2,742Grants to

1,709(Sub)Species

Asia

The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund has awarded 920 grants constituting a total donation of $7,934,378 for species conservation projects based in Asia.

Conservation Case Studies in Asia

Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 14254018) - Smith's Tiger Spider - Awarded $6,500 on September 17, 2014
17-09-2014 - Smith's Tiger Spider

Develop conservation strategies for the critically endangered Poecilotheria smithi by study of occurrence and ecology in the newly discovered location.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 14259226) - Alindanaw - Awarded $8,000 on September 17, 2014
17-09-2014 - Alindanaw

Mapping the distribution of the endangered Risiocnemis antoniae (Platycnemididae: Odonata) presently found in Mt. Hamiguitan Wildlife Sanctuary (newly declared UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2014) will provide a vital piece of information towards its conservation. Knowing that ‘Extinction is forever' WE believed that this species is worth saving.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 14259037) - Latifi's Viper - Awarded $4,000 on September 16, 2014
16-09-2014 - Latifi's Viper

Field surveys to study the taxonomic situation of 5 known species of Montivipera raddei species group, phylogeography of this species group, and distribution area of their populations.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 14259589) - Ziyuan Fir - Awarded $13,000 on September 16, 2014
16-09-2014 - Ziyuan Fir

FFI is working to conserve the Ziyuan fir tree in Southern China by partnering with local communities to improve management of the Yinzhulaoshan PNR, thereby protecting the remaining 600 trees and promoting its natural regeneration. To achieve this goal, FFI aims to implement regulations for co-management of the reserve, reduce incidences of habitat disturbance, and foster positive attitudes towards conservation in local communities.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 14259062) - Hispid hare  - Awarded $7,000 on September 16, 2014
16-09-2014 - Hispid hare

Baseline information and conservation awareness on Hispid hare (Caprolagus hispidus) in Royal Manas National Park, Southern foothills of Bhutan.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 14253349) - Black-shanked douc langur - Awarded $11,500 on September 16, 2014
16-09-2014 - Black-shanked douc langur

This project aims at creating a community-based wildlife conservation management plan in order to ensure the long term conservation strategy for the species. It will place a platform baseline for other conservation activities regarding primate species for years to come. Also, this project will empower local people to help them run wildlife conservation programs with respects to management planning and implementing in the park.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 14059333) - Persian leopard - Awarded $5,000 on September 16, 2014
16-09-2014 - Persian leopard

This project provided supplementary support for our Prince Bernhard Nature Fund project on collaring domestic animals in villages around Golestan National Park, Iran. Collars have been fixed on cattle, sheep, goats and dogs in order to protect them from strangling neck bites of Persian leopards. By doing this, we aim at reducing the human-leopard conflict and saving these endangered big cats.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 14259054) - Rusty spotted cat - Awarded $6,500 on September 16, 2014
16-09-2014 - Rusty spotted cat

Survey and Ecological study of the Rusty Spotted cat and activities that threaten their survival in Sri Lanka.

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