Rene Ebersole

Contributing Editor, Audubon Magazine

Rene Ebersole is a contributing editor for Audubon and an adjunct faculty member at the NYU journalism school. Her wildlife trade investigations and reporting have been featured in National Geographic, The Nation, and more.

Articles by Rene Ebersole

The Art of Absence
December 04, 2013 — This issue’s Aviary artist Brandon Ballengee illustrates loss by literally cutting his subjects out of the picture. 
Question: Do Birds Have Belly Buttons?
November 25, 2013 — You may be surprised by the answer.
15 Facts About Raptors
November 18, 2013 — Random and amazing tidbits about birds of prey.
Wildlife Advocates Take Aim at Katy Perry
October 11, 2013
A Project Tracks Oystercatchers to Save Them
September 13, 2013 — Wildlife biologists are on the trail of a much-beloved beach bird, trying to get a fix on where it spends the off-season. 
How to Buy Native Plants
July 19, 2013 — Knowing native plants are your garden’s best option is one thing. Finding them can be quite another.
Native Plants
Chris Cox, Audubon Travel Writer, Dies at 57
June 27, 2013
Roseate Spoonbills Send Warning Signs About the Florida Everglades
May 03, 2013 — Decades after they staged a major comeback from plume hunting, one of the world's most bizarre and beautiful birds is struggling in South Florida. Does this spell trouble for the entire Everglades ecosystem?
The Man Who Saves Cranes
January 18, 2013 — At forty years and counting, celebrated ornithologist George Archibald’s global crusade to protect cranes still has the wind beneath its wings.
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Botswana Pledges to Ban Commercial Hunting
December 07, 2012