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Tropical Ornithology Field Course in Costa Rica
Take part in an intensive and exciting learning experience based at El Zota Biological Field Station in Costa Rica! As well as learning about the local birds (and about many other organisms too!), you will also visit other Costa Rican ecosystems, where you will encounter yet more of the amazingly diverse avifauna found in this wonderful country. You will become familiar with species ranging from the remarkable understory antbirds through to gaudy parrots and toucans. Daily activities include rain forest hikes, evening lectures, and group field projects (for learning key field techniques). For anyone interested in ornithology the course will be an exciting experience, but it will also be academically rigorous. It will be taught by Dr. Nigel Mann and Professor Peter Slater, and will cover the ecology, behaviour, conservation and natural history of tropical birds. Although we welcome students with all manner of career goals, we will be focusing particularly on providing relevant insight, knowledge and practical experience for students considering a career in the study of birds. Attending students must be physically fit, will be enthusiastic about wildlife and will have completed at least two years of university studies in biology. Dr. Mann has many years of experience of working in the New World Tropics, both for his research and also as a teacher of tropical ecology and ornithology. Professor Slater is one of the world's leading experts on birdsong and animal behavior, and has written several important books, including "Essentials of Animal Behaviour" and Bird Song: Biological Themes and Variations with Clive Catchpole.
Course Dates: August 2 to August 19,2009
Registration Deadline: July 1, 2009
For more information, please visit our website, www.DANTA.info or contact kdingess@danta.info.
Kimberly Dingess
Director
DANTA: Association for Conservation of the Tropics
PO Box 316
Davenport, NY 13750
607-278-9619
kdingess@danta.info
www.danta.info
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