Are you feeling lost in the sea of opportunities or grappling with self-doubt as a conservationist? You’re not alone. In the world of conservation, there’s often a glamorized portrayal of the work, with images of breath-taking landscapes and exotic wildlife dominating the narrative. But often behind the scenes, the reality can be very different —a reality of frustration, isolation, and the struggle for recognition and validation.

Jessie Panazzolo (pronouns: she/her) is a passionate conservationist from Australia, who stumbled across this truth and thought she must be the only person who’d ever experienced this. In a last-ditch effort to find meaning in what felt like an impossible career path, Jessie created the blog Lonely Conservationists to share her experiences. This was met with an overwhelmingly positive response – a community of global conservationists who had felt similar invalidation. Through her blog, Jessie has turned this challenging experience into a source of empowerment and solidarity for conservationists worldwide. In a world where the road to conservation can be a lonely and arduous one, Jessie shares her story and advice to overcome obstacles and create meaningful change for our environment.

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#itsawildlife is an online platform supporting you to start and sustain your career with wildlife. Whether you’re just starting out or you’ve been about the traps for a while, you’re in the right place! Tune in each week to talk all things wildlife conservation work - amazing projects to expand your experience, inspiring ecologists to grow your network, and step-by-step advice to magnify your impact and land your dream job with wildlife! 

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struggling to get your foot in the door and find paid work with wildlife? or searching for strategies to battle burnout, maintain your momentum, magnify your impact – and create a more sustainable and successful career?

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Meet Bridget (pronouns: she/her) and Soph Thomson (pronouns: they/them), the passionate duo behind an innovative wildlife education platform, the Wildlife Twins that aims to ignite a spark of curiosity and conservation in people of all ages. With a background in wildlife science from the University of Queensland, Bridget leads the charge in bringing wildlife closer to the hearts and minds of their audience, while Soph, a seasoned dog trainer, adds her expertise in handling and training their furry and scaly ambassadors. Based in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia, this dynamic duo work as wildlife educators and mobile exhibitors for their family of native wildlife throughout that region and online! Together, they form a dynamic team dedicated to spreading awareness about the importance of coexisting with wildlife.

#itsawildlife is an online platform supporting you to start and sustain your career with wildlife. Whether you’re just starting out or you’ve been about the traps for a while, you’re in the right place! Tune in each week to talk all things wildlife conservation work - amazing projects to expand your experience, inspiring ecologists to grow your network, and step-by-step advice to magnify your impact and land your dream job with wildlife! 

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Feel like you’ve tried everything to land your dream job in wildlife conservation? We got you!

struggling to get your foot in the door and find paid work with wildlife? or searching for strategies to battle burnout, maintain your momentum, magnify your impact – and create a more sustainable and successful career?

so, what’s the next step?

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#itsawildlife is a podcast and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠blog⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, sharing the great work being done for wildlife conservation worldwide and solving problems for ecologists by ecologists. If you’re a fellow wildlifer, whether you’re just starting out or you’ve been about the traps for a while, you’re in the right place!  Tune in each week to talk all things nature: amazing projects, inspiring ecologists, and step-by-step advice to land your dream job in wildlife conservation.  Read a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠transcript of this episode here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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Feel like you’ve tried everything to land your dream job in wildlife conservation? We got you! Here’s a whole bunch of free resources to inspire your next move and hand you some tricks of the trade.

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Want to hear more from Vicky? You can contact her on her email address [email protected] also follow her adventures on Instagram @vicky.graves or Linked in.

Ganyah Goldstein (pronouns: she/her) is a wildlife biologist, conservationist, science communicator and wildlife career coach who shares her wild and inspiring journey to work with wildlife. We talk all about life as a conservationist – the feelings we feel, the adventures we have and the impact we want to create. Ganyah shares her top tips for pursuing this career path and finding dream experiences with wildlife all over the world.

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#itsawildlife is an online platform supporting you to start and sustain your career with wildlife. Whether you’re just starting out or you’ve been about the traps for a while, you’re in the right place! Tune in each week to talk all things wildlife conservation work - amazing projects to expand your experience, inspiring ecologists to grow your network, and step-by-step advice to magnify your impact and land your dream job with wildlife! 

