Online course is OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS – 2024 session
The second iteration of Tour du Valat‘s four-week, online course on “Monitoring breeding waterbirds in Mediterranean wetlands” is now open for applications.
This course is designed for wildlife or habitat managers, students, academics, researchers, ornithologists, experts from Mediterranean countries with some experience with counting birds.
The course will introduce you to subjects such as why we should count colonial waterbirds during breeding season, or how to proceed with counting colonial waterbird limiting disturbance, with many practical tips and advice from experienced ornithologists. In this online course, we will also explain how to proceed to import field notes into a database.
It has been prepared by Tour du Valat’s team with the support of Wetlands based solutions, Fonds français pour l’environnement mondial and Agence française de développement.
This course is in English and free of charge. For this second iteration, the number of participants is limited. Please register here.
Consider that you will need to dedicate approximately 3 hours/week over 4 weeks to complete the course. You will be able to progress online at your own pace. You will have the opportunity to interact online with the experts in a forum and during two online meetings. A certificate of achievement will be awarded to those who successfully complete the course.
Dates of the course: 18 March to 15 April 2024
Deadline for registration: February 1st 2024
Successful registered applicants will be informed by February 22nd 2024
