Conservation

Conservation is an activity in Orb Vallis that involves tracking, luring, and capturing the local fauna alive, to be protected from the habitat destruction caused by Corpus activities. Equipment for conservation can be acquired from The Business.

Preparing to Hunt
Once players have enough Standing with Solaris United, players will need to purchase both the Tranq Rifle and at least one Echo-Lure from The Business in Fortuna. Both are required to complete a hunt.

Once a Tranq Rifle and Echo-Lure have been purchased, the player can equip it in the Gear menu through their Arsenal. Note that it is not necessary to equip more than one item, as all available echo-lures and the rifle will be selectable through the conservation menu once any of them has been readied.

Now properly equipped, the player can head out into the Orb Vallis to begin. With the Tranq Rifle in hand (default hold and select the rifle), the map will display a pawprint indicating where animals may be hiding. Holding an Echo-Lure will filter out the trails for the lure's specific species.

Conservation Menu
Once the player has armed themselves with a Tranq Rifle or Echo-Lure, the conservation gear menu will automatically appear on the bottom right of the screen, indicating the Tranq Rifle and currently equipped Echo-Lure. Players can change their current selection by holding the respective key (, or ), while pressing the respective key will ready that displayed item. Consequently, use of Warframe abilities (bound to the number keys) will be suppressed while equipped with a conservation item.

Capturing Fauna
After interacting with a starting trail, there are four steps involved in capturing a creature:


 * 1) The player must locate a calling point within the marked area. A trail of footprints will appear from the starting trail, leading to the calling point. The calling point can also be located and scanned through a Codex Scanner or Synthesis Scanner.
 * 2) On reaching the calling point, the player must lure out the creature using an Echo-Lure corresponding to the creature twice. On the second attempt, a "lure guide bar" appears on the pitch monitor, and following the pitch changes by aiming up or downward will ensure the target creature is attracted.
 * 3) The creature will spawn and approach the calling point, and the player should get to a vantage point out of sight and equip the Tranq Rifle to steathily capture the creature. If they see or hear the player, the quarry will attempt to flee.
 * 4) *The shot has minor travel time, so be sure to lead any moving targets.
 * 5) *The Tranq Rifle is not innately silent, so the first shot is likely to alert the quarry.
 * 6) *Be mindful of the direction of the wind, as they can carry the player's scent towards the fauna causing it to be suspicious. The direction can be checked by looking for where dust pickups, plants, or the player's own Syandana are blowing towards.
 * 7) Once the creature has been tranquilized, the player can safely approach them and call for a remote pickup. The quality of the capture depends on how startled the creature was when caught, with a "Perfect" rating if they never sensed the player.
 * 8) *The tranquilizing effects last for a short amount of time and once it wears off the creature will get up and flee.

Rewards
When a creature is caught, the player is awarded Standing and a tag for the specific variety. Tags can be brought to The Business and redeemed for Floof Orbiter decorations and an Orb Vallis Conservation Emblem.

Pobbers
"Native to the fungal forests of Venus, the Pobber is a skittish rodent possessed of an objectionable odor. Always found in groups, they flee at the slightest hint of trouble. They are a primary food source for the Virmink and Sawgaw."

Pobbers notably appear in groups of three. They also do not sniff out their pursuers, possibly due to their own repungent odor.

Sunny Pobber =


 * -|Delicate Pobber =


 * -|Subterranean Pobber =

Virminks
"Sleek and silky, the adorable appearance of the Venusian Virmink belies its aggressive demeanor. Favoring rocky landscapes Virmink packs nose the air, scenting for Pobbers - their primary food source." White-Breasted Virmink =


 * -|Dusky-Headed Virmink =


 * -|Red-Crested Virmink =

Bolarolas
"Favoring thunder, lightning and cratered-out areas Bolarolas are all about defense. Their armored plates protect them from most predators, tucking-and-rolling to make good their escape."

Bolarolas are covered in an armored plating that neutralizes tranquilizing shots. Only their underbellies are vulnerable, and they will occasionally lean back to expose this weakness. Should they sense danger they will curl up to shield themselves, and when fleeing they will roll away.

Spotted Bolarola =


 * -|Black-Banded Bolarola =


 * -|Thorny Bolarola =

Kubrodons
"The apex predator of the Venusian plains. These massively framed beasts travel in groups and mark the territory surrounding Orokin cooling towers as their own. Kubrodons are a danger best avoided."

True to its status as the apex predator, Kubrodons, should they spot their pursuers, will attempt to ram them before fleeing. Additionally, they possess a degree of resistance to most Warframe crowd-control abilities and must be shot twice with the tranq rifle to be brought down.

Despite being mentioned to travel in groups, only one Kubrodon will respond to the lure's call.

Brindle Kubrodon =


 * -|Vallis Kubrodon =


 * -|Kubrodon Incarnadine =

Gear
The Tranq Rifle and Echo-Lures can be purchased from The Business for standing. The rifle is used to nonlethally put an animal to sleep, while Echo-Lures are used to draw a specific animal out of hiding.

Tips

 * Banshee's passive ability as well as Loki's to silence weapons works on the Tranq Rifle. This is particularly useful when hunting Pobbers, as they will not be startled by your first shot, allowing all three to be caught with ease.
 * Ivara's Navigator makes capturing animals much easier, especially at a distance or if they are trying to flee.
 * Animals can be affected by immobilizing Warframe abilities such as Ivara's Sleep Arrows or Equinox's Rest, which will immediately tranquilize them as if they were hit by a Tranq Rifle. Revenant's Enthrall can also pacify animals to not be scared away, making capturing animals much easier.
 * However, Ivara's Sleep Arrows partially work on Kubrodons. They will collapse on the ground and get up after several seconds.
 * Trinity's Well Of Life can suspend the animal harmlessly off the ground.

Trivia

 * According to Biz's dialogue when Red-Crested Virmink is successfully captured, the fauna on Venus, and presumably on other planets, were originally created/engineered by the Orokin using a device called Geneforge.
 * This suggestion emphasizes superiority of Orokin technology in genetic engineering. As mentioned several times throughout the game that they can create completely obedient soldiers like Dax Soldier and something far more sinister like Infested.

Bugs

 * Often than not, footprints would be obscured by other textures, especially on uneven elevated terrains. This makes tracking more difficult.
 * Occasionally, the starting points would be spawned on shallow coolant flow, e.g. walkable canal near Harindi Crater. Footprints starting from this spot will be completely obscured by the coolant. Player must look at the minimap to see the quest area to guess the right direction and find visible footprints on dry land.
 * Occasionally, after using the echo-lure, a Kubrodon would immediately spawn at the call point. Player will instantly be detected by a Kubrodon as there is no time to prepare.