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Feel like you’ve tried everything to land your dream job in wildlife conservation? We got you!

struggling to get your foot in the door and find paid work with wildlife? or searching for strategies to battle burnout, maintain your momentum, magnify your impact – and create a more sustainable and successful career?

so, what’s the next step?

✨⁠⁠Book a free clarity call⁠⁠ for personalized career pointers- DM me on ⁠⁠Instagram @itisawildlife⁠⁠ or email [email protected]✨Check out our free resources on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.itisawildlife.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Jack Baddams (pronouns: he/him) is a wildlife ecologist, science communicator and bird ringer – predominantly known for talking about birds. Jack has built his experience in bird ringing which he considered a springboard into paid work in the wildlife industry – and now works in nature television. Jack shares his knowledge on bird ringing in the UK and how you can get involved. He also shares his journey through the industry – and his advice on how to land your very own job as a passionate ecologist and bird nerd!

#itsawildlife is a podcast and ⁠⁠⁠⁠blog⁠⁠⁠⁠, sharing the great work being done for wildlife conservation worldwide and solving problems for ecologists by ecologists. If you’re a fellow wildlifer, whether you’re just starting out or you’ve been about the traps for a while, you’re in the right place!  Tune in each week to talk all things nature: amazing projects, inspiring ecologists, and step-by-step advice to land your dream job in wildlife conservation.  Read a ⁠⁠⁠⁠transcript of this episode here⁠⁠⁠⁠.

FREE RESOURCES:

Feel like you’ve tried everything to land your dream job in wildlife conservation? We got you! Here’s a whole bunch of free resources to inspire your next move and hand you some tricks of the trade.

For more information, check out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.itisawildlife.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more free resources, blog posts and more.

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Want to hear more from Jack? Follow his adventures on social media. Jack shares on Instagram @jabaddams and TikTok @jabaddams.

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#itsawildlife is an online platform supporting you to start and sustain your career with wildlife. Whether you’re just starting out or you’ve been about the traps for a while, you’re in the right place! Tune in each week to talk all things wildlife conservation work - amazing projects to expand your experience, inspiring ecologists to grow your network, and step-by-step advice to magnify your impact and land your dream job with wildlife! 

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Feel like you’ve tried everything to land your dream job in wildlife conservation? We got you!

struggling to get your foot in the door and find paid work with wildlife? or searching for strategies to battle burnout, maintain your momentum, magnify your impact – and create a more sustainable and successful career?

so, what’s the next step?

✨⁠Book a free clarity call⁠ for personalized career pointers- DM me on ⁠Instagram @itisawildlife⁠ or email [email protected]✨Check out our free resources on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.itisawildlife.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Want to hear more from Alex? Follow him on social media - @n8ture_al on Instagram, @n8ture_al on Twitter or on his website.

Something we talk more about in the podcast, is that Alex has written several nature guides for kids – Critters of Georgia, Critters of New York, Critters of Michigan, Critters of Minnesota, Critters of Florida and Critters of Wisconsin. You can purchase these on the Adventure with Keen website, Amazon, Target and Books a Million! Alex says -

“Feel free to send me an email through my website or DM through Instagram if you have any questions or want to talk more.

“I'm showing up unapologetically as myself – Alex. I'm talking about science things and wildlife in the way that I understand it and the way that I hope that it helps other people understand I'm not using big words or anything I'm communicating in a way that I believe is accessible and approachable and I think people like that because they understand and see the real me and it's not me.”

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#itsawildlife is an online platform supporting you to start and sustain your career with wildlife. Whether you’re just starting out or you’ve been about the traps for a while, you’re in the right place! Tune in each week to talk all things wildlife conservation work - amazing projects to expand your experience, inspiring ecologists to grow your network, and step-by-step advice to magnify your impact and land your dream job with wildlife! 

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Feel like you’ve tried everything to land your dream job in wildlife conservation? We got you!

struggling to get your foot in the door and find paid work with wildlife? or searching for strategies to battle burnout, maintain your momentum, magnify your impact – and create a more sustainable and successful career?

so, what’s the next step?

