Dolphin and marine fauna Conservation Internship

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A experiência

The main activities carried on by the members of the association are research monitoring of cetaceans and other marine fauna of the Ligurian Sea; activities of protection and enhancement of nature; scientific-cultural training activities; promotion and dissemination of good practices aimed at preserving biodiversity. :)

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Como você ajuda

30 horas por semana

Cuidado de Animais: Ajude a cuidar do bem-estar e saúde de animais.

Trabalho social: Ajude comunidades locais.

Taxa extra necessária

Valor: € 1500 Uma única vez

Valor destinado a: Benefícios para os voluntários, Materiais para as atividades dos voluntários e Doação para o projeto

Descrição: Extra fee (March-May; October): 1300 euros /month Extra fee (June-September): 1500 euros /month Delfini del Ponente is a self-funded research project, so participation in this program requires a tuition fee to cover the costs of running the project and the internship expenses (these include office items, fieldwork material, accommodation, field insurance, training, office rent, etc.) Remember that the booking fee is not refundable.

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O que você ganha

2 dias livres por semana

Quarto compartilhado: Você terá uma cama em um quarto compartilhado, ou seja, irá dividir o quarto com outras pessoas.

Use nossa cozinha equipada: Fique à vontade para usar nossa cozinha para cozinhar sua própria comida.

Certificado: Ganhe um certificado de conclusão quando for embora.

Internet Básica: Internet de velocidade básica para você trabalhar remotamente

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Requisitos

Inglês Intermediário

Tem que ter pelo menos 18 anos

Recebe voluntários sozinhos, casais e duplas de voluntários

Seguro viagem

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O que não está incluso

Passagens, seguro viagem, transporte e visto

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Detalhes

On the contrary, in the Western part, no research organization or scientific
foundation has conducted studies focused only on bottlenose dolphins because,
due to the morphology of the sea bottom, sightings have always been more
sporadic than the opposite side. The continental shelf is very narrow and short
and high depths (around 2000 m) are reached close to the coast. This makes the
area suitable for other cetacean species but not ideal for bottlenose dolphins,
which tend to remain in coastal waters.

Research Topics
● Groups and social structure analysis: to study the interactions and
associations between individuals
● Abundance: estimation of the local population size
● Distribution, occurrence and movements to understand if the animals
perform movements and migrations, even seasonal, towards the
neighbouring areas.
● Identification of hot spots or areas with greater importance.
(...)

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Atividades & Turnos

Participants will assist researchers while working on board dedicated research vessels. Interns will be involved 5/6 days a week, 6-8 (up to 10-12 in case of fieldwork) hours/day (depending on fieldwork or office work), and also during the weekend if the weather is favourable. The programme is highly flexible and with possible last-minute changes due to the changeable weather. The programme is not scheduled in advance, and the activities for the next day are often communicated in the evening (before 21:30). The coordinators make every possible effort to switch between field and office work during the week, but this is not always possible due to the weather constraints. It can happen, for example, to go to the field 4 days a week or the opposite, to stay in the office for a whole week. *The month of September has a different programme. See below for details

Fieldwork can be scheduled at any hour; it can start at sunrise or end at sunset. Surveys are weather-dependent- dependent and our plans can change often even during one single day. Extreme flexibility is therefore an essential prerequisite. Remember that, even though the sighting probability in the Pelagos Sanctuary is very high, the chances of observing marine wildlife at sea are always unpredictable and not always guaranteed. Boat-based surveys and the use of binoculars at sea might cause seasickness.

Office work includes transcription of data, data entry on laptop (transcription on Excel forms of all the data collected on the field), photo-id analysis and matching (main activity, organise and analyse the pictures of previous sightings of bottlenose dolphins, organise in subfolders and then match all the individuals with our catalogue of dorsal fins), QGIS analysis (generally not in Summer, organise the dataset

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Regras

PParticipants must be of good health, be able to stand several hours on a boat (up to 10-12) and under the sun or harsh weather, have good physical fitness, be able to lift/carry 15 kg, be able to walk without difficulty, be comfortable on boats in nearshore/offshore waters, be able to swim and work in harsh weather conditions at times. 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. *Insurance is mandatory*