28-12-2014 - White-backed Vulture
Extent and socio-ecological correlates of illegal poisoning in Namibia - Implications for targeted conservation actions for the White-backed vulture
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The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund has awarded 411 grants for this species type, constituting a total donation of $4,153,726.
Bird Conservation Case Studies
16-09-2014 - African Penguin
Reduced prey availability is thought to be the largest factor driving the decline of the African Penguin. However, it remains unclear whether commercial fisheries affect the penguins by competing for food. This project will assess the impact of small-scale fishery closures and spatial restrictions on fishing. This will provide insights in to the penguin-fisheries relationship and the effectiveness of fisheries management as a conservation ...
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16-09-2014 - Mangrove finch/Pinzon de Manglar
Saving the critically endangered Mangrove Finch of Galapagos from extinction
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29-04-2014 - Black-winged Starling
Reintroduction of the Black-winged Starling (Sturnus melanopterus melanopterus) in West Java, Indonesia
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29-04-2014 - Floreana Mockingbird (also Charles' Mockingbird)
This project aims at reducing the loss of genetic diversity of the critically endangered Floreana Mockingbird on the islets of Champion and Gardner. This will be achieved in the Phase II of the project which includes a reciprocal translocation of eggs/chicks between remnant populations onto foster nests. We also develop capacity among field staff to monitor Floreana mockingbirds.
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29-04-2014 - Spoon-billed Sandpiper
2014 Spoon-billed Sandpiper autumn survey in Rudong, Chinaï¼›
The team will be the first ones to try to banding SBS at its most important stopover along the flyway and in the same time monitoring the waders population at Rudong mudlflat;
the location is around 200 km north west of Shanghai
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29-04-2014 - black robin
Use of nest boxes to reduce risk of predation in the endangered Chatham Island black robin
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29-04-2014 - Townsend´s Shearwater
Confirmation of presence in historical range, protection of nesting sites and placement of artificial burrows to aid Townsend´s Shearwater
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29-04-2014 - Carrizal Seedeater
The project: Conservation of endemic Carrizal Seedeater (Amaurospiza carrizalensis) at Lower Caroni River, Venezuela, aims to evaluate this poorly known bird species, which have just few report in its suitable habitat, in order to update its IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status. For this, we have the support of Universidad Nacional Experimental de Guayana (UNEG), Corporación Eléctrica Nacional -BolÃvar (CORPOELEC), and MBZCF.
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23-12-2013 - Townsend's Shearwater
This project aims to protect the breeding grounds of the Townsend´s Shearwater and to reduce the impact of mortality factors affecting breeding birds and their offspring on Socorro Island. In this particular component we will change street lights on Socorro Island to minimize casualties associated to light attraction.
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