quis@cs.qmc.ac.uk (Chris Rose) (10/11/88)
Dear all, I am going to take a year off work next year in order to see some select bits of the Southern Hemisphere, in particular Australia and South America (esp Peru & Brazil). Instead of simply playing tourist I would like to take the opportunity to get involved in voluntary/ semi paid ecological work. I have a degree in biological sciences and an interest in rainforest ecology but other than that no specific skills other than boundless enthusiasm. Currently I am try to discover contacts for projects at which I might be able to help out. IN Peru for instance there is the Tambopata reserve which takes unpaid people on to help out running the reserve. Are there any similar projects which anyone knows of in Australia? yes I know that they have only got a little bit of rainforest left but presumably there must be some conservation work going on. I've only had limitted luck in getting information out of the normal tourist channels and so am turning to the net. Contacts/names of projects/addresses/ideas gratefully recieved Thanks Chris