Tina Deines

This story I wrote for National Geographic delves into the world of elephant nannies. I interviewed experts with the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance and Save the Elephants in Kenya.

I wrote a how-to article about food forests and how to grow your own.

For this article for Inside Climate News, I talked to veterinarians and an environmental health expert about how climate change could be aiding in the transmission of heartworm and fueling other dangers to pets.

For this article that appeared in Virginia Agriculture 2025, I spoke with farmers who are implementing environmentally-friendly practices into their farms.

I talked to Tennessee state foresters to learn about sustainable forest management and urban forestry.

A feature I wrote about farm to school programs in Massachusetts for Massachusetts Agriculture magazine.

This is an article I wrote for Massachusetts Agriculture magazine about how climate disasters hit the state's farmers in 2023.

This story for Inside Climate News saw me interviewing city officials, bicycling advocates and a crash victim. I also provided photography to the publication and wrote photo captions.

I interviewed conservationists in Costa Rica along with a NOAA scientist about how hawksbill sea turtle shells are being used to make cockfighting spurs.

I wrote this story that covers the history of poinsettia for Farm Flavor media.

I wrote this National Geographic article about how glue traps cause suffering for rodents and other wildlife. The article also talks about possible legislation other to ban the traps.

I wrote this story about how climate change is affecting animal rescue organizations for National Geographic.

For this article, I interviewed staff at great ape sanctuaries in several African nations to see how climate change is affecting their operations.

This is an article I wrote about a temporary art display on the US-Mexico border wall that brings light to how the barrier is disrupting fragmenting habitat for animals like wolves and jaguars.

This is a story I wrote about honey and honeybees for Farm Flavor.