Bengal slow loris (Nycticebus bengalensis) Case Study
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Continent: Asia
Country: Bangladesh
Grant Amount: $15,000
Awarded Date: May 28, 2023
Sabit Hasan
Isabela Foundation, Dhaka-1209
49, North Dhanmondi, Kalabagan
Dhaka
Dhaka
1205
Bangladesh
Tel: +8801687934044
Mob:
Ecological survey and community base conservation initiatives of Endangered Bengal slow loris in northeast Bangladesh
The goal of the project is to remove the knowledge gap and support the forest department in the formulation of effective conservation strategies for the Endangered Bengal slow loris in northeast Bangladesh. Specific objectives are given below: 1. To investigate the feeding and ranging ecology of Bengal slow loris by collaring radio transmitters in four lorises in two different forest patches. 2. To investigate the local people’s attitudes towards Bengal slow loris in selected sites. 3. To engage multi-level stakeholders to protect the loris and its remaining habitats through assessing their perceptions and a series of consultation programs. 4. To support Bangladesh Forest Department in setting species-specific conservation priorities by giving ecological and threat-oriented information and organizing regional workshops.
Grant documents
- Awareness booklet for students and ethnic community people who live in and around the forests. Here we striated the basic ecology, threats and conservation problems of the Bengal slow loris.
- Progress report
- The Endangered Bengal slow loris, Nycticebus bengalensis is the only nocturnal primate in Bangladesh. Some traditional practices are a major threat to lorisids throughout their range. In Bangladesh,
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