Stephanie Manka, Ph.D. (formerly Schutler)
@fancyscientist.bsky.social
Wildlife biologist 🐘 Career Mentor👩🎓 Communicator 👥 | Showing animal lovers how to get their dream job✨ | Connecting people with nature for conservation 🌿 and community 🏙️
LinkedIn is for business, right? Wrong! LinkedIn can do wonders for your wildlife career🐾💚. On Fancy Scientist podcast 142, Patrick Raney, Ph.D. AKA the "LinkedIn Guy" explains how you can use this platform for conservation & wildlife work.
Full episode here: stephanieschuttler.com/142-patrick-...
Full episode here: stephanieschuttler.com/142-patrick-...
November 21, 2025 at 2:52 AM
LinkedIn is for business, right? Wrong! LinkedIn can do wonders for your wildlife career🐾💚. On Fancy Scientist podcast 142, Patrick Raney, Ph.D. AKA the "LinkedIn Guy" explains how you can use this platform for conservation & wildlife work.
Full episode here: stephanieschuttler.com/142-patrick-...
Full episode here: stephanieschuttler.com/142-patrick-...
"What if I told you that there were like DOZENS of engineering firms right here in Syracuse that are looking for people with your skill sets?" I had to have Patrick Raney on the podcast to tell me more about this.
stephanieschuttler.com/142-patrick-...
stephanieschuttler.com/142-patrick-...
November 12, 2025 at 3:02 AM
"What if I told you that there were like DOZENS of engineering firms right here in Syracuse that are looking for people with your skill sets?" I had to have Patrick Raney on the podcast to tell me more about this.
stephanieschuttler.com/142-patrick-...
stephanieschuttler.com/142-patrick-...
When you join the Wildlife Biology for Kids Club, you’ll get the downloadable worksheets, step-by-step instructions, as well as a leaf scavenger hunt to find all of the colors in the canopy. Here’s a sneak peek! Join me in making a difference for our wildlife!
stephanieschuttler.com/wildlife-bio...
stephanieschuttler.com/wildlife-bio...
November 2, 2025 at 11:27 PM
When you join the Wildlife Biology for Kids Club, you’ll get the downloadable worksheets, step-by-step instructions, as well as a leaf scavenger hunt to find all of the colors in the canopy. Here’s a sneak peek! Join me in making a difference for our wildlife!
stephanieschuttler.com/wildlife-bio...
stephanieschuttler.com/wildlife-bio...
You know you’re not like most girls when you find a bug in your house and your first thought is “what kind?” And then proceed to take a photo of it for community science.
October 8, 2025 at 3:24 PM
You know you’re not like most girls when you find a bug in your house and your first thought is “what kind?” And then proceed to take a photo of it for community science.
Should you skip wildlife careers since they don’t pay well? 🤔
What do you think? Here's my response.
For more, make sure to enroll in the Becoming a Wildlife Professional FREE training that starts next week!
stephanieschuttler.com/3-pillars-to...
What do you think? Here's my response.
For more, make sure to enroll in the Becoming a Wildlife Professional FREE training that starts next week!
stephanieschuttler.com/3-pillars-to...
October 2, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Should you skip wildlife careers since they don’t pay well? 🤔
What do you think? Here's my response.
For more, make sure to enroll in the Becoming a Wildlife Professional FREE training that starts next week!
stephanieschuttler.com/3-pillars-to...
What do you think? Here's my response.
For more, make sure to enroll in the Becoming a Wildlife Professional FREE training that starts next week!
stephanieschuttler.com/3-pillars-to...
We lost a true hero today. Jane Goodall showed the world that women could be scientists, especially wildlife biologists. She changed the game - demonstrated that animals weren't just numbers without compromising scientific integrity.
October 1, 2025 at 6:54 PM
We lost a true hero today. Jane Goodall showed the world that women could be scientists, especially wildlife biologists. She changed the game - demonstrated that animals weren't just numbers without compromising scientific integrity.
Can we normalize how cute snakes are today?
(If you live where there are venomous snakes and need advice, I have lots. I’ve lived alongside venomous snakes for years and worked in areas where some of the deadliest ones live.)
(If you live where there are venomous snakes and need advice, I have lots. I’ve lived alongside venomous snakes for years and worked in areas where some of the deadliest ones live.)
September 24, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Can we normalize how cute snakes are today?
