Laurel Neme

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Byline/Pseudonym : Laurel Neme

List any memberships you have with other organizations : Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ), The Author's Guild, Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI). Society of Wildlife Forensic Scientists.

General Subjects (Select all that apply) : Nature & Environment, Science

Specialty Subjects : wildlife, wildlife science, wildlife trafficking, forensics, investigative reporting, features

Skills (Select all that apply) : Articles, Books, Case studies, Feature writing, Investigative reporting, News, Podcasts (writing)

Writing Credits : Selected articles: (for full list, see: https://www.laurelneme.com/articles-full-list/)
Mongabay.com: With a target on their bellies, can California’s sturgeon survive?
The Revelator: Giraffes for Peace
National Geographic: Elephants may call each other by name, a rare trait in nature
National Geographic: Do elephants bury their dead calves?
The New York Times for Kids Magazine: Give Vampire Bats A Chance
The New York Times for Kids Magazine: FORGET GROUNDHOGS. Here are three animals who CAN predict the weather
National Geographic: Hundreds of elephants mysteriously died. We may finally know why
National Geographic: Canadian oil company pauses controversial drilling in Namibian wilderness
National Geographic: They ripped through a protected wilderness to find oil. Instead, they found trouble
Mongabay.com: Snares: Low-tech, low-profile killers of rare wildlife the world over
National Geographic: Canadian Oil Company Illegally Bulldozes Protected Land in Africa

Book Credits :  Animal Investigators: How the World’s First Wildlife Forensics Lab is Solving Crimes and Saving Endangered Species, foreword by Richard Leakey, Scribner, 2009.
 Orangutan Houdini, Bunker Hill Publishing, 2014.
 The Elephant’s New Shoe, Scholastic, 2020.
 GiRaft, Sleeping Bear Press, 2026.

Awards & Recognitions : Nominated by National Geographic for 2021 Pulitzer Prize in International Reporting
University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts Humanitarian Service Award (2013)
Indianapolis Prize Juror (2011-12)