2,616Grants to

1,648(Sub)Species

The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund has awarded 377 grants for this species type, constituting a total donation of $3,738,949.

Bird Conservation Case Studies

Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 202523986) - White-breasted Thrasher - Awarded $10,825 on April 16, 2020
16-04-2020 - White-breasted Thrasher

Engaging local communities in reversing the Endangered White-breasted Thrasher’s decline in St. Lucia by restoring nesting sites and reducing invasive species impacts.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 202523960) - Steppe Eagle - Awarded $5,000 on April 16, 2020
16-04-2020 - Steppe Eagle

Conservation of the Steppe Eagle breeding population in the Altai-Sayan Ecoregion, Russia via Increased safety and breeding success via the implementation of anti-electrocution actions and creating a system of artificial nesting platforms..

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 202523851) - 'ōmāma'o - Awarded $24,900 on April 16, 2020
16-04-2020 - 'ōmāma'o

In order to save the Tahiti monarch from of Little Fire Ant, we are trying drone applications (in forest) and ultradiluted fipronil (in houses). 175 on 179 house were negative in 2021 and the eradication in a 17 ha cliff was confirmed 3 years after - in 2021 we successfully treated 48 ha of forest with 4 drone applications (3 mega LFA colonies). Thank you !

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 192521876) - Blue-throated hillstar - Awarded $10,000 on September 24, 2019
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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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 192521748) - Beck's Petrel - Awarded $7,000 on September 24, 2019
24-09-2019 - Beck's Petrel

Beck's Petrel: finding the first breeding site of a Critically Endangered seabird. "Lost" for over 75 years it's now 12 years since the rediscovery of Beck's Petrel, but it's breeding grounds remain unknown. Facing potential threats from invasive species at its colonies our priority is finding a nest site by working with local communities and researchers in New Ireland, Papua New Guinea.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 192520593) - Plains-wanderer - Awarded $10,000 on April 28, 2019
28-04-2019 - Plains-wanderer

Uncovering the movements and habitat use of the genetically unique and critically endangered Plains-wanderer (Pedionomus torquatus)

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 192520234) - Whenua Hou Diving Petrel - Awarded $6,000 on April 28, 2019
28-04-2019 - Whenua Hou Diving Petrel

Integrative conservation of the Whenua Hou Diving Petrel: Rescuing one of New Zealand’s rarest seabirds from extinction

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 192514132) - Negros bleeding-heart dove - Awarded $24,738 on April 28, 2019
28-04-2019 - Negros bleeding-heart dove

Bristol Zoological Society is leading a vital project to save the Critically Endangered Negros bleeding-heart dove (Gallicolumba keayi), a species endemic to Negros and Panay island in the Philippines. Habitat loss and poaching are responsible for the decline of this elusive species. The population survey and threats mapping of the area will be critical to create a Conservation Action Plan and implement evidence-based conservation actions.

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