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Jude Isabella is the executive editor of bioGraphic. A science journalist for over 30 years, her main interests are the environment, ecology, and archaeology in her own writing. Jude was the founding editor of <a href="https://hakaimagazine.com/">Hakai Magazine</a>, an online publication focused on coastal science and societies that she also steered as editor-in-chief for 10 years.

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