Asia

The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund has awarded 756 grants constituting a total donation of $6,501,998 for species conservation projects based in Asia.

Conservation Case Studies in Asia

Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 180515881) - Indian narrow headed softshell turtle - Awarded $4,750 on October 02, 2018

02-10-2018 - Indian narrow headed softshell turtle

Conservation and ecology of Indian narrow headed soft-shell turtle (Chitra indica) in National Chambal Sanctuary, Uttar Pradesh, India

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 182515710) - White-headed duck - Awarded $10,000 on May 01, 2018

01-05-2018 - White-headed duck

Searching for White-headed Duck (Oxyura leucocephala) Breeding and Wintering Grounds in Central Anatolia and Monitoring of Its Populations

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 180517915) - Kazbeg birch mouse - Awarded $2,000 on May 01, 2018

01-05-2018 - Kazbeg birch mouse

Sicista kazbegica in North Ossetia appeared to be even more endangered that was initially believed

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 182518056) - Fishing cat - Awarded $10,200 on May 01, 2018

01-05-2018 - Fishing cat

Conservation of a newly recorded population of fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus) at Peam Krasaop Wildlife Sanctuary, south west Cambodia (continuation)

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 182518110) - Yanbaru whiskered bat - Awarded $5,000 on May 01, 2018

01-05-2018 - Yanbaru whiskered bat

Ecology and conservation of the Yanbaru whiskered bat, a rare tree-dwelling bat from the Ryukyu Islands, Japan

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 180518015) - Asian elephant - Awarded $5,000 on May 01, 2018

01-05-2018 - Asian elephant

Living with Elephants: A community based training programme to mitigate Human-Elephant Interaction in Mayurjharna Elephant Reserve, West Bengal, India.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 182518054) - Indian Ground Pangolin - Awarded $5,000 on May 01, 2018

01-05-2018 - Indian Ground Pangolin

‘Community-based approaches and action research for conservation of elusive Indian Ground Pangolin in open access landscape of Northern-Western Ghats, India'

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 172516912) - Red sea fan - Awarded $7,000 on December 19, 2017

19-12-2017 - Red sea fan

Bridging key knowledge gaps for the conservation of the Indian Ocean Gorgonians

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 170516858) - Narayanghat Whipping Frog - Awarded $1,500 on December 19, 2017

19-12-2017 - Narayanghat Whipping Frog

Study of the Data Deficient Narayanghat Whipping Frog (Polypedates zed) from Chitwan District, Nepal.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 170516936) - Yellow-breasted Bunting - Awarded $4,147 on December 19, 2017

19-12-2017 - Yellow-breasted Bunting

Searching for stop-over and wintering sites of the rapidly declining western Yellow-breasted Bunting (Emberiza aureola aureola)

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