Technical Advisor
AFRICAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATION
Position Title: Technical Advisor, Canine Unit (TACU) Location: Botswana Department: Species Conservation and Science Program: Canine for Conservation Program (C4CP) Supervisor: Senior Project Officer, Species Conservation Duration: One Year Position Summary Within its Counter Wildlife Trafficking (CWT) Action Plan, African Wildlife Foundation deploys detection and tracking dogs to enhance detection and stop the trafficking of wildlife and wildlife products and track poachers in the field. AWF’s Canines for Conservation Program is a continental program with dog teams deployed strategically at key entry and exit points in different countries. AWF has Technical Advisors for each Canine Unit working in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Botswana, Cameroon, and Mozambique. Usually embedded within the wildlife authority, the Technical Advisor Canine Unit (TACU) is an integral member of the AWF's Canines for Conservation Program. The Botswana TACU's primary role is to support in the implementation of the Program by providing essential technical support to the Department of Wildlife and National Park’s (DWNP) canine unit. S/He will lead in executing AWF's Canines for Conservation Program support to the DWNP ensuring that its canine unit continues working to international and AWF standards. The TACU will work with DWNP to...
Botswana : Gaborone
2022-10-02
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