Position: Tracker
Company: African Rainforest Experiences
Contract type:Fixed-term contract (CDD)
Salary: [FCFA range, if applicable]
The tracker locates, tracks and monitors Ngaga’s regular gorilla groups every day. His work enables Kamba’s clients to enjoy safe, respectful and quality encounters with gorillas, and provides reliable information about their movements, behavior, health and habitat.
Present in the forest every day, the tracker is also Kamba’s eyes on the ground: it contributes to the protection of gorillas and their habitat by reporting any threats and supporting the Ngaga Rangers in their surveillance missions.
Main duties
1. Monitoring of gorillas
Track gorilla groups daily from nests, tracks, vocalizations and other presence cues; relocate the group in the afternoon and note the last position, to prepare for departure the next day; properly identify individuals based on their physical and behavioral characteristics; record accurate field data on group composition, movements, feeding, behavior, apparent health status, and habitat use;
2. Support for gorilla tracking with customers
Leave at the time provided for by the camp program and locate the group with the clients; support the guide, who directs the experience and safety of the clients, and effectively collaborate with him or her during the tracking; enforce the sanitary and safety protocol: wearing the mask, minimum distance, observation duration, no food in sight of the gorillas; be courteous, calm and discreet in the presence of the clients; after the tracking, make a brief report to the team.
3. Support to Ngaga Rangers (surveillance and protection)
Report immediately to the Ngaga Rangers and Camp Manager any illegal or suspicious activity observed in the forest (poaching, cables and traps, encampments, illegal cutting, shots, suspicious human presence), specifying the date, time and GPS position, with a photo if possible; share with the Ngaga Rangers, during the passage, useful information from the field (new human trails, areas of passage, movements of gorillas).
Candidate profile
Good knowledge of the equatorial forest and environment of Odzala-Kokoua National Park. Practical experience tracking and identifying signs of wildlife presence. Ability to recognize animal footprints, traces and signs of movement. Good physical condition and ability to work in a forest environment, in sometimes difficult conditions. Ability to observe, concentrate and orient in the forest.
Responsibilities
High sense of responsibility, discipline and adherence to safety instructions. Ability to work as a team and communicate effectively with guides. Prior experience tracking gorillas or other large mammals is an asset. The mastery of local languages and a knowledge of French are assets, according to the operational requirements of the site.
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