Conservation scientist

Whether it was radio-collaring elephants across the savannas of South Africa, competing internationally alongside the Israeli national team in tennis, tracking saki monkeys through the rainforest in the sweltering mid-day heat of the Peruvian Amazon, or evaluating the practicalities of implementing technological solutions to conservation challenges, Sue Palminteri fully embraced all she pursued with rare […]

Learn how to become an environmental scientist. Explore numerous careers in environmental science, salaries, education requirements and expert resources.

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Environmental Scientists

Conservation scientists and foresters manage the land quality of forests, parks, rangelands, and other natural resources.

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Wildlife conservation is almost always a losing battle, specially with the kind of governments we have around the world today. I often wonder how the many dedicated conservationists I know, go out and fight this losing battle day after day! A comic from my column with Sunday Mid-day.

In this episode of the Fancy Scientist podcast, I go over: Why conservation isn’t being favored by academia How conservation differs from scientific research The consequences of academia moving away from conservation What is advocacy and activismWhy scientists tend to veer away from these words to describe themselves Why scientists should not be afraid of advocacy and activism (and many are already practicing it) #academia #scientists #activism #conservation #wildlife

Bronwen Konecky, assistant professor of earth and planetary sciences in Arts & Sciences, is among 22 early-career scientists and engineers across the United States honored Oct. 15 as a 2019 Packard Fellow.

In this episode of the Fancy Scientist podcast, I go over: What exactly are the barriers to entry in conservation and wildlife biology careers? How barriers to entry have negative implications for conservation? Why barriers to entry exist in the first place? What can be done to (partly) solve this problem? What can you do if you are just starting out in this field? Toxic work environments and consequences on young professionals. #biology #biologist #conservation #wildlife

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In this episode of the Fancy Scientist podcast, I go over: What is a conservation career? Can you easily pivot from research to non-research jobs? Or are other skills needed? Where should students start when thinking about conservation careers? How have careers changed over the years? #nickaskew #conservationist #biology #biologist #conservationcareers

Here are the jobs you can get as an environmental science major – environmental scientist, professor, environmental engineer, forester, and more.

Here I've gathered the best job websites for wildlife biology and ecology all in one place so you can find the job that you want.

A sixth grade class recently interviewed me as a part of career day. I thought that some of these answers might be interesting to other students. There are lots of different ways that people can work as marine biologists. Some of the answers would be the same, but some of…

A prestigious certification for those with advanced knowledge and skills in marine research and monitoring, seeking to gain knowledge and practice in a multitude of research techniques and demonstrate an exceptional level of skill in performing reef surveys and data collection. This certification recognizes your commitment to coral reef monitoring and research, and takes several weeks to achieve. Definitely worth the time and effort!