CONTRACTORS FOR TERN RESTORATION PROJECT

at Canadian Wildlife Service

Location:
Country Island in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia

Duration:
May - August 2012

Job Type:
Temporary

Job Description:
The Canadian Wildlife Service is seeking contractors (3) to work on a tern restoration project located at Country Island in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia. The contracts are 1) to coordinate and conduct the field project on the island and 2) to conduct field work (2 contracts). A brief description of the project is available here: http://www.speciesatrisk.ca/roseatetern/recovery_CI.html. Breeding seabirds on Country include Common, Arctic and Roseate Terns, Black Guillemots, and Leach’s Storm Petrels. The field site is remote and conditions are fairly primitive and weather can be foggy. All three contracts begin in early May and end late July / early August, depending on the timing of breeding terns. Contractors remain on the island for this period (a 1 week break will be provided) and share accommodation based out of two large tents / weather havens. Contract deliverables include, but are not limited to: **Monitoring growth and diet of tern chicks;**Determining reproductive success of terns;**Banding tern chicks;**Deterring tern predators;**Censusing terns;**Entering data;**Re-sighting of banded adult terns;**Camp set-up / take down and general camp up-keep The field project coordination contract deliverables include, but are not limited to:**drafting schedules;**implementation of project protocol;**overseeing data collection, entry, and management;**data analysis and preparation of final report. The project coordination contract is approximately 9,000CAD plus an approximate 2,000CAD for development of a final report. Two contracts to carry out field work are approximately 7,500CAD each.

To Apply:
For more information, please contact: KAREN POTTER, (EM: karen.potter AT ec.gc.ca), Species at Risk Recovery, Canadian Wildlife Service - Environment Canada, 45 Alderney Drive,

Qualifications:
These contracts are open to Canadian citizens only.

Number of Openings:
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