for 34 years before moving to San Diego in 2022. She has written for Discover, Scientific American, National Wildlife, Provoked by Susan, Environmental Health Perspectives, and others.

Wendee's Latest Articles

Four Wildlife Success Stories—That Require Continued Federal Engagement

By Wendee Nicole ● Biodiversity ● August 21, 2025

The Endangered Species Act has long enjoyed broad-based support. These species show success is an option.

The Battle to Save the Endangered Species Act

By Wendee Nicole ● Biodiversity ● August 21, 2025

Protecting threatened and endangered species has long been popular with Americans across the political spectrum. But can the Trump administration, which has moved to weaken the Endangered Species Act, be inspired to protect the species we love?

Wolves and Humans Can Coexist, Efforts Across the U.S. Borderlands Show

By Wendee Nicole ● Biodiversity ● May 29, 2025

Apex predators are critical to healthy ecosystems. These determined biologists and wildlands advocates are out to prove that wolves and ranchers, scientists and politicians can coexist in the recovery of Mexican gray wolves.

Elon Vs. Wild: Do Expanding SpaceX Operations Signal the End for Beloved Ocelots?

By Wendee Nicole ● Biodiversity ● April 17, 2025

Starbase could become its own city. Elon Musk is about to be granted the keys to Boca Chica Beach. And accelerating operations at SpaceX could lead to several launches per day in the middle of the endangered ocelot’s withered territory. Efforts to protect the ocelot are more critical than ever.

Jaguar Watch: What ‘Finishing the Wall’ Means for Borderland Cats

By Wendee Nicole ● Biodiversity ● March 24, 2025

Last week, the Trump Administration approved the first contract of its second term for new border barriers. Wildlife biologists and Indigenous rights organizers fear what comes next.