Warrnambool student Harrison Young will combine his two great loves of travel and conservation work when he leaves for Peru later this month.
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The Deakin University environmental science student, who majors in marine biology, is taking part in a month-long placement that will allow him to get up close to the weird and wonderful creatures that call the Amazon home.
“I’ve travelled a bit before, through Indonesia and central America and I’ve always wanted to go to South America,” Mr Young said.
The 21 year old has dreams of working in conservation on completion of his degree and hopes this placement will help his chances.
Mr Young said the overseas project was trying to capture an overall view of conservation in the renowned rainforest.
“It will be looking on a small scale at butterflies and how they’re coping, because there’s a lot of logging and stuff going on in the Amazon at the moment,” Mr Young said. “It’s also looking at mammals and the whole picture of the conservation of the rainforest.”
The Global Environmental Placement Peru Conservation Project begins on October 30, but Mr Young will jet off earlier to travel the region.
“It is meant to be really hands-on,” Mr Young said of the overseas placement. “I’m really looking forward to it.”
