Benji Jones is an environmental correspondent at Vox, where he covers biodiversity loss and climate change. Recently, he wrote about a secret wildlife wonderland in Appalachia, the spread of invasive snakes in Puerto Rico, and the people in NYC who care for pigeons, possums, and squirrels in their homes.

Before joining Vox, Benji was a senior energy reporter at Business Insider, where he covered the oil industry and the rise of clean tech. His coverage exposed Exxon’s employee ranking system, misleading tactics in the solar energy industry, and the false promise of algae biofuel. His writing has also appeared in National Geographic, Smithsonian, and Audubon magazine, and elsewhere.

Benji was a researcher and ecologist prior to his career in journalism. He has an MS in ecology and evolution.

Benji is from Iowa (where he has chased river otters) and currently resides in Brooklyn, New York.