Mammal Conservation Case Studies

Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 232532225) - White-bellied pangolin - Awarded $10,000 on September 27, 2023

27-09-2023 - White-bellied pangolin

White-bellied pangolin rising: a community-driven effort to save an endangered species in Benin

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 232532134) - Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew - Awarded $12,500 on September 27, 2023

27-09-2023 - Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew

Assessing the conservation status of the rarest shrews (Soricidae: Cryptotis) of the Northern Andes.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 230532083) - Owston's civet - Awarded $2,935 on September 27, 2023

27-09-2023 - Owston's civet

Assessing civet coffee and wild meat tourism/consumerism in Vietnam, in relation to endangered Owston’s civet (Chrotogale owstoni) conservation.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 232532256) - Andean tiger cat - Awarded $8,500 on September 27, 2023

27-09-2023 - Andean tiger cat

Small wild cats in the metropolis: conservation of the Andean tiger cat in threatened reserves of the Colombian Coffee Region.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 232531342) - Reticulated giraffe - Awarded $15,000 on May 01, 2023

01-05-2023 - Reticulated giraffe

Promoting Mutual Pathways for Humans and Giraffes in Eastern Kenya.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 232531209) - Ashy Red Colobus - Awarded $15,000 on May 01, 2023

01-05-2023 - Ashy Red Colobus

Film Production for Grass-Roots Replication of Successful Community Conservation of the Threatened Primates of Kibale National Park

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 232524734) - Bengal slow loris - Awarded $15,000 on May 01, 2023

01-05-2023 - Bengal slow loris

Ecological survey and community base conservation initiatives of Endangered Bengal slow loris in northeast Bangladesh

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 232531328) - Delacour's langur - Awarded $12,500 on May 01, 2023

01-05-2023 - Delacour's langur

The MBZ funds has been key for our NGO towards the rediscovery of a remnant population of the critically endangered Delacour’s langur (Trachypithecus delacouri) in the Yen Mo Limestone Complex, in Vietnam. Through drone surveys, 37 individuals across four groups were documented, primarily confined within the Yen Mo District Forest. This discovery marks the third-largest population of the species.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 232531277) - Morris’s bat - Awarded $10,000 on April 27, 2023

27-04-2023 - Morris’s bat

Morris’s bat is an endemic species to Ethiopia. Morris’s bats significantly contribute to pest control, dispersing seeds and plant pollinations. Despite its ecological services, majority of the local communities poorly understood the contribution of the species. Results reveal that more than 75% of the respondents have little knowledge about the ecological services of Morris’s bat, including pollination, seed dispersal, natural fertilizers, ...

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 232527685) - Red Panda - Awarded $9,510 on April 27, 2023

27-04-2023 - Red Panda

Linking Citizen Science to turn paper results into red panda conservation outputs in Khotang and Bhojpur Districts, eastern Nepal.

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