![]() “I worked with extremely passionate people that work tirelessly to both learn and understand new things about the different ecosystems, as well as educate and share the work they do with diverse kinds of people,” she said. Hillman said she is unsure where her path will take her after college, but she values what she has learned about the environment and conservation. ![]() “This means I not only got to experience life and work in multiple biomes but I also had the chance to see how the organization works through its different fronts: ecotourism, science, rewilding, social, education, and forests,” she said. Hillman got to work in a sprawling wetland called the Pantanal, Brazil’s coastal rainforest, known as the Atlantic Forest, and Onçafari’s offices in the metropolis of São Paulo. Her work involved monitoring animals-setting up cameras, tracking animal movements, reviewing camera footage and reports of animal sightings-as well as tasks such as vehicle maintenance and Portuguese-English translation. ![]() “Pronounced on-safari, the name is a play on words with Onça, the Portuguese word for jaguar, and the word safari,” Hillman said. The environmental studies major traveled to Brazil for a month to intern for an NGO called Onçafari.
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