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Humpback dolphin social ecology under anthropogenic threats in Langkawi, Malaysia
Multiple uses of coastal habitats pose a great challenge for conservation of coastal marine mammals. The Langkawi Archipelago is Malaysia’s top tourism destination and an intense fishing ground. It hosts...View Project
Whale shark, Indonesia
Whale shark, the largest fish in the world, has been listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN. Despite protection by the Indonesian government the species faces various threats such as becoming...View Project
Supporting production of information and knowledge to improve conservation action in Mesoamerica´s last wild places
This internship will contribute to the development of the 'Human Footprint' in Mesoamerica, an analysis that has the objective of understanding conservation trends in the biggest and wildest areas in...View Project
Conservation management intern: investing in future guardians of Antigua and Barbuda’s natural environment
The Environmental Awareness Group is the longest existing non-governmental, environmental organisation in Antigua & Barbuda. In its 26 years of existence, the organisation has managed many successful conservation projects and...View Project
Promoting conservation of amphibians at El Pedregal in Mexico City
The Pedregal ecosystem in the south valley of Mexico is one of the richest areas in terms of biodiversity and endemism. The status and threats to this biodiversity is mainly...View Project
The role of Tibetan sacred sites in snow leopard conservation
Zaduo County, located in the hinterland of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, is the headwater area of the Mekong River and the Yellow River. It has the largest continuous snow leopard habitat...View Project
Contribution of WCS’s Andes-Amazonia and Amazon waters to sustainable development goals and key international agreements
For Giulianna, the overall goal is to receive on-the-job training on conservation issues, in particular on international conventions relevant for nature conservation and sustainable development. This is also an opportunity...View Project
Capacity for conservation and resource management event-planning and projects support
This internship will develop conservation capacity of Vivian through on-the-job training at FFI East Africa, and through exposure to a partnership network. Vivian will gain an understanding of FFI’s work within...View Project
Connectivity of whale sharks between Mexico and Colombia
Due to the remote location of the Revillagigedo Archipelago, there has been relatively little research of the marine fauna. Status of shark populations at the Revillagigedo is unknown, although evidence...View Project
Impacts, alternative solutions and awareness of mobula fisheries in Indonesia
Great concern has been raised regarding the vulnerability of mobula rays to overfishing in Indonesia, due to the increasing demand for mobulid gill rakers in the Chinese medicine market. Although...View Project
Investigating the conservation status of the pygmy hippopotamus in the Sapo National Park, Liberia
The internship is aimed at developing the technical capacity of a young Liberian conservationist through training in applied research, ecological survey techniques and biomonitoring. The internship will contribute to an...View Project
Where are the manta rays in Bahia De Banderas, Mexico?
Manta rays are an iconic example of charismatic marine megafauna and like many large marine vertebrates they are threatened globally by targeted and indirect fisheries. While the International Union for...View Project
Conserving the Chinese pangolin in India’s Kaziranga-Karbi Anglong landscape
The occurrence and distribution range of Chinese pangolin in India is yet to be explored systematically. However, the species has been experiencing major anthropogenic threats in terms of local trade...View Project
Conserving Ophiocordyceps sinensis in the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve, India
Caterpillar fungus also called Kira Jari locally, is endemic to the Tibetan Plateau and the adjacent alpine Himalayas. Over the last few decades, the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve (NDBR) dwellers...View Project
Conservation actions for the imperial eagle in Kakheti Region, Georgia
The eastern imperial eagle, Aquila heliaca is classified as Vulnerable and decreasing by BirdLife International. Eastern Georgia’s steppes form an important breeding and wintering site, holding an estimated 35-50 breeding...View Project
Community-based eco-tourism as an income generating activity to reduce illegal turtle trade.
The goal of this internship will be to strengthen the community-based conservation program for the Critically Endangered river turtle Podocnemis lewyana, by improving the eco-tourism initiative implemented as an income...View Project
Conservation of otters through community participation in River Moyar, Tamil nadu
Otters are apex predators of freshwater ecosystems. Being an umbrella species they have been severely affected by the loss of riparian habitats to agriculture, hydroelectric projects and use of dynamite...View Project
Initiating a bycatch monitoring programme for seabirds in Turkey
Mortality in long-line fisheries is a widely recognized threat to seabirds. Turkey holds a wide diversity of seabird species including globally important numbers of threatened Yelkouan shearwater; almost the whole...View Project
Conservation of cetacean in Kien Giang Biosphere Reserve, Vietnam
Over-fishing threatens coastal cetacean populations around the world. In Vietnam, there is no conservation status assessment for any cetacean species. In Kien Giang Biosphere Reserve (KGBR) unsustainable fishing persists, along...View Project
Conservation of sandbar shark breeding habitat in Boncuk Cove,Turkey
Boncuk Cove in Gulf of Gökova in Turkey is a rare and important nursery ground for sandbark sharks in the Mediterranean. Recent surveys in 2008 and 2012 clearly show that...View Project
