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INTRODUCTION
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Welcome to my site! Everybody, including yourself, has something in common with the rest of the world; we all have dreams and goals. But first, we need somewhere to start. It's your job to find that place, so that you can do all that you can possibly do to make the world a better place for not just yourself, but many other creatures to live in. Just as Jane Goodall says in the above picture: We can make a difference. If we all tried to make a difference, then where do you think we'd all be? We would be happy, for sure, living in a better world, and knowing what we have done to help change.
There are many species in this world that need your help desparately as the world continues to change. From habitat destruction, pollutants, to climate change changing the face of the earth, many species are facing the brink of extinction. It's up to us to help stop this from happening.
So, I urge you to make a difference whether it is donating to a reputable wildlife foundation, building a habitat, volunteering your time, or finding a career to dedicate yourself to the conservation of our species. I hope you do great. And I know you can.
Please come back in a while for updates!
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Caitlin
CAREERS WITH CONSERVATION
EXPLORING CAREERS
You've heard about some of the famous people pictured above, right? Most of them have down in the dirt, tough jobs which may hurt your health. But I don't think they're thinking about that. They're too busy having FUN! They have an ultimate, satisfying experience as they travel across the globe to view astounding wildlife to captivate their minds. That's not only the great part: one way or another they are helping the ecosystems, wildlife, and plants. So there is nothing to lose but a fulfilling experience. Why not take a chance? I, personally would have any of their jobs than live in the boring comfort of an office.So, what's your dream job? Keep on Reading, and you'll soon find out!
Animal Behavior
Aquatic Biologists
Botanists
Climatologists
Conservation Scientists
Ecologists
Environmental Engineer
Fish and Game Wardens
Forest Ranger
Forest Worker
Foresters
Limnologists
Marine Biology/Marine Science
Naturalist
Oceanography
Photographer
Wildlife Rehabilitation
Zoologists
Zookeeper
Animal Behaviorists
Animal behaviorists have a wide spectrum of occupations to chose from. They are scientists who can study in ethology, comparitive psychology, or anthepology. They will not only study what the animals do, but also study their genes and evolutionary history to understand more about their charicterists of today. The animals they study can be birds, single celled organisms, invertebretes, fish, amphibians, reptiles, or mammals. These animals can be domestic or wild. However, I will be covering the wildlife occupations of an animal behaviorist. After, all, this site is about conservation.
Working with Conservation there are, behavioral ecologists, ethologists, zoo curators, researchers, control/regulators, and biopschologists or pschobiologists.
Behavioral EcologistsThey focus on behavioral patterns relating to social and environmental conditons, and work in the field.
ResearchersThey may be hired by zoos, aquariums, government agencies, or private environmental consulting firms. In zoos and aquariums, the aim is for scientific study for the purpose of health and reproduction. (Some zoos are important for conservation, because they host endangered species.)Government agencis and private environmental consulting firms hire those with animal behavioral degrees to examine habit alteration, foraging patterns, population, and reproductive processes.
Zoo/Aquarium Curator They aquire, maintain, and display collections of particular animals to improve the species health and reproduction.
Biopschcologists or pschyobiologists They study neurological and physiological foundations of animal behavior.
Ethologists These are behaviorists who study animals in their natural environment. They are particularly concerned with the evolution of behavior and understanding of behavior in terms of natural selection.
Careers Using a Degree in Animal Behavior: Animal Control and Regulation these people have an understanding of what animals do so as to capture, and transport animals that are perceived as pests.Conservation Groups They hire for reintroduction programs, design of nature preserves, and sustainable wildlife use.
Training Most careers require advanced degrees such as the Doctor of Philosophy-Ph.D, and the Doctor of Vet medicine. So be prepared to work hard. It'll be well worth it when you know this job is right for you!
Interested? If so, I encourage you to find out more information such as follow:
Salary, Availability, Work Hours, and the Nature of the Work. This is only a brief overview of the animal behaviorists occupations.
Aquatic Biologists
Aquatic biologists include marine biologists, oceanographers, and limnologists. You can find them on this page. Brief Description: They study how organisms adapt to aquatic environments and how they interact with each other and the environment.
