AMAZING OPPORTUNITY TO VOLUNTEER ON A WILDLIFE PROJECT IN THE PERUVIAN AMAZON
Do you care about the planet? Love rainforests? Have enthusiasm for surveying wildlife? Then dont miss the opportunity to develop surveying and identification skills in the field of neo-tropical ecology! This could be a once in a lifetime opportunity to train with experts in tropical ecology to make a real contribution towards conservation in the rainforests of Peru! You will be trained in surveying techniques and species identification skills. Dates for 2009 6th July to 14th Aug - FULL for mammal & bird team, 2 places for herp team. 13th Aug to 20th Sept 5th Oct to 13th Nov 12th Nov to 20th Dec Fauna Forever Tambopata is a long-term wildlife and ecotourism monitoring project based in and around the Tambopata National Reserve and Bahuaja Sonene National Park in the Amazon rainforest of south-eastern Peru. This region lies on the eastern edge of the Tropical Andes biodiversity hotspot, the richest and most diverse area on Earth. The Project is offering places to volunteers to help carry out wildlife monitoring. No previous research experience is required - all you need is a passion for conservation! You will be expected to make a contribution to costs associated with training, local travel, food and accommodation. The research sites are located in some of the worlds most biodiverse rainforests, including prize-winning ecolodges run by Rainforest Expeditions (www.perunature.com) and the two oldest ecolodges and research stations in the Peruvian Amazon: the Explorers Inn (www.explorersinn.com) and Reserva Amazonica (www.reserva-amazonica.info). TO APPLY: Please download an Application Form from the Project website and email it with your CV (no more than 2 pages) to m...@faunaforevertambopata.org. For more information please see the Project website: www.faunaforevertambopata.org Fauna Forever Tambopata Fauna Forever Tambopata is affiliated to TReeS-Peru, PO Box 28, Puerto Maldonado ,Madre de Dios, Peru TReeS-Peru is a Peruvian not-for-profit organisation affiliated to TReeS, PO Box 33153, London NW3 4DR, UK TReeS is a UK Charity No. 298054. Web: www.faunaforevertambopata.org | E-mail: m...@faunaforevertambopata.org
