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Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Conduct field work on reptiles, newts and bats. Data entry, bat call analysis and report writing.

Western Australia, Australia

Gnaraloo

Seychelles

• Coordination and administration of the MCSS projects,
• Day to day management of MCSS project activities and staff
• Supervision of visiting MSc and PhD students and volunteers
• Develop information materials for tourists and residents about marine biodiversity of the area and how to interact with it without any negative effects, Investigate long-line fisheries depredation issues, Determine.

Anse Intendance

Management of turtle – tourist interactions; Conduct monitoring for turtles and terrapins and awareness programs with tourists and locals; Establish wildlife (turtle & terrapin) rehabilitation centre for Seychelles; Wetland management

Mauritius

• Investigating the population status, biodiversity and distribution of cetaceans, turtles, seabirds and other mega-fauna occurring around Mauritius.
• On-going monitoring of dolphin behaviour with dolphin watch and swim-with activities and the socio-economic aspects of the activity
• On-going turtle population research including boat based surveys and beach patrols
• Investigating fish biomass via dive and snorkel surveys, identification of species
• Develop research programmes for a variety of marine species and systems including turtles, coral monitoring and lagoon health.
• All data management

Perth

Research and reporting on the possible impacts of construction and operation of a desalination plant on various marine mega-fauna. Specifically focusing on effects of brine discharge on local Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus) and Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor) populations.

Perth

• Supervising and assisting undergraduate students in animal identification methods, microscope techniques and biological drawing.
• Running seminars and workshops with undergraduate students, marking essays.

Mauritius

• Running the population, behaviour and ecology study of the local bottlenose (Tursiops aduncus) and spinner (Stenella longirostris) dolphins, and effects of dolphin watching activity.
• Develop new research programmes for a variety of marine species
• All data management and equipment maintenance.
• Develop and maintain the eco-volunteer program to assist with data collection.
• Day to day organisation and supervision of the volunteers as well as administration and liaising with international volunteer travel organisations.