How to get into Conservation in 7 Easy Steps
I find best way to make them ordinary is to surround yourself with extraordinary people.
I find best way to make them ordinary is to surround yourself with extraordinary people.
It's an exciting time to be alive. It's an exciting time to be a conservationists.
Landing your first job is typically the biggest hurdle in anyone’s professional journey. A resume filled with extracurricular activities and summer jobs is pretty much guaranteed to get lost in the shuffle. On top of that there are certain fields that are notoriously known for being difficult to get a foot in the door. Conservation being one of them.
A couple of weeks ago, there was an accident at Cincinnati zoo. A child fell into an enclosure with a gorilla named Harambe, and to protect the child the gorilla was shot.
Imagine a hypothetical worst case scenario: Someone out there with more money and better resources manages to make a bigger and more impressive version..
It's a lesson in simplicity, persistence and dreams (it ought to be compulsory reading for conservationists!).
If you could bring one species back from extinction what would it be?
If you could bring one species back from extinction, what would be it?
Sometimes the most important things to say can be made so obvious, that they don't need to be said
I spent the last hour chatting to students from classrooms across North America, and I'm still buzzing! I was invited by Joe Grabowski who runs Exploring By The Seat Of Your Pants.
"There is a darkness threatening the biodiversity of the planet. There is one generation that can act." - Mike Clarke, RSPB
I want to work in conservation, but I'm not sure where to start.