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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
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
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
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
Monitor 2002
MONITOR 2000 is a follow-up initiative designed to introduce this time and cost-effective amphibian monitoring method to volunteers in Hungary, and other representatives of Central & Eastern European (CEE) countries....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
Kikuyu escarpment outreach project 2002
This research has been developed by Kijabe Environment Volunteers as concern about the continuous destruction of the Kerita forest with little or no concern from the adjacent communities. This is...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
Re-Fyn – putting Cape heath vegetation (Fynbos) back
RE-FYN: Cape Heath Vegetation, known as Fynbos, is a unique South African vegetation type. The Grassy Fynbos studied in this project is strongly neglected by conservation organizations in South Africa....View Project
Daggel ’01
Daggel’01 is a new joint Ukrainian-Russian project following up activities started under Adji lake conservation project (1998 BP/BirdLife/FFI Conservation Programme winner) with more broad involvement of local participants. The project...View Project
KARUMBÉ PROJECT: review & conservation of sea turtles in Uruguay
Up until the beginning of 1999 there were no programs for the investigation and conservation of sea turtles in Uruguay. Only in very few cases were specific studies accomplished, despite...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
ThongBat 2001: up-to-date status of bats in Bachma NP: disbn, habs, influent factors & cons strategies
The project proposal will be carried out at the Bachma National Park, where bat compositions are most diverse in Vietnam, with a variety of endemic and rare species. However, several...View Project
Crested ibis 2001: conservation biology and environment pollution monitoring
The Crested Ibis is a globally threatened species and ranked as critical endangered (Collar et.al.,1994). After the rediscovery of the wild birds in Yangxian, Shaanxi province in 1981, great conservation...View Project
Linking education and research for the conservation of the Andean mountain cat
The Andean Mountain cat only lives in the high-altitude dry areas of the Andes of Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina. This project arose from 3 previous surveys carried out by...View Project
Nepenthes project 2001
The pitcher plant (Nephenthes) is a carnivorous straggling climber whose stems can reach up to 70 ft in length and whose trumpet shaped 'pitchers' can hold up to two litres...View Project
Yungas 2001
The Cordillera de Mosetenes is the largest biologically unexplored area of the Bolivian Andes and one of the largest unexplored parts of the Andean range (pers. com. Hennessey, Co-ordinator of...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
