Conservation Case Studies in North America | The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund

Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 202524759) - Baird’s tapir - Awarded $8,000 on September 22, 2020

22-09-2020 - Baird’s tapir

Citizen science and conservation education as tools to empower rural communities conserving threatened species in La Amistad Biosphere Reserve

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 200523736) - Cozumel's cave sea star - Awarded $4,950 on April 19, 2020

19-04-2020 - Cozumel's cave sea star

Conservation status of two micro-endemic echinoderm species inhabiting a subterranean estuary in Cozumel, Mexico

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 202523919) - Salamandra del Pital - Awarded $13,000 on April 19, 2020

19-04-2020 - Salamandra del Pital

Population assessment of the Bolitoglossa synoria amphibian of the Cerro El Pital Natural Area, El Salvador

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 200523533) - Cuban Khaki Trope - Awarded $4,500 on April 16, 2020

16-04-2020 - Cuban Khaki Trope

Dwarf boas or tropes of the genus Tropidophis are small and colorful snakes occurring in the West Indies and South America. Sixteen species occur in Cuba, half of the world’s species and all of them are endemic to this archipelago. Many of these species have limited distributions and are seriously threatened, such as the Cuban Khaki Trope (Tropidophis hendersoni), the main target of this project.

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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. 202523540) - Baird's tapir - Awarded $12,000 on April 16, 2020

16-04-2020 - Baird's tapir

Empowerment of communities for the conservation of Danto (Tapirus bairdii) in the wetlands ecological park of Mahogany, Nicaragua.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 192521859) - Ohai - Awarded $12,500 on September 25, 2019

25-09-2019 - Ohai

Expanding an Emerging Population of Ohai (Sesbania tomentosa), an Endemic Hawaiian Coastal Legume

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 192521089) - Tepezmaite - Awarded $7,000 on September 25, 2019

25-09-2019 - Tepezmaite

Conservation of Tepezmaite cycads (Ceratozamia morettii, C. brevifrons and C. tenuis) and its habitat through ecology and sensitizing local people

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 192521063) - Giant Sea Bass - Awarded $11,500 on April 28, 2019

28-04-2019 - Giant Sea Bass

Giant Sea Bass (Stereolepis gigas) is the largest coastal bony-fish present in Baja California (Mexico) and California (US) waters, and a critically endangered species with immense cultural and ecological value. Through the collaboration of scientists, as well as local fishing communities, government and stakeholders this research program will draw on local knowledge and specialized scientific expertise to inform our understanding of this iconic ...

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 190520854) - Black-handed Spider Monkey - Awarded $5,000 on April 28, 2019

28-04-2019 - Black-handed Spider Monkey

There is a newly discovered population of the Central American spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi) in eastern El Salvador. Recent research has demonstrated that the spider monkeys from this region are genetically unique and also critically endangered. Through regular observations of the spider monkeys and by mapping their range, we are creating a foundation for future, long-term conservation efforts.

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