(If you live where there are venomous snakes and need advice, I have lots. I’ve lived alongside venomous snakes for years and worked in areas where some of the deadliest ones live.)
(If you live where there are venomous snakes and need advice, I have lots. I’ve lived alongside venomous snakes for years and worked in areas where some of the deadliest ones live.)
I just made some new activities for the Wildlife Biology for Kids Club and I am so excited about them! Here's a sneak peek 👀. Come join us officially for the fun. I'm doing 2 week free trials now! 🌱🦊🐝🦋🐞🐍
stephanieschuttler.podia.com/membership/1...
stephanieschuttler.podia.com/membership/1...
September 21, 2025 at 4:13 PM
I just made some new activities for the Wildlife Biology for Kids Club and I am so excited about them! Here's a sneak peek 👀. Come join us officially for the fun. I'm doing 2 week free trials now! 🌱🦊🐝🦋🐞🐍
stephanieschuttler.podia.com/membership/1...
stephanieschuttler.podia.com/membership/1...
Let’s normalize how cute bugs are 💚
September 21, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Let’s normalize how cute bugs are 💚
I recently engaged in discussion about how BlueSky isn't the place to reach people for scicomm because it's an echo chamber, but there just aren't that many people either. Doesn't even show up on this Pew Research poll of political influence on social media.
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www.messageboxnews.com/p/does-maga-...
September 18, 2025 at 12:35 PM
I recently engaged in discussion about how BlueSky isn't the place to reach people for scicomm because it's an echo chamber, but there just aren't that many people either. Doesn't even show up on this Pew Research poll of political influence on social media.
www.messageboxnews.com/p/does-maga-...
www.messageboxnews.com/p/does-maga-...
Migration is the perfect time to get curious about birds 🦆🐦⬛🦅. Start seeing how many new species you can find with my tips to get started. I’m looking for 8 parents or caretakers 👩👩👧👦 to continue their curiosity journey to get kids outside 🌳🦋🌞, learn science, and connect to nature 🌍💚. Who’s in? 🙋♀️🙋♂️
September 16, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Migration is the perfect time to get curious about birds 🦆🐦⬛🦅. Start seeing how many new species you can find with my tips to get started. I’m looking for 8 parents or caretakers 👩👩👧👦 to continue their curiosity journey to get kids outside 🌳🦋🌞, learn science, and connect to nature 🌍💚. Who’s in? 🙋♀️🙋♂️
Migration season is here again! 🦆🐦⬛🍂 Here are some of my fav tips for spotting new species of birds 🐦🔭. I'm looking for 8 more parents or caretakers 👩👩👧👦 ready to join me in activities to get kids outside 🌳🦋🌞, learning science, and getting connected to nature 🌍💚. Who's in? 🙋♀️🙋
September 14, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Migration season is here again! 🦆🐦⬛🍂 Here are some of my fav tips for spotting new species of birds 🐦🔭. I'm looking for 8 more parents or caretakers 👩👩👧👦 ready to join me in activities to get kids outside 🌳🦋🌞, learning science, and getting connected to nature 🌍💚. Who's in? 🙋♀️🙋
I'm looking for 10 parents or caretakers inspired and ready to get their kids outside more - for as little as a few minutes a day or even a week! 🌱🦊🐝🦋🐞🐍
Drop your fav nature emoji to get your FREE trial today.
Drop your fav nature emoji to get your FREE trial today.
September 10, 2025 at 12:40 PM
I'm looking for 10 parents or caretakers inspired and ready to get their kids outside more - for as little as a few minutes a day or even a week! 🌱🦊🐝🦋🐞🐍
Drop your fav nature emoji to get your FREE trial today.
Drop your fav nature emoji to get your FREE trial today.
Check out this guy! One of the coolest insects I’ve ever seen. Waiting on an @inaturalist.bsky.social ID…anyone know what it is?
September 7, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Check out this guy! One of the coolest insects I’ve ever seen. Waiting on an @inaturalist.bsky.social ID…anyone know what it is?
I think I saw one the other day!
September 6, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I think I saw one the other day!
Your daily reminder....nature is all around you! 🌱🦌🌼🐿🦋🐌🪲🦎
September 1, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Your daily reminder....nature is all around you! 🌱🦌🌼🐿🦋🐌🪲🦎
Get ready to be inspired. I sat down with my former student @pantheracamilla.bsky.social on the Fancy Scientist podcast to go over the exact process she used to win the prestigious NSF GRFP grant.
stephanieschuttler.com/135-camilla-...
stephanieschuttler.com/135-camilla-...
