Quokkas have become famous around the world for their seemingly permanent smiles, but there's a much more important story behind those photos.

Habitat loss, introduced predators, and environmental pressures pose serious challenges to wild quokka populations, particularly on mainland Australia.

Protecting them isn't just about saving an adorable animal. It's also about preserving the habitats and ecosystems they depend on.

I'm curious what people here think: should conservation efforts focus more on protecting existing populations or restoring the habitats where these animals once thrived?

Hello Everyone, I am a Veterinary Doctor and since before even going to University its been my goal to go to Wildlife Veterinary but the past year I want to focus on Conservation.

Does anyone know a good affordable Conservation Masters Programme that will lead me to the right direction? Or just advice on how to start this career path correctly? I dont have any experience with Conservation, because of where I am located there isn't anything thats local and most local programs want foriengers.

I prefer the Masters program to be in Europe since the US, is too far and far too expensive unfortunately and same with Australia even though its my dream to go there since its Hub for Widlife.

Thanks!

The National Tropical Botanical Garden (NTBG) seeks an inspiring and visionary President & CEO to lead one of the world’s most significant tropical plant conservation organizations into its next era of impact, growth, and global leadership. 

🪾Tanzania says it sold China $5.32m of timber in 2024. China says it bought $13.97m. What explains this gap? A new RUSI paper examines the potential scale of illicit miombo timber flows originating from and transiting through Tanzania, and how these converge with other security threats.

It finds that they intersect to varying degrees with other illicit activities, including illegal wildlife trade, minerals crime, arms and drug trafficking, and labour abuses, as well as financing armed groups in neighbouring countries.

Tanzania has made progress on tackling timber crime. Some timber offences now carry sentences of up to 30 years, and the Timber Tracker system has strengthened checks on timber moving by road. But investigations still rarely go beyond the lowest-level offenders, such as loggers and truck drivers.

“Timber offences are driven by organised, yet often invisible, transnational networks.”

The paper recommends parallel financial investigations, removing the “compounding” loophole, community ownership of forest resources, and due diligence of imports by international buyers.

Bili, a western lowland gorilla was seized from wildlife traffickers in Nigeria in 2023. She was recently relocated to the Republic of Congo, beginning a long journey back to the wild.

A river can hold generations of knowledge: when to fish, how to travel, what to grow and which signs mark a change in season. What happens when those signs become harder to read?

Amazonas: The Memory of Water (2026) is an 18-minute documentary exploring the relationship between Amazonian communities, water and cultural memory. Through local voices, it looks at how changing rainfall and river cycles affect everyday life and the knowledge passed between generations.

Full documentary:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFEeyHJ8I8g

How can conservation projects better support the transmission of local and Indigenous knowledge alongside protecting habitats and species?

https://act.sumofus.org/go/765915

Meta's Marketplace has exploitative wildlife trafficking in it. You should probably boycott it and also sign the petition above.

I'll give an in-depth description of what is going on:

Zuckerburg (piss be upon him) is advertising poached animals in their Facebook Marketplace.

Which is why we need to sign this petition to bring awareness to people about this.

There's also some news base on what the current geographic setting is on the Marketplace.

https://act.sumofus.org/go/753075

https://act.sumofus.org/go/753074

https://act.sumofus.org/go/753073

https://act.sumofus.org/go/753072

Hey, I realized as I’m winding down my engineering degree that I haven’t been honest with myself. I’m not really interested in the field of remediation and civil design. I understand that my degree in some aspects of the “environmental field,” will give me “options.” Especially if i did consulting to some degree,”. However, I realized I want a job where I get to s do research with wildlife management and conservation. This is kinda of my irkling. I feel like as I’ve gotten older I kinda sidelined my dream/ passion to just pick something I’m ehhh okay with. I understand that it’s easy to say this when I currently don’t have real big boy bills to pay. Or when I’m choosing between rent and food etc so a degree with a good ROI is worth it. I’m currently about to finish 85 credit hours of 130 at UGA. And I’m considering my options currently, if a take a plunge to switch. I wanna ask people in the field 3 questions. How long did it take to get your first permanent job in wildlife management and or research? How often did you have to cycle between seasonal jobs to become a competitive candidate in an already competitive field? And what do you currently do now for work in this field?

