The Mammal Research Institute - Primeval Forest, Poland

 

The project will send three cohorts of two volunteers out to The Mammal Research Institute (MRI), Bialowieza, Poland for 9-week placements at intervals during 2010.

• Cohort 1:
  Mon 3 May to Mon 5 July 2010 (2 places)
• Cohort 2:
  Mon 12 July to Mon 13 Sept 2010 (2 places)
• Cohort 3:
  Mon 20 Sept to Mon 22 Nov 2010 (2 places)

The Mammal Research Institute (MRI) is a grant aided research organisation which carries out a range of ecological studies into the mammals of the Forest.  These studies inform management decisions and increase our understanding of an internationally recognised site of nature conservation importance. Bialowieza Forest is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and Biosphere Reserve.

Themes: Locating roe deer, bison and wild boar using radio-tracking equipment. Collecting dung samples, analysing location data, ungulate surveys, biomass recording.

For further details on the placement download the information sheet.

To find out more about the MRI visit the website.

Previous placements

Read reports and diaries from previous visits (2009) here…

Diary 1 (pdf 520KB)

Diary 2 (pdf 96KB)