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April 13, 2020

African conservation efforts hit by Covid-19, illegal trade under scrutiny

COVID-19’s arrival in Africa will have disastrous repercussions for the local staff employed in conservation and the animals they protect. It does, however, highlight the danger of illegal wildlife trading and adds pressure for governments to act. Throughout Africa, conservation and wildlife tourism is primarily staffed by local Africans; guides, anti-poaching units, educators, drivers, cleaners, chefs, to name but a few. These people rely on the income to

Written by Conservation Careers

February 21, 2020

Conservation Career Kick-Starter Course

Feeling lost in your conservation job hunt? Want to work in conservation, but don’t know where to start? Get your career on track with the Conservation Career Kick-Starter is designed to help you understand the job market, to navigate your career options, and to get hired more quickly. Whether you’re at university and planning your

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February 4, 2020

Podcast: Ada Grabowska-Zhang | University of Oxford

Are you interested in switching careers into conservation? Or perhaps you completed some studies and you wish you’d done something more conservation-y instead? So how do you transition across and how do you reskill? Today we’re talking to Dr Ada Grabowska-Zhang, from the University of Oxford. Ada is the Course Director for the Postgraduate Certificate

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January 13, 2020

Podcast: Victoria Price | Vision Wild

This week we’re talking to Victoria Price from Vision Wild, a new organization which designs, implements and evaluates wildlife conservation projects. In this podcast we discuss how to create a successful project and share tips for how to fundraise for conservation projects. We also explore the importance of project management skills for career development. If

Written by Patrick Pester

January 6, 2020

Advice from The Conservationist Island Girl

Mauritian conservationist and Fulbright Scholar Véronique Couttee talks about the challenges faced by local staff in conservation, her six-year scholarship journey and her blog – The Conservationist Island Girl. How did you begin your conservation career? “I always liked nature but growing up I didn’t know that could even be a career. I ended up

Written by Valentina Iesari

December 23, 2019

Purposefully lost: The story of Manon, a woman for nature

In this interview, we’re acknowledging women for nature, the thousands of women around the globe who strive to make the world a better place in the conservation sector. Manon Mispiratceguy is one such woman and Programme Assistant – Purposefully Lost at Ndlovumzi Nature Reserve, a 1000 hectare wildlife estate in South Africa. In

Written by Rosie Brown

December 16, 2019

Emily Stevenson: Creating a Stronger Community Through Beach Cleaning

It was a crisp autumn afternoon when I first met Emily Stevenson, Co-Founder of the Beach Guardian. Beach Guardian is a Community Interest Company (CIC) that holds beach cleaning events across several beaches in North Cornwall, which is in the Southwest of the UK. At just 22 years old, as well as running the Beach

Written by Conservation Careers

November 18, 2019

Webinar | Postgraduate Training for Conservation Careers

Are you looking for the best postgraduate training to further your conservation career? Do you think you might need to do a Masters, Postgraduate Certificate or similar? During this live event, we spoke to leading Course Directors from Cambridge and Oxford Universities to answer your questions. Panel | Postgraduate Training for Conservation Careers Dr Nick

Written by Nick Huisman

November 7, 2019

From Wilderness Ranger to Division Chief – A Wild Career!

Garry Oye started his career in 1978 as a Wilderness Ranger in the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness in Idaho, USA. He worked for National Forests in Idaho, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah and California, where his last two jobs with the National Forests were Group Leader for Wilderness, Rivers and Special Areas and District Ranger on the Inyo National

Written by Conservation Careers

October 29, 2019

Can Postgraduate Training boost your Conservation Career?

“Do I need a masters degree?” is one of the top questions we receive at Conservation Careers. If you’re considering a masters, Postgraduate Certificate or similar, or wondering where to find best training to further your conservation career, don’t miss our next webinar! On Wednesday 6th November we’ll host a free live event online, ‘Postgraduate

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September 16, 2019

Podcast: Rhett Butler | Mongabay

Rhett Butler is the founder and CEO of Mongabay, one of the largest, longest running and most important environmental news sites online. Rhett started the site just 20 years ago when an area of rainforest he had visited and enjoyed in Borneo was cut down just eight weeks later, logged down for woodchips to supply a

Written by Conservation Careers

August 29, 2019

Top Turtle Conservation Internships

Our planet’s seven species of sea turtle have captured the fascination of conservationists and concerned citizens the world over. In this post, we profile turtle conservation internships and volunteer opportunities around the world where you can help out. Maybe it’s the story of their against-all-odds journey from egg to open ocean and back, completing one

