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Alex Tey

Alex Tey

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Contributor, Freelance

New York

Biography

Alexandra Tey is the media research intern at the Center for Biological Diversity, a national conservation nonprofit devoted to the defense of biodiversity. Alex's work as a freelance journalist covering human and natural environments has appeared in outlets like the New York Times, Slate, and Curbed. She previously interned at Audubon, the magazine of the National Audubon Society. At New York University, she was the editor-in-chief of the Washington Square News.

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Seniority Positions

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Content

Total articles 69

  • Why Is Everyone Obsessed With the ‘Awebo’ Bird?

    By Alex Tey| Audubon Verified For most of the year, the Willow Ptarmigan lays low on the Arctic tundra, blending into the snowy landscape with its powder-white plumage. But as winter turns toward spring, the males begin to stake out territories and make their presence known.

    By Alex Tey · Audubon

    Apr. 11, 2025

  • For Reasons Known Only to Itself

    By Alex Tey| Substack@ This complex of buildings on the Brooklyn waterfront—officially the Sunset Park Material Recovery Facility—is New York City’s main recycling plant and one of the largest in North America. This bird of prey—a Swainson’s Hawk, though up for renaming in the near future—is a species renowned for raptorial elegance and majestic migration. Every year, nearly all of these graceful grassland hunters fly from the North American prairies to southern Argentina and back.

    By Alex Tey · Substack

    Feb. 26, 2025

  • It’s One of RFK Jr.’s Favorite Things. It Could Cause the Next Pandemic.

    By Alex Tey| Slate Verified Science Bird flu just might have found a direct route toward infecting more humans. Health officials in California announced last week that they had found fragments of the H5N1 avian influenza virus in a retail sample of raw milk. The immediate risk posed by the bird flu virus’s presence in raw milk is limited to individual consumers who drink the stuff.

    By Alex Tey · Slate

    Dec. 04, 2024

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Freelance

Freelancer.com is the largest freelancing and crowdsourcing marketplace in the world, connecting over 81 million employers and freelancers across more than 247 countries. Founded in 2009 and based in Sydney, Australia, the platform allows employers to post jobs while freelancers can bid on these projects. It is publicly traded on the Australian Securities Exchange under the ticker ASX:FLN. The platform supports a variety of work categories, including software development, writing, design, and marketing. Freelancer.com also offers contests for creative work, where employers can award prize money to winning entries. Users can choose from different membership plans, including free and paid subscriptions, which provide various benefits. The mobile app enhances project management and communication for users on the go. With a diverse customer base that includes individuals, small businesses, and large enterprises, Freelancer.com plays a significant role in the global online economy.

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