Zoologist and Conservationist
b"We chat with Lara Jackson about life as a zoologist and conservationist. Like most that decide they want to work in these fields Lara has ben fascinated by nature since she was very young. Lara originally thought that she would like to be a vet but as time went on her focus at school changed and it led to her choosing to study oceanography in her first year at university, which didn't turn out to be what Lara had hoped so she changed to zoology for the second year and ended up doing a masters in research with a focus around field work, through this Lara has been lucky enough to work with Black Rhinos in Africa tracking what kind of Flora they eat, which will help conservation projects to protect the right kind of habitat for the Rhino. Lara is passionate about using her growing social media following to help to educate people on what they can do to help conservation efforts around the world, and also explains why eduction at both home and abroad is required if we are going to be be able to save endangered species. One of the most recent projects Lara has been involved with was in Zanzibar collecting data on Dolphins with the help of international volunteers, getting onto these projects requires experience and it can be incredibly competitive with hundreds of people applying for the job, Lara talks about how to improve your chances of being selected, through things like volunteering and running your own social media to educate people on the subject or project. An amazing career if you are passionate about the natural world and helping to protect it, a pleasure to chat with Lara about her career so far."