Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society - North America (WDCS -NA) Intern / Residential Volunteer Program We are now accepting applications for the April start date. Deadline for applicants is January 18th 2007. Background to Program WDCS offers a volunteer / intern program to qualified applicants throughout the year. The program provides a unique opportunity to garner experience in research, education and conservation of marine mammals. WDCS is willing to help qualified students obtain credits for the program through their college or university. The program is broken down into 3 blocks with a minimum commitment of 3 months, and the maximum stay being 4 months. Each block provides different opportunities regarding the work to be carried out. This is reflective of the weather conditions in the northeast US, the fact the whales are migratory and the varying conservation / management duties throughout the year. This type of diversity will provide interns with breadth of experience of working for an international organization in the conservation arena. It may also open doors to other opportunities within WDCS as it continues its development and growth. * The program may include all or some portion of the following: collection of distributional data of marine mammals, cataloguing individually identifiable humpback whales, responding to stranded marine mammals, attending key conservation and stakeholder meetings, outreach to local schools and the general public, and possibility to transfer to the WDCS Wildlife Center on the shores of the Moray Firth, Scotland for a period of time as a residential volunteer - min 1 month, max 6 months These internships are on a volunteer basis. Living arrangements* will be provided and based in Plymouth, MA. The accommodation can hold up to 3 interns**. * The associated fee for this program is used solely to offset the cost of housing. ** WDCS does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national or ethnic origin. Application Dates January - March - deadline for applications 1st September in the previous year. April - July/August - deadline for applicants is January 18th of that year. September - December - deadline for applicants is May 1st of that year. Description of Organization WDCS (NA), the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society, is a non profit organization headquartered in Massachusetts and is part of the WDCS Group, a charity registered and incorporated under English charity law. WDCS is the global voice for the protection of whales, dolphins and their environment. Please go to www.whales.org <http://www.whales.org/> , email regina.asmutis-silvia@wdcs.org or call 508 830 1977 for further information. Regina A. Asmutis-Silvia Senior Biologist (as in status, not age) Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society (WDCS) Home office: 3 Jacqueline Lane Plymouth, MA 02360 Ph/Fax: 508-830-1977 regina.asmutis-silvia@wdcs.org We elves try to stick to the four main food groups: candy, candy canes, candy corns and syrup.-Elf