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from the Department of Anthropology, State University of New York at Oneonta dept. The State University of New York at Oneonta and Danta: Association for Conservation of the Tropics are pleased to announce a Primate Behavior and Conservation Field Course to be held in Costa Rica from December 28, 2007 to January 17, 2008. This program is open to people of all academic backgrounds. Participants may enroll on either a credit or non-credit basis.The course will be held at El Zota Biological Field Station in North-eastern Costa Rica. The course is designed to provide students with training in primate behavior, ecology and conservation in a field setting. During the first half of the course, students will learn how to (1) collect data on the behavior of free-ranging primates, (2) measure environmental variables, including assessment of resource availability, (3) measure population size, and (4) map the field site. In the second half of the course, in consultation with the instructor, each student carries out an independent research project. Students in the past have investigated such topics as feeding ecology, positional behavior, and habitat use in the mantled howler monkey, white-faced capuchin and black-handed spider monkey. Students will be involved in applied conservation during a 4 day field trip to Puerto Viejo on Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast.The cost of the course is $1850, and includes all within-country transportation, room and board, and expenses for a 4 day field trip. It does NOT include your international flight, airport taxes ($25), accommodation and meals for the first and last nights in San Jose. The deadline for registration is December 1, 2007. Enrollment is limited to 25 participants. This does not include tuition at the State University of New York at Oneonta.Academic TuitionYou can obtain academic credit for this course through the Department of Anthropology at the State University of New York, Oneonta. Participants enrolled for 6 academic credits will pay a total tuition fee of $181 per credit (or the current tuition rate) for New York State Residents or $442 per credit (or the current tuition rate) for non-residentsTo learn more about the Primate Behavior and Conservation field course, please visit our website (www.danta.info), or email us at kdingess@danta.info.Hope to see you in Costa Rica! < | >
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Field Course in Primate Behavior and Conservation
