*Volunteers required for work on Australian fur seals (Arctocephalus
pusillus doriferus)*
Volunteers are required to assist PhD students from Deakin University,
Victoria, Australia on projects studying the foraging behaviour and disease
prevalence of/in Australian fur seals. Volunteers will gain experience in
the capture and restraint of adult female, juvenile and pup Australian fur
seals. Volunteers will also assist in gas anaesthesia, the attachment and
removal of data loggers and the collection of biological samples.
Fieldwork will be conducted on Kanowna Island, a remote island off the coast
of Wilsons Promontory, Victoria. Life as well as work on the island can be
physically demanding and as such volunteers should be relatively fit and
healthy. Volunteers will need to provide their own transport to and from
Tidal River, Wilsons Promontory; alternatively, carpooling may be able to be
arranged with other volunteers travelling down. Food and accommodation are
provided, it should be noted that accommodation is basic (sleeping in tents
etc). Volunteers will need to bring personal items such as clothes and
sleeping bags.
The length of field trips will vary from 14 days to up to 20 days and will
be conducted during the months of May and September. Please direct all
expressions of interest coupled with a short CV;
--
Andrew Hoskins
PhD Candidate
Deakin University, Australia
Email: ajhos(a)deakin.edu.au
