Field Projects International will be offering a Vertebrate Field Biology course this winter.
DATES: December 27th 2016 - January 8th 2017. LOCATION: Los Amigos Biological Station, Southeastern Peru COURSE DESCRIPTION: During the first days at the field site course participants will learn about safety, research ethics, and how to collect and manipulate spatial data while navigating one of the most diverse tropical rainforests on the planet. The next 8 days consist of participants completing 2 of 3 specialized modules in herpetology, ornithology, or primatology taught by experts in each discipline. Modules include evening lectures and discussions of scientific articles, as well as daily activities that explore natural history, research methodologies, and ongoing conservation issues. During the last days of the course, participants learn tree climbing to access higher strata of forest and partake in excursions to a palm swamp, oxbow lake, mammal clay lick, and canopy tower. Grades and certificates of completion are based on participation, assignments, and short exams. REGISTRATION: Course size is limited, spots are filled on a rolling basis until November 18th, 2016 INFORMATION & ENROLLMENT: https://fieldprojects.org/participate/courses-2/vertebrate-biology COST: $2000 USD INCLUDED: All meals, lodging, and travel from Puerto Maldonado to the field site and back INSTRUCTORS: - Mauricio Ugarte Lewis (curator of the Ornithology Division in the Natural History Museum at the Universidad Nacional de San AgustÃn de Arequipa in Peru) - Jen Stabile (editor of the conservation section of Herpetological Review, president-elect of the International Herpetological Symposium) - Liz Maciag (Coordinating Science Lecturer at University Centre Peterborough and Peterborough Regional College)
