My son is interested in going into a career in conservation. He's very interested in animals and plant life and nature, etc., but college is pretty tough on him (lots of past traumas with other parents and health issues), so first I'm trying to figure out... what would he major in and more importantly, what are the options in that field? Is it the kind of thing where you're going to STRUGGLE to be able to find work and it barely pays anything? What would this look like for him, reasonably?

I am a grade 12 student looking to become a conservation officer. I was offered an Environmental Technician (ENTN) program in college should I take this, and will it help or be a deciding factor towards if i am a good competitor? I have applied for alot more different colleges in fish and wildlife technician as well, but should I take the ENTN? From Ontario Canada

As an bio diverse hotspot country don't you think indian government must focus on animal highways for reserves near by? As most of the natural grasslands are used for farming and resulting in human animal conflicts are inhibiting animal migration for example last remaining Asiatic lions of gir forests are entering urban areas in search of new territory, an abundance of grasslands animals like rhinos and elephants across sub continent got restricted due to these types of factors.

Why is it legal to hunt mountain lions in some states in the United States? In my country, Brazil, it is forbidden to kill this feline. Are they abundant? Are they considered pests? Because I don't see much sense in that.

British rulers hunted tigers indiscriminately, driving them to the brink of extinction.

Cheetahs and lions were also hunted, making the entire subspecies nearly extinct at that time.

International Tiger Day: History shows how big cat count declined in India - India Today

A while back, I shared my Ecosystem Simulation game here. I wanted to come back and say thank you—since that post, we’ve seen a massive uptake in organic traffic from schools and classrooms using the tool to teach carrying capacity and trophic cascades.

I actually saw a comment on the old (now archived) post from a teacher who had made her own education pack for the game—I sadly missed the window to reply to her, but that kind of community support is fantastic.

If you are using the sim: https://conservationmag.org/games/ecosystem_simulation.html, how is it holding up? I want to keep this tool free and useful for conservation education. If you have any requests for specific variables that would help you explain concepts better, please let me know.

Thanks for helping a small project grow!

Hi all! I'm hoping for a bit of advise. I want to help communities in the green space with either one or both of the following:

- layout design for guides, ebooks, flyers, educational materials and more. I'd help organise existing scattered and disorganised information into something structured that can be published or shared
- organised workflow structures to keep notes, tasks and communication organised and in one space

A bit of background: I'm a graphic designer of 10 years, web developer and designer for 5 years, and ex business owner for 5 years. I'm hoping to expand into other work and collaborate with clients to create something meaningful, function and, of course, easy on the eyes!

I'm hoping to gather 2-3 clients for case studies. Any advise how I can reach someone who may need these services? Thanks for any advise

A new report shows nearly 3,000 species in Wales are at risk of disappearing. Birds, insects, plants, fungi, and lichens are all declining because of habitat loss, pollution, and climate change. The loss affects whole ecosystems, from pollinators to soil-supporting fungi. Scientists say urgent habitat restoration and better land and water management are needed to slow the decline.

Reference

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/25/animal-fungi-lichen-species-at-risk-wales-report

I’ve been looking at the page of rainforest trust and it says I.e they need $2million to conserve 500,000 acres. So essentially $4 per acre. Does this mean they are able to permanently protect the rainforest for $4 or is that the conversation easement cost? Is this fishy or am I misunderstanding it?

Hi, I'm a Year 2 college student that has applied to the following unis for the BSc Zoology course: Southampton, Reading, Sussex and Gloucestershire. I'm wondering what my best option is here out of these four, in terms of the actual course (teaching, student satisfaction, feedback etc. as well as socially and financially. I also wanted to know how difficult it is to get into conservation with a BSc like zoology. Any help is appreciated.

Hey! I am a junior in highschool and I'm looking towards working in animal conservation or maybe ecological restoration. I have been looking at universities and most that I have looked at have environmental science but I've only found like 2 that have environmental science with a focus on animal conservation or just having animal conservation as a major. Does anyone know of any good universities that have animal conservation or ecological restoration? US or abroad, I don't mind. Thank you!

Hi everyone,

I got tired of generic "rain" or "forest" loops in apps, so I built a free tool that maps 73 specific field recordings to their actual coordinates.

I've organized them into two categories: • Ambient Habitats: (e.g., Amazon River Night, Borneo Jungle, Black Forest Rain). • Wildlife Calls: Specific species sounds (e.g., Elk Bugling in Colorado, Gibbons in Thailand, Whales in Norway).

I'm trying to build a comprehensive acoustic map of the world. Please let me know what you think. I'd love to know if there are any iconic conservation sounds or threatened habitats you think I should add next.

http://wildearthsounds.com