My mother inspired a love of nature in me from a young age. She was an avid gardener from a long line of farmers and seed salesmen. I enjoyed being outside at my mother’s side while she gardened, and my eyes would always be drawn ...
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY
It’s time we recognize the role of women in Belize’s small-scale fisheries sector and provide a space for them to discuss the challenges and opportunities they face. That’s what Dr. Sandra Grant had on her mind when she approached me in 2017 to seek WCS’s ...
I’ve always had a passion for the arts and math. As a child, I loved to draw. As I got older, my “creative” expression expanded to working on home improvement projects with my parents: installing laminate woods floors and kitchen backsplash, decorative wall painting, and ...
I recently started working with the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) as a Water Quality Lab Technician at the New York Aquarium. This is my first job in the ecology/conservation field after graduating from college in May 2022. I work alongside three other amazing Water Quality ...
My journey into the conservation field began in 1995. It was then I began working part-time as an accounting clerk at the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo—in our “bank” located in the cashroom. My main duties were cashing checks and tallying daily sales from the ...
As a young New Yorker growing up in the Bronx, visiting the Bronx Zoo for my annual class field trip was always a highlight of the year. The zoo provided a magical experience, where I could see animals from all over the world up close ...
This piece comes to us from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). Conservation technology helps conservationists monitor one of nature's most impressive spectacles: the nesting of giant Amazonian River turtles (Podocnemis expansa). This is the largest concentration of freshwater turtles in the world. Through the use ...
For Americans, the Thanksgiving holiday serves as an opportunity for family and friends to gather, reflect on the year that’s been, and offer gratitude to each other. Indeed, when President Abraham Lincoln officially declared Thanksgiving a holiday in 1863, he did so in gratefulness of ...
Since January 2005, Mauricio Chacon Hernandez has been working in Karukinka Natural Park, a private nature reserve operated by the Wildlife Conservation Society located in the Chilean portion of the Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego. He began as a wildlife ranger and now leads ...