Context, I want to study biology in some capacity but specifically Fisheries and wildlife but I donβt know if it can actually getting me a foot in the door in the field. Long term I would like to work in the field in after I get my bachelors to see if I would get a masters? Can I even get a decent job with a bachelors in Fisheries and Wildlife?
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I am a hs senior who applied ED to NU, and placed environmental science as my major selection. However, I just realized that the bio major also has a concentration involving environmental science, and was wondering if any current students are in any of these majors, and if you could offer insight on which would be the stronger program at NU (regarding faculty/course offerings).
I'm relocating to Melbourne and having to transfer universities. Have been looking into which would be the best fit for a major in zoology / wildlife & conservation and wondering if anyone has any feedback?
I'll be living in Brunswick area so easy to get to is a bonus, but a good university experience is obviously more important.
I was looking at University of Melbourne, Monash, Deakin or La Trobe. La Trobes offering looked great, with the wildlife sanctuary, but the reviews online are awful and sounds like the degree isn't worth much from there?
Love to hear others experiences
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I was watching a news about archeologs finding an ancient burial site. I'm in no way related to this field of work or even to museums, I shall precise.
What has made me want to write this is the feeling that I get everytime I learn about this kind of discoveries. Everytime, discovering a 500+ years old burial seems to be systematically meaning that it has to be unearthed and permanently removed from its burial site -mostly ending in a museum's reseve for future occasionnal showcases.
I'm definitely fond of science and historical discoveries so I'm also always excited when this happen... but this way of doing is more and more sculpting a real dilema in my head. Are we doing the right thing ? Does the study of history really require us not to let go of things when we finally got all the knowledge that they brang to us and that it's now virtually eternal ? I'm totally fine with keeping objects but the corpses we find often had ceremonials and were purposedly buried. I'm also fine with studying burials and corpses but when we keep them in a box at the back of a museum, we interupt something that still is considered sacred in our modern societies for our deads -which is eternal rest- just as the cultural and time distances that separate them from us turns these mummies and skeletons into simple objects that can eventually be exposed on a shelf.
So, the real question is : has it been discussed by any author ? Are things changing or do some people try to find solutions about this ? What do you think about this ?
Hello! I'm interested in conservation science, ecology, restoration services, etc. I have my bachelor's in environmental studies & want to go for my master's in ecological conservation, but my narrowed options for where I am are:
Wildlife Biology
Conservation Management
Environmental Science
I know there are MS programs elsewhere that are titled Ecology, or Conservation Science, etc. I just can't move & must choose here. I have residence here & I have the opportunity to start sooner.
My question is : What would you choose if you were in a similar position? I'm interested in more than just animal biology (my own take on the wildlife biology program) but I want to be more involved in the science than the conservation management program seems to cover.
If the name on the degree isn't as important as courses studied, would environmental science be the wisest choice? It seems like a catch-all that can be used in a "restorer" capacity. However, perhaps I'm incorrect in that assumption, & one of the others is the smarter choice?
I've spoken to many advisors, friends, family members & thought I would try reddit. I'd love to hear from people that have been in this position, or thought about being in this position.
Thank you so very much.
I am currently working on a Masters of Public Administration and using the last of my NCAA eligibility in Track and Field. I graduated with a Bachelors of Arts in Political Science. The MPA is not something I'm very passionate about but was my only real option to keep my scholarship and continue competing. I am really interested in forestry/conservation/geography but need advice on how to get into those fields without having to spend lots more money on schooling. Unfortunately I did not realize these interests as a high schooler but at only 22 I feel as if it should not be too late. Any advice would be much appreciated! Also it can be noted that I'm willing to relocate anywhere to pursue this.
Hi Reddit, I'm Dr Pen-Yuan Hsing from the University of Bath in the United Kingdom.
For most of the past 10+ years I did ecological field research from the savannahs of South Africa, hydrothermal vents near Papua New Guinea, to the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico in a submarine (to study impacts from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill). I've also organised many science outreach events like Ustinov Science Day or a Durham Wildlife Trust Field Trip over the years.
About 5 years ago, I co-founded the MammalWeb project where citizen scientists work together to capture wildlife images with motion-sensing cameras to improve our understanding of wildlife diversity and distribution. Check out these example photos & videos. MammalWeb's civic engagement has even been featured in The Guardian!
As is the case for many scientists, I had to learn programming for data science and got to work with talented developers/civic hackers from the hacker/maker community. I'm now also a strong advocate for open science, open source, and free culture (emphasis on freedom, not "free of charge") and want to work with others to expand the circle of liberty for knowledge and innovation. Please Ask Me Anything!
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You get what you give. What you put into something is what you will get out. Itβs not religious dogma or new age hocus pocus. Your car will only go as far as the amount of gasoline you put into it.
Humans have understood this for a long time. βNothing comes from nothingβ (Latin: ex nihilo nihil fit) is a philosophical expression of a thesis first argued by Parmenides 2,500 years ago. From Greek philosophers to race car drivers, itβs understood that Effort Equals Resultsβ.
But just because you put effort into something, doesnβt mean you are owed anything. You need to strive to be making the right effort. It often takes many tries to get something right. Edison said about trying to create a light bulb ββI have not failed. Iβve just found 10,000 ways that wonβt work.β He put in a lot of effort. But look at the rewards! Can you imagine a world without light bulbs? We have all experienced the occasional blackout as well as the relief when the lights came back on. Iβm glad he kept trying.
