kim_harding ✅Mar 7
‘An epidemic of suffering’: Why are conservationists breaking down?
https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/an-epidemic-of-suffering-why-are-conservationists-breaking-down/
▪️ Research finds that more than 27% of conservationists are struggling with moderate to severe distress, as conservationists tell Mongabay the industry is in a mental health “crisis.”
▪️ Conservationists are struggling with their mental health for many reasons, but one of the largest is watching ecological destruction in real time.
‘An epidemic of suffering’: Why are conservationists breaking down?

In December 2024, Rachel Graham, executive director of the Belize-based marine nonprofit MarAlliance, posted on LinkedIn that she knew “5 wildlife & conservation scientists who have taken their lives this year so far.” She called it a “crisis” that needed tackling. The post went viral, garnering about 18,000 impressions and 45 comments. “I’m seeing a […]

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"One of the penalties of an ecological education is that one lives alone in a world of wounds. Much of the damage inflicted on land is quite invisible to laymen. An ecologist must either harden his shell and make believe that the consequences of science are none of his business, or he must be the doctor who sees the marks of death in a community that believes itself well and does not want to be told otherwise."
- Aldo Leopold

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@RhinosWorryMe @kim_harding oof. Yeah this quote gets it exactly right.
No matter where I go, things are Not Right.
Mar 7 at 10:19pmWeb