Many graduates of biodiversity do some form of research. They can work in an academic environment, teaching ecology, evolution, or biodiversity, while at the same time doing research in areas such as the effects of pollution or ecosystem rehabilitation. They can also use their degree(s) to teach biology at the secondary level (with an additional education degree).
Government organizations using biodiversity graduates include Natural Resources Canada, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Centre for Remote Sensing, and Transport Canada. There they work on determining populations at risk and come up with strategies to mitigate loss of diversity. They can also work as conservation officers, environmental monitoring officers, or pollution monitoring officers.
Biodiversity graduates can also work in private industry, working as environmental consultants, sustainable resource management and conservation, environmental assessment, wildlife researchers, or in data analysis. Graduates can also work as genetic counselors, in science journalism, or as science textbook writers.
A degree in biodiversity can be used for further studies in law, public policy, animal care, or medicine.
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