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01/28/2026 | Press release | Archived content
Community conservation
Community conservation
Article by Katie Peikes Photos courtesy of Brian Griffiths and by Dylan Francis, Elizabeth Benson and Wilfredo Martinez | Photo illustration by Katie Young January 28, 2026
UD alumnus Brian Griffiths supports Indigenous Peruvian Amazon community goals
As a University of Delaware undergraduate student, Brian Griffiths, a UD Class of 2016 plant science and environmental engineering double major, felt a spark for a latent passion in the Amazon.
He participated in a research expedition focused on connecting humans with the natural world, where he learned from Indigenous communities who hunt and fish for their food while managing their natural resources to sustain animal populations rather than drain resources.
"For the first time," Griffiths said, "I got to see what conservation was."
The trip was so eye-opening that Griffiths kept going back. It inspired his human ecology career - incorporating a love for the natural world, problem-solving skills and a burgeoning interest in wildlife conservation.
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