Dear All:
The 4th annual Primatology, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Field School will be held from August 3rd - 28th, 2010 in Kenya. This field school is a joint effort of Rutgers University, the National Museums of Kenya, and the Kenya Wildlife Service. The field school provides a distinctive opportunity for students to gain hands-on experience in field work methodologies and research on some of Kenya's exquisite wildlife including a variety of Old World primates. One site we will visit is the Tana River Primate National Reserve where students will conduct independent research projects and have the opportunity to observe not only the two endemic and endangered species, the Tana River mangabey and Tana River red colobus, but also yellow baboons, Sykes monkeys. and two species of galagos. We will also spend time on the Laikipia Plateau of central Kenya. At the different sites where we camp, students will receive lectures, complete readings and have discussions from the field school directors as well as a wide range of consultants to the field school including Dr. Martin Mulama of Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary, Dr. Paul Muoria of the African Wildlife Foundation, and Dr. Margaret Kinnaird and Dr. Daniel Rubenstein of Mpala Research Centre. In addition, we will stay on Mugie Ranch where we visit their black rhino sanctuary and data collection lab. We will observe radio-collared lions and learn about the Laikipia Predator Project from Project Biologist Alayne Cotterill. Students will also do field work all in the course of a day, making the field school worth 6 academic credits. The Administrative Directors of the Field School are Dr. Jack Harris, Professor of Anthropology, Rutgers University; Dr. Tom Kariuki, Director of the Institute of Primate Research, National Museums of Kenya; and Dr. Sam Kasiki, Deputy Director of Biodiversity Research and Monitoring, Kenya Wildlife Service. The Field Directors are Dr. Leah Domb, Science Master, Lawrenceville School and Dr. Julie Wieczkowski, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Buffalo State College. To obtain more information about this program visit our website at primate.rutgers.edu, contact Dr. Jack Harris directly at [email protected] or visit the Rutgers Study Abroad web site at http://studyabroad.rutgers.edu. Thank you for your time. Cheers, Julie Julie Wieczkowski, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Anthropology CLAS B101 Buffalo State College 1300 Elmwood Avenue Buffalo, NY 14222 716.878.6424 (ph) 716.878.4009 (fax) [email protected]
