Cetaceans and marine fauna training Week

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L'expérience

This program aims to provide participants the basic knowledge on various aspects of cetacean and marine macrofauna research and the most important coastal monitoring techniques. Participants will take part in various theoretical and practical activities to improve their familiarity with monitoring protocols of coastal environments, ID skills, and photo identification.

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Ce que vous offrez

20 heures d'aide par semaine

Soins aux animaux: Aider à surveiller et prendre soin des animaux.

Travail social: Aider au travail bénévole dans des projets locaux et des communautés.

Frais supplémentaires requis

Montant: € 550 Une seule fois

Description: The extra fee is used to pay for the cost of equipment use, apartment expenses, training and supervision. Remind that the booking fee is not refundable.

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Ce que vous recevez

2 jours de congé par semaine

Dortoir partagé: Vous aurez un lit dans une chambre partagée, ce qui signifie que vous partagerez la même chambre avec d'autres voyageurs.

Utilisez notre cuisine équipée: N'hésitez pas à utiliser notre cuisine et préparer vos propres délicieux repas.

Certificat: Obtenez un certificat d'achèvement après avoir terminé votre expérience.

Accès Internet Basique: Internet à vitesse basique pour travailler à distance

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Exigences

Intermédiaire Anglais

Plus de 18 ans

Accueille les volontaires solo, les couples et les partenaires de volontaires

Assurance voyage

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Ce qui n'est pas inclus

Vols, assurance voyage, transport interne et visa

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Détails du programme

This is a great opportunity to get involved in cetacean and sea turtles research and enjoy marine biodiversity while gaining fieldwork and lab experience, and helping support cetacean research and conservation. At the end of your course, you will have:
Learned different methods for studying marine mammals in the wild and gained practical experience in cetacean field research.
Have a deeper understanding of cetacean ecology, biology, behaviour and physiology.
Learn to recognise several cetacean and reptile species of the Mediterranean region.
Have a good understanding of standard procedures in fieldwork data collection and further possible analyses that can be developed.

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Activités et horaires

Theory lessons will take place from 9.30 am - 12.30 pm and 2.30 pm - 5.30 pm. The daily schedule might change if good weather conditions will allow for fieldwork to be conducted. In this case, participants will be informed the day before.

Fieldwork (including boat-based surveys if possible) can be scheduled at any hour, it can start at sunrise or end at sunset.
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*Land-based survey to monitor bottlenose dolphins and other marine fauna
*Boat-based surveys on small boats (5-8 hours long) using binoculars

*REMEMBER these cannot be guaranteed as they are dependent on weather conditions. The project coordinator will decide daily if there are favourable sea-weather conditions for these activities to take place. If these activities will not be conducted due to unfavourable weather, they will be replaced by lectures on various aspects of the cetacean research.

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Règles

Participants must be of good health. Boat-based surveys and the use of binoculars at sea might cause seasickness. Before fieldwork, a briefing about tasks and safety rules will be provided to the interns. *Personal Insurance is mandatory, insurance during field work is covered by the extra fee (see Extra Fee section) *
Suggested qualities: Be highly adaptable and flexible as fieldwork is weather-dependent and our plans can change several times in one day
Ability to stand several hours in the sun or cold weather on a 5m boat even with not ideal sea conditions
Strong motivation and interest in cetaceans and research.

In the accommodation smoking is STRICTLY FORBIDDEN.