Alex Tey is a student at New York University, where she studies journalism and the environment.

Articles by Alex Tey

William Blake sits on the ground next to a Motus antenna, itself sitting in a green field that slopes into a river valley.
From Audubon Magazine

A Global Antenna Network Is the Next Frontier of Migration Science

By Alex Tey
September 21, 2022 — Motus stations across the landscape pick up ‘pings’ from any radio-tagged birds that fly past. The data, open to everyone, are painting a fuller picture of the journeys the creatures make.
A group of nine people stand in front of a small wooden building surrounded by forest on a sunny day.
Field Notes

Who Runs the Forest? Increasingly, in the Southeast, It’s Women

By Alex Tey
September 20, 2022 — New groups are cultivating communities of women who manage their trees with economic and ecosystem sustainability in mind.
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Avian Flu Threatens Seabird Nesting Colonies on Both Sides of the Atlantic

By Alex Tey
June 28, 2022 — Highly pathogenic avian influenza has decimated nesting seabirds in Europe and Canada, raising concerns for eastern U.S. populations.
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Efforts to Save North America’s Most Endangered Bird Are Succeeding

By Alex Tey
June 10, 2022 — A captive breeding program has quickly turned around the precipitous decline of the Florida Grasshopper Sparrow.
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How to Help Birds Beat the Heat

By Alex Tey
July 18, 2013 — Extreme temperatures add stress to already-fragile ecosystems. Here’s how you can help birds stay cool.