Calf of Man Seal Survey Volunteer - Isle of Man, United Kingdom - Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts

Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts

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Isle of Man, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Closing date:
Friday 18 August 2023- Salary: Volunteer/£40 per week allowance towards food costs, accommodation provided

Contract type: Fixed term / Working hours: Full time
Location: Calf of Man, Isle of Man Graham Makepeace-Warne
Every year Manx Wildlife Trust send volunteers to the Calf of Man to conduct seal surveys.

This is a great opportunity to spend 9 weeks on a remote Island gaining experience in practical conservation projects
Contact details:

Interviews will be the following week via zoom.

For nine weeks every autumn, Manx Wildlife Trust (MWT) sends volunteers to the Calf of Man to conduct seal surveys, to monitor the number of births and take a photographic record of adults, with the aim of better understanding the Isle of Man's seal population.

The surveys start early September, to enable the survey to capture information about the pups and adult seals.

Manx Wildlife Trust is looking for two enthusiastic volunteers to part-take in the whole survey period and the following 2 weeks to complete the data analysis.

This is an exciting opportunity to study these unique mammals for someone already with or wanting to develop their photo ID skills.

The role will be based at the Calf of Man Bird Observatory for 9 weeks (starting 5th September) and then 2 weeks writing up at any location.

Availability needs to be flexible, as the boat trips on/off the Calf of Man are very weather dependent. Shorter periods would be considered based on experience.

Tasks may include:

Daily visits to pupping sights to count the number of births
Photographing each pup with its mother (and all adult seals) and comparing photos with our existing photo ID catalogue
Recording the developmental stage of the seal pup
Monitoring mortality rate of the pups

Ideally experience in photo ID of seals would be preferable but training can be provided. Applicants must be comfortable walking 4 miles a day on variable terrain.

There is some support for this role.

Accommodation will be provided on the Calf of Man and a £40 per week food allowance will also be provided.