Case Study Map

The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund has awarded $27,994,167 to 2979 conservation projects for all species types with all IUCN classifications throughout the world. Project managers that have decided to publish their projects, are illustrated on the map below.

Kolar leaf-nosed bat

In an earlier MBZ sponsored study the Kolar leaf-nosed bat Hipposideros hypophyllus was rediscovered and found to be highly threatened due to stone quarrying. The project aims to conserve and protect the Kolar leaf-nosed bat through scientific data collection, establishment of Community Conserved Areas and bringing about behavioural change among the stakeholders through conservation education.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 152510679) - Kolar leaf-nosed bat - Awarded $7,000 on April 22, 2015

Project No. 152510679 - Awarded $7,000 on April 22, 2015

Mongolian wild ass

Protecting the Mongolian Khulan and its habitat through research, engagement local rangers and community, and conservation education in Mongolia

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 152510681) - Mongolian wild ass - Awarded $12,500 on April 22, 2015

Project No. 152510681 - Awarded $12,500 on April 22, 2015

Armenian birch mouse

Rediscovery of Sicista armenica after almost 30 years.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 150510512) - Armenian birch mouse - Awarded $4,550 on April 22, 2015

Project No. 150510512 - Awarded $4,550 on April 22, 2015

West African chimpanzee

Seeking people-primate coexistence: endangered primate responses to anthropogenic activities and land transformation in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 152510653) - West African chimpanzee - Awarded $12,000 on April 22, 2015

Project No. 152510653 - Awarded $12,000 on April 22, 2015

Irrawaddy dolphin

Long-term, sustainable management and education within the Mahakam River dolphin protection area in East Kalimantan, Indonesia

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 152510588) - Irrawaddy dolphin - Awarded $11,000 on April 22, 2015

Project No. 152510588 - Awarded $11,000 on April 22, 2015

Persian leopard

Assessment of corridors of endangered Persian leopard in Eastern Alborz Mountains, Iran using interview survey with local communities and GIS/RS analyses will help us in identification of corridor bottlenecks in one of the most important habitats of this species in Iran and the Hyrcanian forests.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 152510534) - Persian leopard - Awarded $9,500 on April 22, 2015

Project No. 152510534 - Awarded $9,500 on April 22, 2015

Fishing Cat

Towards legal protection for the endangered Fishing Cat through Community Reserve (IUCN Protected Area Category IV), suburban Calcuttta, West Bengal

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 15251449) - Fishing Cat - Awarded $9,975 on April 22, 2015

Project No. 15251449 - Awarded $9,975 on April 22, 2015

Sand Cat

A survey in search of Turkestan Sand Cat (Felis margarita thinobia) was initiated in April 2015 in the eastern Kyzylkum Desert, Kazakhstan. The study area consists mainly of sand dunes with sparse scrub vegetation. Camera-trapping and censusing small animals were the main methods of investigation. Although we did not record Sand Cat, we think that large tracts of habitat are suitable for the species.

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