So great to hear that you're interested in this incredible sector! I echo Tom in that I don't know of too many specific "conservation tech" degrees as it's such an interdisciplinary field. Perhaps Intro to Conservation Tech Course would be helpful in learning about which direction is most interesting to you to pursue?

About a year ago, @emmahiggins  asked for feedback on a course design for a MsC on Conservation Technology at the University of South Wales. I don't know if that course has started in the meantime, but Emma's email is in her post.

See: https://wildlabs.net/discussion/thoughts-new-msc-conservation-technology

I hope you'll find what you're looking for, Max !

Hi @ziggy_4 , 

I agree with those who commented before, there are a lot of ways to get into the field. I went down the Biology route and then learnt more via my PhD. 

However, we have a Conservation Technology Module as Part of out Wildlife Biology BSc at the University of South Wales - BSc (Hons) International Wildlife Biology - University of South Wales . The course is being rewritten to be 'Ecology and Conservation' and will include this new Conservation Technology Module, where we also link with our engineering department. 

If you have any questions, feel free to email me - emma.higgins@southwales.ac.uk 

Good luck! 

@Frank_van_der_Most  - thanks for the tag!

Hi Sam, I  did my master's on hatchling turtle vocalisations and their role in nest emergence behaviours (currently under review for publication). I recorded nest emergence behaviour in-situ using microphones and camera traps. I worked with snapping turtles, but the methods could be quite useful. I would be happy to share my thesis if that would be helpful.

there are a few sea turtle papers that describe hatchling vocalisations but not many experiments testing hypotheses for these vocalisations. 

here are some papers that could help you get you started:

• Maeda et al 2024
• McKenna et al 2019
• Lacroix et al 2022
• Nishizawa et al 2021

Shoot me a message if interested in chatting more :)

Hello Sam ...great work, would like to see the paper when it comes online. I would like to know about the device....Bests Zahir

Hi Adam, 

I am an employer in wildlife tech in Canada. Unfortunately, we don't have an overlap with your skill set and training but I can offer some advice. 

From an employer perspective, I always prefer hiring people with a passion and background in wildlife. However, it is extraordinarily rare to get applicants with this background. A combo of applicable technical training and passion/experience in wildlife at least for me is a guarunteed interview. I would recommend you do an extensive search of potential employers in wildlife tech and start introducing yourself. Call, email, visit ones close if you can, even if they are not actively hiring. 

You may also want to consider going to the dark side to get an early stage boost - for profit environmental consulting often done by engineering firms. They always need GIS work. The work of course is environmental compliance for development purposes not conservation but you get a lot of hours and gain seniority quickly if you choose to move back to the good side. 

Lots of service side or non-profits at the least view GIS as an asset so you may have luck there. Organizations doing drone work would be a good place to start.

For your resume, some feedback:
 

•  I prefer a 1 or 2 page max resume for an early stage person. You can cut some block text from your descriptions. You may want to format the resume using a designed template as well.
• A photo of yourself, date of birth, and health status are not common or expected in North America. Most employers do not want to overtly get this information and may filter out your resume because of it. Consider a separate format for N. America if you look here. 

Best of luck in your job search.

Hi @Adamtours , in case you are still looking for an internship this opportunity at SOLOM EARTH might interest you. Alternatively, the Satellite Applications Catapult will be advertising soon several interhsips (they may or may not be conservation related though but keep an eye out for those).

Hope this helps!

Adam,

I work for the Zoological Society of London. We currently have a 9-month paid internship in the Estuary and Wetlands team, supporting inshore marine habitat restoration projects. The closing date is soon (26th Feb).

See here: 

Hi Manish,

There are other related posts here on WILDLABS with some potentially interesting answers, e. g. this post. Perhaps you might find some useful information there in case you haven't seen it already. Volunteering in that area might also be an interesting entry point.

Cheers,

Alex

Hi Grace,

Are you aware of the wildlife health bridge team at ZSL (link below)? It may be worth reaching out to the team who could point you towards people with similar interests. 

Hi Grace,

One Health is keen interest of mine. While the WHO incarnation of it many years ago focused on reducing antimicrobial resistance, I much prefer to take the more evolved view of more complex interactions between humans, wildlife, and our shared environments.

Quite a few institures in the UK have One Health Labs.

With focus on Africa, Adrian runs a lab at Edinburgh, and Roslin Instiute still do a bunch   DOH - Home
He has published lots. Drop him a line  ‪Adrian Muwonge‬ - ‪Google Scholar‬

Also, check out (7) Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka | LinkedIn
She pioneered one health in Uganda to  save gorilla populations, and succeeded! Her NGO is called Conservation through Public Health.

 Similar to the issue that was facing gorillas in Uganda, chimps have for years been catching respiratory infections from humans, one source may be shared water sources. A study recently showed that by improving health of local children, chimps can be safeguarded from human to chimp crossover. I haven't seen a renewal of Uganda's One Health Policy which ended in 2023, but I do hope they are carrying on.

Uganda is particularly interesting from a one health perspective and a hotspot for zoonosis potential.

Lots going on in the space :)
 

Hi all! Folks may be interested in the Cornell Tree Climbing program that is a part of Cornell Outdoor Education. Not only does Cornell offer training, and have a bunch of online resources, but they have also facilitated groups of scientists to collect canopy samples and data. 

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