Why Volunteering is Key to a Career in Conservation
While the two week trip did cost me a chunk of my savings, it was most certainly the best savings spent. In fact, I loved the work so much that I decided to stay on for an extra two months!
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The Endangered Freshwater Giants
Freshwater megafauna are in decline, but their importance to ecosystems and other species is great. Scientists are calling for more research and conservation actions for these species, to protect and reverse the declining biodiversity in freshwater ecosystems.
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Whole Ecosystems Shifting North
Entire ecosystems are shifting north in the Great Plains of North America, according to analysis of 50 years worth of data on bird distributions. These findings could aid the development of an early-warning system for land managers.
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Petition Launched to Outlaw Lead Ammunition
The notion of banning lead ammunition has sparked widespread condemnation from the sporting industry and an opposing petition launched to support the use of lead has now reached 17,000 signatures.
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Conservation Volunteering in the UK - Where to Start?
Alison Burke gives you a heads up on where to start in the conservation world...
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Vultures Poisoned by Hunters' Bullets
Scientists studying African White-backed vultures have discovered that one reason for their decline in numbers is lead poisoning from ingesting hunters bullets.
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