With an estimated 1 million species threatened with extinction, conservationists face difficult choices about which animals and plants receive protection. The California condor’s successful recovery effort provides a helpful case study, while also highlighting that funding alone doesn't save a species. Rural communities, businesses and others affected by conservation policies also play an important role, explain USC Dornsife environmental scientists.

Heyo!

I am looking at starting in the UK (to begin with) a fellowship, based I suppose on chivalric orders, that aims to provide recognition for conservationists and land managers who are experiencing burnout (around 1 in 4 of us, surprisingly.) It would have titles, and medals and post nominals etc (not an official state honour, obviously) but is a non profit, with any excess going towards conservation etc.

I suppose what I am asking is:

- Would people actually be interested in this, either in becoming a member or potentially as part of an early form of leadership team?

- How many actually experience burnout, or that feeling of helplessness and that no matter how hard we try, things just seem to get worse?

Let me know!

Thanks in Advance.

• Just 1.5% of forests in the contiguous United States meet the federal definition of old growth
• The Forest Service is preparing to destroy one of the rare old growth forests left in the country
• The agency has completed its environmental review and is prepping to approve the logging
• The formal objection period opened Fri., Oct. 16
• Eligible opponents have until November 30 to challenge the plan!!

We have 42 days to stop this.

Using natural pond agricultural methods (such as farm ponds, shet tale, or integrated aqua-farming) in India transforms arid and rainfed farming into climate-resilient, multi-income systems.

• Reliable Irrigation & Multi-Cropping: Ponds capture and store monsoon runoff, letting farmers shift from a single crop to 2 to 3 crop cycles annually (supporting Kharif, Rabi, and summer or vegetable crops).

• Integrated Farming (Income Diversification): A single natural pond can host multi-tiered aquaculture (fish species), ducks (which provide natural manure and pest control), lotus or water chestnut cultivation, and vegetable farming on surrounding pond dykes (machans).

• Groundwater Recharge: Unlined or naturally percolating ponds allow water to slowly seep into the earth, raising local water tables and refilling nearby borewells and open wells.

• Climate & Temperature Buffering: Open water bodies moderate local microclimates, cooling surrounding air during hot summer months and protecting crops from sudden thermal stress.

• Livestock & Supplemental Support: Stored water provides a steady drinking and sanitation source for cattle, goats, and poultry, reducing stress on piped or deep-groundwater systems.

Let's discuss at r/IndianConservation

I’m a male, about to be 25 and I want to make a career change into ecology, wildlife biology and habitat conservation. I’ve always had such a big passion for wildlife and their habitats but I’ve always decided to put money first. Lately I’ve been feeling the need to chase my passion and create a more fulfilling life over working a shitty job for money. I’ve always been into the outdoors, hunting and fishing, landscapes, traveling, and learning about species and their biology, conservation status, endangered species, invasive species and impacts, etc. Is it too late to start pursuing a career in this field now, or starting college / obtaining needed certificates, or from what people have experienced, is age in this case not so much a factor, rather is drive for passion more important than age??

A rewilding project at a South Downs National Park beauty spot has helped create a boom in butterfly numbers - including two nationally important species spotted at the site for the first time.

A total of 5,290 individual butterflies from 28 species - such as the dingy skipper and the UK's smallest species, the small blue - have been counted during surveys, following the renaturing work at Halnaker Hill Farm, near Chichester, West Sussex.

The boost in butterfly numbers comes after work at the site - which is famous for its windmill - to return 330 acres of previously intensively farmed land into a scenery rich in flora and fauna.

The team at Halnaker Hill Farm have been working with consultants at the South Downs National Park Authority, which is heading a "ReNature" programme to prevent biodiversity loss across 7,700 hectares of land - equivalent to more than 12,000 football pitches.

Conservationist Neil Hulme said the data "clearly indicate how rapidly and spectacularly the rich mosaic of habitat types at Halnaker Hill Farm has developed".

Meanwhile, Nick Heasman, head of natural capital for the South Downs National Park, said that the Halnaker project - which is owned by Halnaker Hill Natural Capital (HHNC) - would deliver more than 850 biodiversity net gain (BNG) units.

Hi, as the title says, anybody aware of and/or recommend any winter fire crews that are still hiring?

Good experiences, places to avoid, etc.