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July 9, 2019

Podcast: Gianluca Cerullo | Wildlife Blogger of the Year

When the opening line of a story mentions an Aldi bag-for-life full of human poo, you know it’s gonna be worth reading on, right? That story was the winning entry in the Wildlife Blog of the Year competition and written by Gianluca Cerullo. He’s a conservation scientist and writer with a passion for adventure, wildlife

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June 10, 2019

Podcast: Nirmal Jivan Shah | Nature Seychelles

In 1968 the global population of a small brown bird called the Seychelles Warbler, according to Nature Seychelles, was down to just 30 individuals. Habitat destruction and predation by introduced species like rats had driven the birds to the very edge of extinction and it was listed as critically endangered. Cycle forwards 50 years to

Written by Conservation Careers

May 21, 2019

Biodiversity for life: Careers that link conservation and health

Perhaps the ultimate way we recognise our dependence on nature is when we see biodiversity as the foundation for the food we eat, the water we drink and the air we breathe. That’s precisely the theme of this year’s International Day for Biological Diversity, which recognises the power of biodiversity to transform global food systems,

Written by Conservation Careers

April 29, 2019

Podcast: Dominic Jermey OBE | ZSL

Are you working in something totally unrelated to conservation and dreaming of switching into a career helping wildlife to flourish? Well that’s exactly what today’s guest has done successfully, and right in at the top. Dominic Jermey OBE worked as a senior British diplomat for over 20 years in countries such as East Timor and

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April 10, 2019

Masters in Global Ecology and Conservation at Cardiff University

What is the Masters in Global Ecology and Conservation at Cardiff University? Our Masters in Global Ecology and Conservation is a full-time, one-year course that has been developed to train the ecologists and conservationists of the future. The world’s ecosystems are facing significant challenges – from a growing human population and habitat loss, to plastic

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April 3, 2019

Heather McFarlane | Bat Conservation Trust

Heather McFarlane is Former Director of Communications and Fundraising at the Bat Conservation Trust (BCT) and is responsible for growing the income and the number of supporters for the UK conservation charity. What are you most proud of achieving in your work? I’m really proud of our Big Bat Map, which is a website that

Written by Grace Cavanagh

November 21, 2018

Connecting art and conservation | An interview with visual artist, Pooja Gupta

Pooja is a conservation artist who tells us how her work takes her around the world documenting the natural world and communicating conservation through a range of different creative mediums. Connecting art and conservation. In the setting of the Peruvian Amazon, with the sounds of the jungle as background noise to the interview, she gives us

Written by Conservation Careers

November 8, 2018

Podcast: Dr Alasdair Harris | Blue Ventures

If you’re interested in wildlife conservation and concerned about the loss of species from this little planet of ours, then you’ve probably heard of a term called community-based conservation. But what is it? And how can wildlife conservation provide a pathway to helping people out of poverty? And finally, why have some of the poorest

Written by Conservation Careers

October 2, 2018

Podcast: Andrew Lewin | Speak Up For Blue

In this episode we’re speaking to Andrew Lewin, who’s the founder of Speak Up For Blue, a marine ecologist and an Ocean-preneur. He also runs three podcasts of his own so we’ve got a real veteran on today. We talk about marine careers, what the different jobs in the marine environment are and how you

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September 11, 2018

Top 17 Conservation Organisations for Conservation Job Seekers

Over the past five years we’ve listed 16,675 jobs from a whacking 2,218 conservation organisations on Conservation Careers. We thought it would be fun to publish some lists based on the statistics from these roles. Here are the conservation organisations which have published the most conservation jobs over the past five years… World Wide Fund

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September 3, 2018

Podcast: Alasdair Davies | Creative Technologist

In this episode we speak to Alasdair Davies – Shuttleworth Foundation Fellow and creative technologist on a journey to deliver affordable, open conservation technology for all. We talk about how fast-changing technologies from drones, to sat tags, camera traps and mobile phones are rapidly changing the way we collect and interpret data in the quest to

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July 23, 2018

Podcast: Professor Bill Sutherland | Cambridge University

In this episode of the Conservation Careers Podcast, Nick Askew talks to Professor Bill Sutherland – Miriam Rothschild Chair of Conservation Biology, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge and Founder of Conservation Evidence. Bill is proposing a ‘revolution in conservation practice’, and we talk today about his drive to develop a sound evidence base for conservation. Doing

