Upcoming Events in 2010

1st Annual

“Field Course in Conservation Biology”

to the held at the

Gibbon Conservation Centre

Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary

Assam, India

6 - 10 February 2010

This course provides an introduction to the discipline of Conservation Biology with a focus on nonhuman primates.  A wide range of related topics are also presented including primate behavior and ecology, field study methods, population assessment, human-environment interface, emerging infectious disease, and management and conservation strategies.  This course is intended to provide participants with an initial understanding of the basic principles of Conservation Biology, knowledge of Primatology, experience with the methods and techniques used in field research, and an appreciation of the need for population and ecosystem management and conservation.  Participants also are encouraged to examine the importance of biological diversity in ecosystem survival.  The course consists of daily lectures, field exercises, and community outreach education. 

This field course is part of a collaborative international program between the Gibbon Conservation Centre of the Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary, India and the Center for Global Field Study & Washington National Primate Research Center of the University of Washington, USA.

This collaborative program is part of a growing global network of institutions that have offered collaborative field courses in Conservation Biology in Indonesia, Nepal, China, Bangladesh, Thailand, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Mexico for 20 years. 

This programme is supported by Woodland Park Zoo, One Earth Institute, Aaranyak and Jorhat Division of Assam Forest Department.

Interested individual from college, university, Forest Department, teachers and NGO workers of Northeast India can apply before 25^th January 2010, along with the letter of interest, CV to Course coordinator:

Dr. Dilip Chetry,                        

Email: dilip@aaranyak.org or gibbon conservation centre@gmail.com

For detail information contact:

1.Aaranyak

Mr. Jayanta Pathak 9864320915 (mob)

Telephone: 0361-2228418, 2230350 (off)

                  

2. Gibbon Conservation Centre

Mr. Kumud Ghosh ,9435463445

03771-244553 (off)