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Survey of the southern and western Carpathians underground bat habitats
In Romania, as in all of Europe, the cave dwelling bat colonies has suffered a drastic decline in the latest decades. This was confirmed also through the monitoring fieldwork of...View Project
Conservation and sustainable use of wetlands in south and central-eastern Rwanda
The threats to the Nyabarongo and Akanyaru Wetlands are a result of a complex mixture of people's attitudes, a lack of alternatives and the fact that in Rwanda the wetlands...View Project
Research & conserv assessment for the Tiwai Island Wildlife Sanc in post-conflict Sierra Leone
The civil conflict in Sierra Leone has resulted in the proliferation of weapons while creating a refugee crisis throughout the country. (Lebbie 1998, 2001; Garnet and Utas 2000). During the...View Project
Survey of endangered fish species of the Moraca River system
The Balkan Peninsula, especially the Adriatic and Ionian Sea drainages, is one of the greatest European centres of endemism. During the last decade, due to civil wars, sanctions, as well...View Project
Endemic land snails and earthworms from a Protected Area in the Ventania Mountain System
The "ETP Reserve", located at the Ventania Mountain System, is the only reserve protecting the natural highland grasslands in the Argentinian pampas. These ancient mountains form a very particular outcrop...View Project
Ecology and conservation of the Chilean dolphin in Southern Chile
Chilean dolphins, along with other cetacean and seabirds, were hunted extensively from 1970 to 1990 for crab bait in the southern king crab and false king crab fisheries in Southern...View Project
Urugua-í green corridor 2002
The project will evaluate the ecological connectivity between two provincial parks of Misiones (Argentina): Urugua-í (84,000 has., Key Bird Area) and Horacio Foerster (4,000 has.). To evaluate this, a series...View Project
Rio Máximo Fauna Refuge: an internationally important Cuban wetland
Rio Máximo Fauna Refuge is one of the most important wetlands in Cuba and indeed in the Caribbean. Our aim is to obtain information to propose this area as an...View Project
Population status & breeding ecology of ash-breasted tit-tyrant (Anairetes alpinus, Tyrannidae)
We will estimate the population number of the Ash Breasted Tit Tyrant using direct observations in transects through the Polylepis forests. We will mark individuals of A. alpinus in order...View Project
Survey of threatened and restricted range species of Borana Zone, Southern Ethiopia
The six globally threatened species studied, restricted to tiny habitats confined within the six IBAs, are severely affected by habitat loss as result of deforestation, overgrazing, and natural and man-made...View Project
Conservation action on protecting the endemic owls in the Lianhuashan Mountains in Gansu, China
During our work on the conservation biology of the Chinese grouse at the Lianhuashan Mountains, we got the new discoveries of two endemic owls, one is the Sichuan Wood Owl...View Project
Conservation status of the bumble-bee bat in Myanmar
Background: - the bumble-bee bat is the world's smallest mammal, weighting 2 grams. Until recently its distribution area was thought to be restricted to a small area on the River...View Project
Proyecto Hapalopsittaca: study of two Endangered parrots in oak forests, Colombia
Two enigmatic Colombian parrot species of the genus Hapalopsittaca are virtually unknown in life and restricted to the threatened montane ecosystems of the Northern Andes. Critically, the threats facing them...View Project
Project giant otter 2001: status of the giant otter in the Parque Noel Kempff Mercado
Project GIANT OTTER 2001 is the direct result of a project which was developed in 2000 in the river Ichilo, which forms the boundary line between Parque Carrasco and Parque...View Project
Conservation of waterbirds and their habitats in Chongming Island, China
Chongming Island is an important stopover site for migrants as well as a wintering ground for waterfowls. More than 500,000 individuals of 108 waterbird species are counted there. The silt...View Project
Changes in habitats & population dynamics for wetland birds in Dongting Lake, Central Yangtze
Project Dongting Lake '2001 will assess the conservation status of threatened and endemic bird species in this area, and provide a preliminary proposal on how to preserve the threatened habitats...View Project
Study of the impact of plant exploitation on the habitat, population & behaviour of mountain gorilla
Medium-altitude forests house the mountain Gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) an endangered species that merits serious protection (OATES, 1996, BUTYNSKI, 1997). The mountain Gorilla population does not exceed 650 individuals who...View Project
Distribution study of white-shouldered ibis (Pseudibis davisoni) in East Kalimantan-Indonesia
The White-shouldered Ibis (Pseudibis davisoni) has been listed as an endangered species in the Red Data Book, due to its small and declining population. There is still limited research on...View Project
Amphibians of Goa 2001
Amphibian populations are declining worldwide. The Western Ghats is one of the world's hotspots of diversity and contains very speciose communities of amphibians (60% of all species known from India)....View Project
Globally threatened birds of the Russian west
Little is known of the globally threatened birds that live in the virtually untouched habitats of the Kaliningrad region of Western Russia. The lesser white-fronted goose, the ferruginous duck, the...View Project
