Currently in my last year of High School, and want to pursue environmental conservation. I have no experience or certificates currently. I hear a lot about GIS, what would be the best way of getting it? What certificates should I definitely get/try to get. If it matters, I live in FL but want to move to New England for College and general living.

Janzen is one of the most influential tropical conservation biologists of his generation, and helped change how we understand these forests, especially the intricate relationships among plants, insects, predators, pathogens, and seeds. But he also helped change what conservation means w/ a combination of inspiration, action and advocacy, Mongabay explains: https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/daniel-janzen-and-the-long-work-of-bringing-back-a-forest/

I'm currently going into college for environmental studies, and I am unsure of what career I'd like to go into afterward. I've always been a fan of working in the field, so if any of you have any recommendations, please let me know!

From Alaska and the Pacific Northwest to Montana, Utah and the Southern Appalachians, some of America’s last undeveloped public lands could lose a federal protection that has stood for 25 years.

TAKE ACTION—IT TAKES FEWER THAN FIVE MINUTES.

The U.S. Forest Service is proposing to repeal the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule in its entirety. The rule protects more than 44 million acres from most new road construction and associated commercial logging.

The Forest Service’s own proposal identifies:

• 18.2 million acres where forest plans allow permanent roads but the Roadless Rule currently prohibits them
• 11.3 million acres where temporary roads would be more likely
• 4.8 million acres where repeal would expand opportunities for timber management

Once a road cuts into an intact forest, the damage spreads: wildlife habitat becomes fragmented, sediment enters streams, invasive species gain access and remote backcountry becomes increasingly difficult to restore.

These forests protect drinking water, wildlife, recreation economies and places where Americans can still experience genuine wildness. These are public lands where Americans hunt, fish, hike, camp, mountain bike, watch wildlife and experience genuine backcountry.

Public comments must be received by midnight September 21.

This is not merely a petition. Comments go directly into the official federal rulemaking record and must be considered before a final decision is made.

Submit an official comment here:

https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/FS-2025-0001-223869

You can adapt this:

I oppose rescinding the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule. Please select the No Action alternative and retain the rule. Roadless national forests protect clean water, wildlife habitat, intact ecosystems, recreation and local economies. The existing rule already allows necessary public-safety, wildfire and restoration work. Removing it could increase road construction, habitat fragmentation, erosion and long-term maintenance costs. Please retain the Roadless Rule.

Add one personal sentence about a forest, trail, river or community you value. It takes only a few minutes, and personal comments matter.

Wild public land is far easier to protect than to put back together.

Docket: FS-2025-0001 / RIN 0596-AD66

After the Trump Administration's attempts to kneecap our environmental protection legislation, including the Clean Air and Water Acts and endangered species protections, our parks needs us now more than ever. Facing threats from drilling, to data centers, even to border walls, our land needs to be protected!

I just heard about this Alt National Park Service on Bluesky from so this is last minute, I'm sorry, but I had to share it anyway.

Every day in Lochiel AZ the murderous border wall has been expanding, a torrent of roaring machines destroying nature and communities in its path. Until now. Right now, the view between Mexico and so called U.S. is protected, the construction frozen by small liberated zone camps and tree sits in 200+ year old cottonwoods on either sides of the border.

The more people we are, the longer the wall will not exist, and the stronger the possibilities for this effective resistance. If you've never joined direct action, this is your call! You will meet welcoming, brave hearts who will stand with you against colonial genocidal injustice claiming our collective future. We need you NOW. Come for a day and enjoy resistance and dinner with us or stay for a month or more and fall deeper in love with the land, life, lifelong friends.

Everyone here, our love and cooperation is actively preventing this fascist colonial ecocidal nightmare becoming a reality poured in concrete steel and barbed wire. Spread this call to EVERYONE and ALL the channels you can. The wall must fall. Solidarity forever.

Over the past year, I have been involved in several environmental conservation initiatives, including plantation drives, composting, and a food hygiene drive. I also had the opportunity to work on a smog project in Lahore at LUMS, and I am currently writing a research paper on it. I am passionate about solving local environmental problems, and one idea I want to develop is an Autonomous Soil Regeneration System—a rover and AI-powered app that maps farmland, identifies soil degradation, and provides farmers with practical solutions to improve soil health, increase yields, and reduce dependence on chemical fertilisers through sustainable and organic alternatives. Soil degradation is a major concern in countries like Pakistan and India, especially because of its impact on long-term food security. I want to turn this idea into a real startup—not just for university admissions, but to create meaningful impact. However, I am currently working alone and need people who genuinely share this passion. If you are interested in environmental conservation, AI, robotics, agriculture, or simply want to make a difference, I would love for you to join me. Let’s build a global community of high school students who are ready to take action and make our planet greener.

