I could do that!
The spec says "Job Location: Russian Far East" and continues, "The successful candidate will reside in or close to Vladivostok." And then, this: "The job requires extensive local travel to hunting leases and remote places in Primorskiy and Khabarovskiy Krais." Very exotic, indeed. But what on earth could the job be? Well, would you believe a "Tiger Friendly Certification Project Manager"? Now, that's a new one for us. Never heard of such a job.
Being "tiger friendly" can be hazardous. Remember what happened to poor old Roy of Siegfried and Roy? He was all palsy-walsy with this white Siberian tiger and they had a nice little earner going on for years at the Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas until the tiger got all temperamental, like, one night and almost bit Roy's head off. Just like that. Snap! Crunch! Roy will never talk or walk properly again as a result. So, it's risky being "tiger-friendly". Your affability might not always be reciprocated.
Anyway, the job spec goes on: "By purchasing products sustainably harvested from certified Tiger Friendly lands, consumers can actively participate in conservation of tigers by providing economic incentives for local people to conserve tigers and their habitat. Economic incentives linked to tiger conservation will include: harvest and sales of non-timber forest products, international sport hunting, and ecotourism." Now, we're getting somewhere. So, our courageous "Tiger Friendly Certification Project Manager" will have to go into remote villages in the Russian Far East and convince the people there that slaughtering tigers for the Chinese aphrodisiac market is bad for business. The road out of poverty, and there is great poverty in the Russian Far East, the manager must insist, will be paved with biodiversity conservation.
Russian and English skills, experience in environmental economics, tolerance for vodka and fearlessness in the face of big cats should get you an interview with The Wildlife Conservation Society.
