Karuizawa, Nagano Pref. ¨C In the summer resort town of Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, you¡¯ll find Amelia Hiorns, 28, looking after the local bears at the Picchio Wildlife Research Center. Having joined the facility through their internship program, she¡¯s now a wildlife research assistant and manager of overseas promotion.
1. How did you end up working for Picchio? I¡¯m from the U.K., and while at university I studied abroad in America. During some fieldwork at Yellowstone National Park, I was put in touch with somebody who used to work at Picchio. I connected with the research center and did an internship. I asked for a job, they said yes, and now I¡¯m here, working at Picchio.
2. What do you do for Picchio now? I usually go by ¡°overseas promotion plus wildlife research.¡± It¡¯s marketing, promotion, a bit of guiding, supporting interns and working with bears.
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