Conservation Nation
05/29/2026
✨ Look what our grantee Gabriela Sandoval () is up to ✨
When the Mindo Harlequin Toad — once thought extinct — was rediscovered in Ecuador’s cloud forests in 2019, only five toads were found.
Today, thanks to dedicated conservation efforts, that number has grown — and Conservation Nation grantee Gabriela Sandoval is working to make sure it keeps rising. 🐸
Through her work with .bio, Gabriela and her team have:
• Expanded the Arlequín Reserve — the Harlequin’s only known home — by purchasing critical land
• Launched reforestation efforts to restore the cloud forest ecosystem
• Continued monitoring and protecting the Mindo Harlequin Toad population
Preserving species like the Mindo Harlequin Toad means preserving entire ecosystems — and Gabriela is helping make that possible.
In her own words:
“Your contribution goes far beyond just funding… it was a light of hope that enabled us to secure the protection of this fragile ecosystem at Mindo and has given us a real boost to keep working for the survival of species like the Mindo Harlequin Toad. We are truly grateful to have you alongside us in this mission.” 💚
📣 Inspired by leaders like Gabriela?
📚Conservation Nation’s 2026 grant application opens this June — and we can’t wait to support the next generation of conservation changemakers.
🪴Help us support more people like Gabriela by following us or donating on our website (link in bio).
🌳Learn more about .bio and support the great work that Gaby and her team is doing in Ecuador.
05/26/2026
We’re thrilled to announce that is partnering with us again to support three new Fellows working to protect wildlife across three continents.
Congratulations to our three new fellows, Andrea Thomen, Julee Jerang, and Nicorll Maenzanise!
From the Caribbean to the Himalayas to southern Africa, these three women are leading conservation from within their own communities.
Andrea Thomen is working to save Hispaniolan parrots in the Dominican Republic, among the most vulnerable bird groups in the world.
Julee Jerang is studying how rural-to-urban migration among the Indigenous Bori people in Arunachal Pradesh, India is reshaping the community's relationship with tigers.
Nicorll Maenzanise is protecting lions in Zimbabwe through lion monitoring and meaningfully engaging the local community to promote wildlife coexistence.
We can't wait to share more of their stories and impact, so stay tuned!
Some kids never stop loving animals. They just grow up and protect them.
As a little girl, Dr. Joanna Lambert could sit for hours just watching animals.
But she didn’t grow up knowing wildlife conservation was even a real career.
So she worked for it. Multiple jobs. Years of school.
Staying tenacious even when the path wasn’t easy.
Then one day, a professor told her: “You’ve paid your dues. Want to join my project in Africa?”
And there was no going back.
Today, Dr. Lambert studies the sounds of wildlife and helps protect species through bioacoustics—the science of listening to nature.
💬 What childhood passion has stayed with you into adulthood?
A reminder that the thing you loved as a kid might still be trying to tell you something.
Dr. Lambert is one of the scientists behind Sound Science: The Basics of Bioacoustics, our free-NGSS teacher-ready lesson.
Visit our website (link in bio) to learn more and discover how listening to nature can help protect wildlife.
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