Hunting

Conservation of pangolin on the plateau of Shan State, Myanmar

This project has two main aims: -To protect and conserve the pangolins in their natural environment with cooperation of local communities. -To encourage the local people to keep pangolin wherever feasible.

An investigation of carnivore – human conflicts in Kargil and Drass areas of Jammu and Kashmir.

This survey is proposed to collect information on status, distribution of snow leopard and other large carnivores and extent of carnivore – human conflicts in these areas.

Building the ‘let birds free’ campaign to raise awareness among local schoolchildren and communities.

This project will build the foundation of awareness among schoolchildren and local communities to gradually contribute for future wildlife and bird conservation in Vietnam.

Population survey and conservation of the endangered lion-tailed macaque in Kalakad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, Tamilnadu, India.

The project mainly aims to systematically survey the lion-tailed macaque population in Kalakad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve and develop a long term population monitoring programme involving the local forest department personnel.

Study and conservation of the Mediterranean spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca) in Caucasus

This project is focused on a consolidation of efforts of herpetologists, official organisations for nature conservation, and the general public for the conservation of the Mediterranean spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca), which is included in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals, Red Data Book of Russian Federation, and CITES (App. II).

Conservation Ecology of Galapagos Rocky Shores in the face of human disturbance and climate change

This project aims to understand the ecological role of consumers on marine algae and how their ecological role is modulated by temperature and nutrient levels.

Conservation of important wetland habitats for herons and terns in the lower Dniepr River and Delta, Ukraine.

The objective of the project is to prepare a bird conservation plan with a management vision for the area with a focus on endangered and vulnerable colonies of herons and terns. This will enhance the process of effective integrated bird protection of the intended establishment of a National Park.

Wildlife Conservation Education and Awareness in the Baghmara Balpakram Landscape, South Garo Hills District, Meghalaya, India

The project will work with schools in Baghmara town, focusing on wildlife in the Garo Hills, particularly flagship species like the Asian elephant. The project will undertake Conservation Education & Awareness Programme intensively only with the selected classes of students in schools in Baghmara town.

An assessment of the conservation status of, and threats affecting, the endangered African wild dog in the Zimbabwean part of the Greater Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area.

This project aims to assess the abundance, distribution and conservation status of the endangered African wild dog in the Zimbabwean part of the Greater Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area. The relative importance of the key conservation threats (population isolation, bushmeat snaring, prey and habitat depletion, disease risk and an increasing lion population) will be determined and possible solutions investigated.

Hunting of endemic Rousettus fruit bats in Madagascar: the demand for bushmeat, the impact on bat populations and the socioeconomic context

This project will provide important data on the demand for bushmeat and the impact of hunting on the endemic threatened Malagasy fruit bat Rousettus madagascariensis.