[Closed] Talk me out of mastering in Ecology

I know there are a few ecologist types on here.

Medical Sciences (BmedSci) grad here. So the government announced funding this year for masters courses and I've been thinking recently, do I really want to piss my life up the wall inside a white lab room, surrounded by whirring instruments whilst slowly being turned into a ghoul by the bright white fluorescent lighting. Everythings white, my lab coats white, the the floor is white, the sodding ceiling is white and some of my colleagues look like Zombies.

I love science - but on the whole it has dawned on me that the happiest I have been in relation to biology, is simply when I've been out in rain forest. I also enjoy and am pretty handy with statistics (a while back I passed a short course with a decent mark that covered proofs in regards to topics ranging from probability theory to Bayesian stats). I dream about being outside on my bike most of the time when I'm in the labs and I'm also considering at some point in my life, gaining some outdoor qualifications - eg ML Summer, Winter and maybe even one day...my MIA.

I'm thinking that I should have become an ecologist. Are there many jobs going, is this lunacy? I figure that if I can combine the masters with a solid grounding in stats, then it shouldn't be too much of a waste of time - even if I don't end up in the field.

Ideas?