I am a high school senior and I'm working with my partners we have been asked to solve a real-world problem. The problem we decided to work on involves migration and human infrastructure's impacts on wildlife. We want to build a fence to decrease the death rates of migrating animals for ranchers and were wondering if anyone had any suggestions. It's a research-based class so I need responses, like any form of answer that relates to the problem, please. We are also open to any advice or contacts if you feel it would benefit our research. 
Thank you so much!!

I was offered a job doing mammal image identification for this company, and I’m very interested in doing that especially since it’s a part time/freelance role, but I can’t find much about what the work is like, what projects you typically do, how quickly you get paid etc. Of course I’m going to ask my supervisor some of these questions before I start, but I wanted to see if anyone here had worked with this company and had any insight on what to expect?

Whether it's because of their endangered status or their importance to their ecosystem, what are some little-known mammals, amphibians, birds, crustaceans, and other animals that people should know about?

Hi! The title gives the gist. I wanted to ask this because I feel confused at the moment on what I should do if I want to pursue a career in forest conservation. I'm naturally more inclined to learn about plants so I would like to be advised with recommendations related to that.

I currently am in my senior year of forestry and I thoroughly enjoy my degree but I realized that the program I studied was more focused on the application of the sciences in forests rather than a research-based curriculum. I also like research in general so I was thinking on pursuing a master's degree. MS in Forestry is currently one of my options but then again, I want to focus more on research and conservation of plants in forests in general. Is that a good option for me or should I consider another MS? My ideal end goal is to work at either a research university or a research center for forest biodiversity.

I have a 5yo who is a self proclaimed "nature explorer" [we live in Boston, MA metro area]. He gets very upset when we talk about extinct or endangered animals. He watches Wild Kratts on PBS kids (I'm sure there's a better option), has a zoo membership (insert debate about zoo ethics), reads a lot of animal books (the day I showed him the library has non-fiction books and not just superhero books - blew his mind). We don't have pets, I am NOT an animal person, though I do love the outdoors, so this love of nature/animals is definitely an ingrained trait. Anyway to nurture this further? I'm thinking he's a future Nat Geo explorer! Experiences, books, ways to meet a real explorer/conservationist?, all for a Kindergarten kid.

TL;DR: 26F designer/anthropologist in London looking to pivot into a conservation career - my childhood passion. With no formal education or experience im the field and needing to stay in my current job for the next 2 years, I’m looking for advice on how to make this transition possible.

Hello all,

I’m 26F living in London, UK. Professionally I am a graphic/UX designer and have been doing that since I was 18. I also have a BSc and MSc in Anthropology.

Lately I’ve been doing a lot of self reflection, going to therapy, and I’ve realised how much I’ve drifted away from my true passions. I was born and raised in Almaty, Kazakhstan until I moved to the UK for university. Growing up, I was obsessed with nature and dreamt about becoming a zoologist, entomologist or a marine biologist. But I ended up taking a different path, I guess because I was constantly being told its not realistic and doesn’t fit the conventional idea of success.

Now I feel a really strong pull to pursue conservation or something else nature-related. But I have no formal education or work experience in this field.

I’m feeling quite lost about how to make this transition happen, I know very little about this world but would like to learn and explore. Also due to some circumstances, I can’t leave my current job for another 2 years so I’d like to use this time to position myself as well as possible for the pivot..

I’d like to think that I’m “only” 26 and that its not too late to take a turn and follow my passion.

Any guidance on educational pathways, volunteer opportunities, or any advice, resources or personal experiences would be greatly appreciated 🙏

Do I need a Bachelors or a Masters degree to work in this space ? How valuable are online certifications ? What type of entry level positions are out there ? What are some volunteering opportunities I could pursue on top of my full time job ? Would my background in design or anthropology be useful ?

Thank you all in advance.

Hello everyone,

We are a small team of anti-poaching rangers based in South Africa, dedicated to protecting wildlife and preserving our natural heritage. Our work involves patrolling the bush to intercept poachers and prevent the illegal killing of animals in real-time.

