junkyard racoonConservationists are facing significant emotional and psychological stresses, as highlighted by <a href='https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/the-emotional-price-of-conservation-work' target='_blank'>Jeremy Hance</a> and <a href='https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/emotional-and-psychological-stresses-beleaguer-conservation-professionals' target='_blank'>Vik Mohan and Nerissa Chao</a>. This underscores the need for mental health support in our field. #ConservationMentalHealth #PsychologicalStress #ConservationScience #ConservationEconomics
A profession built on hope, strained by loss
Earlier this month, Jeremy Hance’s “‘An epidemic of suffering’: Why are conservationists breaking down?” and the follow-up commentary “Emotional and psychological stresses beleaguer conservation professionals” by Vik Mohan and Nerissa Chao gave fresh urgency—and language—to a crisis many in conservation have been naming quietly for years. This piece builds on their reporting and reflections, […]