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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">The Alliance for a Sustainable Amazon (ASA), a non-profit organization working in the southeastern Peruvian Amazon, is pleased to announce openings
on a</span><span style="vertical-align: baseline;"> Lepidoptera research expedition during summer 2017</span><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">The expedition is part of a long-term research project sponsored by the ASA to investigate the basic biology, distribution, ecology, and conservation
status of Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) in the southeastern Peruvian Amazon.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">Expedition members will receive hands-on instruction in field methods that facilitate biological research in the tropics, applying our new skills
to conducting biological research at the field sites. Expedition members will gain knowledge and skills in the following areas:</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">Field methods in the study of tropical Lepidoptera</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">Tropical ecology and biology of key Amazonian plant and animal groups</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">Amazonian plant and animal identification</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">Off-trail and backcountry navigation</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">Canopy access (tree climbing) and sampling techniques (canopy trapping)</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">Major conservation challenges facing the study region and the broader Amazonian ecosystem</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">Issues facing the survival of indigenous Amazonian cultures</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><b><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">DATES:</span><span style="vertical-align: baseline;"> May 23 – June 5, 2017</span></b></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><b><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">LOCATION: Las Piedras River basin,
</span><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">Madre de Dios, Peru</span></b></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><b><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">REGISTRATION:
</span><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">Open until April 30, 2017</span><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">. Space is limited, so we recommend to apply early.</span></b></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline;"><b>FEE:
</b></span><span style="vertical-align: baseline;"><b>$2,500</b></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">WEBSITE:
</span><span style="vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.sustainableamazon.org_lepexp2017&d=CwMFAw&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=tVAKMFPe3UCcsMWUFXo0FeX0xe1JUAj77B74DAI3DKI&m=QnmLGNwiEGSxfPK0g2bywN09H8neoVjpfOIuJvx9X64&s=hkXP5j0H9ff9dnM6WY2Z8hjAefgOMYie98wqmXFdcrE&e=" id="LPlnk1599" previewremoved="true">www.sustainableamazon.org/lepexp2017</a> </span><span style="vertical-align: baseline;"></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">HOW TO REGISTER</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">Fill out the application form at
</span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.sustainableamazon.org_lepexp17-2Dregister&d=CwMFAw&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=tVAKMFPe3UCcsMWUFXo0FeX0xe1JUAj77B74DAI3DKI&m=QnmLGNwiEGSxfPK0g2bywN09H8neoVjpfOIuJvx9X64&s=tweiSgtSJwj0cxhRubxw88iRW5blnty-8hxVNrrnXm4&e=" id="LPlnk693088" previewremoved="true"><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">http://www.sustainableamazon.org/lepexp17-register</span></a><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">For general inquiries please contact us at
</span><a href="mailto:info@sustainableamazon.org"><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">info@sustainableamazon.org</span></a><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">We hope to see you in the Peruvian Amazon!</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">Geoff Gallice, Ph.D.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">President, Alliance for a Sustainable Amazon</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">Research Associate in Lepidoptera, Florida Museum of Natural History</span></p>
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