An Introduction to Conservation (US Edition)

    Conservation of wildlife, especially native pollinators, is critical for the future of our planet—including the future of humanity.  After all, no bees means no fruit, which makes up a huge proportion of the human diet.  Pollution, invasive species, deforestation, and climate change are all threats to our native species that must be combated, starting today.  We can't rely only on individual action; we need to combine it with strong legal protection to save the environment before we lose it forever.

General information
    CBS Sunday Morning. "The Endangered Species Act at 50." YouTube. December 31, 2023.
    CrashCourse. "Conservation and Restoration Ecology: Crash Course Ecology #12." YouTube. January 21, 2013.
    Friends of the Los Angeles River. "Notes from the Field - Understanding Indicator Species." YouTube. July 13, 2020.
    National Geographic. "Invasive Species 101 | National Geographic." YouTube. June 14, 2019.
    PBS Vitals. "Got Climate Anxiety? You’re not alone." YouTube. April 12, 2023.
    South Florida PBS. "How to Reduce Light Pollution: 5 Ways to Enhance the Night Sky | Star Gazers." YouTube. July 10, 2024.

Amphibians
    Arizona Game And Fish. "20 Years of Frog Conservation." YouTube. September 23, 2015.
    Nat Geo Animals. "Returning Hellbender Salamanders to the Wild | Secrets of the Zoo." YouTube. October 28, 2020.
    Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum. "Amphibian Fieldwork | Conservation." YouTube. June 28, 2021.
    Smithsonian Channel. "Wild Inside the National Zoo: Salamander Sleuthing." YouTube. Posted July 6, 2015.
    TheWDFW. "Landowners and Conservation: Oregon Spotted Frogs." YouTube. January 11, 2022.

Birds
    Badgerland Birding. "5 Ways to Keep Problem Birds Away from your Bird Feeders." YouTube. August 22, 2022.
    Nature on PBS. "Creating new homes for Hawaii’s endangered seabirds | WILD HOPE." YouTube. February 5, 2024.
    Nature on PBS. "Is there hope for Hawaii’s endangered honeycreepers? | WILD HOPE." YouTube. February 19, 2024.
    Nature on PBS. "The Copper Bullets That Are Saving America’s Raptors | WILD HOPE." YouTube. July 8, 2024.
    Nature on PBS. "Windows Are Deadly to Birds – They Don’t Have to Be | WILD HOPE." YouTube. April 7, 2025.
    Terra Mater. "Why We Shouldn't Have a Parrot at Home." YouTube. July 29, 2022.
    UC Master Gardeners of San Luis Obispo County. "Attract Barn Owls to your Garden." YouTube. November 7, 2024.
    U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. "Migratory Birds: A Brief Conservation History." YouTube. January 15, 2016.

Carnivores
    Chicago Tribune. "Tracking the urban coyote." YouTube. May 20, 2013.
    Colorado Parks and Wildlife. "Saving The Black-Footed Ferret in Colorado." YouTube. April 12, 2023.
    Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park. "Sea Lion Conservation." YouTube. March 30, 2020.
    National Park Diaries. "How Wolves Brought Yellowstone Back to Life." YouTube. August 29, 2021.
    NBC4 Columbus. "Bobcats returning to parts of Ohio." YouTube. December 8, 2023.
    PBS. "Los Angeles Mountain Lions Inspire the World's Largest Wildlife Crossing Bridge | Future of Nature." YouTube. April 12, 2025.
    PBS Terra. "How Otters Are Saving Earth’s Underwater Forests." YouTube. August 15, 2024.
    PBS Terra. "Your Cat’s Secret Life (as a Deadly Predator) 🐈." YouTube. August 31, 2023.
    U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. "Conservation Connect: Black Bears." YouTube. October 10, 2017.

Fish
    California DWR. "Clearing the corridor for Salmon Migration in the Sutter Bypass." YouTube. May 5, 2022.
    PBS NewsHour. "How Florida is handling invasive lionfish." YouTube. August 21, 2016.
    PBS NewsHour. "How massive, feral goldfish are threatening the Great Lakes ecosystem." YouTube. May 23, 2024.
    Resource Environmental Solutions (RES). "Sucker Relocation | Klamath River Restoration | Restoring at Scale | SERIES." YouTube. May 15, 2024.

Hoofed mammals
    PBS. "The Women Hunting Deer in New York Suburbs | America Outdoors: Understory | PBS." YouTube. September 1, 2022.
    PBS Terra. "How Bison Are Saving America's Lost Prairie." YouTube. January 14, 2021.
    PBS Terra. "Wild Horses: America's Most Beloved Invasive Species?" YouTube. October 22, 2020.
    Scripps News. "The Deer Population Is Out Of Control, So Communities Are Culling - Newsy." YouTube. December 6, 2015.
    Texas Parks and Wildlife. "Dealing with feral hogs." YouTube. January 23, 2020.
    Texas Parks and Wildlife. "Restoring Texas Bighorn Sheep." YouTube. February 7, 2025.

