The Orangutan Tropical Peatland Project requires volunteers to help
collect data during our 2012 research and conservation expeditions in
the Sabangau rainforest in southern Borneo, Indonesia.
The Orangutan Tropical Peatland Project (OuTrop) is an independent
research and conservation group affiliated to the Indonesian
University of Palangka Raya, and British universities of Oxford,
Leicester and Exeter. We carry out scientific research on many
aspects of orangutan and gibbon ecology, including their
distribution, density, behaviour and responses to disturbance; and on
tropical peat-swamp forest biodiversity, productivity, regeneration
and restoration ecology. We use these data to monitor the health of
the forest and ape populations, and to formulate conservation strategies.
Our expeditions are small, rigorous and fully participative.
Volunteers typically join us for seven weeks, during which time they
gain first-hand experience of a tropical forest environment, working
alongside enthusiastic Indonesian researchers and receiving practical
training in field survey skills and project planning. Each year we
offer a limited number of students the opportunity to carry out their
own research projects for their BSc or MSc dissertations. Many of our
previous volunteers have returned as long-term research assistants
and/or gone on to careers or further research in biodiversity conservation.
More information on the project and how to volunteer can be found on
our website <http://www.outrop.com/>http://www.outrop.com, or e-mail
<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]. Regular updates on our work
in the field can also be found on our project blog
<http://www.outrop.blogspot.com/>http://www.outrop.blogspot.com.
We are also accepting applications for four positions: biodiversity
intern, project manager, communications manager, and primate
scientist. For more details, see the above website.
