La Presidency of the Republic has launched a competition that has to do with the environment and birdlife. The research is aimed at two employees who deal with environmental protection and who are experts inringing activity. Bird ringing is none other than one of the main tools for scientific research in this area and consists of an individual marking of the birds. The resources needed will go to work in the presidential estate of Castelporziano in Rome and there is time to submit applications until next March 31st. The tasks to be performed are different. It is, in particular, to patrol and monitor the territory, manage wildlife with censuses and controls through selective capture and killing, without forgetting the aforementioned marking, intervention in the event of forest fires and management of the operations room.
The ideal candidates are Italian citizens, in possession of a middle school license, without a criminal record, aged no more than 45 years, with driving license B and in possession of a license to carry a rifle for hunting use. Before the final selection there will be a practical type test which consists of ringing, botanical and faunal recognitions, the repair of a fence and the naturalistic description of a specific path. The next phase will be the oral one, that is an interview that will focus on general culture, shooting and ballistics techniques, fauna and flora and the prevention and extinguishing of forest fires.
The history of bird ringing dates back to 1889 when the animals came marked for the first time with metal rings complete with a progressive number, a choice dictated by the need to send notification letters. In our country the business is managed by ISPRA National Ringing Center. Over time the ringing has changed as regards the skills of the resources and employees, so much so that it is no longer limited only to the safety of the birds.
The interventions also concern the capture and manipulation of animals that are adapted to the various bird species, based on their size and habits, not to mention the habitats. The activity includes the capture of wild birds, therefore the exercise should be limited to some special authorizations and notwithstanding the laws that are currently in force for the protection of wildlife. Finally, as already specified, the abatement is contemplated in the selective mode for guarantee the controls and censuses of animals.
I would like to know who I should contact to participate in the competition ..
Hello, You can find all the information relating to the competition on the Quirinale institutional website. See the link: http://www.quirinale.it/qrnw/statico/concorsi/2016_Butteri/2016-01-19-but.htm
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