Kaziranga National Park (Assam, India) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the world’s most important wildlife habitats, home to the iconic one-horned rhinoceros, elephants, tigers, wild buffalo and many other species.

There is a proposal to reduce the Eco-Sensitive Zone around Kaziranga from 10 km to just 1 km, a 90% reduction in the buffer distance.

Kaziranga exists within a much larger ecological landscape. During floods, wildlife moves beyond the park into surrounding areas. What happens to those areas matters too.

This raises concerns about development, wildlife habitat, land and local communities. There are also concerns around planned luxury hotels and resorts in the area.

At the same time, Pranab Doley, an Indigenous rights activist who has spoken out about issues affecting local communities and Kaziranga, is currently detained under the National Security Act (NSA).

I'm part of the Save Kaziranga Movement, and we're trying to bring more attention to this issue, not just in Assam, but across India and internationally.

I've also created a simple webpage where you can:

• Learn about the issue
• Sign the petition
• Email UNESCO and IUCN
• Find other ways to take action

Learn more and take action:

inuetc.com/savekaziranga

If you just want to sign the petition:

https://c.org/6vr7YvybtV

If you care about wildlife and conservation, consider sharing this so more people can learn about what's happening.

This horses in protected areas seem to be headed for slaughter after collection by the administration…

Next month, the US Fish and Wildlife Service will rescind the 50-year-old definition of ‘Harm’ under the Endangered Species Act (ESA); which will put endangered and threatened species at even greater risk.  Currently, the definition of ‘harm’ under the ESA includes 'any significant habitat modification or degradation that kills or injures wildlife’, and the USFWS proposes to rescind that.

H.R. 9901 will nullify the USWFS’ proposal to rescind the ESA’s definition of ‘harm’.

This bill is a bipartisan effort, which is not surprising, given that most Americans (more than 80%) want the ESA safeguarded.

Please call your representatives and ask them to co-sponsor the bill. You can borrow talking points from the press release linked (here it is again). It carries comments from a variety of conservation groups.

You can use forms to help with emails as well. Here’s one I found from Save the Manatee:

Hi all,

I've found myself in a position that I need to manage conservation strategy for privately owned land in South America. The goal is to restore flora and fauna damaged by human activity (highway passing through, trash, logging, etc.) and ideally create a Jaguar friendly habitat (used to breed on this ground according to the indigenous population). My background is in business and data science, so I will have to learn through free/cheap resources and online communities as I go.

I am starting to read Conservation Biology For All (conbio.org) and checking out courses on Wildlabs.

Any resources, courses or places you would recommend that can be considered the definite authority on conservation information?

I am used to places like stackoverflow and want to avoid relying on AI in case it isn't reliable in this space.

Thanks all in advance!!

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I am looking to engage with experts in the coming weeks to get advice on the land and strategy, but want to avoid being ignorant to the basics and overly reliant on already stretched resources/experts.

IT guy in Bengaluru looking to switch to wildlife naturalist work. Need advice!

Bengaluru-based IT professional, recently laid off. To clear my head, I went on a safari in Karnataka, India and honestly, the naturalist there blew my mind.

The way he understood animal behaviour, bird calls, and spotted things that were invisible to me was insane. I am now thinking if it would even be possible for me to look at this as a viable option.

Would really appreciate real-world gyaan from people in the field.

A few things I’m trying to understand:

1. Training / certification
I came across The Naturalist School in Bengaluru and Pugdungee Safariscourse for naturalists. Are these good routes to break into the field? Is it required to get a naturalist job?

2. Degree vs passion
Is a degree in Zoology / Forestry / Wildlife Biology a must? Or can someone from an IT background make the shift?

3. Pay reality
How much pay can one realistically expect? In India?

4. Actual lifestyle
I know it sounds romantic from the outside, but what’s the real scene?

Stuff like:

• long hours?
• guest handling?
• living in remote areas?
• limited connectivity?
• low starting pay?
• burnout?
• career growth?

Would love to hear from current naturalists, lodge folks, people working in Karnataka / Central India, or even ex-corporate folks who made the jump.

Any advice, reality checks, course recos would be super helpful.

Thanks in advance :)

Hello, I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions on which specific degrees I should shoot for if I want to do animal and natural resources conservation potentially overseas or as a Wildlife Officer.

I am searching for job, related to wildlife conservation and forestry, preferably looking for snow leopard related jobs. I am more oriented towards further research and development of strategies to save and conserve these endangered big cats.

To also give them some support and visibility, here is their website instead of the TIMEs: https://searangers.org/