Rachel Fobar

.@rfobar has a great story for us today on what the hell is going on with animal experimentation under the Trump administration, balancing a lot of threads very well - give it a read! vox.com/future-perfect…

My latest on research animal welfare for @voxdotcom

CBP personnel are now detaining frankincense and frankincense-based products sourced from Somalia by Asli Maydi. These products are commonly used in essential oils. The withhold release order is in place due to forced labor indicators. Read more: go.dhs.gov/UdP

The ban follows an investigation published last year into the abuse and exploitation of women frankincense sorters working for Asli Maydi in Somaliland. theguardian.com/world/2023/jan…

A huge update from last week: @CBP has banned imports of frankincense supplied by Somaliland company Asli Maydi, which supplied essential oils brand doTERRA for years, over forced labor.

Reporters, a bit of advice on something I learned the hard way: Don’t let anyone tell you something isn’t a story when you know it is. I’ve fallen into this trap. Years later, I still regret not telling stories I should have. 1/

NEW: Diamonds made Botswana an overnight success story, but its female workers are paying a heavy price, reports @louisedonovan for @newlinesmag, with @fullerproject. newlinesmag.com/reportage/a-di…

@WeiPoints @smithsonian This is so cool!

This is a lense from a codfish eye. Take a close look — everything you see through it is upside down! As seen at the Ektafiskur fish processing plant in Iceland, where I’m currently touring as an expert for @smithsonian Journeys!

If you grab a copy of @nytimes today, you just might see a familiar byline on the cover of the science section 🙃

My first story for @guardian / @thenewledenews: Microplastics are turning up in more & more human organs — including the brain. (Thread...) theguardian.com/environment/ar…

Ever since I was a little girl I knew I wanted to request public records

Here we go! Introducing Wildlife Investigative Reporters & Editors (WIRE), a new journalism nonprofit from me, @rebersole, and @OlliePayneHere to make sure important stories about exploitation of nature and animals continue to be told. wireonline.org

@FullerProject @GuardianUS Original story here: theguardian.com/world/2023/jan…

My latest for @FullerProject and the @GuardianUS.

Soon after I published, the Department of Justice secured the surrender of more than 4,000 beagles, who were later adopted into loving homes around the country. youtube.com/watch?v=DuaVKi…

In 2022, I wrote about Envigo, a research beagle center that had racked up dozens of animal welfare violations. This week, the DOJ announced that Envigo’s parent company will pay $35 million—the largest fine in the history of the Animal Welfare Act. justice.gov/opa/pr/animal-…

No story's ever done. The South African police officer leading plant poaching investigations has been arrested for alleged crimes including corruption, something I caught wind of several yrs ago when reporting the story and police denied. THREAD nationalgeographic.com/animals/articl…

Congrats to @FullerProject's contrib. reporters @JessieWill5, @rfobar & @ZahraYusufi for being named 2024 finalists for excellence in intl. reporting by the @UMWallaceHouse Livingston Awards for their Fuller stories on Somaliland, Afghanistan & Ukraine. bit.ly/4bdTJZu

So honored to be a finalist—thank you @UMWallaceHouse! Read my story here: theguardian.com/world/2023/jan… @clairecoz @dominicru @GuardianUS @FullerProject

The Tortured Journalists Department: -Election Night -My Editor Only Cuts His Favorite Lines -Who’s Afraid of My Little Old FOIA request? -I Can Do It With a Broken Dataset -I Can Make This Deadline (No Really I Can) -I Hate It Here -I Look in Public Records -The Google Doc