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Announcements

Job Announcements

The Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation at the University of Florida seeks an Assistant Professor of Landscape Ecology. This is a 12-month, tenure-track position. Applicants should have a Ph.D. in wildlife ecology, biology, natural resource management, or a related field, and a strong background in GIS and landscape-scale modeling techniques. Applications must include a curriculum vitae, statements of professional goals and teaching philosophy, official transcripts of academic work, and contact information for three references. Application deadline is 31 March 2000. Direct applications and questions to Lyn Branch, Chair, Search Committee for Landscape Ecology, Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, P.O. Box 110430, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611-0430, Telephone (352) 846-0564, FAX (352) 392-6984, Email lcb@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu. Refer to position #915460. A complete job description is available at http://malthus.wec.ufl.edu.

The Loro Parque Fundación, a non-profit organization that promotes the conservation of parrots and the environment, seeks an assistant director for development and an assistant to the scientific director. Applicants for the former position should have experience in proposal writing and strong linkages with conservation organizations. Applicants for the latter position ideally should have experience supervising and developing captive research programs. Applicants for either position should have experience managing field projects in tropical countries, background in life sciences, and fluency in English and Spanish. Knowledge of Portuguese is helpful. To apply, send a letter, curriculum vitae, salary history, and contact information for three references to Loro Parque Fundación, 38400 Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Telephone +34 922 374081, FAX +34 922 375021, Email dir.cientifica@loroparque-fundacion.org, WWW http://www.loroparque-fundacion.org.

Research Grants and Opportunities

The Association of Avian Veterinarians (AAV) is accepting preproposals for its year 2000 granting period. The AAV awards small grants each year for projects that address the conservation needs of wild avian populations, particularly in situ conservation efforts. Grants rarely exceed US$4000. Veterinarians, non-veterinarians, and students may apply. Preproposals should be limited to two pages and include investigator(s) with contact information, title, amount requested, concise statement of need and background, goals, objectives, materials and methods, project timetable (not to exceed 12 months), and budget. Six copies of the preproposal should be submitted by 17 April 2000 to AAV Conservation Committee, c/o AAV Central Office, P.O. Box 811720, Boca Raton, Florida 33481. Use double-sided printing, minimum 12 font type, and 1" margins. Electronic applications may be sent to aavctrlofc@aol.com.

Grants are available for research to be conducted at Tambopata Research Center (TRC) or Posada Amazonas Lodge (PAL), two facilities in lowland tropical forest in southeastern Peru which are operated by Rainforest Expeditions. Graduate students and senior researchers interested in any aspect of tropical biology or environmental studies are encouraged to apply, but preference is given to studies focusing on large vertebrates or the impacts of ecotourism. The area has healthy populations of large raptors, giant river otters, and tapirs and some of the world's most diverse bird, plant, and frog communities. Opportunities also exist to join the active parrot and macaw research program. With the permission of the community, studies can be carried out on land with different vegetational communities, impact regimes, and successional states. Grants provide free room and board at TRC or PAL. Room and board is available to assistants at US$15 per day and Rainforest Expeditions can help locate Peruvian assistants. The application deadline is 1 July for September - December 2000 projects. To apply, send a resume and three-page study proposal to Donald Brightsmith, Duke University, Department of Zoology, Email djb4@duke.edu. All applications must be submitted by email.

The Asociación Cracidae and Barbara D'Achille captive breeding facility in Peru seek volunteers, students, and senior researchers interested in the ecology and conservation of wild or captive White-winged Guan (Penelope albipennis), an endangered species endemic to northern Peru. The facility houses 90 guans and is located near the species' native habitat. A pilot reintroduction project is scheduled to begin in spring 2000. Comparative studies involving captive birds also are possible as the facility houses many other species. For US$10 per day, investigators receive room, board, and logistical support. For details contact Lucila Pautrat, Jefa del Zoocriadero "Bárbara D'Achille," Torres Paz 708 - Chiclayo, Perú, Telephone (011 51 74) 22 4952, Email cracidae@llampayec.rcp.net.pe.

SOPTOM, a French association for the study and protection of tortoises and turtles worldwide, funds individuals and projects focused on chelonian conservation. Up to US$12,000 is available for projects related to topics including conservation biology, ecology, and education. Annual application deadline is 30 November for funding during the following year. For more information contact Barbara Livoreil, SOPTOM, BP 24, 83590 Gonfaron, France, Email Blivoreil@aol.com.

New Publications

The Nature Conservancy announces the release of two new publications. Guidelines for Representing Ecological Communities in Ecoregional Conservation Plans provides guidelines on how to represent ecological communities in a network of conservation sites. The guidelines are applicable to large-scale conservation planning efforts to incorporate varied communities and ecosystems within a set of conservation sites or nature reserves. A Practical Handbook for Population Viability Analysis provides practical yet rigorous advice for practitioners on how and when they should conduct PVAs. Both publications are available at http://consci.tnc.org/library/index.html. Hard copies also are available. Contact Johannah Dottori, Telephone (703) 841-5321, Email jdottori@tnc.org.

Educational Opportunity

A course in tropical dendrology will be offered in Costa Rica from 13-25 March 2000 (in Spanish) and 26 June - 8 July 2000 (in English). Course fee is US$1800. The course is given in four different climatic environments. References from past students are available. Contact Humberto Jimenez Saa, CCT, Apdo. 8-3870-1000, San Jose, Costa Rica, FAX (506) 2534963, Email hjimenez@racsa.co.cr, http://www.geocities.com/RinForest/9148.

Meetings

An international symposium on the science and conservation of deep sea corals will be held 30 July - 2 August 2000 at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The symposium also will address climatic reconstruction using corals and mapping technologies. Deadlines are 1 June for early registration and abstracts and 30 July for final papers. For more information contact Susan Gass, Ecology Action Centre, 1568 Argyle Street, Suite 31, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3J 2B3, Telephone (902) 429-2202, FAX (902) 422-6410, Email coral@is.dal.ca.

The annual meeting of the Animal Behavior Society, co-hosted by Morehouse College and ZooAtlanta, will be held 5-9 August 2000 in Atlanta, Georgia. The meeting will include contributed talks and posters, a special symposium on dispersal behavior, and invited papers comparing primates and cetaceans. For more information see http://www.animalbehavior.org/ABS/Program/.

The Third International Symposium on Frugivores and Seed Dispersal, Perspectives in Conservation and Biodiversity, will be held 6-11 August 2000 in São Pedro, Brazil. For details contact Wesley Silva, Museu de História Natural, UNICAMP, CP 6109, 13870-900 Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil, Email wesley@unicamp.br, WWW http://www.unicamp.br/ib/f2000.

The Third Rare and Endangered Plant Conference will be held 25-28 September 2000 at Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona. Abstracts are invited for topics concerning rare plants of the southwestern United States or general topics related to rare plant conservation. Proceedings and abstracts will be published. For further information contact Joyce Maschinski, The Arboretum at Flagstaff, 4001 S. Woody Mountain Road, Flagstaff, Arizona 86001, Email Joyce.Maschinski@nau.edu, WWW http://www.thearb.org.

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