Fancy Scientist: Animals, Science, Lifestyle

Fancy Scientist: Animals, Science, Lifestyle

Dr. Stephanie Schuttler, the Fancy Scientist, is a wildlife biologist who loves breaking stereotypes and talking about the natural world. In this podcast, she shares her knowledge of animals, experiences as a wildlife biologist, and simple lifestyle choices you can make to conserve nature. Her 17 years in wildlife biology taught her that science alone cannot save species. We need to take collective action through simple things we can do every day. This podcast is for anyone who likes animals and wants to help make the world a better place for them, and for us too. You’ll learn cool things about the animals around you from her own and other scientists’ research. She’ll also give tips for other scientists to succeed (that really ANYONE can use), strategies for effective science communication, and how she gained the confidence to become a fancy scientist. Hit subscribe and let’s change the world!

Recent Episodes

Nov. 5, 2024

Becoming a Wildlife Professional: Your Free Guide to Landing Your Dream Career

As someone who has spent two decades in the wildlife field, published nearly 30 peer-reviewed papers, and worked across multiple continents in various wildlife roles, I know firsthand the challenges and opportunities in this…
Oct. 23, 2024

Wildlife Crossings and Conservation: Interview with Natural Resources Manager Matt Howard

In the fiercely competitive world of wildlife biology and conservation, insider knowledge isn't just an advantage—it's a game-changer. That's why this episode of the Fancy Scientist podcast, featuring Matt Howard, is an abso…
Oct. 8, 2024

Managing Eco-Anxiety: Finding Strength in the Face of Environmental Challenges

This Fancy Scientist podcast episode is quite literally years in the making. I first got the idea when one of my students in the Successful Wildlife Professional, which is my signature wildlife career group mentoring program…
Sept. 24, 2024

Why Conservation Needs Optimism: Interview with Conservation Optimism Director Jon Taylor

Working in the conservation field innately involves loss from which is often accompanied by feelings of sadness, grief, anger, and even depression. The whole point of our field is to save species and ecosystems that are faci…
Sept. 10, 2024

Language Justice in Conservation: Interview with Ana Yi Soto

I first came across Ana Yi Soto's work through a LinkedIn post she created on language justice that went viral and due to its importance, she later decided to repost in the Society for Conservation Biology forum. In her post…
Aug. 27, 2024

The Ethics of Scientist-Animal Selfies: An Eye-Opening Conversation with Dr. Cassie Freund

As early as the second episode of the Fancy Scientist podcast, I’ve been talking about the negative impacts of "animal selfies.” This refers to when people post photos of themselves with an exotic animal. Although selfies a…
Aug. 13, 2024

Shifting the Scarcity Mindset: Thriving in Wildlife Careers on Limited Resources

As someone who's been in this field for 20 years, I know what it’s like to be in your shoes - from struggling graduate students to successful wildlife professionals - I understand the rollercoaster of emotions and challenges…
Aug. 1, 2024

Becoming Unstoppable: Traits of a Successful Wildlife Professional

What does it take to be successful in wildlife careers? You might be thinking: Lots of experience in far away places Having a strong network of top scientists and other wildlife professionals Knowing GIS like a pro Courses i…
July 16, 2024

Breaking through Wildlife Career Despair: Why Helpless Thinking Won’t Actually Help

If you’re like most people pursuing a wildlife career, at some point, you’ve felt like you’re giving it your all, but going nowhere. Like a field vehicle stuck in the mud, you’re pressing the gas pedal as hard as you can, bu…
July 2, 2024

Wildlife Career Salaries: The Hidden Costs Behind Job Postings

On the surface, it seems like careers in wildlife are pretty financially solid. If you search online for how much wildlife biologists make, you’ll discover it’s about $70K here in the US. In fact, when I discovered wildlife …

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