/r/conservation
A community for sharing and discussing Conservation Biology. The scientific study of the nature and status of Earth's biodiversity with the aim of protecting species, their habitats, and ecosystems from extinction.
Conservation kɒnsəˈveɪ
The action of conserving something, in particular: preservation, protection, or restoration of the natural environment and of wildlife.
A community for sharing and discussing links about Conservation Biology. The scientific study of the nature and status of Earth's biodiversity with the aim of protecting species, their habitats, and ecosystems from extinction.
If you believe that you can help educate people or help save a species, then feel free to discuss it here.
For general discussion of environmental issues and news head over to /r/Environment & /r/Ecology.
For discussions related to the broad topic of nature head over to /r/Nature
For discussions concerning real and accurate data on the Earth's climate check out /r/Climate.
Discussions concerning environmental policies and politics are at /r/environmental_policy.
Discussions concerning using technology to solve environmental problems can be found at /r/envirotech.
/r/environmental_science is dedicated to environmental problem solving.
/r/Oceans is for discussion pertaining to the earth's oceans.
/r/Restoration_Ecology is dedicated to landscape and back-yard level attempts to restore degraded landscapes back to bounty.
/r/invasivespecies is all about introduced and invasive species, reporting sightings and discussing their effects on native species.
/r/EndangeredSpecies is for discussions related to endangered species.
/r/DepthUnderground is for other discussions on a variety of topics.
/r/divestment is for discussions related to reducing fossil fuel use.
/r/350 is for discussions related to Climate Action Campaigns.
/r/inspirationscience showing people how amazing the world is through a scientific perspective.
/r/ethnobotany is a place to post and discuss topics related to human usage of plants, with a focus on sustanable uses.
/r/conservation
Hey guys- environmental studies undergrad here.
I’m strongly gravitating toward conservation biology as a career. Currently in my undergrad program I don’t feel like I’m getting the hands on experience I’m really looking for and needing to go into the field.
I’m extremely passionate about conservation and really want to immerse myself in as much knowledge and experience as I possibly can in this lifetime. I want to travel all over the world and work with all different kinds of wildlife and just see where it takes me. I don’t feel like the program I’m in is preparing me for that.
Yeah I can pass a class, but how can I further enrich my learning so that I can feel confident and well versed in a variety of topics relating to conservation, biology, ecology, animal behavior, as well as keep up with global climate change? I know education is a huge part of conservation, so I want to know my stuff.
I feel like there’s so much to learn it’s a bit overwhelming, and hard to know which path the take. Do I save the birds, the bees, the trees? Or the bears? Or the butterflies!?
What experiences have you all had in and out of the field? Any advice or guidance or shared experiences are much appreciated!