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Operation Moheli: linking conservation of marine flagship species with sustainable development, Comoros
Moheli Marine Park harbours internationally-significant nesting sites for endangered sea turtles and one of the last havens for the vulnerable dugong. The Park is managed by 'ecogardes' elected by each...View Project
Ecology and conservation of sharks in a nursery area in the São Paulo state coast, Brazil
Sharks are an important component of the marine coastal fauna in the southeastern of Brazil. In this region several species have been exploited or caught as by-catch without any regulatory...View Project
Assessment of conservation status of newly rediscovered southern horned curassow and associated biodiversity in Peru
The Peruvian taxon of southern horned curassow was discovered in 1969 yet no scientist had actually seen this bird until 2005. No scientific data exists about its habitat and conservation...View Project
Green corridor leadership: biodiversity conservation with social involvement in the Atlantic forest of Argentina
To preserve ancient forest in the Misiones province of northern Argentina, a project with which Kate had been personally associated. Project update, 2010: “The Urugua-í-Foerster Biological Corridor Project developed by...View Project
Bat conservation at Cat Ba Biosphere Reserve, North-East Vietnam
This project aims to promote bat conservation in Cat Ba Biosphere Reserve by: 1) conducting field surveys to determine species diversity and population structure; 2) assessing the principal threats to...View Project
Project Persian leopard (Panthera pardus saxicolor) in Sarigol National Park, Iran
Sarigol NP is one of the last well-conserved habitats for the very little known Persian leopard in Iran. The present survey targets the leopard as one of the most endangered...View Project
Desert spectacled bears design their own reserve
Telemetry of Spectacled Bears captured in the Chaparri Ecological Reserve will be used to assess their spatial needs and identify priority areas for conservation as part of the Lambayeque Biological...View Project
Turtles and tortoises of Northeast India: saving them from extinction
The Northeast region holds the highest turtle diversity in all of India. Recently, the local turtle species have become extremely rare, as many have been exploited for meat. Their status...View Project
Small carnivore conservation in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam
Small carnivores struggle against habitat destruction, over-exploitation and insufficient conservation action. This project will focus on the rarest, most vulnerable of habitats, the inland wetland, the endangered small carnivore species...View Project
Diversity patterns of amphibians in lowland Amazonian forests, Southeastern Peru
Biological diversity is threatened worldwide and it is a priority to develop regional and local strategies to conserve and manage wildlife habitats. In order to develop these strategies there is...View Project
Conserving endemic endangered birds in Mau Narok/ Molo grasslands IBA: using alternative community-based conservation friendly approaches
Mau Narok/Molo Grasslands Important Bird Area (IBA) in Kenya, is renowned for holding a significant population of the Sharpe’s Longclaw (Macronyx sharpei) and Aberdare Cisticola (Cisticola aberdare), both endangered birds...View Project
Reproductive ecology and conservation of Alder Amazon (Amazona tucumana)
Basic biological information for many neotropical parrot species is lacking; this information is a prerequisite to identify threats, effectively monitor population trends, and evaluate the conservation and management actions required....View Project
Ecology and conservation status of Aberdare cisticola in the Mau Narok-Molo grasslands, Kenya
The Aberdare cisticola is listed as globally endangered (Birdlife International, 2000). It inhabits moist grassland in Mau Narok-Molo and Aberdares in central Kenya (Bennun and Njoroge, 1999). It is threatened...View Project
Inventory, distribution & conservation action of the Critically Endangered Philippine forest turtle, Philippines
This project will assess the distribution, habitat use, relative abundance and threats to the critically endangered Philippine forest turtle in Palawan Island, Philippines, a high priority hotspot for biodiversity. In...View Project
Seed dispersal and regeneration of hornbill dispersed tree species in forests of the Indian Eastern Himalayas
Hunting and logging both for subsistence and commercial use is rampant throughout the tropics with potentially severe though largely undelineated consequences for plant-animal interactions and forest dynamics. Frugivorous animals have...View Project
Habitat assessment for a threatened keystone marsupial in Patagonia
The northern portion of the temperate forest of South America harbors a unique triangle of keystone species comprised of a hummingbird (Sephanoides sephaniodes), a mistletoe (Tristerix corymbosus), and the marsupial,...View Project
The Javan slow loris project, Gunung Gede Pangrango national park—Indonesia
The Javan slow loris is the only nocturnal prosimian living in Java and listed as data deficient (IUCN Global red-list 2003). Great deforestation in Java has threatened many primate species....View Project
Small mammal declines: predicting who & why
Habitat fragmentation is a major cause of species losses. When habitats are anthropogenically fragmented, hunting pressure increases because hunters can more easily access previously remote habitats. This correlation of fragmentation...View Project
