The Manx Wildlife Trust is searching for two volunteers to reside on a distant island off the south coast of the Isle of Man to rely seals for the annual survey this autumn.
The volunteers will briefly relocate to the Calf of Man, to conduct the yearly seal survey for 9 weeks to get a greater understanding of the seal inhabitants.
Manx Wildlife Trust mentioned they want two enthusiastic volunteers to conduct the 11-week survey, which incorporates two weeks to finish an information evaluation of the findings.
Applications at the moment are open, with duties together with every day visits to pupping websites to rely the variety of births and photographing every grownup seal, in addition to every pup with its mom, to match their pictures with an ID catalogue.
The volunteers, who will likely be supplied with lodging on the Island, may also be chargeable for recording the developmental stage of the seal pup and monitoring their mortality price.
Dr Lara Howe, marine officer at Manx Wildlife Trust, mentioned: “The Isle of Man is a jewel in the Irish sea for wildlife, whether that be marine or terrestrial.
“With its small size, it allows you to visit plenty of great locations and habitats and see a huge variety of species without traveling miles to do so.”
With its location within the gulf stream, the Isle of Man attracts quite a lot of marine life, together with lots of of seals, porpoises, whales and dolphins, in addition to basking sharks, which may be seen from mid-May to the tip of August.
The Manx shores and its surrounding islands are considered a great spot for the seal inhabitants to reside, breed and lift pups.
According to the Manx Wildlife Trust, 40% of the Island is uninhabited, with 18 glens, 32 seashores and 95 miles of shoreline and an abundance of marine life, birds and wildlife.
Applications for the volunteer positions, which provide a £40 weekly allowance in the direction of meals, shut on August 18, with a begin date in early September.