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Designing marine protected area networks in Bua Province, Fiji, using decision support software
This internship will provide technical mapping and analytical support to the WCS Fiji Program, with the goal of establishing resilient marine protected area networks across the four currently unmanaged districts...View Project
Participatory conservation of the Critically Endangered brown-headed spider monkey, Ecuador
The brown-headed spider monkey (Ateles fusciceps fusciceps) is one of the 25 most endangered primates globally. Habitat loss and fragmentation along with hunting have caused a severe reduction in population...View Project
Community-based conservation in Important Bird Areas with a focus on the Khurkh-Khuiten Wetlands
The overall goal is to expose the intern to the full range of stages in a conservation project from the collection of biological data to the development, implementation and evaluation...View Project
Conserving Bolivia’s Quirusillas Reserve: a key area for the Alder Amazon
The Alder Amazon, also known as the Tucuman parrot, is Vulnerable to extinction. Numbers are rapidly declining due to the illegal pet trade and habitat destruction, especially in the Quirusillas...View Project
Saving the Endangered giant West African squeaker frog in Ghana
The Endangered giant West African squeaker frog (Arthroleptis krokosua) is in immediate danger of extinction as only 12 individuals are known to exist, all within logging concessions in western Ghana’s...View Project
Incorporation of perceptions and attitudes of rural people into conservation planning in Patagonia
For the intern, the overall goal is to learn about working with local people and incorporating their perceptions and attitudes into strategic conservation planning. For the host institution, the overall...View Project
Conservation of the Critically Endangered Togo slippery frog
The Togo slippery frog (Conraua derooi) is an evolutionary distinct and Critically Endangered frog known to occur in only two isolated sites: The Atewa mountains and the Togo-Volta Hills. Previous...View Project
Conserving Endangered frog species in Somuncura Plateau, Patagonia, Argentina
The Somuncura plateau is home to two highly threatened species, the Somuncura frog and the Valcheta frog. Currently no conservation efforts are being conducted to protect these frogs and information...View Project
Integrative conservation of the Terras Salgadas, Cape Verde
Terras Salgadas is the largest protected area on the island of Maio and the pressure put on this tranquil reserve has accelerated recently. We aim to raise awareness of locals...View Project
Saving Nigeria’s last elephants: Supporting the conservation of Yankari Game Reserve
The overall goal of the internship is to provide hands on training for a Nigerian to help conserve Nigeria’s remaining wildlife. At the same time the internship is expected to...View Project
Initiating conservation of new hog deer population, Myanmar
We aim to conserve hog deer (Axis porcinus) around Indawgyi lake, the third largest freshwater lake in South East Asia. Grasslands on the lake’s eastern shore are home to a...View Project
Migration corridor and habitat survey in Xia’erxili, China
The wire fence along the international boundary between China and Kazakhstan is blocking the migration of saiga antelope and other mammals. We aim to raise conservation awareness of the local...View Project
Scaling-up mitigation of human-crane conflict in Driefontein Grasslands, Zimbabwe
The globally threatened wattled crane (Bugeranus carunculatus) and grey crowned crane (Balearica regulorum) have been reported to damage maize crops in Driefontein Grasslands resulting in conflict with subsistence farmers. Snaring...View Project
Preventing river pollution in the rural mountains of Southwest China
The intern will assist the fresh water conservation program on rural waste water treatment, artificial wetland construction, design and installation of a bio-gas digester and rain water treatment system.
Assessing the conservation status and economic importance of Kenya’s Marlin fisheries
Worldwide, populations of threatened blue and black marlin are declining due to unsustainable fisheries and diminutive determination to conserve them. In Kenya, information about these species is poorly understood resulting...View Project
Conservation of green peafowl in the proposed A Yun Pa Nature Reserve, Vietnam
The green peafowl is the galliform species at most immediate risk in Indochina. The species has dramatically declined, or even disappeared, in most of its historical range in recent decades....View Project
An examination of an ecosystem-based adaptation approach to managing natural tropical eco-systems in Guyana
The main goal of the internship will be to examine the benefits and opportunities of ecosystem based adaptation (EbA) and produce technical and policy recommendations for the inclusion of EbA...View Project
Action for primate conservation in Korup National Park, Cameroon
Illegal wildlife hunting for bushmeat is a serious threat to Korup National Park, one of Africa’s oldest and most biodiverse rainforests and home to a rich primate community of 14...View Project
Review and analysis of ecosystem services provided by reptiles, amphibians, and birds in the neotropics.
The overall goal of the internship is to generate a theoretical framework through a literature review of studies of ecosystem services provided by amphibians, reptiles, and birds in the Neotropics....View Project
Conserving Bañados del Quirquincho: a key area for threatened species in Argentina
The Bañados del Quirquincho is one of the few wetlands in the Dry Chaco of Argentina and an Important Bird Area. It harbors many threatened species such as Chacoan peccary...View Project