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July 23, 2018

Podcast: Adam Barlow | WildTeam UK

In this episode of the Conservation Careers Podcast, Nick Askew speaks to Adam Barlow, Executive Director WildTeam UK. WildTeam UK help conservationists to achieve more through expert training in project design and management. In this episode Adam shares his exciting career so far helping to conserve tigers, working with local communities, and now supporting conservationists to

Written by Caitlin Wilkinson

July 9, 2018

Dr Valeria Boron | WWF Brazilian Amazon Conservationist

Dr Valeria Boron is a conservation scientist who is passionate and committed to wild cat conservation. Starting off volunteering with ocelots in Bolivia to studying jaguars for her PhD, Valeria is now Regional Manager (Brazilian Amazon) for WWF UK where along with her other responsibilities she continues to be involved with jaguar conservation. Due to

Written by Stephen Thompson

July 3, 2018

James Lowen | Wildlife Photographer, Author & Travel Guide

I spoke with James Lowen. Nature Lover, Author, Wildlife Photographer, Travel Guide amongst other things. I asked him about his love of nature and where it all began, his writing and photography and what advice he could give people… What first got you interested in nature and did you consider when you were younger that

Written by Caitlin Wilkinson

May 31, 2018

Working with Save the Elephants (and landing a dream conservation job)

Lydia Tiller works for Save the Elephants and is the Research and Science Manager for their Human-Elephant Co-Existence Program. Save the Elephants are working to preserve vital migration corridors, maintain elephant-friendly landscapes and promote tolerant relationships between elephant and man. There is an increase in pressure on elephants due to the rising human footprint thus

Written by Catherine Hunter

March 29, 2018

Big footsteps to follow: Living and working with elephants in Botswana – Hayley Blackwell, Elephants for Africa

Hayley Blackwell is the Scientific Officer for Elephants for Africa (EfA), originally from the UK, but has been living and working in the Makgadikgadi Pans National Park, Botswana since 2016. Initially joining EfA as a volunteer research assistant for one year, Hayley was offered the position of Scientific Officer, an opportunity she couldn’t refuse… What

Written by Mark Thomas

March 21, 2018

Standing on the shoulders of giants – a chat with Corey Bradshaw from ConservationBytes

As we walk through life we sometimes don’t know where our current path will take us. Will it be meaningful, and what steps could we take? Seeking out and talking to people who have walked far ahead of us in a line of work that we are interested in could help shape the next steps

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policy

African conservation efforts hit by Covid-19, illegal trade under scrutiny

Conservation Career Kick-Starter Course

Podcast: Ada Grabowska-Zhang | University of Oxford

Podcast: Victoria Price | Vision Wild

Advice from The Conservationist Island Girl

Purposefully lost: The story of Manon, a woman for nature

Emily Stevenson: Creating a Stronger Community Through Beach Cleaning

Webinar | Postgraduate Training for Conservation Careers

From Wilderness Ranger to Division Chief – A Wild Career!

Can Postgraduate Training boost your Conservation Career?

Podcast: Rhett Butler | Mongabay

Top Turtle Conservation Internships

Podcast: Gianluca Cerullo | Wildlife Blogger of the Year

Podcast: Nirmal Jivan Shah | Nature Seychelles

Biodiversity for life: Careers that link conservation and health

Podcast: Dominic Jermey OBE | ZSL

Masters in Global Ecology and Conservation at Cardiff University

Heather McFarlane | Bat Conservation Trust

Connecting art and conservation | An interview with visual artist, Pooja Gupta

Podcast: Dr Alasdair Harris | Blue Ventures

Podcast: Andrew Lewin | Speak Up For Blue

Top 17 Conservation Organisations for Conservation Job Seekers

Podcast: Alasdair Davies | Creative Technologist

Podcast: Professor Bill Sutherland | Cambridge University

Podcast: Adam Barlow | WildTeam UK

Dr Valeria Boron | WWF Brazilian Amazon Conservationist

James Lowen | Wildlife Photographer, Author & Travel Guide

Working with Save the Elephants (and landing a dream conservation job)

Big footsteps to follow: Living and working with elephants in Botswana – Hayley Blackwell, Elephants for Africa

Standing on the shoulders of giants – a chat with Corey Bradshaw from ConservationBytes

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