Predator Research Technicians pursuing a career in wildlife ecology and/or conservation are needed to assist with a study aimed to test non-lethal predator-human conflict mitigation measures on farmlands that experience high livestock losses. Research technicians will be needed for a 3 month commitment from 15 April – 15 July 2015 or 15 May – 15 Aug 2015. The technicians will assist The Cape Leopard Trust and Conservation South Africa project involving graduate students from South African and Canadian universities in assessing predator behavioural ecology and estimating prey abundance and diversity. This work will be strenuous requiring technicians to work long hours (10-14 hour days) and hike long distances (~5-20 km/day) over rough and varying terrain and challenging weather conditio

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