Showing posts with label travel abroad. Show all posts
Showing posts with label travel abroad. Show all posts
Monday, February 12, 2024
Monday, February 6, 2023
Primate Behavior and Conservation Field Course in Uganda
The Semliki Chimpanzee Project is now accepting applications for its Primate Behavior and Conservation field course in Uganda. The course dates are June 12-26, 2023. Students can participate on a credit or non-credit basis.
Students will gain an in-depth understanding of Uganda culture, geography and wildlife. They will attend lectures on Ugandan conservation and wildlife by a guest lecturer from the Uganda Wildlife Authority (the national parks oversight organization); they will learn about the Ugandan independence and Kampala city history; they will visit the Entebbe Zoo where they will see a wide variety of Ugandan wildlife; they will live in tents in Semliki surrounded by wildlife including warthogs, kob, bushbuck, baboons, chimpanzees, redtail monkeys and forest elephants; at dusk they will be serenaded by black and white colobus (among the loudest animals on the planet) and during the night they will hear bushbabies and owls; they may see a nocturnal potto in the tamarind tree near the toilets; they will visit the famed Queen Elizabeth National Park where they will see wildlife such as millions of Uganda kob as well as elephants, hippos, crocodiles, banded mongoose, vervets, baboons and possibly lions; they will visit local markets in Ntoroko, Karagutu and Fort Portal; at Lake Albert they will see the famous and rare shoebill stork; they will look out over the famed Rift Valley, a mile below them, from the top of the rift escarpment; they will visit a tea plantation and see the harvesting and drying of the famous Ugandan tea (and receive a free sample); they will visit a smallholder family farm to see how self-sustaining families manage to produce their own vegetables, protein and natural products on a family-owned plot of land; they will trek gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. They will be immersed in Ugandan culture, nature and animals and guided by Ugandans and instructors with decades of experience in Uganda and all of Africa.
For more information and to apply, visit The Semliki Chimpanzee Project Field School (wordpress.com).
If you have any questions, please contact us at kdingess@semlikichimpanzee.org.
Wednesday, October 12, 2022
Sustainability trip to Costa Rica
Sustainable Action Costa Rica
January 5-13, 2023
Costa Rica has achieved renown for its environmental policy and is often in the spotlight for its efforts towards carbon neutrality and conservation. The award-winning Sustainable Action Costa Rica program goes behind the curtain to explore this phenomenon in depth with 8 days of NGO visits, adventures, and guided discussions. The program takes travelers through Alajuela, Puerto Viejo, and Bri Bri. You'll visit nature and wildlife conservation projects, an indigenous community working to preserve their heritage and agriculture, and numerous outdoor highlights including waterfalls, beaches, and more!
Applications accepted until capacity is reached
For more information visit: https://www.interexchange.org/sustainable-action-costa-rica
Sunday, September 25, 2022
Student field experiences in South Africa
Dr. Mark Brown is a conservation biology research associate at the School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal. He has an active research profile covering a range of topics, but focusing mostly on marine sciences, ornithology, and anthropogenic impact research.
Together with his colleague Elton du Plooy, they have put together some exciting short-term fieldwork opportunities for International undergraduate and recent graduate students to gain valuable field experience in the conservation field in the Western Cape region of South Africa and around Kruger National Park. These opportunities are based on their combined experience working in research and conservation, and their passion for providing experiential opportunities for early career researchers to gain hands-on practical experience and to better understand the range of career opportunities available in the conservation arena. Building on the success of their sister company, Live4Now, with a track record of veterinary science excursions for visiting students of over a decade, Discover Eden is well placed to see your students’ expectations fulfilled. Their courses in 2022 have gone exceptionally well, with students from several universities in the States, Europe and Australia participating and giving good feedback to us.
They would love to provide these opportunities to students. They offer a two-week marine biology field course, a three-week ecology course and a three-week Big 5 experience. For more information about who they are and what they do, please see the PDF’s below, or visit https://discovereden.co.za.
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
EOP-Potential SPAM DANTA Tropical Biology and Conservation Field Courses in Costa Rica
Danta is pleased to announce their summer 2022 field courses in tropical biology. Their courses are intended for undergraduates or early graduate level students who have a keen interest in tropical ecosystems and conservation, but have little or no experience of working in a tropical environment. Participants may enroll on either a credit or non-credit basis.
As much of their advertising is done by word-of-mouth, we encourage you to spread the word by forwarding this information to students or friends who may be interested in their programs.For more information, please visit their website at www.DANTA.info [danta.info] and/or email conservation@danta.email. For an alumni perspective on our programs, please see their blog DANTAisms - http://dantablog.wordpress.com/ [dantablog.wordpress.com].Methods in Primate Behavior and ConservationDate: July 3-18, 2022Program Fee: $2600Application deadline: May 15, 2022
Course Description: DANTA Tropical Biology and Conservation Field Courses 2021/2022 [dantablog.org]Wildlife Conservation and SustainabilityDates: June 13 - 28, 2022Program fee: $2600Application deadline: May 15, 2022Course Description: DANTA Tropical Biology and Conservation Field Courses 2021/2022 [dantablog.org]
Field ExcursionAll courses include a visit to a wildlife rehabilitation center, sustainable chocolate plantation and dolphin and snorkeling trip of the Golfo Dulce. We will stay overnight on the Boruca Indigenous Reserve where we will learn about the community and their traditional lifeways, and help with needed projects. Every effort is made to implement eco-friendly and socially responsible practices into our day-to-day operations, field courses and overall mission.
Wednesday, November 17, 2021
RSVP Today | The GREEN Program: Fall 2021 Virtual Info Session
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Monday, November 8, 2021
You're Invited | The GREEN Program: Fall 2021 Virtual Info Session
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