Nathan Rott
Nathan (Nate) Rott is a correspondent on NPR's Science Desk, where he reports on the natural world and humanity's relationship to it.
Since coming to NPR in 2013, Rott has worked on the network's National Desk and Climate Desk, covering the American West, natural disasters, mass shootings, sports, politics and international climate talks. He also contributed to NPR's coverage of the war in Ukraine.
Before becoming a full-time journalist, Rott worked as a wildland firefighter, commercial fisherman, children's theater teacher, and snow shoveler for the U.S. Antarctic Program. He's shoveled a lot of snow.
Rott can be reached via encrypted message on the Signal app at nrott.87.
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California wildlife officials have been working to mitigate the impact of the state's rebounding wolf population on its ranchers. The Northern California wolves that were euthanized had become dependent on cattle for food.
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Scientists are researching ways to genetically modify plants and animals to be more resistant to threats like climate change. The IUCN is voting on whether those species should be allowed in nature. -
The Trump administration argues that rescinding the 2001 Roadless Rule will help wildland firefighters. Fire researchers warn that more roads could exacerbate the problem. -
People were forced to leave their pets behind during Hurricane Katrina, creating an unprecedented animal welfare crisis that has shaped the country's disaster response ever since. -
One of the goals of controversial wolf hunts in the Western U.S. is to help reduce the burden on ranchers, who lose livestock to wolves every year. A new study finds that those hunts have had a measurable, but small effect on livestock depredations. -
How do scientists monitor the populations of the threatened California red-legged frog? With careful listening and a little help from AI. -
The United Nations effort to achieve "harmony" with the natural world kicks off in Colombia this week. Recent reports show there's a lot of work to do to achieve that goal.