September 1, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Get ready to be inspired. I sat down with my former student @pantheracamilla.bsky.social on the Fancy Scientist podcast to go over the exact process she used to win the prestigious NSF GRFP grant.
stephanieschuttler.com/135-camilla-...
stephanieschuttler.com/135-camilla-...
This is the approach I used to get a 33% interview rate for wildlife job applications. That is, for every 3 jobs I applied to, I got an interview for at least one of them.
August 25, 2025 at 12:17 PM
This is the approach I used to get a 33% interview rate for wildlife job applications. That is, for every 3 jobs I applied to, I got an interview for at least one of them.
Learn exactly how my former student won the prestigious NSF GRFP grant to fully fund herself for graduate school in the latest Fancy Scientist Podcast.
This episode is HIGHLY relevant if you want to go into wildlife careers, but the lessons apply to ANY goal
stephanieschuttler.com/135-camilla-...
This episode is HIGHLY relevant if you want to go into wildlife careers, but the lessons apply to ANY goal
stephanieschuttler.com/135-camilla-...
August 23, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Learn exactly how my former student won the prestigious NSF GRFP grant to fully fund herself for graduate school in the latest Fancy Scientist Podcast.
This episode is HIGHLY relevant if you want to go into wildlife careers, but the lessons apply to ANY goal
stephanieschuttler.com/135-camilla-...
This episode is HIGHLY relevant if you want to go into wildlife careers, but the lessons apply to ANY goal
stephanieschuttler.com/135-camilla-...
This critical tip for helping me overcome depression is still the hardest one for me. For more on how I got off of anti-depressants after being on them for nearly 20 years, check out Fancy Scientist podcast # 133: Maximizing Mental Health in Wildlife Work.
stephanieschuttler.com/133-mental-h...
stephanieschuttler.com/133-mental-h...
August 20, 2025 at 2:30 AM
This critical tip for helping me overcome depression is still the hardest one for me. For more on how I got off of anti-depressants after being on them for nearly 20 years, check out Fancy Scientist podcast # 133: Maximizing Mental Health in Wildlife Work.
stephanieschuttler.com/133-mental-h...
stephanieschuttler.com/133-mental-h...
I set up a moth cloth for nearly a week but probably the coolest moth I saw was the one in my house last night 😂
August 19, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I set up a moth cloth for nearly a week but probably the coolest moth I saw was the one in my house last night 😂
You’re just not looking hard enough! Wildlife is EVERYWHERE! Happy to see new-to-me species on this trip to Brazil 🇧🇷🐦🐢
August 16, 2025 at 8:26 PM
You’re just not looking hard enough! Wildlife is EVERYWHERE! Happy to see new-to-me species on this trip to Brazil 🇧🇷🐦🐢
Market day in Porto Alegre, Brazil 🇧🇷
August 15, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Market day in Porto Alegre, Brazil 🇧🇷
When dealing with depression, aiming for the 'next best feeling' can be a transformative step towards joy. In the latest episode of the Fancy Scientist podcast, I talk about how I used the emotional ladder to gain my power back.
stephanieschuttler.com/133-mental-h...
stephanieschuttler.com/133-mental-h...
August 15, 2025 at 2:32 AM
When dealing with depression, aiming for the 'next best feeling' can be a transformative step towards joy. In the latest episode of the Fancy Scientist podcast, I talk about how I used the emotional ladder to gain my power back.
stephanieschuttler.com/133-mental-h...
stephanieschuttler.com/133-mental-h...
I thought my depression & anxiety were because I had a chemical imbalance, but I realized I didn't know how to talk to, and ultimately love myself. For my full story of going off antidepressants after ~20 years, listen to Fancy Scientist podcast #133.
stephanieschuttler.com/133-mental-h...
stephanieschuttler.com/133-mental-h...
August 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I thought my depression & anxiety were because I had a chemical imbalance, but I realized I didn't know how to talk to, and ultimately love myself. For my full story of going off antidepressants after ~20 years, listen to Fancy Scientist podcast #133.
stephanieschuttler.com/133-mental-h...
stephanieschuttler.com/133-mental-h...