All of this goes for me as well as you. My dream is to help as many actors as I possibly can. I want to help young hopefuls and the older ones, too, who have put it off too long. I want to take away the barriers that are keeping them from doing what they want. I want to introduce them to the magic of the art form and help them to increase their skill and understanding at whatever level they may be. I want to give them insight into what the business is all about and what is required of them to actually make an acting career a reality. Life is too short to waste any of it wishing and wanting to do something you are NOT doing.
I created this sub as an experiment and it has grown into something more than I had even imagined. And I have kept adding and trying new βlightbulbsβ that I hoped would light up your mind. But some of you are just not staying illuminated the way I hoped. The results is not equaling the effort, which means I need to try different kinds of effort.
So...lots of you want to be actors. But many are waiting for someone to knock on their door. Some want someone to come over and magically give them everything they need to know to be a skilled, successful actor and then bring over a first rate agent who can get them in to see every casting director in town so they can book a blockbuster movie and can become a movie star. Wouldnβt that be nice? But that never happens .
The reason I know some of you are waiting for this to happen, is because I have bee
... keep reading on reddit β‘I had an epiphany today that I want to devote my life to the vegan movement. I'd love to somehow make a career out of my passion for animal rights and contempt of the animal agriculture industry.
I have a degree in Environmental Science and have worked in ecological conservation since college. I'm totally open to a complete career shift and want to do something with animal rights; though I'm sort of at a loss for what I could do. It seems like most vegan companies need marketing or communication coordinators. Aside from volunteering on an animal sanctuary taking care of some rescued animals, none of my experience is relevant.
Any ideas? Please be kind, I'm mostly just venting and want some random ideas from other like-minded individuals. Thanks!
Recently I have been getting into reading all about various creepy crawlies like ants and earth worms and one of the things I keep reading is that we still don't know all that much about the range and extent of species of, for example, ants and earth worms. This could be really important information because the health of the earth worm population is directly related to the health of the soils we grow food on. Also, the extent of invasive species of ant could have very damaging effects on native flora and fauna.
So to the point of my post. Perhaps what I will now describe already exists but I would be intrigued if it doesn't and people think it would be useful. To me, it seems that a lot work done by scientists and by volunteer organisations like the National Earthworm Society (UK) or the Botanical Society (BSBI) is of the same format: Record sightings of a species of animal or plant in a database. I imagine this applies not only to small insects and flowers but also to larger animals (e.g. endangered birds). These projects are often also heavily reliant on volunteers for their manpower.
As a software engineer, when a bunch of things all form the same sort of structure it cries out for a generalised solution that can be reused. To be specific, imagine a web application which does the following:
- Allows users to login with reddit/google/facebook/twitter or as a native user
- Users can record observations of animals. Such records could contain photo evidence, GPS coordinates, time of siting, specialised forms for the particular species in question filled in. For example, a record might be for an ant queen "Lasius Umbratus; {photo}; 54.253987, -2.944736; 3pm gmt"
- Other users on the site could verify the species identification from the gathered evidence. If enough trusted users confirm the id then the record becomes public on the database.
- Users become trusted users when their species IDs correlate strongly with other trusted users and perhaps with dummy tests given to them from data already verified by expert opinion.
- Using this principle the app curates a "web of trust" that grows and allows a greater degree of confidence in the gathered data
- "Passive" observations can be made to increase trust in records. For example, observations of the same species in the same area by unique users can increase trust in the observation. Single observations of rare species in an area would be untrusted and require greater consensus amongst trusted us
I was going to take ES with a major in biology but it wasn't offered online and now I'm stuck with my school. I really like studying the ocean. There were not any specialty degrees for this at my school.
Hey all,
Do you guys think the new administration will actually bring new/more jobs in the sectors mentioned above (or in others that I missed)? I know he claimed he was going to be creating all these new green energy jobs but do you guys think this will actually be the case?
Iβm going to be looking for a government job, maybe something with BLM or EPA, (coming from an env consulting + geotech background) this summer and am hoping the new administration might play in my favor. But I have been let down by politician promises too many times to believe them anymore.
Anyone have any thoughts on this topic?
These are two separate, free, four-day, professional development opportunities for middle and high school teachers who live and work on the islands of Maui and Hawaiβi. They'll take place during Spring Break in March. More info about the programs and applications to apply can be found here.
These are two separate, free, four-day, professional development opportunities for middle and high school teachers who live and work on the islands of Maui and Hawaiβi. They'll take place during Spring Break in March. More info about the programs and applications to apply can be found here.
I am currently working on a Masters of Public Administration and using the last of my NCAA eligibility in Track and Field. I graduated with a Bachelors of Arts in Political Science. The MPA is not something I'm very passionate about but was my only real option to keep my scholarship and continue competing. I am really interested in forestry/conservation/geography but need advice on how to get into those fields without having to spend lots more money on schooling. Unfortunately I did not realize these interests as a high schooler but at only 22 I feel as if it should not be too late. Any advice would be much appreciated! Also it can be noted that I'm willing to relocate anywhere to pursue this.
