Monday, 05 March 2012 21:10
Ecology & Conservation of Marine Mammals of the Humboldt Upwelling Ecosystem
Written by Inez Campbell
The Center for Environmental Sustainability (CSA - Centro para la Sostenibilidad Ambiental) and Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia's (UPCH) Life Sciences Field School are pleased to announce the course:
Ecology & Conservation of Marine Mammals of the Humboldt Upwelling Ecosystem
Dates: June 30th – July 9th 2012
Location: Punta San Juan, Peru
This is a residential field-based course in Peru on the biology, anatomy, physiology, ecology, evolution, behavior, population biology, management and conservation of marine mammals, explaining why this group is so important, controversial and interesting.
Students will be provided with comprehensive knowledge on marine mammal ecology with special enphasis on species inhabiting the Humboldt Current Upwelling Ecosystem off the coast of Peru a developing country with the largest single species fishery in the world.
This is a university-accredited course and is intended for students in the summer vacation of 2012 and for enthusiastic individuals with keen interest in the marine environment. This course is suitable for MSc., undergraduate students in the last 3 years of study and individuals who want to learn from experts about sea lions, fur seals, dolphins, whales, marine otters of the south Pacific Ocean.
For more information, please visit:
http://upch-fieldschool.edu.pe/front/course_information_marine_mammals
