Meet our Wave Fellows with Conservation Nation
Together, Wave and Conservation Nation launched the Wave Fellowship with Conservation Nation to support exceptional conservationists protecting marine species and ocean ecosystems. Meet Maula Nadia, Dr. Michelle Fournet, and Dr. Reem AlMealla, whose innovative work is advancing ocean conservation from Indonesia to Bahrain to Alaska.
Meet our Fellows
Juneau, AK
Michelle Fournet
A Sense of Voice: identifying individual variation in humpback whale contact calls
Bahrain, Arabian Gulf
Reem AlMealla
Using Data for Change: using eDNA to steer policy for biodiversity
Indonesia
Maula Nadia
Building Bridges: Communicating Science for Shark and Ray Conservation
"The support from Conservation Nation didn't just fund
my research — it gave me the confidence to believe my
voice belongs in this field."
Wildlife Conservation Education
Teacher Favorites
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.
From the Field
Grants & Fellowships
2026 Grant Program Application Information
The Conservation Nation Grant Program provides funding to help protect threatened wildlife species and the ecosystems on which they depend by building a stronger and more representative community of conservationists working to address today’s urgent biodiversity challenges.
Jun 4, 2026
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In the News
Conservation Nation is honored and thrilled to announce that our CEO, Tricia Reilly Koch, has been chosen to join The Explorers Club 50 — Class of 2026.
Jan 23, 2026
Lesson
Sound Science: Basics of Bioacoustics
What if students could listen to nature in an entirely new way—and discover it has been speaking all along? In this free NGSS-aligned Sound Science lesson, students explore bioacoustics, the science of understanding nature through sound.
Apr 18, 2026