For the past four years, The Revelator’s “Species Spotlight” feature has helped scientists and conservationists share their stories about rare, endangered, and fascinating plants and animals around the world.
Now “Species Spotlight” is morphing into something similar but new. We’re calling it “Save This Species” — a companion to our popular “Protect This Place” feature.
This time we’re opening submissions to anyone who has worked with or advocated for these amazing species. If you’re trying to make this a better world for a species you care about, we want to share your story and passion — and help you encourage others to help save them.
Our first “Save This Species” feature launches today — penned by myself (I can’t let you have all the fun, after all).
But after this one, the feature belongs to the public. We’d love to have you as one of the authors. I’ve posted instructions and a writing template, and you can submit drafts to me at jplatt@therevelator.org. Don’t worry if you’re not a professional writer: We’ll help you craft and edit your submission so it can do the best job possible to advocate for your favorite species.
We’ll accept these on an ongoing basis (there’s no deadline) and we publish them under a Creative Commons license, allowing our partners around the world to republish them.
And don’t forget our ongoing “Protect This Place” feature, which has its own template and remains open to submissions as well.
What are you waiting for? The world’s endangered species aren’t going to protect themselves. We look forward to your submissions.
