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Elise Plunk
@eplunk.bsky.social
Ur friendly neighborhood journalist

Water and environment reporter for @lailluminator.com and Mississippi River Basin Ag&Water Desk

✏️ Report for America corps member
🐊University of Florida CJC Alumnus
And that’s not all, folks! I wrote plenty more, be sure to check it out and stay tuned for fall 🍁🐊🏈☕️🐅
September 8, 2025 at 4:11 PM
And finally rounded out August with a feature on the annual Gulf hypoxia cruise sailing amidst federal funding cuts
Cruise to measure Gulf dead zone faces stormy funding future • Louisiana Illuminator
Now, after its 40th year and 38th hypoxia cruise, The Pelican’s annually planned journey faces challenges to stay afloat, potentially undermining decades of research and future plans to get the dead z...
lailluminator.com
September 8, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Took a look at wildlife rehab rules in Louisiana with this story featuring coyotes (sadly no roadrunners to join them)
Injured coyote care could go over a cliff in Louisiana • Louisiana Illuminator
Advocates were dealt a setback Thursday when the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission voted to approve a notice of intent to ban the practice of rehabilitating what are designated as outlaw qua...
lailluminator.com
September 8, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Dove in deep for this next one on pressure injuries in reef fish— and how to avoid them
Catch-and-release caution: Deepwater fish can suffer pressure injuries when reeled in • Louisiana Illuminator
It happens with a tug at first, the smallest indication that a fish has taken interest in the bait on your hook. Then it pulls hard and steady, bending the fishing rod into a steep downward arc toward...
lailluminator.com
September 8, 2025 at 4:11 PM