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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
Saving the blue-billed curassow: building a secure future – Colombia
Deforestation and hunting drove the enigmatic Blue-billed Curassow (“Paujil”) to the edge of extinction. ProAves launched a conservation initiative in 2004 that identified possibly its last viable population in Serranía...View Project
Complementing local communities biodiversity conservation initiatives in Southern Cebu, Philippines
The island of Cebu, Philippines is considered an endemic and important bird area due to the presence of six restricted range species and two endemic bird species - the Cebu...View Project
Frogs of Gede-Pangrango: a follow-up proposal for the conservation of frogs in West Java, Indonesia
The Frogs of Gede-Pangrango Project aims to increase awareness of frog research and conservation and extend research based on the first years results. We proposed four activities: 1) frog conservation...View Project
Green Corridor Leadership: biodiversity conservation with social involvement in the Atlantic Forest of Argentina
Misiones (Argentina) contains one of the major Atlantic Forest remnants; nevertheless, deforestation threatens to isolate them. Since 2002, we have been working in the corridor between Urugua-í and Foerster parks....View Project
A feasibility study of reintroducing Chinese alligator to Yancheng Biosphere Reserve, Jiangsu Province, China
The Chinese alligator, Alligator sinensis, is on the verge of becoming extinct in the wild due to loss of natural wetlands in the lower Yangzi River region. In 1983, a...View Project
Conservation of threatened birds in Azerbaijan
A rich diversity of landscape types in Azerbaijan creates ideal conditions for a high number of globally threatened species. Six species were selected for this project based on the fact...View Project
Mannophryne olmonae: an ecological study in Tobago (Republic of Trinidad and Tobago)
Mannophryne olmonae is a poorly studied endemic to Tobago, listed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN. The population has undergone a rapid decline, over the last three generations (Hardy, 2004)....View Project
Chameleons for conservation: surveys and monitoring in Menabe Region Madagascar
We will make a quantitative assessment of chameleon populations across a gradient of habitat degradation in Menabe's dry forests. We will survey roosting chameleons at night from randomly located transects...View Project
Participatory research towards the conservation of the Endangered-endemic river turtle Podocnemis lewyana in the Upper Magdalena River, Colombia
Podocnemis Lewyana, the Magdalena’s river turtle, is a fresh water threatened-endemic turtle species from the so-called Uraba-Magdalena eco-region in Colombia. It is considered endangered species (EN) in the IUCN red...View Project
Bat count Philippines
Flying-foxes are a conservation priority. They are not only endangered but are also important ecologically, valued by local communities, and may serve as umbrella species and charismatic flagships for conservation....View Project
Conducting actions to stop Titicaca flightless grebe accidental fishing net deaths in Bolivia
The Titicaca Flightless Grebe is in a fast decline through accidental fishing net deaths in Bolivia and Peru. Birds are washed up on the beach daily. If no actions are...View Project
The human factor in mouse lemur (Microcebus griseorufus) conservation: local resource utilization and habitat disturbance at Beza Mahafaly special reserve, SW Madagascar
This project focuses on the interactions between local people and lemurs at Beza Mahafaly (SW Madagascar). The target species is the smallest of endemic primate species at this reserve, Microcebus...View Project
Assessment of seabird bycatch in Peruvian artisanal fisheries
Albatross and petrel bycatch in global fisheries has been a growing concern since the early 1990s. Information on seabird bycatch is scarce for the southeast Pacific. This gap makes difficult...View Project
Saving the blue-billed curassow: implementing urgent conservation actions
Cracids are ecologically important primary forest birds that are highly susceptible to human disturbance from both hunting and habitat destruction, making ideal bio-indicators for forest monitoring and management, as well...View Project
Development of conservation measures for the Darevsky’s viper in the Caucasus
The Darevsky's viper is critically endangered and found so far only in a small area in extreme N.W. Armenia adjacent to the border with Georgia. The principal threats are livestock...View Project
