16-04-2020 - Leopard skunk frog
Unveiling the conservation needs of a unique, endemic and critically endangered Venezuelan high Andean frog
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The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund has awarded 458 grants constituting a total donation of $4,290,551 for species conservation projects based in South America.
Conservation Case Studies in South America
16-04-2020 - Buffy-tufted-ear marmoset
Seeking for the ghosts: the use of thermal sensing in surveys of the buffy-tufted-ear marmoset
In this project we seek to improve the effectiveness of playback surveys of this endangered primate, hoping to increase the speed and accuracy of animal counting. If successful, this technique can be employed in surveys of other forest species as well.
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29-12-2019 - Magnificent sundew
Drosera magnifica (Droseraceae) – a flagship species for the conservation of an unexplored mountain complex
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29-12-2019 - Northern Muriqui
Strategic management of northern muriqui (Brachyteles hypoxhanthus) aiming at the recovery of one of the last populations of the species
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25-09-2019 - Itatiaia Highland Frog
Search for a missing species: Itatiaia Highland Frog: does it still exists?
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25-09-2019 - Cerrado Rocket Frog
Allobates goianus is a species that occupies temporary streams of rocky slopes and gallery forests in the Cerrado of Brazil. Since 2014, the species is reported as endangered and the main threats are habitat loss and habitat fragmentation for agro-pastoral activities. This project aims to find the species in a protected area where it has not been found for 50 years.
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24-09-2019 - Blue-throated hillstar
Save the endemic and critically endangered Blue-throated Hillstar (Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus) from extinction in Cerro de Arcos, Ecuador.
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24-09-2019 - Chacoan peccary
Generating knowledge to assist conservation actions for the southernmost population of the Chacoan peccary (Catagonus wagneri)
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28-04-2019 - Parana Pine
The tradition of the Laklãnõ-Xokleng indians planting of Zág (Araucaria angustifolia) in the Atlantic Forest (Brazil)
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28-04-2019 - Dahl's Toad-headed Turtle
The Carranchina tortoise conservation project increased its population by 250 individuals, trained 500 young Zenú in conservation, declared 32 km² as protected areas and monitored 12 tortoises via satellite. Through the dissemination and promotion of tourism, it managed to raise awareness among 200,000 people and increase local tourism by 10%, despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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