Botanists
Botanist study the development and life processes of plants such as; structure, growth, reproduction, matabolism, development, deiseases, ecology, and evolution. They also study physiology, environment, distribution of plants, anatomy, morphology, and the economic value of plants. The economic value of plants is used in agronomy, forestry, horticulture, and pharmacology.
Botanists have many varied tasks and also have many options for their specializations. There are also occupations that can be mixed with a botanist such as botanist/forest ecologist and botanist/naturalist.
Rare Plant Specialists These people are hired by rare plant programs and study rare plants.
Plant Ecologists
Plant Taxonomists These people are more concerned with the classification of the species and genus of plants. Classification involves observing size, shape, color, and other characteristics.
There are many other tasks for botanists that include:
Recommending actions to maintain biodiversity in ecosystems.
Setting up studies to find and identify plant populations and other studies.
Investigate environmental impacts such as the effect of rainfall, temperature, climate, and soil elevation on plant growth form seed to mature plants.
Where Botanists Work Botanists mostly work in the field, although their employers are located mostly in the city. Botanists can work for government, universities, colleges, research and development departments, in large corporations, botanical gardens, herboria, museums, biotechnology firms,and environmental, forestry, agricultural consulting firms. Those working indoors work in labs, herbaria, and classrooms. Botanists have typically long working hours from 50-70 hours a week, and may be required to work weekends and in the evening.
Education Recommended high school classes include english, writing, math, sciences, and computer science. In college, a bachelors degree in botany, blasic plants science, or another biological science is needed. Good observational skills are needed.
For more information, please go to this great link:
Careers in Botany
Climatologists
Climatologists are a certain type of atmospheric scientists that study climate and weather. Climatologists study long term trends in climate. They study past weather changes to help them discover patterns. The climate variations that they study span hundreds or even millions of years. Their long term studies in climate change also determine types of animals and plants in that specific ecosystem. Long term changes affect energy usage, food production, survival of endangered species, health, and life expectancy.
Their Tasks May Include:
Study the ozone layer
Weather Observations in Antarctica
Drill Holes for samples in ice (Example is shown in picture)
Travel to the mountain tops to obtain data
Track hurricanes
Use computers to predict effect of weather on crops
Collect, analyze and interpret past records of wind, sun, rainfall, and temperature in specific areas and regions. Say, they might study ocean water temperatures, ocean current changes, and other such conditions.
Climatologists may even work with marine mammals, and sample fish, insects, etc.
Climatologists do so many things that are all so adventurous. Many of these climatologists have a concern about how global warming may affect the rainforest.
Employment> Climatologists may work for state and federal governments as weather station network supervisors, supervisors of climate data publications, or computer programers. You may find more types of employment on the web.
Education The basic requirement is a 4 year Bachelor of Science Degree in Meteorology or Atmospheric Sciences. However, most government and private consultors employ those with masters or doctorate degrees. You will need a strong background in math and physics. Recommended courses include agricultural, biological, computer, or natural sciences.
For Additional Information This great link has information on salary, outlook, etc: Atmospheric Scientists
Conservation Scientists
Conservation Scientists are doing a variety of things today. They are helping save disappearing amphibians, saving rare plants, developing plans for restoration,
working with people to make the best use of their land, working in foreign places, working in national parks, farmlands, and a whole lot more. Conservation Scientists must also deal with many people such as land users, loggers, forestry technician and aides, farmers, ranchers, government officials, special interest groups, and the public in general. Despite all their varied jobs, their focus is to improve manage and protect natural resources. There are two main conservation scientists, caled range managers, and soil and water conservationists.
Range ManagersRange managers study range land management practices to provide a sustained production of forage, wildlife, and livestock, help restore degraded ecosystems, and develop resource management plans. They are also know as range ecologists, range scientists, and range conservationists.
Their tasks include:
Caring for vast rangelands
Preventing erosion after forest fires, providing emergency help afer floods, mudslides, and tropical storms
Developing imporved practices for range reseeding
Studies plants and their growth requirements to determine best suited for a particular range
Develops methods for controlling poisonous plants.
