Conservation Case Studies in Europe | The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund

Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 220529928) - Albanian Saddle Bush-cricket - Awarded $5,000 on December 20, 2022

20-12-2022 - Albanian Saddle Bush-cricket

Urgent conservation issue for the Albanian Saddle Bush-cricket (Uromenus dyrrhachiacus)

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 222530593) - Ignat's Stone Grasshopper - Awarded $5,000 on December 20, 2022

20-12-2022 - Ignat's Stone Grasshopper

Distribution, ecology and conservation status of two little known Iberian endemic Stone Grasshoppers of the genus Acinipe in South Portugal.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 222530488) - Aeolian wall lizard - Awarded $9,000 on December 20, 2022

20-12-2022 - Aeolian wall lizard

Saving the largest extant population of the critically endangered Aeolian wall lizard, Podarcis raffonei.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 222529609) - Giant steppe grasshopper - Awarded $9,000 on September 22, 2022

22-09-2022 - Giant steppe grasshopper

Assessing the sensitivity to habitat changes of grasshoppers in the genus Prionotropis

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 220529079) - Willemses' Stone Grasshopper - Awarded $4,800 on April 29, 2022

29-04-2022 - Willemses' Stone Grasshopper

Ecology and conservation of Willemses' Stone Grasshopper (EN) in Greece

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 220529020) - Monolistra del Buco del Piombo - Awarded $1,700 on April 29, 2022

29-04-2022 - Monolistra del Buco del Piombo

Conservation of the cave-dwelling isopod Monolistra pavani: effects on groundwater ecosystem services

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 212527457) - Fan mussel - Awarded $11,000 on September 29, 2021

29-09-2021 - Fan mussel

Assisted recruitment of the critically endangered fan mussel Pinna nobilis in Cyprus (eastern Mediterranean)

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 202524466) - Lemon-colored Antrodiella - Awarded $7,500 on September 23, 2020

23-09-2020 - Lemon-colored Antrodiella

Assessment of the conservation status of endangered fungus Flaviporus citrinellus in Lithuania

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 202524398) - Bei-Bienko’s Plump Bush-cricket - Awarded $23,100 on September 23, 2020

23-09-2020 - Bei-Bienko’s Plump Bush-cricket

Bei-Bienkoâ€™s Plump Bush-cricket is an endemic species to the Slovak Karst, Central Europe. The species is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, being restricted to the last six isolated subpopulations. To prevent the species from extinction, the main objective of this project is to propose a conservation strategy based upon robust information on the speciesâ€™ distribution, population status, ecology and threats.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 202522400) - Madeiran land snail - Awarded $10,000 on September 23, 2020

23-09-2020 - Madeiran land snail

The project targets nine critically endangered land snails from the Madeira Island (Portugal), which are not recorded alive for, at least, 30 years. ...

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