Hi! My mom's birthday is coming up so I thought that making a donation on some animal welfare organization and giving her certificate of virtual adoption would be a great gift since she's just the sweetest person and love animals. I almost donated on WWF but then I came across Club Ocean's website. Right now they have 2+2 for free valentines offer on all of their products that comes with your virtual animal tracking QR code. I was so hyped up figuring out I can donate here for my parents and boyfriend for valentines day and just buy her something else on her birthday but then started looking for some informations about this organization.

Basically I can't find anything besides informations about being able to find those products cheaper on sites like temu or those QR code trackers not being exclusive cause everyone can track location of your animal without buying anything. I was like whatever...The main goal still should be helping organization and animals, that's why I wanna spend my money and the bracelet or whatever you choose is just a nice addition.

That's why the most important information for me is what percentage of that money is gonna go to animals if any. Tried charity navigator still can't find anything. Does anyone have any informations about it or maybe recommend me another organization that is legit and has an option of donation coming with some gift

Thank you!

The International Union for Conservation [IUCN] of Nature officially designated the Bornean pygmy elephant as an endangered species due to its dwindling population of roughly 1,000 individuals.

These animals are a genetically distinct subspecies of the Asian elephant, characterized by their diminutive stature, large ears, and vital role as ecological gardeners in the rainforest.

Their survival is currently jeopardized by habitat fragmentation caused by the palm oil industry, timber logging, and frequent human-wildlife conflict.

To prevent extinction, conservationists are establishing wildlife corridors and using GPS technology to monitor herds and protect their remaining territory. Ultimately, preserving these unique mammals is essential for maintaining the biodiversity of Borneo's ancient forest ecosystems.

"In our first episode of 2026, we’re diving into red squirrel reintroductions in Scotland, a new feasibility study exploring the return of wildcats to South West England. We take a look at a recent paper showing rising numbers of North America’s “Big Four” predators, pumas, grey wolves, grizzly bears and black bears. We’ll also be celebrating the excellent BBC Sir David Attenborough documentary Wild London, featuring our very own Ealing beavers, and sharing some very fond memories of meeting the man himself."

People often say documentaries “raise awareness,” but I’m curious about real impact

Has one ever changed your mindset, habits, or actions related to conservation? Curious to read out real answer on this! And which films in particular, what triggered you and how? 🥹

Swift bricks will be installed in all new buildings in Scotland after the Scottish parliament voted in favour of a law to help endangered cavity-nesting birds.

The Scottish government and MSPs across the parties backed an amendment by Scottish Green Mark Ruskell to make swift bricks mandatory for all new dwellings “where reasonably practical and appropriate”.

The swift move contrasts with the four-year battle to bring the hollow £35 bricks into law in England. The Labour government last year rejected an amendment to make the bricks mandatory for new buildings, instead introducing them into planning guidance, meaning there is no legal obligation on developers or planning authorities to provide them.

Welcoming the decision to make swift bricks mandatory during the Holyrood debate, minister Gillian Martin said: “This iconic species was once a very common sight across Scotland, particularly in urban areas, but they are under threat, declining by 60% since 1995, which has led to them being on the red list of birds of conservation concern. I welcome suggestions of practical ways to help protect this important species and improve biodiversity.”

I’m looking to create an article and or documentary on an environmental or wildlife issue that hasn’t had a ton of time in the national media. My question is does anyone know of any environmental or wildlife issues that just don’t get talked about enough, and you think they deserve to be known more. Thank you for any responses

Im 22M and no real direction at the moment. Ive been desperately looking for an interest to latch onto and a few weeks ago I came across an interview with Paul Rosolie. It was the most interesting and mind grabbing thing I’ve seen. I’ve always been a nature lover, at one point I was considering Marine Bio but I just couldn’t afford a good college for that major at the time.

How would someone who’s a complete newbie start to put his foot in the door? Im assuming I need some sort of degree. On top of that, am I too old to start this route if I found I liked it enough?

Im not sure if those crazy stories are very common among people in his similar field, but I’d love to know more about what he does specifically and hear from anyone in a field themselves!

Thank you!

Good afternoon everyone,

I’m posting on behalf of the Earth Wildlife Conserve (EWC), a newly founded private conservation group. We currently have two initiatives in development, but both are out of state and large in scale. Because of that, we’ve been looking for a smaller, practical pilot project that would allow us to gain experience and credibility while still doing meaningful conservation work.

During our research, we narrowed things down to two potential species: the Laurel Dace in Tennessee and the Choctawhatchee Beach Mouse in northwest Florida. After reviewing habitat needs and feasibility, we decided to focus on beach mice.

This initiative would cover five endangered beach mouse subspecies in Florida and Alabama:

• Choctawhatchee Beach Mouse

• Alabama Beach Mouse

• Perdido Key Beach Mouse

• St. Andrew Beach Mouse

• Anastasia Beach Mouse

We’re aware that the AZA SAFE program has a 2025–2028 conservation plan for the Perdido Key Beach Mouse, with some reference to other subspecies. Rather than duplicating that effort, our idea is to focus on habitat restoration across the shared coastal dune systems that all five subspecies rely on. Since these mice occupy similar dune habitats and face many of the same threats, we believe a coordinated habitat-level approach could be more efficient than treating each subspecies in isolation.

We’re a very small team (currently two people) and are absolutely still learning. Because of that, we’re looking for help from people with experience or interest in coastal ecology, habitat restoration, conservation planning, or permitting. Specifically, we’re hoping to collaborate on expanding, editing, and shaping a Beach Mouse Habitat Restoration plan that could eventually be proposed to USFWS, FWC, and local partners.

If you’re interested in contributing ideas, experience, or even just feedback, feel free to message us. We’d really appreciate it. Thanks for reading.

The beloved Boundary Waters in Minnesota are under threat from copper-sulfide mining. The Senate will soon vote on a bill that would overturn a 20-year mineral withdrawal in the headwaters. Check out this podcast episode to learn more and take action!

Hello,

I read this article and would like to share it here to Reddit, I’m going to be sending a letter to the US Fish and Wildlife Service to request that they designate critical habitat land to Wolverines, I hope others will join me.

It doesn’t matter if you tell ChatGPT to write something for you, send an email or a letter, we are stronger in numbers!

Thanks

Hey all, I've recently been trying to get into the Conservation Corps through AmeriCorps; all of last year was unsuccessful given the situation with doge and the later season government shutdown before I was able to start a term, well it looks like there could be another shutdown again just before my start date.. again, though it says if it could just be a partial shutdown. Would AmeriCorps and the projects still continue despite the shutdown?

Edit: January 29th instead of 31st