Anti-poaching, unlike other forms of private security, does not raise substantial funds. We do this for passion, not profit, but this means contributing can be made difficult - especially since we are young.

To sustain and grow our efforts, we occasionally raise funds online. The donations will be used for essential training, purchasing vital equipment, and supporting long-term conservation initiatives. By 2027, we aim to expand our impact by providing training to local communities, empowering them to become active participants in the fight against poaching and help protect wildlife across the country.

Thank you for your support in helping us protect South Africa’s precious wildlife for future generations.

Message me if you have any inquiries.

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Like protecting wildlife habitats or cleaning up the oceans. It’s fascinating to think of people supporting conservation without even realizing it through their gaming habits. I’ve seen eco-gaming in action with platforms like Dots.eco! Players can plant trees or protect wildlife by achieving in-game goals. It’s a great way to connect entertainment with real impact. Each impact is tracked, and you get a certificate showing exactly what your gameplay achieved. It’s actually a pretty innovative way of using gaming to make a tangible difference.

Let me explain. There's 2 types of people that works on documentaries: 1 The ones that shows wildlife living without human contact and 2 The ones who take every animal and show them on camera touching, puting them on their shoulders and playing with the animal while they explain characteristics, behaviours, etc.

Personal opinion: people who show animals on camera by touching them teach to the rest of the humanity that those animals can be touch and manipulated on the wild even just to see them. Maybe some animals are too small that cathing them is necesary but I think its bad advise for people and even new biologist or wildlife scientist that touch animals when they are on holidays.

This question is done knowing that you need, in order to get animal records, to catch them and manipulate them. But im talking about showing society how to behave when they are next to a wild animal.

Hello all, over by me (NW suburbs of Detroit MI) there’s still some densely forested land with ponds that are a magnet for birds of all kinds, and other critters & plants. These parcels have for-sale signs and are gradually getting sold off to developers. The town where this is happening has never met a developer it didn’t like, a total building craze over the past 10 years - ugly sprawl, paving over everything. Yet another wooded parcel is getting an auto dealership built on it, ughh. So my question is, are there trusts or non-profits that I can talk who may be interested in acquiring some of this land? Thanks!

I’m also wondering whether anyone has ever organized an ad-hoc crowdfunding campaign to buy land for conservation purposes?

Training sessions will be available in English and Spanish (disponible en español).

English (November 19 & 21): https://go.nasa.gov/3BefXOl

Spanish (7 y 9 de enero [January]): https://go.nasa.gov/47zcAxD

A lot of people ask, what they can do individually, in addition to lifestyle changes, to maximize their positive impact on climate and environment. Asking that myself, and researching flaws of available alternatives, led me to start a new project, to allow individuals to take measurable climate action through participation in forest restoration at scale.

Of course it should be treated as a complementary solution to political pressure and necessary systemic changes, and not as excuse to continue current state of affairs. But if we can do something extra in the meantime, why not? After all, we have to not only reduce our emissions, but also recapture already emitted CO2.

We are dedicated to plant new forests with mainly ecological functions and not industrial monocultures, to make an actual land cover change and provide additional ecosystem services. We also include trees’ survivability rate in our impact calculations, to not overestimate it. We partner with municipalities and regions, which provide necessary land, and already few of them declared interest in our project.

Our project allows to gradually build towards tangible impact through planting subscriptions. In our case, they are different from other subscription-based services, as you don’t lose your impact when decide to cancel it, as already planted trees will keep recapturing CO2 for you. Such model just makes reaching a proper scale of impact more available.

We also provide feedback on your planting contributions and CO2 recapture journey.

Currently we are building an international community of individuals, who would like to take such climate action with us, so I’d like to invite you to join and bring in your friends!

If it sounds good to you, check our website: https://greenwedge.eco

Hope to see you joining, so we can reach a critical mass of positive impact!