East Stroudsburg University and Danta: Association for Conservation of
the Tropics are pleased to announce a Herpetology field course to be
held in Costa Rica from July 19, 2007 to August 14, 2007. This
program is open to people of all academic backgrounds. Participants
may enroll on either a credit or non-credit basis. Also, an optional
ecotravel experience will be provided for those who wish to arrive
early for travel before the
course.
This intensive 28 day course will be conducted at El Zota Biological
Field Station in the Northeastern part of Costa Rica. It serves as an
introduction to herpetology and an introduction to tropical biology
with a focus on the amphibians and reptiles of Costa Rica. Students
will learn field techniques for studying and capturing amphibians and
reptiles in the tropics. Daily lectures will cover general herpetology
and special topics that pertain to the tropics. Laboratories will
cover the identification of Costa Rican amphibians and reptiles and
field techniques. The course includes a two night class trip to
Tortuguero National Park to see the green sea turtles. All students
are required to design and carry out a field research project. The
course is open to both credit and non-credit seeking students. Credit
seeking students can receive 3-6 credit hours directly through East
Stroudsburg University in Pennsylvania. Alternatively, independent
study credit can be obtained through your home institution.
The cost of the course is $1750, and includes all within-country
trans****tation, room and board, and expenses for a 2 day field trip.
It does NOT include your international flight, air****t taxes ($25),
accommodation and meals for the first and last nights in San Jose. The
deadline for registration is May 1, 2007. Enrollment is limited to 20
participants. This does not include tuition at the East Stroudsburg
University.
To learn more about the Tropical Herpetology field course, please
visit our website (www.danta.info), or email us at kdingess@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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