u/dexrdeer

Hello guys 🫡 Here to ask career related questions like most, and you all are pretty helpful people!! High school senior, for context.

1. I am wondering if anyone out there has worked in or knows of wildlife bio related careers centered around horses? I’ve spent my entire life around them and want to turn it into a career while combining my love for environmental science. While yes, I know horses are usually livestock and not so much wildlife, I have done some digging out there about possibly becoming a feral horse biologist in the US or Australia. I did a week long volunteer opportunity last summer with one of the American feral horse conservations, and that was AWESOME. But I know those jobs are one in a million type thing. Any other horse or hoofstock related wildlife careers you all know of or recommendations to get in as a feral horse biologist?

2. While I love love love wildlife biology and the idea of becoming a research biologist, game warden, etc., I was curious about a career in policy analysis/law/environmental affairs. With the current state of the field for a lot of hands on research jobs, I was curious if having a policy-related one would be more sustainable and/be in more demand. I know how the pay is pretty bad and everyone is always moving around for field technician jobs, so maybe it’d be a smarter move to go about the policy route? I planned to originally major in wildlife biology and maybe double major/minor in environmental policy analysis. Thoughts? Opinions from analysts?

With all this being said, I’m trying to find a career plan that stays centered around wildlife biology and environmental science while still being able to have a sustainable plan and outlook for my future. If anyone else has any recommendations of things to look into, please let me know!

Hey all,
Posted on here before and yall are pretty helpful! I was wondering if anyone had any paid internship opportunities in the US that they know of/had a positive experience with prior to their undergrad studies. I’m looking for an experience to boost my career and resume prior to going to college since I know the field is hard to get going in. I already have a pretty solid foundation with wildlife biology through volunteering, the job I have, classwork, etc, but I live in an area where the conservation opportunities are… slim. I’m looking into going into animal conservation and biology specifically.

Any good programs or internships you’d recommend for 18 YOs but no degree needed? Thank you!

Hi everyone- Hope this is allowed, I checked the rules but minors are always a little iffy. I wanted to celebrate/discuss and I also have some questions about DI. I’m getting double incision with nipple grafts, the plain old average. I’m very excited, especially with everything going on in the country- I feel very lucky. I’m having my surgery with Dr. Mangubat in November.

I’ve been scrolling and seeing that everyone has had a pretty positive experience with him, so that makes me less worried. He did mention that I may or may not have two incision scars or one straight across my chest- can anyone explain the difference and why I would have one or the other?

Any words of wisdom or advice pre and post op? I’m not really sure what to do to prepare or buy to have after. I’m out of state from his office so I’m going to be in a hotel and not at home for my major recovery.