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Ameliorating threats to the manatee in the heart of Belize
Belize has the largest surviving population of the endangered Antillean manatee. These herbivorous mammals, like dolphins, many fish species and even humans depend on the lower Belize River as a...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
Improving hand raising techniques of one of the top 25 turtles on death row
The overall goal of the internship is to develop and test an upgrade strategy to improve the hand raising techniques of Dermatemys mawii in the Maya Forest. WCS will take...View Project
Pirarucu management in Lower Jurua Extractive Reserve, Central-West Brazilian Amazon
The largest Amazon fish, pirarucu (Arapaima gigas), has been largely overexploited. In the past decade, conservation strategies have shifted from government control to pirarucu management empowering local communities. However, the...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
Local empowerment programme for Africa
The first set of goals is for the intern to acquire the requisite skills and knowledge critical to be well positioned to take a lead role in developing the capacities...View Project
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
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
Strengthening conservation capacity for the future BirdLife partner in Vietnam
The overall goal of this internship is to build technical conservation capacity for BirdLife as well as for conservation on the ground in Vietnam. In the one year internship, the...View Project
The Cuban plant conservation initiative
Cuba supports the greatest plant diversity of the Caribbean Biodiversity Hotspots. The Cuban Plant Conservation Initiative aims at the conservation and sustainable management of Cuban plants. To achieve this goal...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
Support to cultural values and conservation – an approach towards conservation of natural resources in Uganda
The role of cultural and spiritual values in achieving conservation goals is gaining popularity among researchers and practitioners. Research findings prove that cultural values contribute to conservation goals, but, little...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
Developing skills in primate research which support gibbon conservation in Laos
Primate conservation is a priority for biodiversity conservation in Laos as demonstrated by the national gibbon conservation action plan, but there is a lack of Lao primate conservationists. FFI’s entry...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
Safeguarding suitable habitats for Niceforo’s wren and chestnut-bellied hummingbird in Colombia
Niceforo’s wren and chestnut-bellied hummingbird are two endemic and Endangered birds inhabiting riparian forests located in the Chicamocha Canyon dry forest of Colombia. These species are threatened by habitat loss...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
Greater adjutant conservation through community participation in Assam, India
The greater adjutant stork is the most threatened stork in the world and its population is decreasing. Many historic breeding colonies of this colonial nesting bird are missing now and...View Project
Building capacity for fundraising and communications for conservation in southern Belize
The ultimate goal is to improve the financial sustainability of leading Belizean conservation organization, Ya’axche Conservation Trust, and in turn secure the long-term conservation of critical areas for biodiversity in...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
