01-05-2023 - Starry Night Harlequin toad
Local partnerships to ensure the conservation of three species of harlequin toads in the Key Biodiversity Area of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia.
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South America
The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund has awarded 477 grants constituting a total donation of $4,433,611 for species conservation projects based in South America.
Conservation Case Studies in South America
20-12-2022 - Wrightoporia araucariae
First efforts to preserve Wrightoporia auraucariae, a rare and critically endangered species endemic to Araucaria forests
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20-12-2022 - Manganga
Population assessment and conservation status of the magangá Potamobatrachus trispinosus endemic to the Rio Tocantins, Amazon basin, Brazil
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20-12-2022 - Trichogenes claviger
The objectives of current research are to detect the presence of the Caetés catfish, Trichogenes claviger, in isolated rivers along the upper Rio Caxixe and Rio Fruteiras, tributaries of Rio Itapemirim in Espírito Santo mountains, Brazil. Employng the metabarcoding approach, through environmental DNA. We aim to locate existing populations of this species, figured on the IUCN redlist, as a critically endangered freshwater catfish.
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20-12-2022 - Pumpkin toadlet
Understanding the role of microclime in future distribution and behaviour of the small pumpkin-toadlet Brachycephalus mirissimus. In this project, we will use acoustic monitoring and modelling to study the role of altitudinal and altitudinal gradient in this microendemic species under climate change scenarios to propose conservation actions.
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20-12-2022 - Blue-throated Hillstar
Saving the endemic and critically endangered Blue-throated Hillstar from extinction in Cerro de Arcos, Ecuador (Fase II)
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20-12-2022 - Pampas cat
Saving one of the last populations of Leopardus munoai in the border of Brazil and Uruguay
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20-12-2022 - Colo-Colo Cat
Conservation initiatives to prevent human-pampas cat conflict and minimize the impact of domestic animals. Mapuche chickens to prevent attacks and vaccination campaign.
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21-09-2022 - blond titi monkey
The population size of the Critically Endangered blond titi monkey in the Chapada Diamantina National Park, Brazil
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21-09-2022 - Myrceugenia gertii
Myrceugenia gertii, Myrceugenia bananalensis, and other threatened Myrceugenia species in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest.
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