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Establishing baseline data for the conservation of the Critically Endangered Isabela oriole, Philippines
The Isabela oriole, (Oriolus isabellae), is one of the least known Philippine bird species. Endemic to Luzon, it is Critically Endangered and probably survives in the last remaining lowland forests...View Project
Improving hand raising techniques of one of the top 25 turtles on death row
The overall goal of the internship is to develop and test an upgrade strategy to improve the hand raising techniques of Dermatemys mawii in the Maya Forest. WCS will take...View Project
Pirarucu management in Lower Jurua Extractive Reserve, Central-West Brazilian Amazon
The largest Amazon fish, pirarucu (Arapaima gigas), has been largely overexploited. In the past decade, conservation strategies have shifted from government control to pirarucu management empowering local communities. However, the...View Project
Changing attitudes of youth in Amur tiger habitat, Russia
The Amur tiger is listed as Endangered and is on Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). The primary threats...View Project
Local empowerment programme for Africa
The first set of goals is for the intern to acquire the requisite skills and knowledge critical to be well positioned to take a lead role in developing the capacities...View Project
Conservation of the grey-breasted parakeet, Brazil
The grey-breasted parakeet (Pyrrhura griseipectus) is the most endangered parakeet in the Americas, considered Critically Endangered by IUCN. Less than 250 individuals exist in the wild. The grey-breasted parakeet used...View Project
Study of predation and anthropogenic threats to loggerhead and Nile softshelled turtles in Turkey
Dalyan Turkey is one of the very few places where the Nile and loggerhead turtles can both be found nesting. Studies have been conducted on loggerheads all over the world...View Project
Strengthening conservation capacity for the future BirdLife partner in Vietnam
The overall goal of this internship is to build technical conservation capacity for BirdLife as well as for conservation on the ground in Vietnam. In the one year internship, the...View Project
The Cuban plant conservation initiative
Cuba supports the greatest plant diversity of the Caribbean Biodiversity Hotspots. The Cuban Plant Conservation Initiative aims at the conservation and sustainable management of Cuban plants. To achieve this goal...View Project
Policy and markets internship: towards a greener and more sustainable economy
The intern is to support the overall Conservation South Africa (CSA) vision of supporting South Africa's movement towards a greener economy through conservation, restoration and sustainable use of healthy ecosystems....View Project
Conserving threatened Polylepis forests to maintain ecosystem services in Bolivia
Polylepis forests are threatened high Andean ecosystems that provide important ecosystem services. We aim to raise public awareness of the importance of Polylepis forests for water catchment and climate change....View Project
Conserving wild goats in the Peramagroon and Barzan mountain
Wild goats (Capran aegagrus) in Iraq are under strong conservation pressure due to hunting and habitat loss. This project aims to protect the wild population of wild goats and their...View Project
Conserving the Critically Endangered Darevsky’s viper in Lake Arpi National Park, Armenia
The Darevsky's viper is an endemic Armenian snake classified as Critically Endangered by the IUCN Red List and the Red Data Book of Armenia. This project aims to continue our...View Project
Supporting terrestrial and aquatic management approaches to conservation and community development on Ometepe Island, Nicaragua
The overall objective is to provide a future conservation leader with on-the-job training and exposure to the day-to- day workings of a conservation NGO. The specific internship objective is to...View Project
Conservation of Christmas Island frigatebird in West Java, Indonesia
The Critically Endangered Christmas Island frigatebird breeds only on Christmas Island. However, 10-20% of the world population is regularly present in the Sunda Straits and Jakarta Bay, Indonesia. Both sites...View Project
Supporting gazelle conservation through the Rare Pride Campaign in Mongolia’s Eastern Steppe
The WCS Eastern Steppe internship will provide the intern with broad exposure to the challenges and opportunities associated with conserving the world’s largest intact temperate grassland, Mongolia’s Eastern Steppe. The...View Project
Conservation of endemic titi monkeys through strategic outreach in Bolivia
The Bolivian endemic titi monkeys (Callicebus olallae and C. modestus) are Endangered (IUCN, 2010) and have an extremely restricted distributional range in fragmented forests in Southwestern Beni Department. Both species...View Project
Meet the last population of the Marquesan kingfisher in French Polynesia
The Marquesan kingfisher (Todiramphus godeffroyi) became a Critically Endangered species on the IUCN red list in 2009 because one of the two populations of this species was declared extinct in...View Project
Conservation of threatened fish species of the Mekong Ramsar Site, Cambodia
The Mekong River has long been known for its importance as a source of biodiversity and as the primary livelihood (e.g. fishing) for many Cambodians. Natural resources have declined dramatically...View Project
Bringing the wild into the classroom: online conservation for Chilean teachers
The specific objectives of the intern are to: (1) receive formal training in environmental education and biological conservation; (2) learn about WCS’ conservation vision in Chile and how WCS works...View Project
