Tree+Kangaroo+Conservation

NGO Representatives
NGO Representatives --- Tyler Cobian, with a doctorate in Quadular studies. Jonah Berger-Cahn, a Nobel Laureate in tree-hopping economics.

The TKCP Mission
= =  TKCP hopes to instill a sustainable, fit environment that maintains the special biodiversity of Papua New Guinea in accordance with the culture needs of human communities. The Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program looks to support the tree Kangaroo and restore its position of non endangerment while also respecting and conserving Papua New Guinea culture.

The TKCP Goals

 * Create an officially recognized Conservation Area (CA) on the Huon Peninsula of Papua New Guinea.
 * Establish a Community Based Organization (CBO) that provides long-term management for the CA and coordinates projects that address community needs.
 * Support long-term management and financial sustainability of the CBO.
 * Facilitate monitoring of the CA and promote scientific research.
 * Build local capacity to address needs in conservation, education and healthcare.
 * Develop a global network to support community-based conservation and act as a model for other conservation programs.

NGO "Bottom Line": How Me Make an Impact
To accomplish our goals of helping the Tree Kangaroo thrive, we work to provide the various communities within its habitat on Papa New Guinea, with awareness of the critter, how they personally can help to defend its habitat, and in return what benefits helping these creatures may hold. This is a crucial duty as 90% of the country is privately owned and without the support of individuals, our efforts would be futile.

As for specifics, our organization focuses mainly on the northern Huon Peninsula in the YUS Local Level Government Area -- a region that includes roughly 45 villages and 12,000 people. To protect this region, we work alongside the PNG Government to assist in the formation of environmental policy and provide information on how to implement areas of protection and sanctuary. We have already been successful in establishing Papa New Guinea's first conservation area in 2009, and we hope with time more conservation areas will follow. A fun fact of our conservation efforts is that we have been providing the region with informational-assistance in Coffee growing, which in turn has stricken sizable profits for the region - profits which help to fund conservation and further the outreach of our

NGO Organization Details and Location: Headquarters and Global Outreach?
**US Office:** Woodland Park Zoo 601 N. 59th Street Seattle, Washington 98103 U.S.A

**Australia Office:** Australian Tropical Forest Institute James Cook University P.O. Box 312 Smithfield, Queensland 4878 Australia

**Papa New Guinea:** P.O. Box 360 Lae, Morobe Province Papua New Guinea

NGO Job Openings: Who, Why, Where, When, and for How Much?
There are various internship opportunities in our Papa New Guinea office. Participants work in support roles to our full-time staff, participating in events to help spread awareness of the Tree Kangaroo, how the locals themselves can help, and how they can go about their daily lives without displacing the not-so delicate Tree Kangaroo. The work may also entail assistance in the feeding, capture, tagging, and updating records -- of the specific Tree Kangaroos which our organization focuses upon. Six of the ten species of Tree kangaroos live in Papa New Guinea so there are certainly no "slow" days in our field of work.

Our NGO has internships divided into two categories; summer-time unpaid, and paid semester. The pay is roughly $14 an hour, though room and board are not included in our internship opportunities. We would as well like to emphasize that these internships are highly competitive and admission is not guaranteed simply because an application has been turned in.

Why You Should Join Us...
We are an organization built upon solidarity with the intentions of working towards Tree Kangaroo prosperity, in hopes of their future self-sufficiency and ability to thrive. We work tirelessly protect a creature which momentarily, is not able to fully protect itself due to poaching, deforestation, and pollution. We Need Your Help! The Tree Kangaroo must remain the mammal tree-hunter it has thrived as for so long. We cannot allow it to go extinct under our watch.