Period: March 1st-September 30th 2004
Minimum period of stay 4 weeks

Location: Kido Ecological Research Station
Carriacou Island , Grenadines of Grenada
Windward Islands, West Indies

Background Information: Kido Foundation, based at KERS in Carriacou is looking for Research Assistants to participate to the WIDECAST Sea Turtle Monitoring and Tagging programme. This Wider Caribbean Sea Turtle Conservation Network program was developed to standardize tagging, methodology and computerized record keeping on a regional basis.

Duties: Fieldwork:
-night patrolling on foot in a nature park area comprising 4 different beaches from 8pm to 4 pm; minimum 5 nights a week.
-Assisting tagging post nesting turtles, carapace measuring and other data collection.
nest marking and disguising against poachers.
-Hatchling monitoring and survival rate data collection.
-Daytime beach survey by boat.
-Daytime assisting tagging inwater turtle population.
-At Kido Station: quarters maintenance and cooking in turns

Requirements: Applicants should be good swimmers and physically fit to walk on beaches.
Applicants should have a keen interest in conservation and ecology.
No smoking.
Travel insurance is required.

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