Insects
    CBS New York. "N.J. students create traps targeting invasive spotted lanternflies." YouTube. November 16, 2022.
    PBS Terra. "Butterfly Effect: Can Monarchs Avoid Extinction?" YouTube. February 15, 2024.
    PBS Terra. "Pssst: Ladybugs Have a Killer Secret." YouTube. December 18, 2023.
    PBS Terra. "Why Bumble Bees Are the Fuzzy Heroes We Need." YouTube. April 8, 2024.
    Shepherd, Matthew, and Laura Rost. "No Mow May: An Easy Start for a Nature-Friendly Yard (But Not the Finish Line)." Xerces Society. May 2, 2025.
    Texas Parks and Wildlife. "How to Attract Fireflies to Your Yard." YouTube. October 3, 2024.
    Winston-Salem Journal. "WATCH NOW: Are fireflies endangered in any way?" YouTube. June 30, 2022.
    WOAY. "The invasive Spotted Lantern flies species returns to 17 states." YouTube. April 14, 2025.

Mollusks
    Arizona Game And Fish. "Native Snails in Arizona." YouTube. April 19, 2023.
    Great Lakes Now. "Invaders on the Menu | Great Lakes Now." YouTube. December 8, 2020.
    KXAN. "Texas lake eradicates Zebra mussels; here's how they did it." YouTube. April 19, 2022.
    Maine Public. "Maine town tries to renew clam fishery, wiped out by green crabs fueled by climate change." YouTube. December 15, 2022.
    Nature on PBS. "How oyster beds can rebuild New York harbor | WILD HOPE." YouTube. July 31, 2023.
    U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. "Jewels of the Forest: Dr. Mike Hadfield on the reintroduction of Oahu tree snails." YouTube. July 2, 2024.

Plants
    Agriculture and Natural Resources. "Burning Bush Invasive Species." YouTube. January 27, 2020.
    Denver Water. "Why I took out my grass and planted a Xeriscape garden." YouTube. May 25, 2022.
    Great Lakes Now. "Are the ash trees doomed? | Great Lakes Now." YouTube. March 3, 2025.
    KGW News. "Volunteers remove invasive English ivy from parks, natural areas across Portland." YouTube. October 6, 2022.
    KPIX | CBS NEWS BAY AREA. "Save The Redwoods Celebrates 100 Years Of Environmental Conservation." YouTube. October 23, 2018.
    National Geographic. "Plant a Pollinator Garden | National Geographic." YouTube. March 16, 2021.
    PBS Terra. "Saving the Endangered Goldenrod | Overview." YouTube. December 4, 2020.
    Prairie Yard & Garden on Pioneer PBS. "Plant Conservation | Ask the Arboretum Experts." YouTube. April 24, 2023.
    SciShow. "Kudzu: So Bad It Even Makes the Air Worse!" YouTube. March 21, 2023.
    SmithsonianSERC. "Ecosystems on the Edge: Earthworm Invaders." YouTube. July 1, 2013.
    Texas Parks and Wildlife. "Conservation Wrangler: Grassland Restoration Incentive Program." YouTube. February 6, 2022.

Reptiles
    Nature on PBS. "Are Reptiles the New Face of American Conservation? | WILD HOPE." YouTube. November 13, 2023.
    Nature on PBS. "Giant Pythons Have Overrun Florida. Here’s Why." YouTube. August 8, 2023.
    Nature on PBS. "Uncovering the Secrets of Leatherback Sea Turtles | WILD HOPE." YouTube. November 27, 2023.
    Oregon Zoo. "Western Pond Turtle Conservation." YouTube. February 28, 2012.

Small mammals
    CBS Mornings. "Scientists use beavers to create drought and fire-resistant landscapes." YouTube. August 31, 2022.
    PA Game Commission. "Race to Save Pennsylvania Bats." YouTube. May 20, 2014.
    PBS NewsHour. "WATCH: Rats are on the rise. Here’s what cities are doing about it." YouTube. September 11, 2023.
    PBS Terra. "How NYC Became a Rat Kingdom 🐀." YouTube. September 15, 2023.

Water
    CBS Evening News. "American streams and rivers being choked by sewage, especially in poor communities." YouTube. April 15, 2025.
    KSL News Utah. "Lehi man ordered to rip out his new xeriscape landscaping by his HOA." YouTube. May 27, 2022.
    National Geographic. "How to Conserve Water | National Geographic." YouTube. July 30, 2020.
    National Geographic. "How We Can Keep Plastics Out of Our Ocean | National Geographic." YouTube. September 16, 2016.
    The Nature Conservancy. "How Nature Makes Clean Water." YouTube. September 26, 2012.
    PBS Terra. "Floods are increasing WAY faster than we expected." YouTube. April 30, 2024.
    PBS Terra. "Our Water Crisis Is WAY WORSE than You Think...Here's Why." YouTube. February 12, 2025.

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