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Belize Jaguar & Howler Monkey Research Fellowship (Online)

Belize Jaguar & Howler Monkey Research Fellowship (Online)

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Join the research team from the Foundation for Wildlife Conservation (FWC) to study jaguars and howler monkeys at Runaway Creek Nature Reserve in Belize. FWC is a small non-profit organization that owns and manages Runaway Creek. The reserve encompasses over 6,000 acres of tropical forest, serving as a critical component of the Maya Forest Corridor in Central Belize. This unique online fellowship encompasses two ongoing projects at Runaway Creek, requiring students to work with long-term data on howler monkeys and jaguars. Work alongside primatologist Dr. Kayla Hartwell to gather information and analyze data as a crucial step toward reintroducing endangered black howler monkeys to Runaway Creek Nature Reserve. Following a destructive hurricane in 2010, howler monkeys slowly disappeared from the reserve. To help bring howler monkeys back to Runaway Creek and increase their genetic diversity within the corridor, the FWC is releasing ex-captive howler monkeys that have undergone a successful rehabilitation process and are now ready for survival in the wild.

Program Highlights

Earn 100 research hours for VMCAS vet school applications.

Have a direct impact on the conservation of howler monkeys and jaguars in Belize.

Work alongside primatologist Dr. Kayla Hartwell to perform critical wildlife research.

Gain valuable research experience in various areas, including wildlife conservation and primate behavior.

Become part of vital wildlife conservation and research conducted by the Foundation for Wildlife Conservation (FWC), through Loop Abroad, in collaboration with CELA-Belize.