EAZA CALLITRICHID
TAG EDUCATION ADVISOR
THE EAZA
CALLITRICHID TAXON ADVISORY GROUP is seeking an Education Advisor.
BACKGROUND:
The TAG covers all
species of marmosets and tamarins and currently supports conservation
programmes in Colombia (cotton-top tamarin and white-footed tamarin) and Brazil
(pied tamarin, buffy tufted-ear marmoset, golden lion tamarin, golden-headed
lion tamarin and black lion tamarin).
The TAG meets twice
a year, in the spring and at the EAZA meeting in September, and works hard to
fulfil its aims between meetings. We are a dynamic and friendly group and work
hard to make a difference for these small monkeys. We have a Regional Collection Plan (RCP)
(2014), which will be updated after our ICAP and RCP meetings in April
2018. We also have a Best Practice
Guidelines (BPG) which are regularly updated.
The TAG’s Education
Advisor is an important contributor to the development and work of the
TAG.
RECENT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE:
• Helping
source students to assist with survey and studbook work whilst carrying out
projects
• Contributing
to Regional Collection Plan and Best Practice Guidelines documents
• Improving
communication and training by the use of modern methods, e.g. using movies as
an addition to the BPG
• Improving
TAG communication regarding field conservation support with a view of gaining
more support from EAZA members for field conservation and also in communicating
this to their zoo visitors
• Encouraging
zoos to run callitrichid days (e.g. cotton-top tamarin and golden lion tamarin)
which both raise funds for projects and also engender public awareness and
support in zoos
FUTURE ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES ENVISAGED:
• To
further improve communication with EAZA members in assisting them in promoting
callitrichid conservation to visitors, using innovative methods, and thus
increase support for programmes
• Working
with the person in the TAG’s (new) position of marketing advisor to improve
awareness of callitrichid behaviour, biology and conservation
• Encouraging
callitrichid holders to implement the BPG, train staff, and carry out welfare
audits on their animals
• To
encourage EAZA collections to use callitrichids in the conservation education
programmes by providing them with suitable materials
THE EDUCATION ADVISOR SHOULD:
• Be
able to attend the two meetings per year and contributed to the work of the TAG
between meetings
• Have
the time and resources to assist with the aims and activities of the TAG
• Quickly
respond to emails and other correspondence
• Come
up with exciting and innovative ideas
Applications should
be sent to the TAG Chair eric@zoobeauval.com and to the co-chairs
Eric Bairrão Ruivo,
Chair
Dominic Wormell,
Vice-Chair
Miranda Stevenson,
Vice-Chair
Peter Dickinson
Independent International Zoo Consultant        |
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