Benji Jones
Senior Reporter
Benji Jones is a senior environmental reporter at Vox. He covers biodiversity loss and climate change and how those issues affect people and wildlife. Recently, he wrote about the hunt for “missing” animals, why open ocean cleanups are probably a bad idea, and how the Western drought could shrink the supply of winter veggies. (His stories are not always depressing.)
Before joining Vox, Benji was a senior energy reporter at Insider (formerly 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.
Benji was a wildlife researcher prior to becoming a journalist. He has a master’s degree in ecology and evolution from Stanford University, where he studied the decline of fauna in the tropics.
Benji is from Iowa (where he has chased river otters) and currently resides in Brooklyn, New York. You can reach him at benji.jones@vox.com or at benjijones@protonmail.com (encrypted). Follow him on Twitter at @benjisjones.
Latest articles by Benji Jones
For millions of years, these animals have carried life on their backs — literally.
Scientists are finally listening to the island's iconic coquis — and they have a lot to say.
Nature is priceless — but quantifying its value could help save it.
Countless rare animals lurk under the logs in the Appalachian Mountains.
Billions of these bugs are about to erupt from the Earth — and they rule.
Scientists put sleep trackers on a bunch of wild pigs. The results reveal a troubling trend.
Las mascotas fugitivas, y posiblemente algunas escapadas del zoológico, han llegado por casi toda la isla. Es una catástrofe en ciernes.
Runaway pets — and possibly some zoo escapees — have fueled the spread of invasive snakes across the island. It’s an environmental catastrophe in the making.
Years ago, scientists made a devastating prediction about the ocean. Now it’s unfolding.
How to summon a cicada.