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One of the obvious things about tarsiers is the fact that their fate lies in hands of Filipinos, especially the younger generation. Therefore, equipping them with suitable knowledge about this little, native primate and its conservation is essential. This was one of the main focuses of the Tarsius Project in the past month. The important...
Are you thinking of a special Christmas gift? Adopt a Philippine tarsier! The adoption is symbolic. Your contribution of 4 thousand CZK (165 euro) will be used to achieve goals of the project. As a reward you will receive a certificate, colourful picture of the Philippine Tarsier, video and audio recordings directly from the field. A Christmas gift for you...
For the next period starting February 2015 we are looking for a tarsier conservation assistant Tarsier conservation project assistant We seek a voluntary field assistant for a minimum of 6-months, live-in position, (longer preferred) suited to persons who have studied within the field of Primatology, Ethology or closely related Zoology field, who are experienced in zoo husbandry and...
Presentation of the Tarsius project will be held this Saturday, 8th November 2014, in Krásná Lípa, Czech Republic on the festival Sedm divů.
Yesterday, 22.10.2014, our project and recent activities were introduced in a presentation on the 1. Tropical biodiversity conservation conference held in Prague. Presentation abstract: The Philippine tarsier belongs to the least known nocturnal primates. Tarsiers and the Philippines remaining biodiversity and the ecosystems are under tremendous threats from the increasing human population. Habitat loss and illegal...
As we have informed you last week our tarsier enclosure ad food resources were ready on my last visit in Bilar. Me and my colleague Cristy and our field assistants Alex and Filip could not wait until we finally get tarsiers in. And here comes the good news. Yes, we finally have a tarsier! Please meet...
Recently I have come back from my last trip to the Philippines. The main purpose of this trip was to finalize developing of a breeding enclosure for tarsiers as a part of a complex tarsier conservation centre in Bilar on Bohol Island. As we believe starting of the breeding facility directly in the Philippines, in the local area, can...
Find an interview with Dr. Milada Řeháková on a primatological webpage: „Each primate species has its own threats and heroes, and the tiny Philippine tarsier (Tarsius [Carlito] syrichta) it’s not an exception. In this case, the main threats, shared by almost all the species of the order, are the loss of habitat and illegal pet...
Yesterday we have arrived to Bilar, the Tarsius project site and have met Cristy and the two volunteering guys Alex and Filip. Here you can read about experiences that a field assistant can have during fieldwork. „My name is Alexander, a 27-year old, recently graduated ethologist from the northern part of Europe, namely the country of Sweden....
On Monday I am going back to Bohol, after two and half year. In the meantime my colleague Cristy and volunteer field assistants Alex and Filip work on building of the tarsier conservation centre. Keep the fingers crossed that everything goes as planned. We will be back with more news in September.
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