SLOVAKIA / WorkingAbroad
Follow the tracks of Wolves and Lynx in the beautiful Tatra mountains in Slovakia. Learn about the art of tracking, reading signs in nature and also about the plight of the mythic wolf. A rare opportunity to spend time in deep wilderness with expert trackers, wolf and lynx researchers & wildlife photographers in the midst of winter, when the wilderness is white and the tracks are clear.
Following the successful launch of this ground-breaking project, featured among National Geographic Adventure Magazine’s “25 Best New Trips for 2010”, our partner, the Slovak Wildlife Society is continuing this vital work in 2011.
What is the work and why is it needed?
While some environmentalists claim that the annual winter hunting season leaves less than 150 wolves in Slovakia, official game statistics list more than 1,500: a huge difference! And it’s a similar situation with lynx. Are predators being hunted towards extinction, as the environmentalists say, or becoming too numerous, as hunters claim? The dispute shows the clear need for reliable, objective methods to estimate numbers of predators.
The White Wilderness project brings together international volunteers and local people, nature conservationists, foresters, landowners and hunters. Under the close supervision of experienced project staff, volunteers track wolves and lynx and collect samples for DNA analysis, which will allow us to determine the minimum number of animals in the area as well as to detect changes which could require urgent intervention.
2011 Dates
You can take part for 1 week, 2 weeks or all 3 weeks
Week 1: 22 January – 28 January
Week 2: 29 January – 04 February
Week 3: 05 February – 11 February
Costs
For 1 week (6 nights): £810
For 2 weeks (13 nights): £1370
For 3 weeks (20 nights): £1900
Application
To apply/for more information please visit www.workingabroad.com
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