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Volunteer field assistant opportunity for tropical dolphin research, North West Cape, Australia, 2020
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- North West Cape WA, Australia
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4 years ago
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Flinders University
Volunteer field assistant opportunity for tropical dolphin research, North West Cape, Australia, 2020
- Experiences | Vol and Intern
Members Only
- North West Cape WA, Australia
- Posted
4 years ago
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Flinders University
Dear all,
I am looking for four full-time field assistants to conduct boat-based
observations and photo-identification of Australian humpback dolphins and
Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins around the North West Cape in Western
Australia for 4 months beginning on the 1st May 2020.
Overview:
This research aims to investigate the behavioural ecology of mixed-species
groups of Australian humpback, Sousa sahulensis, and Indo-Pacific bottlenose,
Tursiops aduncus, dolphins around the North West Cape as part of a larger study
of these dolphin populations.
This is an opportunity to gain experience in field techniques for small
cetacean research and contribute to a project with very high conservation and
management value. Furthermore, it provides assistants the opportunity to
conduct
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