Conservation Nation

🌟 We’re thrilled to introduce @NYEMMAE7 & @TuyishimeEmman! 🎓🐘🐢 These dedicated students are receiving scholarships through our Conservation Nation People & Pachyderms Collective and VIEW (in partnership with the @Uni_Rwanda)! Read more ➡️ loom.ly/nIXA1jk

@wildlifedirect ❤️  Collaborating across the Collective through joint field trips and shared education resources.

@wildlifedirect 🦏  Developing rhino-focused educational materials and teacher guides for use at the Field Lab and by school environmental clubs.

Our People & Pachyderms Collective is supporting  @WildlifeDirect in their work to foster a deep connection to nature, particularly around pachyderms, and inspire future conservationists. Their project includes:

What it's like telling people that out of 300+ applicants, they were chosen as 2024 grantees... Wait until the last one — it's worth it! 😂

Supporting scientists like Sanaa is key to bringing more people to the table, nurturing the diversity of the field, and driving novel thinking.

➡️ Conservation has an inclusion problem. The current structure of the profession makes it harder for people of color, Indigenous peoples, and women to get involved. But we need diversity and inclusion to drive innovation.

Students will receive funds through the awarded conservation community partners to support paid career development. Our 2025 partners are: A Rocha USA @FieldInclusive Nature's Nursery Vermilion Sea Institute (@bajavsi) conservationnation.org/2025-chrysalis…

2025 Chrysalis Partners: ✅ We partnered with four community-based organizations to provide internship funding for 2025 students. The funding will cover the costs of an internship–including salary, supplies, equipment, and living expenses associated with the internship.

This week in wildlife: a young chimpanzee shows humans how to live up to our "healthier eating" New Year's resolution! 😉 📸: A young chimpanzee eats in the Douala-Edea nature reserve, western Cameroon Photograph: Daniel Beloumou Olomo/AFP/Getty Images loom.ly/uDjS7nY

We're honored to have incredible community leaders serving on the Board, where they will bring their expertise in education, literacy, mentorship, law & non-profit administration along with a deep commitment and passion for our mission of diversifying the conservation movement.

Join us in welcoming Conservation Nation’s newest Board Members for 2025: Thomas B. Martin and Liza McFadden!

As a member of the Outdoor Alliance for Kids (@OAK_Updates), some of Conservation Nation's teen leaders visited Capital Hill to advocate for the passage of this bill, and we're thrilled that their efforts paid off. loom.ly/LOmQ2Ak

Big news! The EXPLORE Act — which will improve accessibility options outdoors, improve/create new outdoor recreation facilities, and introduce more generations of children to the outdoors — just passed in Congress!

Tell us in the comments: who are you hangin' with this New Year's Eve? 1️⃣ The hibernators. We're going to bed at 9PM! 😴 2️⃣ The party animals. It's time to hit the town! 🎉 3️⃣ The lovebirds. I'm spending the evening with my honey! 🍯

Want to talk to your family about keeping the web of biodiversity strong for generations to come — but not sure where to start? These tips from WaterBear will help you build a healthy conversation with whoever you're spending the holidays with this year! loom.ly/3b5n-Qk

It's an 8-hour flight: pick your seat!

This study, which uses dogs to detect chemicals, is one of many innovative projects underway to protect elephants and rhinos in East Africa and empower women and girls through our People & Pachyderms Collective. loom.ly/WWnYdBQ

We're proud to support Dr. Rutagengwa of VIEW leading a study on how pesticides impact wildlife like elephants and rhinos in Akagera National Park. As farming expands around the park, chemicals make their way into the park's waterways, like Lake Ihema, putting wildlife at risk.