Wildlife conservation and community volunteer projects and internships worldwide
From donation adverts to the logos of major conservation organisations (such as the WWF and NRDC), the same few species, flagship species, are used time and time again, but why, is it effective and should we make a change?
August 10th 2023
If you ever find yourself constantly thinking about the effects of pollution and reading every news article about the devastating effects of climate change and biodiversity loss, chances are you’re going through eco-anxiety, and it’s completely normal to go through it. But worrying does more harm than good. Eco-anxiety is starting to take a toll […]
May 15th 2023
The first time I realised that animals have become a victim of the tourism industry is when I travelled to Tunisia in 2018. It was a fascinating trip learning about their culture and seeing the beautiful natural life that exists there. However, one day, I went to a zoo. Upon arriving, I found a sign […]
March 15th 2023
Each year, the final day of January is dedicated to one of Africa’s most distinctive herbivores – zebras! International Zebra Day is an opportunity to learn more about zebras and to shine a light on the conservation needs of these iconic mammals. Some experts say that there are three main species of zebra, Grevy’s, mountain […]
January 30th 2023
The weather gets colder and the sun sets earlier, making way for the approaching winter. Far from the city rush, snow falls from the dark sky in the Slovak mountains, covering the frozen ground like a white blanket. The smooth surface is only broken by the imprints of paws, an echo of the wolf pack […]
December 14th 2022
Governments have never met a target set in the history of COP conferences. Could the upcoming COP15 meeting help correct this?
November 23rd 2022
Everyone is familiar with their domesticated counterpart, but fewer people are aware of the fact that wild horses have been galloping on this earth for more than 50 million years, first emerging in the form of their ancestor, Eohippus, meaning “dawn horse”. These mammals first appeared in Northern America and then made their way over […]
September 17th 2022
From nearly 150 mm of rainfall in one day to 40.3°C heat, the UK has already been subjected to the effects of climate change in 2022. Heatwaves have scarred the soil surface; droughts have caused water poverty and hosepipe bans; wildfires have devastated farmland, and storms have induced flooding. With all of this occurring within […]
August 27th 2022
Life as a citizen science marine conservation volunteer at the Great African SeaForest programme in South Africa. If a coral reef is a busy city, the African Sea Forest is a beautiful cathedral in the woods.
April 27th 2022
