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Conservation of the grey-breasted parakeet, Brazil
The grey-breasted parakeet (Pyrrhura griseipectus) is the most endangered parakeet in the Americas, considered Critically Endangered by IUCN. Less than 250 individuals exist in the wild. The grey-breasted parakeet used...View Project
Establishing baseline data for the conservation of the Critically Endangered Isabela oriole, Philippines
The Isabela oriole, (Oriolus isabellae), is one of the least known Philippine bird species. Endemic to Luzon, it is Critically Endangered and probably survives in the last remaining lowland forests...View Project
Community-based conservation of cycad in Mayuge District, Uganda
Encephalartos equatorialis exists in a natural habitat in Luwerere-Mayuge district in Uganda. The species is Critically Endangered with estimates of 300 plants, yet with little known data. The project will...View Project
Changing attitudes of youth in Amur tiger habitat, Russia
The Amur tiger is listed as Endangered and is on Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). The primary threats...View Project
Population trends and conservation status of Marca’s marmoset in the Brazilian Amazon
The Marca´s marmoset (Mico marcai) was described in 1993 based on three skins collected by the Scientific Expedition Roosevelt-Rondon in 1914. In January 2012, after almost 100 years we confirmed...View Project
Rugezi wetland conservation project, Rwanda
Rugezi wetland is a refuge for wetland-dependent species and plays important roles in regulating water flow. The unsustainable use of wetland resources and that of its watershed coupled with climate...View Project
Study of predation and anthropogenic threats to loggerhead and Nile softshelled turtles in Turkey
Dalyan Turkey is one of the very few places where the Nile and loggerhead turtles can both be found nesting. Studies have been conducted on loggerheads all over the world...View Project
Assessing the conservation status and economic importance of Kenya’s Marlin fisheries
Worldwide, populations of threatened blue and black marlin are declining due to unsustainable fisheries and diminutive determination to conserve them. In Kenya, information about these species is poorly understood resulting...View Project
Building marine conservation capacity of fishing communities in Fiji
Previous work in the region has shown that the community of Kia Island, northern Fiji, is almost completely dependent on the marine resources of the Great Sea Reef for subsistence...View Project
Building bridges between rainforest conservation and livestock grazing in Mexico
Extensive deforestation, habitat fragmentation, and over-grazing put tropical communities at universal risk of destruction. Maintaining regeneration potential in highly fragmented landscapes is critical for conservation. Our work takes place in...View Project
Action for primate conservation in Korup National Park, Cameroon
Illegal wildlife hunting for bushmeat is a serious threat to Korup National Park, one of Africa’s oldest and most biodiverse rainforests and home to a rich primate community of 14...View Project
Conserving Bañados del Quirquincho: a key area for threatened species in Argentina
The Bañados del Quirquincho is one of the few wetlands in the Dry Chaco of Argentina and an Important Bird Area. It harbors many threatened species such as Chacoan peccary...View Project
Mitigating biodiversity extinctions in Ghana: the case of the endemic Bobiri reed frog
This project is aimed at giving a fighting chance of survival to the endemic and endangered Bobiri reed frog (Hyperolius bobirensis) through research and action. The frog has not been...View Project
Building capacity for conservation in Bokor National Park, Cambodia
Although a large, nationally protected area and IBA, little is known about the biodiversity of Bokor National Park in south-west Cambodia, though the site is believed to have suffered less...View Project
Conservation of savannah elephants in Yankari Game Reserve, Nigeria
Elephants in Yankari Game Reserve are being threatened by an unprecedented rate of poaching (fueled by the huge illegal ivory trade market existing in the region and apathy resulting from...View Project
Conservation of threatened amphibians in Barbas-Bremen Natural Regional Park, Colombia
Amphibians globally are threatened by habitat fragmentation, destruction and by climatic changes, because of this it is important to realize studies that allow conserving them and the places they live...View Project
Conserving the Endangered Himalayan grey langur in India’s Chamba Valley
The Himalayan grey langur (Semnopithecus ajax) is an Endangered colobine confined to the Chamba Valley of the Western Himalayas in Himachal Pradesh state in India. The langur has a narrow...View Project
Assessing bird species richness in shade-grown coffee farms, Chiapas, Mexico
The purpose of this project is to determine richness of insectivorous bird species in forest remnants and shade-grown coffee farms in the pine-oak forest near El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve in...View Project
Conserving wild goats in the Peramagroon and Barzan mountain
Wild goats (Capran aegagrus) in Iraq are under strong conservation pressure due to hunting and habitat loss. This project aims to protect the wild population of wild goats and their...View Project
Saving pangolin and sea turtles from being eaten in Guangzhou restaurants, China
Guangzhou city has a long history of bush meat consumption is the most important hub of illegal wildlife trade in China, driving species like pangolin and sea turtles into extinction....View Project
