Day in the Life of a Biologist // Wildlife VLOG ft. Connel Bradwell

There's nothing like the magic of the salmon run! Come with Connel and I into the field to observe the most incredible ecological event of the year and talk about why conservation of these delicate spaces for wildlife is incredibly important. We also talk about how to succeed in the field, wildlife biology, and what it's like working as a wildlife educator!
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[@thewildwithconnelbradwell9467]

Thanks so much for having me on your AMAZING channel, had the most magical day at the salmon stream! If anyone is interested or has questions then feel free to reach out instagram.com/connelbradwell/ & maybe we'll be chatting about wildlife on here again soon!

[@jordansligar1644]

Too cool. I am studying environmental science and your channel was a huge influence on my choice. Thanks for being you!

[@jrewing1512]

I am an environmental science major.

[@nohandleXD]

How is it going for you? I’m a Junior in High School in APES. Thinking about making it my major. :)

[@emilio556]

@@nohandleXD SAME

[@jrewing1512]

This is my dream. To be a wildlife biologist.

[@kristina_lynn]

What questions do you have for a wildlife educator and wildlife presenter for TV/film? Ask them below! Also let me know if you liked this video and want to see more videos with other wildlife biologist friends :)

[@jrewing1512]

My question is how did they manged to get their own show. I have dreams to be on National Geographic. Also can you put some herpetologists on here?

[@jacquelineacosta42]

did he have to major in education in order for him to become a wildlife educator?

[@gabrielledennis549]

I think that having more vids with other professionals on the occasion is great! This video was amazing as always

[@chenalindelossantos967]

im 1 month late huhuhu 😭

[@jakehunnicutt8760]

This is obviously a 3 year old video, but I just recently discovered you and Connel and I would LOVE to hear more about getting into wildlife education.

[@wintereater]

I met Connell a month ago while doing some owl banding. He's such a great wildlife educator!

[@kristina_lynn]

He’s the best!

[@thewildwithconnelbradwell9467]

Thanks so much for that, that's so nice! Hope to see you out with the owls again next year!

[@jacquelineacosta42]

oh my gosh! this hike looked so beautiful! also thank you for the information on how salmon impacts the forest.

[@WonderlustAdventures]

A couple years ago, I watched a video my grandparents took when I was a kid... they asked me the highlight of my year around Christmas time, and I described seeing bald eagles on the Yellowstone River (same area as the most recent video!). Still super fond of them, and find it interesting how my path as a biologist makes so much sense once I found it. All these little events that when met by the right catalyst lead to where I am today. Thanks for the video!

[@kayteweeks9706]

Connel was awesome!! Please have him back!

[@indieh9]

I graduate in Wildlife/Wildlands Conservation this coming April, and your channel helps me stay pumped about field work while I try to survive my last couple semesters. Thank you for your awesome videos!

[@OmarAbdulMalikDHEdMPASPACPAPro]

Peace be to you both! What an AMAZING career and life! I LOVE this stuff! I have a degree in Biology. However, I wandered into medicine. You guys are such great role models for young Biologist. Somebody has to look after the Earth and our fellow Earthlings! BTW, I'm REALLY like to eat salmon. I'm like, "MAAAAN! Do you know what salmon cost per pound?!?!"😅💰 I've got to come there to get some right before they die. I'll smoke, bake and fry them. 😁👨🏾‍🍳🐟That place is BEAUTIFUL!

[@aprilenelly5517]

Omg this video was so much fun and educational thank you!!

[@kristina_lynn]

Yay I'm glad you enjoyed!

[@simran6382]

Thank you for this video, it was such an educational video ❤️❤️💕

[@shellfish6078]

This was such a fun video to watch LOVE THIS!!!

[@austinbartlett3280]

I just passed genetics, chem 2 , and calculus this semester! Next semester is when all the fun begins because I am taking my concentration classes, Ecology and Evolution. Thanks for keeping me inspired throughout this really tough semester. :)

[@kristina_lynn]

woohoo good job at passing! Now for the fun classes :)

[@tonantzin1445]

Love this ☺️❤️🌱

[@Gigilovehugs]

I find this fascinating 😊

[@katelynconley9670]

I absolutely love my study of Natural Resource Management with Wildlife Biology; however, this path is so new to me, so I don’t know everything out there. That being said, I’m definitely interested on what wildlife educators do and different types of job opportunities. I want to keep an open mind in what I want to do with my degree!

[@storiesstorage3588]

this place is so beautiful 🌸

[@rashkhan2436]

Keep up the good work!👍

[@anynameiscool]

i just love ur channel

[@storiesstorage3588]

I m a bsc zoology final year student . I love ur videos a lot 🌸 m from india

[@cjsands7102]

Really liked this video! Fascinating to hear about the nitrogen consumption of the trees coming from the Salmon. I'm preparing for a weekend of studying for my Biology II final and this got me really motivated to do so! Few questions that I do have is how does tagging\banding work? So for example, when you tag a bird, does the tag have a gps that you can monitor where that bird is on a map at all times or is it a system to where if you happen to see that bird again you note what tag number it is? Also, what kind of technology are wildlife biologist using these days that wasn't really a factor say 10 years ago? Like, are drones common use now or multispectral cameras(instead of the ones normally found on camera traps)? How are scientist able to pinpoint sources of nitrogen and say this nitrogen is from salmon vs being from runoff or atmospheric? Lastly, would you consider biogeochemistry as simply ecology with a sharp focus on abiotic factors? Thanks for all the amazing videos. Both of you are #lifegoals!