Studies range lands to determine number of stock that can be profitably grazed
Inventories soil, plants, and animals.
Studies rangelands for best grazing seasons, and methods for protecting from fire and rodent damage.
Plans and directs maintenanace of range improvements
Plans and directs construction of range improvements i.e. fences, corrals, stock watering reservoirs, soil and erosion control structures.
Maintain soil stability and vegetation for wildlife habitats and recreation.
Employment In the United States, most range managers find their jobs in the western states, where there is more rangelands.
They can work for federal and state agencies, colleges and universities, private industry, foreign assignments, U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Indian Affairs, National Park Service, National Resource Conservation Service, the state land department, and others.
Education Courses in college may include range science management, natural resources management, ecology, agronomy, animal science, biology, botany, chemistry, forestry, hydrology, recreation, soils, statistics, and wildlife. In high school recommended classes include biology, chemistry, speech, english, math, zoology, and agriculture. Groups such as 4-H and FFA are also recommended.
Experience Bachelors degree is a minimum, but may require more than 5 years experience. (Example: surgeons complete 4 year college and additional 5-7 specialized training) Most may require Ph.D, M.D. or J.D. (degree of law). Employees assume that you already have training/work experience.
They provide technical assistance to farmers, ranchers, forest managers, state and local agencies, and others concerned with conservation of soil, air, water and related natural resources.
Their Tasks Include:
Helping landowners make the most productive use of land without damaging it
Helping with erosion problems
Providing advice on a broad range of natural resources; water quality, preserving water supplies, and groundwater
contamination management and conservation of natural resources
Education Recommended course include biology, math, engineering and technology, food production, english language, chemistry, and administration management.
ethology, comparitive psychology, or anthepology. They will not only study what the animals do, but also study their genes and evolutionary history to understand more about their charicterists of today. The animals they study can be birds, single celled organisms, invertebretes, fish, amphibians, reptiles, or mammals. These animals can be domestic or wild. However, I will be covering the wildlife occupations of an animal behaviorist. After, all, this site is about conservation.
Rare Plant Specialists These people are hired by rare plant programs and study rare plants.
Where Botanists Work Botanists mostly work in the field, although their employers are located mostly in the city. Botanists can work for government, universities, colleges, research and development departments, in large corporations, botanical gardens, herboria, museums, biotechnology firms,and environmental, forestry, agricultural consulting firms. Those working indoors work in labs, herbaria, and classrooms. Botanists have typically long working hours from 50-70 hours a week, and may be required to work weekends and in the evening.
Climatologists are a certain type of atmospheric scientists that study climate and weather. Climatologists study long term trends in climate. They study past weather changes to help them discover patterns. The climate variations that they study span hundreds or even millions of years.
Climatologists may even work with marine mammals, and sample fish, insects, etc.
Climatologists do so many things that are all so adventurous. Many of these climatologists have a concern about how global warming may affect the rainforest.
Conservation Scientists are doing a variety of things today. They are helping save disappearing amphibians, saving rare plants, developing plans for restoration,
working with people to make the best use of their land, working in foreign places, working in national parks, farmlands, and a whole lot more. Conservation Scientists must also deal with many people such as land users, loggers, forestry technician and aides, farmers, ranchers, government officials, special interest groups, and the public in general. Despite all their varied jobs, their focus is to improve manage and protect natural resources. There are two main conservation scientists, caled range managers, and soil and water conservationists.
Range managers study range land management practices to provide a sustained production of forage, wildlife, and livestock, help restore degraded ecosystems, and develop resource management plans. They are also know as range ecologists, range scientists, and range conservationists.
In the United States, most range managers find their jobs in the western states, where there is more rangelands.
They can work for federal and state agencies, colleges and universities, private industry, foreign assignments, U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Indian Affairs, National Park Service, National Resource Conservation Service, the state land department, and others.
They provide technical assistance to farmers, ranchers, forest managers, state and local agencies, and others concerned with conservation of soil, air, water and related natural resources.
Education Recommended course include biology, math, engineering and technology, food production, english language, chemistry, and administration management.
