Contents
Acknowledgement ..................................................................................................................................... I
Summary ................................................................................................................................................. III
1. Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 1
2. Description of the internship ................................................................................................................. 2
2.1 The organization Faunagua ............................................................................................................. 2
2.2 Internship activities ......................................................................................................................... 3
2.2.1 River dolphin census 1: Distribution and population status of the Bolivian river dolphin (Inia
boliviensis) in the rivers Mamoré, Madeira, Abuna and Negro ........................................................... 3
2.2.2 River dolphin census 2: Abundance and distribution of the Bolivian river dolphin (Inia boliviensis)
in the rivers Ibare, Mamoré, Apere, Tijamuchi ................................................................................... 6
2.2.3 Workshop ¨Nacional Plan de Acción para la Conservación del bufeo Inia boliviensis¨ ................ 7
2.2.4 Environmental education .......................................................................................................... 9
3. Reflection on the internship ................................................................................................................ 15
4. Conclusion .......................................................................................................................................... 18
References .............................................................................................................................................. 15
Appendices ............................................................................................................................................. 16
Appendix I: Weekly overview of internship activities ........................................................................... 17
Appendix II: Checksheets .................................................................................................................... 19
Appendix III: Report – Stomach content of a juvenile river dolphin (Inia boliviensis) ............................ 22