Posted on April 13, 2017
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Mission:Wolf – the beginning of the WSYC in the field” journey. Read about my time with Jake learning about wolf conservation and receiving the great news that Why Should You Care has gotten its first official research job!
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Posted on October 12, 2016
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Contagious Conflict
Category: UncategorizedTags: about me, africa, animal behavior, animals, astronomy, australia, bear, believe, captivity, carnivore, change the world, cheetah, cheetah outreach, conservation biology, contagious conflict, coral reefs, discover, do it yourself, dreambig, ecosystem services, educate, education, environment
Posted on July 14, 2016
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Written for South Africa’s Cheetah Outreach Trust in coordination with the Australia Zoo Wildlife Warrior program. This piece explains how farmers are using a specific breed of dog to mitigate for and prevent livestock predation and predator retaliation in South Africa.
Category: UncategorizedTags: about me, africa, animal behavior, australia, bear, believe, captivity, carnivore, cheetah, cheetah conservation, climate change, conservation, conservation biology, conservation management, coral reefs, dreambig, ecosystem services, education, environment, farmers, farmers in action, feedback loop, freedom, happiness, human-carnivore conflict, large species, lion, love, marine biology, marine life, mitigation, namibia, natgeo, national geographic, nature, ocean, outdoors, physics, plan ahead, planet earth, preventative measures, public outreach, safety, science, science communication, stereotypic behaviors, steve irwin, the world, think of others, tiger, travel, truth, widllife, wildlife, wildlife encounters, wildlife warriors, zoos
Posted on February 9, 2016
by brittneirae
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Despite how natural to the human eye wildlife enclosures may appear – there are often various unnatural stimuli animals in captivity must combat with. These stimuli create various stress induced responses within the animals that are harmful to their happiness and well-being.
Category: UncategorizedTags: about me, animal behavior, believe, captivity, conservation, dreambig, ecosystem services, freedom, help, nature, outdoors, science communication, stereotypic behaviors, travel, truth, widllife, wildlife enclosures, zoo keepers, zoos
