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Search for the Ivory-billed Woodpecker in eastern Cuba 1993
This project surveyed the last forests in Cuba from where this critically endangered species was last seen in March 1987. During the entire expedition not a single Ivory-billed woodpecker was…
Study and conservation of the monkseal in Mauritania
The biology of the monk seal, the world’s most endangered seal species, is poorly known. This project carried out research on monk seal biology (reproduction, census, habitat) and on causes…
Sumba forest conservation project
Following Manchester Metropolitan University’s successful conservation research projects in 1989 and 1992 – which assessed population sizes, status and habitat associations of the restricted-range bird species of the Indonesian island…
Project Yacutinga ’95
The project was a follow-up to Project Canopy ’92. Working with the governmental National Parks Directorate and non-governmental Fundacion Moises Bertoni (the BirdLife Partner), Project Yacutinga united 24 conservationists of…
Project Zombitse 1996: a Malagasy-Cambridge conservation expedition
Working in collaboration with Malagasy field scientists, the project aimed to facilitate the implementation of WWF’s Integrated Conservation Development Plan for the proposed Parc National Zombitse-Vohibasia. The team provided a…
Project Eakihei: parrots in peril
After the success of Parrots in Peril 1990 and 1992 expeditions, a follow-up expedition consisting of four British and two Ecuadorian biologists continued studying the avifauna of Podocarpus National Park…
Project Podocarpus ’95: the Cambridge conservation project and research expedition in Southern Ecuador
An Ecuadorian and British team assessed the levels of mercury pollution from gold mining in Podocarpus National Park and near the mining town of Nambija. Samples of mercury in riverine…
Project Sabrewing
This large team under the supervision of Dr Floyd Hayes studied the endangered White-tailed Hummingbird. The species is the only globally threatened species in Tobago where it is extremely vulnerable….
Project Ortalis ’96
The principle aim of this bird conservation project – which was run by Ecuadorian, Argentine and British biologists – was to identify the forest remnants adjacent to Bosque Protector Cerro…
Project Utila ’96
The island’s spectacular coral reefs have experienced an exponential increase in diving activity in the past few years. Project Utila 96 surveyed six baselines permanently marked by Project Utila 95…