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Safeguarding the Endangered White-bellied (Phataginus tricuspis) pangolin in Ghana
Pangolins are regarded as the most traded mammals globally and Africa’s four species are no exception. Pangolins are also considered among the least known mammals in the world in terms…
Conservation of the Critically Endangered Hammerhead Sharks in Ghana
The great hammerhead and scalloped hammerhead sharks have undergone more than 80% depletion globally in three generations pushing them to the brink of extinction. Their major threats include fins and…
Mahseer School to protect ‘School of Mahseers’: Nurturing a conservation ethic in children of Baagi village, Nayar River Valley, Uttarakhand, India
The endangered, golden mahseer (Tor putitora) or the ‘tiger of river’ is a keystone species inhabiting the upper Ganges ecosystem, with its lifecycle intricately connected to the river. Adults undertake…
An Internship for the BirdLife Flyways, Species and Forests Programmes in the Americas
The goal of this internship is to facilitate activities related to the Flyways, Species and Forests Programmes in the Americas. The intern will work jointly with the Conservation Officer and…
Mobilizing students to advocate shared spaces for humans and leopards in a human-dominated agricultural rural landscape
Nashik district (Maharashtra) is a densely populated agricultural rural landscape inhabited by the leopard, where many instances of leopard attacks on livestock and people are recorded. Our goal is to…
Applying GIS and remote sensing in the South Gobi of Mongolia to support conservation interventions
This internship program included two main works such as GIS and remote sensing in the South Gobi of Mongolia. Objectives: Learn how to develop and manage a database for a…
Creating a roadmap for China’s mining sector to reduce net biodiversity loss
WCS has launched an effort to develop strategies to engage with China’s business stakeholders and prioritize biodiversity in their overseas investment. Mining is one of the key focus sectors of…
Establishing a stakeholder participation-based gharial conservation programme in Katernia
The gharial is a freshwater crocodile, endemic to the Indian subcontinent. Girwa river in Katerniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary has the second-largest breeding gharial population, which has been isolated to a 20…
Building capacities in coral reef restoration in the Bay Islands National Marine Park of Honduras
Caribbean corals have been going through their own pandemic in recent years, threats such as water pollution, overfishing, diseases such as Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease, lack of awareness and…
Conservation of threatened plant species in a high diversity area of the Brazilian Atlantic forest
The Santa Teresa municipality, State of EspÃrito Santo, Brazil, is internationally known for its high biodiversity. However, native and endemic plant species are under pressure due to deforestation and urban…
