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River dolphin population assessment in Yarinacocha Lagoon, Peru
River dolphins in Peru are under protected status and have been studied for several years in the Pacaya Samiria Reserve, Iquitos. However, little is known of their occurrence in non-reserve...View Project
Testing efficacy of inexpensive, simple deterrents and repellents to reduce livestock-carnivore conflict
The goal of this internship is to obtain new tools to reduce killing of native Patagonian carnivores, by testing simple and inexpensive methods for deterring predators from attacking livestock.
Tackling invasive alien species in the Western Ghats Hotspot, India
The Periyar Lake-stream system in the Western Ghats Hotspot is an Alliance for Zero Extinction site harbouring the remaining population of six globally threatened endemic fish species, Crossocheilus periyarensis, Garra...View Project
Taxonomic and conservation status assessment of salamanders in Santander, Colombia
Salamanders have experienced a dramatic decline in their natural populations, making them a symbol of the global biodiversity crisis. The taxonomic status of Colombian salamanders is unknown or ambiguous due...View Project
Sustainable water management for conserving Siberian cranes at Momoge, China
The Siberian crane is an aquatic crane which mainly inhabits wide, shallow wetlands. It is ranked as Critically Endangered by IUCN. Momoge wetland is the largest stopover site for this...View Project
Assessing fencing impacts and local community attitudes in the Changtang Nature Reserve, Tibetan Autonomous Region, China
The overall goal of the internship is to provide the intern with an opportunity to design and implement a small project that addresses the critically important issue of fencing, its...View Project
Black-breasted puffleg habitat conservation in Ecuador: Promoting local participation
The black-breasted puffleg is the most endangered endemic hummingbird in Ecuador. Its habitat, the High Andean montane forest at Pichincha Volcano, is rapidly disappearing due to human activities such as...View Project
Ecosystem accounting in WCS priority landscapes in Madagascar
Ecosystem accounting is a developing practice that aims to inform the development of mechanisms to capture the economic benefits of ecosystems services to benefit conservation outcomes. Global interest in ecosystem...View Project
Conservation of otter habitats through stakeholder participation
Otters play a crucial ecological role in maintaining functioning riverine systems. Smooth-coated Otters (Lutrogale perspicillata) and Asian Small-clawed Otters (Aonyx cinereus) found in Goa, India and are classified as Vulnerable...View Project
GIS climate change, resilient altitudinal gradient mapping and modeling
The overall goal of the internship is to develop Fides' skills in geospatial mapping analysis and concurrently support the BirdLife Africa Secretariat in this important area of work. Using the...View Project
Status surveys of focal species in the Magdalena Medio, Colombia
The Magdalena Medio, part of the Magdalena-Urabá moist forest ecoregion, is one of the most critically endangered regions in Colombia and is undergoing rapid conversion to oil palm plantations. Data...View Project
Photographic mark-recapture of coastal dolphins in Madagascar to inform population conservation measures
The overall goal of the internship is to use photographic identification data collected between 2007 and 2013 on two species of coastal dolphins (Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins and Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins)...View Project
Assessing the extinction risk of Kenya’s exploited coral reef fish
Wild caught fish are declining worldwide due to increasing levels of anthropogenic impacts. Without an understanding of historical baselines, dramatic declines and extinctions can occur undetected. In particular, the historical...View Project
Effect of landscape change on mammals in Eastern Ghats, India
The northern Eastern Ghats forests in southern India harbour several endangered species of flora and fauna. Landscape change driven by irrigation projects, mining, road construction and encroachments are degrading these...View Project
Preliminary population assessment and monitoring of Baer’s pochard in central Myanmar
The goals of the internship are for Thiri Dae We Aung to improve her skills using the core count method, in scientific report writing as well as learn to identify Baer’s...View Project
Conserving livelihoods and Semnopithecus Ajax: Resolving conflicts around Khajiar-Kalatop Sanctuary
Human-primate conflict is a burning issue in Chamba, northern India, with 76 of the 244 surveyed sites reporting conflict with Chamba sacred langurs, otherwise known as Himalayan grey langurs (Semnopithecus...View Project
Samoa protected areas intern
The overall goal of the internship is to build the professional capacity of a young national Samoan graduate in the field of protected areas, conservation and natural resource management by...View Project
Assessment of present status of Ibadan Malimbe in South-Western Nigeria
Ibadan Malimbe (Malimbus ibadanensis) is an Endangered but poorly known weaver bird endemic to Nigeria. The population is estimated at 2,500 individuals for its remaining range of about 112km2 of...View Project
Survey and assessment of three red listed trees, Western Ghats, Karnataka
Assessing the population and distribution status is an essential prerequisite for prioritising species for conservation. However, this information is poorly documented for the endemic trees of the Western Ghats. Our...View Project
Coral reef monitoring
Madagascar is one of the top 15 countries with the largest area of coral reefs in the world, boasting more coral species than any other country in Africa, the Indian...View Project
