Please distribute widely! Por favor difundir!  ****************************************************** The Center for Environmental Sustainability (CSA - Centro para la Sostenibilidad Ambiental) and Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia´s (UPCH) Life Sciences Field School are pleased to announce the course:  Ecology & Conservation of Marine Mammals of the Humboldt Upwelling Ecosystem  Dates:             June 30th  – July 9th 2012 Location:         Punta San Juan, Peru   This is a residential field-based course in Peruon the biology, anatomy, physiology, ecology, evolution, behavior, population biology, management and conservation of marine mammals, explaining why this group is so important, controversial and interesting.   Students will be provided with comprehensive knowledge on marine mammal ecology with special enphasis on species inhabiting the Humboldt Current Upwelling Ecosystem off the coast of Peru a developing country with the largest single species fishery in the world.   This is a university-accredited course and is intended for students in the summer vacation of 2012 and for enthusiastic individuals with keen interest in the marine environment. This course is suitable for MSc., undergraduate students in the last 3 years of study and individuals who want to learn from experts about sea lions, fur seals, dolphins, whales, marine otters of the south Pacific Ocean.   For more information, please visit: http://upch-fieldschool.edu.pe/front/course_information_marine_mammals * Students from any country are encouraged to attend, but please note that the course will be taught in English. An 8-day field-based course in Peru that will allow you to get first hand experience with marine mammlas of the southern Pacific Ocean Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. For More information: www.upch-fieldschool.edu.pe Copyright © 2012 Centro para la Sostenibilidad Ambiental, All rights reserved. Este boletín está dirigido a todos los miembros del equipo CSA. Our mailing address is: Centro para la Sostenibilidad Ambiental Av. Armendáriz 445, MirafloresLima 18 Add us to your address book  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences  -- Susana Cardenas Alayza, Blga. Investigadora Proyecto Punta San Juan Centro para la Sostenibilidad Ambiental Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia MSc. candidate Marine Mammal Research Unit University of British Columbia Tlf. 511 447 0317 (Peru) Cel. 9 999 31218 (Peru)