The Mammal
Monitoring is a part of our Eco-Volunteer role. As an Eco-Volunteer, you will
help both IPBio (Biodiversity Research Institute) and Celine (Animal Release
Center) in a range of activities which are conducted in a group. The majority
of these tasks are field activities, so this is for the volunteers who like to
be outside and enjoy physical activity.
Tree Inventory:
We study the
biodiversity in different areas of the reserve to assess forest well-being. In
the process we can understand the distribution of fruit tree species which is
particularly important for Celine. Why? Imagine you are releasing a parrot
which only eats a certain fruit and it only grows between June and July.
Therefore you should only release this parrot during these months to ensure it
has available food which will increase the chances of a successful release.
Moreover, these birds are tagged and monitored after their reintroduction to
the wild to ensure they are adapting well and therefore identifying fruit trees
in the area will increase the likelihood of finding the bird to monitor their
progress.
Besides Tree
Inventory, we have a lot of other fun projects for which we can use your help,
including Mammal Inventory, Gardening,
Tadpole Research, Mushroom Inventory and many more!
The
Betary Reserve:
The Betary Reserve is
situated about 6 kilometres from Iporanga. Iporanga is a small municipality in
the State of São Paulo, founded in 1755 on the banks of the Ribeira de Iguape
River and at the mouth of the Rio Iporanga. The name Iporanga of Tupi origin
means "beautiful river". Iporanga has around 4,300 inhabitants and a
total area of 127,700 hectares.
