Invertebrate Conservation Case Studies | The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund

Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 192519761) - Barber's Cape Flats Ranger - Awarded $10,298 on April 28, 2019

28-04-2019 - Barber's Cape Flats Ranger

Securing the Future of Barber's Cape Flats Ranger and the False Bay Unique Ranger - A Butterfly Conservation Project.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 190520693) - Nepal Wall - Awarded $5,000 on April 28, 2019

28-04-2019 - Nepal Wall

Lopinga lehmanni (Forster 1980), commonly known as Nepal Wall, is an endemic butterfly species, recorded from the Himalayan ranges of only two districts (Manang and Mustang) of Nepal (Smith 2011). Hence, it has significance values in that regions. This project aims to assess the current conservation status and conduct conservation campaign for the sustainable conservation of the endemic butterfly species within the areas.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 180520056) - Milky flatworm - Awarded $3,400 on December 20, 2018

20-12-2018 - Milky flatworm

Conservation, description and assessment of Dendrocoelum planarians of Italy

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 182518473) - Scaly-foot Snail - Awarded $8,000 on October 02, 2018

02-10-2018 - Scaly-foot Snail

A Red List for molluscs from hydrothermal vents in the Indian Ocean

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 182518977) - Mediterranean Pillow Coral - Awarded $6,500 on October 02, 2018

02-10-2018 - Mediterranean Pillow Coral

Conservation actions for monitoring and protecting the endangered and the only reef-like structured species in the Mediterranean Sea, Cladocora caespitosa

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 180517901) - grasshoppers - Awarded $2,500 on October 02, 2018

02-10-2018 - grasshoppers

Photographic documentation of the Orthoptera fauna of KhyberPakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 180514904) - Cameroon Giant Fire Millipede - Awarded $5,000 on October 02, 2018

02-10-2018 - Cameroon Giant Fire Millipede

Pelmatojulus excisus is a giant millipede known only in some restricted areas in Cameroon rainforest. Despite their ecological importance, this giant endemic species has received no conservation attention and remain known as Not Listed in IUCN RedList. The current study intend to Identify the status and distribution of the target species; provide data on its ecology and develop conservation measures.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 180518408) - Leafhopper - Awarded $3,500 on October 02, 2018

02-10-2018 - Leafhopper

The project aimed to know the status of the native leafhopper Duocrassana longula in endangered forests of the High Mountains of Oaxaca. Status of populations and habitat conditions are little studied in Mexico.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 180518890) - Green swamp forest grasshopper - Awarded $4,787 on October 02, 2018

02-10-2018 - Green swamp forest grasshopper

Distribution and ecology of the very rare, poorly known and endemic grasshopper, Gemeneta opilionoides Bolivar (1905): implications for conservation

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 180518182) - Ocyale ghost - Awarded $2,000 on May 02, 2018

02-05-2018 - Ocyale ghost

Chasing ghosts: Population modelling of Ocyale ghost [Lycosidae], a recently discovered wolf spider from North- Western Madagascar

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