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Tracking Brazil's Elusive Jaguars

 

Organization:	Earthwatch Institute
Date:	07/05/10 to 07/17/10
Great For:	Groups, Professionals, Retirees
Interest Area:	Environment
Opportunity Link:	http://www.universalgiving.org/volunteer/tracking_brazils_elusive_jagu/id3750.do

Description

Explore the unique community ecology of large carnivores in Brazil's cerrado ecosystem.

The vast and beautiful grasslands of this national park are home to an astounding diversity of large carnivores, including rare pumas, jaguars, incomparable maned wolves, and crab-eating foxes. A World Heritage Site and UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, Emas serves as an important reservoir for these threatened populations, as well as 14 smaller carnivore species. For the last 12 years, Drs. Leandro Silveira and Anah Jácomo have been studying the carnivore community of Emas to understand their ecology and conservation status in and around the park. You can help them continue their research here, capturing and radio-tracking them to discover their movements and habitat needs, the basis for conservation strategies in the cerrado region.

For more information, call 1-800-776-0188.

Skills

The researcher(s) and field staff will teach you everything you need to know once you arrive. Most tasks are not difficult, and you will quickly master them. Exceptions may be projects requiring scuba qualifications or high levels of fitness. The primary language spoken on all our projects is English, so no special language skills are required.