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It takes courage to ask for help. Even more so when that person is a stranger. Harder still to ask for expensive …
“My passion is to communicate the wonders of the natural world to the widest possible audience”, said Stephen Moss, one of Britain’s leading …
Breaking into the field of Marine Biology as a recent grad can be daunting and you’ll likely encounter many rejections. “Sorry you don’t have enough …
Sophie Lewis is the Responsible Whale Watching Project Manager at the World Cetacean Alliance (WCA). The WCA is a global coalition of …
As we walk through life we sometimes don’t know where our current path will take us. Will it be meaningful, and what …
Founder of the World Land Trust, a charity which has been running for nearly 30 years; more than a decade as Chief …
Conservation Careers Blogger Sarah Blake shares her opinions, experiences and frustrations of hunting for a conservation job, to encourage you not to give …
Today is International Women’s Day (2018) and we felt it timely to celebrate the increasingly important role played by women in the …
Growing up as a young boy in South Africa, aspiring to be a game ranger, Robin Cook is now contributing to a …
Lexie Beach is the Communication Coordinator with Sea Turtle Conservancy, the world’s oldest sea turtle research and conservation group. For nearly 60 …
Biodiversity Ranger Cassie Mealey talks about her work with some of New Zealand’s rarest kiwis. The Haast tokoeka is one of …
Oh My! Advice from Panthera’s Dr Wai-Ming Wong on producing a strong grant application. If you love your cats big (and small) …
This week Rachel Louise Gunn talks to Dr Dan Exton from Operation Wallacea (Opwall). Dan is currently Head of Research at Opwall and …
As we march into 2018, news from the conservation front-line is bleak. The earth is teetering towards its sixth mass global extinction …
In theory, the cut and thrust of the corporate world is a far cry from the ideal of the conservation industry. But, …