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The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund has awarded 940 grants constituting a total donation of $8,083,813 for species conservation projects based in Asia.
This study is based on fishing cat( Prionailurus viverrinus), an endangered species residing in Gannoruwa forest reserve Kandy. They are mainly threatened due to habitat loss,road kills and poaching . In this study population trends, threats,ecology, and abundance of fishing cats were monitored. Awareness rising programs along with the implementing world fist road signs which dedicated to fishing cats were done through this project.
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Javan leopard (Panthera pardus melas) is a Critical endangered (IUCN) species and protected by Indonesian law. And this is the last remain Java big carnivore.
Its existence more threatened since there was lack of data regard to its distribution and population, also the habitat fragmentation and land-use transformation.
People need to be more aware about this species and conservation act need be done.
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My research seeks to understand the ecology and biology of pangolin (e.g. habitat requirement, home range, reproduction parameters, mating systems, seasonal predation, and mortality) using radio telemetry, camera trapping, and dietary content techniques.
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The population of Snow Leopard is declining because of habitat degradation and fragmentation, reduction in natural prey due to illegal hunting as well as competition with livestock, retaliatory killing of snow leopard, lack of awareness and lack of trans-boundary efforts. This project aims to minimize the human-snow leopard conflict through local people's participation in highland of Dolpa region.
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Tonkin Snub-nosed Monkey is confined to a few areas in Viet Nam. The species is listed in IUCN Red List as Critically Endangered and it is experiencing a continuing decline. Khau Ca – Du Gia area contains the largest population of the species. This project aims to update the species profile and ranger skill training in Khau Ca - Du Gia area.
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Illegal hunting is the primary cause of the decline of the Critically Endangered Siberian Crane. This project promotes widespread public education to hunters in Central Asian countries to improve understanding of the Siberian Crane and its habitats. Relationships are fostered with hunters who were trained to identify species correctly, choose to avoid hunting cranes, report crane sightings and to be involved in crane conservation.
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This project seeks to assess the status of gharial populations and threats facing them in the Betwa, Ken, Tons and Son rivers (India). In the first phase, we conducted field surveys along Betwa, Ken and Son between February-May 2013, and interview surveys along the Tons in July 2013. The second phase commenced in December 2013, with field surveys and interviews along Ken and Son.
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Kingiodendron pinnatum (DC.) Harms (Family: Caesalpiniaceae), an endangered species and population is under threat due to habitat degradation and unscientific overexploitation of the oleo-resin and timber. The present study is aimed at survey and documentation of population size, structure and dynamics of species in Western Ghats, Karnataka and awareness programme on its importance and problem associated with the species and conservation aspects
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Dipterocarpus gracilis Blume.
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Diversity of dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae and Geotrupidae) in the Suka Elang; Raptor Education Center (Mount Halimun-Salak National Park), West Java, Indonesia.
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