"My work is about saving animals from extinction, and so many other scientists are also trying to save the planet so we can survive,” wildlife biologist Rae Wynn-Grant (pictured above with a newborn bear cub) told my colleagues. “We don’t have time to be caught up in stereotypes or barriers. Right now we have a bunch of people who aren’t involved because of barriers they face. That makes no sense.”



More recently, University of Georgia graduate student Sheridan Alford co-founded an event to encourage more black people to get involved in bird-watching, after a viral video showed a white woman calling the police on a black birder in New York City. “It’s really just about voices and accountability