Uploaded July 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
The quarantine has cancelled a lot of our field work - but we still have so much we can do to improve our career chances and learn about wildlife biology and environmental science! Here are some ideas to help stay busy during quarantine (if you want to be).
This video is sponsored by Wildlife Collections! To pick up your Journey Bracelet, check out their website here: thewildlifecollections.com and follow them on Instagram @wildlifecollections. Thank you to Wildlife Collections for your donation of $100 to the Sea Turtle Conservancy in exchange for video sponsorship!
***LINKS****
United for Wildlife Free Wildlife Courses: learn.unitedforwildlife.org
Statistics and R Course: edx.org/course/statistics-and-r
Free online arcGIS license until August 31: community.esri.com/community/education/blog/2020/03/31/free-student-licenses-via-learn-arcgis-until-august-31
iBird App: ibird.com
iNaturalist App: inaturalist.org
Backyard Bird Citizen Science Projects (North America focused): birdsandblooms.com/gardening/backyard-wildlife/backyard-citizen-science
Zooniverse: zooniverse.org
Texas A&M Job Board: https://wfscjobs.tamu.edu/job-board/
Ornithology Exchange: ornithologyexchange.org
Owl and bear studio Instagram: instagram.com/owlandbearstudio
Goodreads book list: goodreads.com/review/list/91323809-kristina-lynn?shelf=science-environmental-books
***SOCIALS****
INSTAGRAM: @wildbiologist
CHANNEL DISCORD: discord.gg/Syx2P23
PATREON: patreon.com/wildbiologist
TWITTER: @thewildbio
WEBSITE: wildbiologist.com
***SUPPORT MY CHANNEL****
Join my Patreon community here: patreon.com/wildbiologist
Perks include:
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* Postcards from the field...and more!
The quarantine has cancelled a lot of our field work - but we still have so much we can do to improve our career chances and learn about wildlife biology and environmental science! Here are some ideas to help stay busy during quarantine (if you want to be).
This video is sponsored by Wildlife Collections! To pick up your Journey Bracelet, check out their website here: thewildlifecollections.com and follow them on Instagram @wildlifecollections. Thank you to Wildlife Collections for your donation of $100 to the Sea Turtle Conservancy in exchange for video sponsorship!
***LINKS****
United for Wildlife Free Wildlife Courses: learn.unitedforwildlife.org
Statistics and R Course: edx.org/course/statistics-and-r
Free online arcGIS license until August 31: community.esri.com/community/education/blog/2020/03/31/free-student-licenses-via-learn-arcgis-until-august-31
iBird App: ibird.com
iNaturalist App: inaturalist.org
Backyard Bird Citizen Science Projects (North America focused): birdsandblooms.com/gardening/backyard-wildlife/backyard-citizen-science
Zooniverse: zooniverse.org
Texas A&M Job Board: https://wfscjobs.tamu.edu/job-board/
Ornithology Exchange: ornithologyexchange.org
Owl and bear studio Instagram: instagram.com/owlandbearstudio
Goodreads book list: goodreads.com/review/list/91323809-kristina-lynn?shelf=science-environmental-books
***SOCIALS****
INSTAGRAM: @wildbiologist
CHANNEL DISCORD: discord.gg/Syx2P23
PATREON: patreon.com/wildbiologist
TWITTER: @thewildbio
WEBSITE: wildbiologist.com
***SUPPORT MY CHANNEL****
Join my Patreon community here: patreon.com/wildbiologist
Perks include:
* Private wildlife/environmental themed Discord channel
* Private monthly Q&A livestreams for Patrons
* Postcards from the field...and more!




![Reacting to your controversial environmental opinions (Pt 2!!)
Reacting to your thoughts about zoos, nuclear energy, GMOs, pesticides and herbicides, going childfree for the environment, and lethal species management. Pt 2 of reacting to your controversial opinions!
Zoos: 0:30
Nuclear Power: 7:13
Lethal species management: 9:45
Impact of dogs and cats on wildlife: 11:08
Childfree for the environment: 11:55
Charismatic megafauna 14:26
Save the bees movement 14:45
GMOs: 15:56
Pesticides: 16:48
***SOCIALS****
INSTAGRAM: @wildbiologist
CHANNEL DISCORD: https://discord.gg/Syx2P23
PATREON: www.patreon.com/wildbiologist
TWITTER: @thewildbio
WEBSITE: https://www.wildbiologist.com/
***LINKS/FURTHER READING**
→Part 1 Controversial opinions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGRixmJk-K4
→Pacing behavior at zoos (video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuZFzTpcbfY
→Animal Madness – Zoochosis, Stereotypic Behavior and Problems with Zoos: https://slate.com/technology/2014/06/animal-madness-zoochosis-stereotypic-behavior-and-problems-with-zoos.html
→Wildlife Responses to Pedestrians and Dogs: https://www.jstor.org/stable/3783988?casa_token=24PzashsovkAAAAA%3Ajt0aiSbxu6qiLoziE8dzBPBiJsQJ6Sbe6ZzrN8xHwNg-ywq7Jdiy6sTeJ0_8d2071d209ICxwabXOjSoCT5EGUrn66RU_uRYfE17doTuG9jXIKkeLBOo&seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents
→The Effect of Dogs on Wildlife Communities https://bioone.org/journals/Natural-Areas-Journal/volume-28/issue-3/0885-8608(2008)28[218:TEODOW]2.0.CO;2/The-Effects-of-Dogs-on-Wildlife-Communities/10.3375/0885-8608(2008)28[218:TEODOW]2.0.CO;2.short
→Per capita emissions by country: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_carbon_dioxide_emissions_per_capita
→Long-term organic farming fosters below and aboveground biota: Implications for soil quality, biological control and productivity: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0038071708001624
→Impacts of agricultural herbicide use on terrestrial wildlife in temperate landscapes: A review with special reference to North America: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/223894181_Impacts_of_agricultural_herbicide_use_on_terrestrial_wildlife_in_temperate_landscapes_A_review_with_special_reference_to_North_America
***BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS**
→The Dreamt Land: Chasing Water and Dust Across California by Mark Arax https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/41883929
→Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water by Marc Reisner
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56140.Cadillac_Desert?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=YaBw4e8bpA&rank=1
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* Postcards from the field...and more! Reacting to your controversial environmental opinions (Pt 2!!)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/f4UUoplqzT0/mqdefault.jpg)





