Written by Emily Fyfe, Conservation Careers Community Connector. Anyone else ever pull an all-nighter to meet a deadline? Or worse, miss an opportunity entirely because the window closed before you acted? Well, hello, my fellow procrastinators!! Some of my 11th-hour adventures have led to exhilarating, funny stories, but they have also led to a lot

What do you do when optimism feels impossible, but giving up feels just as wrong? In the face of the urgent and ongoing degradation of our planet, many of us working in conservation find ourselves caught between two extremes: the hollow comfort of wishful thinking and the heavy weight of despair. Optimism without action can

Written by Emily Fyfe, Conservation Careers Community Connector. If I’m honest, things hadn’t been okay for a while. But it happened so gradually that, like the proverbial frog in boiling water, I didn’t realise how bad it had become. From the outside, my career looked great. I’d helped our veterinary clinic grow, improved the quality

Anyone else feeling overwhelmed by current events? Gone are the days when the weather was small talk, and reading the newspaper over coffee felt like a gentle start to the day. Many of us feel a commitment to staying informed – even when the news feels increasingly scary, polarised and negative. But, where is the line