Help save the Blue Fronted Parrot

Placement number: 0138
Location:  Argentina
Preferred Languages: Spanish but not essential
Date: October to February
Requirements: Enthusiam and hard working
Minimum Period: 1 month

The study takes place in the Dry Chaco, a thick thorny forest known as the "Impenetrable" which hosts a rich variety of neotropical fauna including over 300 species of birds and mammals such as the impressive jaguar. Good chances to see anteaters, brocket deers, peccarys and armadillos. Besides, a great opportunity to get to know some of Argentina while gaining experience in a variety of field ornithology methodologies.

Setting at the reserve is basic (rustic conditions).

Role of Volunteer

Duties include daily nest-checking assistance (tree-climbing), territory spot mapping, banding, blood and diet sampling, parrot point counts, conducting behavioral observations, conducting fruit censuses and data entry. Applicants must be responsible, self-disciplined, tolerant to extreme weather and insects, willing to work in group and able to stay at a remote place without long distance communication facilities (such as neither phones nor internet).

Cost

We provide lodging, and required equipment. Volunteers must arrange their transportation to Castelli - Chaco Province (buses from Buenos Aires every day) and are required to pay a US $75/ week (approx).

Travel

Volunteers need to make there own arrangements