Fancy Scientist
Welcome back to this series on how I set up my forest elephant research and what it was like to study them. In the last episode, I take you through the process of how and why I decided to …
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I chose to study elephants for my dissertation research. But how does one even set something like that up? Where do you begin? I recently gave a talk to undergraduate students in wildlife studies. I …
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I have been applying for jobs in wildlife biology on and off since I graduated with my Ph.D. in 2012. While I knew jobs in academia were competitive, I didn't realize until after I finished school, …
In this episode, I talk with scientist and science communicator Stephanie Martin about a topic near and dear to her heart - barriers to entry in the field of wildlife biology. A lot of people may not …
Last week in episode #21, I talked about the importance of voting for the conservation of wildlife. This is the perfect follow-episode!I interview marine scientist and science communicator Dr. Chris …
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As a wildlife biologist, one of the most frequently asked questions I get is:"What can I do to help animals?"Well this episode is all about that exact topic. And guess what? It's probably not what you …
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