Marianne Messina

Marianne Messina is a freelance journalist based in Tennessee. Her work focuses on wildlife conservation and the natural world. You can follow her on Twitter @recoverywatch.

North Atlantic Right Whales Are Dying at Alarming Rates

Here’s what advocates and the Biden administration are doing to help save them

By Marianne Messina July 22, 2024

In this story: whales, endangered species, oceans

An aerial photo of a North Atlantic right whale mother and calf pair. A lobster rope can be seen dragging from the mother's mouth.

Large-Scale Wildlife Crossings Head East

The I-40 Pigeon River Gorge Wildlife Crossing Project is making the roads safer for people and animals

By Marianne Messina May 19, 2024

In this story: bears, wildlife, saving wild places, animals, climate change

Kristin Botzet and her technician, Logan Parr, measure a tranquilized black bear who is splayed out on a medical sheet

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North Atlantic Right Whales Are Dying at Alarming Rates

Large-Scale Wildlife Crossings Head East

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