✨⁠Book a free clarity call⁠ for personalized career pointers- DM me on ⁠Instagram @itisawildlife⁠ or email [email protected]✨Check out our free resources on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.itisawildlife.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Dr Morgan Hughes (pronouns: she/her), is a bat researcher and freelance ecologist specializing in bats in the UK currently. She shares her journey through ecology as a mature student starting her degree and completing her Bachelors in her 20s, her Masters in her 30s and now her PhD in her 40s. Morgan has been brave and adventurous in her career – and unafraid to change her mind or switch her focus – focusing on birds, then bees and now bats. Morgan encourages anyone at any stage of life to pursue their passions and give wildlife conservation a try.

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#itsawildlife is an online platform supporting you to start and sustain your career with wildlife. Whether you’re just starting out or you’ve been about the traps for a while, you’re in the right place! Tune in each week to talk all things wildlife conservation work - amazing projects to expand your experience, inspiring ecologists to grow your network, and step-by-step advice to magnify your impact and land your dream job with wildlife! 

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Feel like you’ve tried everything to land your dream job in wildlife conservation? We got you!

struggling to get your foot in the door and find paid work with wildlife? or searching for strategies to battle burnout, maintain your momentum, magnify your impact – and create a more sustainable and successful career?

so, what’s the next step?

✨⁠Book a free clarity call⁠ for personalized career pointers- DM me on ⁠Instagram @itisawildlife⁠ or email [email protected]✨Check out our free resources on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.itisawildlife.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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#itsawildlife is an online platform supporting you to start and sustain your career with wildlife. Whether you’re just starting out or you’ve been about the traps for a while, you’re in the right place! Tune in each week to talk all things wildlife conservation work - amazing projects to expand your experience, inspiring ecologists to grow your network, and step-by-step advice to magnify your impact and land your dream job with wildlife! 

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Feel like you’ve tried everything to land your dream job in wildlife conservation? We got you!

struggling to get your foot in the door and find paid work with wildlife? or searching for strategies to battle burnout, maintain your momentum, magnify your impact – and create a more sustainable and successful career?

so, what’s the next step?

✨⁠⁠Book a free clarity call⁠⁠ for personalized career pointers- DM me on ⁠⁠Instagram @itisawildlife⁠⁠ or email [email protected]✨Check out our free resources on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.itisawildlife.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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You can follow Elephants for Africa on social media - Instagram @elephantsforafrica, Facebook or Twitter. You can also visit their website here and join the herd!

Holly Garrod (pronouns: she/her) is an ornithologist, science communicator and bird bander with a wealth of experience across the Americas. Holly fell in love with birds early on and after banding her first duck at the age of 10, Holly been chasing opportunities to work with them since! Whilst studying and doing the fieldwork circuit for a number of years, Holly built her experience across Central and South America working with birds and communities to build capacity and sustain long-term bird monitoring projects in the neotropics.

Holly now works with BirdsCarribean and shares the journey she has taken flying project-to-project to move with the birds as they migrate annually across the Americas. She also shares her transition towards building more financial stability and locational consistency and her advice for sustaining a fun and meaningful career in field research and conservation.

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#itsawildlife is an online platform supporting you to start and sustain your career with wildlife. Whether you’re just starting out or you’ve been about the traps for a while, you’re in the right place! Tune in each week to talk all things wildlife conservation work - amazing projects to expand your experience, inspiring ecologists to grow your network, and step-by-step advice to magnify your impact and land your dream job with wildlife! 

FREE RESOURCES:

Feel like you’ve tried everything to land your dream job in wildlife conservation? We got you!

struggling to get your foot in the door and find paid work with wildlife? or searching for strategies to battle burnout, maintain your momentum, magnify your impact – and create a more sustainable and successful career?

so, what’s the next step?

✨⁠⁠Book a free clarity call⁠⁠ for personalized career pointers- DM me on ⁠⁠Instagram @itisawildlife⁠⁠ or email [email protected]✨Check out our free resources on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.itisawildlife.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Want to hear more from Holly? Follow her adventures on Instagram @orn.ecology. You can also check out some of the projects that Holly works on –