Field Experience and Research Opportunities for Students at University of Connecticut
The conservation group Operation Wallacea is currently looking for university students to assist in biodiversity assessment and conservation management projects in Indonesia, Honduras, Peru, South Africa, Mozambique and Egypt. Operation Wallacea employ university academics from the US, UK and Canada to conduct research on the population dynamics and behavioral ecology of a range of herpetofauna, bird, bat, primate, mammal, fish, and invertebrate species in remote forest and marine habitats in the tropics. The information produced from this research is then used to form a conservation management strategy for the area to obtain money from large funding organizations such as the World Bank and GEF to set up sustainable conservation management projects. These projects provide local communities with the education, training, and alternative sources of income they need to work themselves out of poverty and conserve their environment.
University students who join these projects therefore have a unique opportunity to participate in real scientific research projects and work alongside an experienced team of academics. During the expedition, students learn a range of skills relating to biodiversity monitoring techniques, conservation management, bush/jungle survival and PADI dive training. It is also possible for students to collect data for a senior or masters level thesis under the supervision or our academic team.
Dr. Kathy Slater of Operation Wallacea will be giving a presentation at 5pm on Wednesday 19 September in Torrey Life Sciences (TLS 301).
If you are interested in joining one or our expeditions or are thinking of pursuing a career in ecology, biology, oceanography, or conservation management and would like to find out more about research opportunities with Operation Wallacea then please come along to the presentation. If you can't make it to the meeting, but are interested in finding out more about our expeditions then please take a look at our website at www.opwall.com or contact the Operation Wallacea US office on 973 940 2040 and they can talk through the various projects with you.
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