Internships

We have begun an internship program for scientists in countries with severely threatened biotas. Our first intern, Rasolondalao Harin'Hala Hasinjaka (Rin'ha), is attached to the Institute for the Conservation of Tropical Environments (ICTE), Tsimbazaza, Madagascar. He will begin his internship at UIUC and the Illinois Natural History Survey in September '99. Rinah is a general guide for scientists while they are investigating the biodiversity of Madagascar and has expressed special interest in becoming trained in the science of entomology. Once he returns, he will help curate insects in the national museum, begin a program in monitoring insect abundance and activity throughout Madagascar, and strengthen the national collection of insects.

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