Victoria Schlesinger is an award-winning writer, reporter, and editor specializing in the environment and science. She has written for Harper’s Magazine, New York Times, Mother Jones, Audubon, Discover, The Christian Science Monitor, California Lawyer, and PBS Frontline, among other outlets. She is also the author of Animals and Plants of the Ancient Maya: A Guide. Victoria received a master’s in journalism as well as in science and environmental journalism from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.