Dolphin Volunteering Conservation Project in Italy!
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. :)
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.)
Remind that the booking fee is not refundable.
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
Requisitos
Inglês Intermediário
Tem que ter pelo menos 18 anos
Recebe voluntários sozinhos, casais e duplas de voluntários
Seguro viagem
O que não está incluso
Passagens, seguro viagem, transporte e visto
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.
(...)
Atividades & Turnos
Volunteers will assist researchers while working onboard dedicated research
vessels. Interns will be involved 5 days a week, 6-8 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 in the field 4 days a
week or the opposite, to stay in the office for a whole week.
* We will not provide food*
Regras
Participants must be of good health, be able to stay several hours on a boat
and often 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, 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*