Washington Post reporter covering wildlife, biodiversity and other environmental issues https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/dino-grandoni/https://bsky.app/profile/dinograndoni.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/dinograndoni.bsky.social/post/3me2keyjqtc2dI was told today my Washington Post job is being eliminated It's just a job, but it's one that I was proud to do for 8+ yrs alongside the best in the business I'm here for opportunities to tell stories about the natural world and how we impact it dino.grandoni@gmail.com04 Feb 2026 18:54 +0000at://did:plc:66tvx4ictbvcbe47rxq6vo4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3me2keyjqtc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/dinograndoni.bsky.social/post/3mb56ar4wkc2oPeople love to hate wolves. They're the villain of old fairy tales — and today a bane for cattle ranchers But new research is helping rewrite the story of the big, bad wolf — with a surprise twist29 Dec 2025 15:39 +0000at://did:plc:66tvx4ictbvcbe47rxq6vo4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mb56ar4wkc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/dinograndoni.bsky.social/post/3m5z2akoj6c2qNEW: Trump officials aim to defang/declaw/muzzle/rein in/clip the wings of* the Endangered Species Act *pick your favorite https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/11/19/trump-endangered-species-act/19 Nov 2025 20:01 +0000at://did:plc:66tvx4ictbvcbe47rxq6vo4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5z2akoj6c2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/dinograndoni.bsky.social/post/3m5moogmkak2mIn biblical times, frogs were seen as a plague Today, thanks to new research, we know they’re actually guardians against disease 1/514 Nov 2025 22:02 +0000at://did:plc:66tvx4ictbvcbe47rxq6vo4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5moogmkak2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/dinograndoni.bsky.social/post/3m3v3xfq25c2dEveryone knows about the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs 🦖🦕☄️ But a question remains: Were they the thriving kings of the Cretaceous right before impact? Or were dinosaurs already in decline, with the asteroid merely delivering a knockout blow?23 Oct 2025 19:31 +0000at://did:plc:66tvx4ictbvcbe47rxq6vo4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3v3xfq25c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/dinograndoni.bsky.social/post/3lzosmka2hs2uNEW: This million-year-old skull was badly broken💀🔨 So researchers decided to digitally reconstruct it, and came to a startling conclusion: Our species may be much older than once thought25 Sep 2025 20:37 +0000at://did:plc:66tvx4ictbvcbe47rxq6vo4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzosmka2hs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/dinograndoni.bsky.social/post/3lwwjuyr3o224Hear that? It’s 2 a.m. You’re in bed. The sun hasn’t risen, but the robin has. It is 🎶-ing at an unnatural hour, waking you. If this has happened to you, you’re not alone. Artificial light is prompting birds to tweet for nearly an extra hour a day on average. https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/08/21/longer-bird-songs-light-pollution/21 Aug 2025 18:07 +0000at://did:plc:66tvx4ictbvcbe47rxq6vo4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwwjuyr3o224https://bsky.app/profile/dinograndoni.bsky.social/post/3lwoystfgws27This is a horseshoe crab For decades, we've relied on an extraordinary chemical in its blood to protect medical equipment from contamination, saving untold lives18 Aug 2025 18:13 +0000at://did:plc:66tvx4ictbvcbe47rxq6vo4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwoystfgws27https://bsky.app/profile/dinograndoni.bsky.social/post/3lvlnpegd5c22It starts with a twist. One arm pretzels in on itself. Then another... and another... Before long, the arms detach and crawl away zombielike By the end, the starfish is nothing more than a puddle of goo (1/3)04 Aug 2025 16:51 +0000at://did:plc:66tvx4ictbvcbe47rxq6vo4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvlnpegd5c22https://bsky.app/profile/dinograndoni.bsky.social/post/3lqq2ic7n5k2dIt's almost summer, and the 🦟🦟🦟 are coming But it may be within our grasp to suppress some mosquitos out of existence with powerful gene-editing tools The big question now: Should we? Or is it ever ethical to deliberately drive a species extinct? https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/06/03/mosquito-extinction-gene-editing-malaria/03 Jun 2025 19:44 +0000at://did:plc:66tvx4ictbvcbe47rxq6vo4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqq2ic7n5k2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/dinograndoni.bsky.social/post/3lohbroe22s23Overjoyed and honored to be a part of this team, which was a Pulitzer finalist for national reporting! [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 May 2025 21:10 +0000at://did:plc:66tvx4ictbvcbe47rxq6vo4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lohbroe22s23https://bsky.app/profile/dinograndoni.bsky.social/post/3lo53rctqk22mNEW: A sweeping new study finds three-fourths of North America's bird species are in decline Scientists say it should be a wake-up call for us since some of the pressures on birds — climate change, pollution, etc. — aren't good for people, either https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/05/01/bird-loss-population-decline/01 May 2025 19:56 +0000at://did:plc:66tvx4ictbvcbe47rxq6vo4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo53rctqk22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/dinograndoni.bsky.social/post/3lnl4fzwqxk27NEW: The Trump administration is considering scaling back at least 6 national monuments in the West, with an eye toward encouraging more energy development on public lands From me & Jake Spring: https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/04/24/trump-national-monument-reductions-mining-oil/24 Apr 2025 16:20 +0000at://did:plc:66tvx4ictbvcbe47rxq6vo4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnl4fzwqxk27https://bsky.app/profile/dinograndoni.bsky.social/post/3ln3pnbt6cs2iNEW: A decade ago, Obama created the world’s largest protected marine reserve in the Pacific Now, Trump is about to open it up to commercial fishing https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/04/18/trump-obama-bush-commercial-fishing-pacific/18 Apr 2025 13:21 +0000at://did:plc:66tvx4ictbvcbe47rxq6vo4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3ln3pnbt6cs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/dinograndoni.bsky.social/post/3lmxjj5qcxc2wNEW: In a major move, the Trump administration is aiming to redefine what it means to "harm" an endangered species The regulatory rollback opens the door to more logging, mining, oil & gas drilling, home construction and other ecologically damaging ventures https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/04/16/endangered-species-harm-habitat/16 Apr 2025 21:21 +0000at://did:plc:66tvx4ictbvcbe47rxq6vo4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmxjj5qcxc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/dinograndoni.bsky.social/post/3lmicwkcaws2qNEW: Claims of bringing back extinct dire wolves caught a lot of attention — including the Trump administration's Now, Trump's team is trumpeting the wolf as an argument for slashing regulations around still-living endangered species10 Apr 2025 20:13 +0000at://did:plc:66tvx4ictbvcbe47rxq6vo4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmicwkcaws2q