Zoo Jobs: EAZA CALLITRICHID TAG EDUCATION ADVISOR

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

Dominic.Wormell@durrell.org Miranda.stevenson@btopenworld.com

Eric Bairrão Ruivo, Chair

Dominic Wormell, Vice-Chair