Wildlife Conservation Education
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Think Like a Wolf
Bring Yellowstone National Park into your classroom! In this field-based video students learn to think like both a wolf and a scientist! Students model a trophic cascade and analyze pack roles and communication to connect wildlife behavior to effective…
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Wingin’ It
Get students outside, curious, and noticing the world around them! Guided by a birding expert, your class will learn simple, no-gear-needed ways to spot, hear, and record bird activity—then connect their findings to real scientific data. Fun and hands-on, it’s the perfect way to turn any schoolyard into a living science lab.
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LIVE! LESSONS
LOST TOADS OF THE CLOUD FOREST
Once thought extinct, the Mindo Harlequin Toad has made a surprise comeback—and students are invited to join the search! In this LIVE Conservation Nation lesson, conservationist Gaby Sandoval shares real field data and stories from Ecuador’s cloud forests as students learn how science and community action can save species from extinction.
Start lessonEvery day we don't act, as many as 150 species vanish forever — and those animals are never coming back.
— Conservation Nation Mission Statement
Preventing Ecological Collapse of Reef Systems in Mozambique
In the coral-rich waters off Mozambique, Conservation Nation grantee Yudmilla is diving deep — literally — to monitor reef health and prevent the ecological collapse of one of the most biodiverse marine environments on the planet.
"The support from Conservation Nation didn't just fund
my research — it gave me the confidence to believe my
voice belongs in this field."
From the Field
Conservation Science
Studying Puma Health Through Scat at the Urban Edge
Large carnivores are being pushed to human-dominated areas as wildlife habitat continues to shrink. Researchers are now tracking puma health in the wildland-urban interface of Northern California.
Apr 4, 2025
Education
Bring Your Snake to Work Day
Large carnivores are being pushed to human-dominated areas as wildlife habitat continues to shrink. Researchers are now tracking puma health in the wildland-urban interface of Northern California.
May 20, 2025
Education
Manatee Tales: Exploring a Real-World Conservation Challenge
Large carnivores are being pushed to human-dominated areas as wildlife habitat continues to shrink. Researchers are now tracking puma health in the wildland-urban interface of Northern California.
Apr 18, 2024