[@kristina_lynn]

Glad it motivated you to study! I will pass that question along to Connel :)

[@thewildwithconnelbradwell9467]

I can answer a couple of these questions, firstly some places do monitor birds through GPS & it's an effective tool for tracking migration. However it can be expensive and is unworkable on a number of species. So we just use banding, tiny metal bands are put on the birds legs (they weigh hardly anything & have no impact on the birds), each one as a unique number, & so if that bird is recaptured or the band is found we can see where the bird is, how old it is etc. based on the information we took when it was banded. We sometimes recapture the same bird year after year, which can tell us so much about when they are migrating, in a long term study we can start to see if climate change is impacting their migratory schedule! Technology wise, at least in the marine mammal field, new technology like drones are increasingly used to observe whales & even collect samples of their blow or poo, in order to asses their health, also camera traps are way more advanced now than before & infrared is getting used a lot too! Hope this helps a little! Good luck with your final!

[@double-deal2668]

Awesome! I just started following your channel yesterday after thinking a fieldwork job in environmental science is something I would like to do in life. As a senior in high school who enjoys being out in nature and wants to travel the globe as a career, how much field work would you say is involved in oceanography? That’s something that I’m starting to look into for a possible field

[@kristina_lynn]

Now I’m not an oceanography expert but I did work in a lab in uni with oceanographers. They were travelling all summer on research vessels crossing the pacific or Atlantic taking water samples to map the chemical makeup of the ocean. Check out scripps institute of oceanography in California, that’s where I took half my classes and it’s a world class oceanography school in La Jolla CA. Also thank you for following my channel and welcome ❤️

[@palaksareen9227]

Would love to have him and know about wildlife educating

[@kylejohnson7673]

I love the video and what it consists of, but if I were more interested in like landforms, and mountains, and the habitats based around "structures" like that, large landforms consisting of mountains, canyons etc...What should i be looking for

[@TaylorJPage]

Could you do a video on your binoculars? What are the best binoculars for a biologist?

[@WonderlustAdventures]

Fittingly, out by the river today! Look forward to watching when in civilization, but will have fascinating fish on the mind in the meantime. :)

[@kristina_lynn]

Have fun out there!

[@WonderlustAdventures]

Kristina Lynn Video to come! Hoping the wildlife cooperates.

[@kaileedenhofer6453]

Most importantly they survived the human trying to catch them as they try to make it out of the river mouth to the pacific ocean. I wonder how many are caught in the nets of fish boats?

[@jasonreinherz7164]

Videos like these remind me why I want to to in to zoology

[@pragashgnana597]

how available are job opportunities? and roughly what's the average salary?

[@danielhuntstreasure]

I honestly had no idea how important salmon are to our ecosystem. *think that was the word I was looking for lol*

[@Biolovers]

I REALLY WANT TO SEE THAT LIVE !!

[@kristina_lynn]

It’s in my live stream playlist! But it’s so hard to hear because we had an audio malfunction 😕

[@afreenqazi5832]

Hlo..Is it hard for indians to get job as a wildlife conservationist abroad after completing masters in environmental science in india?

[@saliology]

Nice banner!

[@itsonefourth]

Nice learnt some stuff

[@georgiacarias2160]

How did he get involved in tv/film ? And would we do able to find it somewhere to watch it?

[@thewildwithconnelbradwell9467]

Hello! I made KZbin videos & connections with people doing similar work and it went from there, my advice if you're interested is to get out & film as much as you can, & connect & collaborate if possible! You can the videos on Instagram highlights for either mine or BBC Earth's instagram.com/connelbradwell/ instagram.com/bbcearth/, hope that helps a little!

[@jacknoble6808]

Have you ever come into contact with people with forestry degrees? The specific one I am working towards is “wildlife habitat management and conservation.”

[@jacknoble6808]

I guess I should also ask what profession you see people in with this type of degree.

[@isabellarose9737]

Are they a keystone species?

[@kristina_lynn]

Yes they are in the Pacific Northwest at least!

[@AceHardy]

Keep at it

[@kristina_lynn]

Thank you!

[@gouriwalke6861]

I am Indian. How can I apply for foreign job. In Brazil for wildlife biologist

[@ahkiahk5351]

do you still have to go out in the feild at night

[@kristina_lynn]

We do for certain surveys, like nocturnal amphibian surveys and owl surveying.

[@WonderlustAdventures]

ahki ahk Depends on the job! My seasonal work (audio-visual surveys for an endangered seabird that nests in old growth trees) involves a great deal of night time hiking. Others none at all.

[@cjsands7102]

@@kristina_lynn Any plans on making a night time survey video? =D

[@kristina_lynn]

@@cjsands7102 I haven't had to do nighttime surveying in awhile but I think I'll be doing some owl work in the upcoming field season so maybe in the future ;)

[@gouriwalke6861]

Please help me

[@emilio556]

HE LOOKS LIKE REX ORANGE COUNTY

[@WonderlustAdventures]

Hey, uploading a video tonight on why I'm not entering academia as a wildlife biologist, and what other career paths exist. Mention your channel a couple times there, though obviously your viewership is, well... quite a lot more extensive. 😂Thought you'd appreciate it all the same!

[@kristina_lynn]

Looking forward to watching! Thanks for the shoutout :)

[@avisiktachakraborty3438]

Forestry geology......

[@Ara_Ara2]

Living their little fishy lives😅

[@kristina_lynn]

Totally scientifically correct language! 😂

[@Ara_Ara2]

@@kristina_lynn 😅😅

[@benjaminthomas9480]

Title is misleading. Was expecting to see your work, not a day off