Karumbé has been monitoring this
foraging and developmental area of juvenile green turtles (Chelonia mydas) for more than 9 years. In this site the
volunteers will carry out research and conservation activities, getting quite
in touch with the fishermen community where the field station is settled.
Volunteers will be working shoulder to shoulder with the 2 researchers who
will be coordinating the fieldwork, getting involved in all tasks included in
the project work.
It is not necessary to speak Spanish; however we encourage candidates to know
at least the basics.
Site Information: Cerro
Verde is a landscape of protected area (Bańados del Este and Coastal
Fringe - Biosphere Reserves). In this particular case the green turtle can be
considered effective 'umbrellas' for broader biodiversity. Cerro Verde
comprises high diversity of fauna and plant communities including relict
vegetation, marine mammals (as fransiscana dolphins, bottlenose dolphins, sea
lions) and seabirds. This area has just been included in the recently created
National System of Protected Areas (SNAP) as the first Coastal-Marine
Protected Area. Thus it is a priority to increase the research in order to
succeed in preserving the biodiversity and allows developing a management plan
according to the reality and needs of this marine ecosystems.
Duties:
The volunteers will conduct the
following activities:
1. Sighting and capturing, with
nets, juveniles of green turtle, in areas next to the shore.
2. Walks (10-20 km.),
searching for stranded sea turtles.
3. Help researchers with necropsies of any dead individual.
4. Collect data of the artisanal
fishery carried out in this locality.
5. Get involved in talks
and workshops for the community and tourists.
6. Rehabilitation of sick and weak sea turtles.
7. Help in the field station duties such us cleaning and cooking.
Requirements: Candidates should have
(a)
1.Willingness to work with nature in a remote place, surrounded by beautiful
landscapes.
2. Good physical conditions: know how to swim and be able to walk long
distances on loose sand.
3. Willingness to get to know a different culture, getting involved into
conservation activities with this fishing community.
4. It is not necessary previous experience in handling sea turtles, training
will be given as soon as arrived in the field station.
Additional Contact Information: Biol. Luciana Alonso,
Volunteers Coordinator.
If interested ask for the volunteer's instructive at: volkarumbe@gmail.com
