Rufford Small Grants News and New Projects

Sapai Min

Lisa — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 14:51:32 +0000

Local people-based approaches to investigate and address wildlife trade and consumption in Tanintharyi Region, the southern part of Myanmar will be conducted over one year in three districts (Dawei, Myeik and Kawthaung). The research will base on field study and involve interviews with local people to investigate and address wildlife trade and consumption.

2nd Booster Grant Awarded

Lisa — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 14:44:44 +0000

Congratulations to Sapai for being awarded a 2nd Booster Grant, to read about this project https://www.rufford.org/projects/sapai_min_2

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Wildlife Consumption and Conservation Awareness in Myanmar

Aylin Akkaya Baş

Lisa — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 14:41:29 +0000

Current project develops on the scientific knowledge that was build through our dedicated survey effort within the last five years and aims to achieve an in-situ conservation and management strategies through the development of “Cetacean Action Plan with threat assessment and management strategies”. Currently, only 4% of Turkey’s territorial waters are protected by law.

2nd Booster Grant Awarded

Lisa — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 14:37:45 +0000

Congratulations to Aylin for being awarded a 2nd Booster Grant, to read about this project https://www.rufford.org/projects/aylin_akkaya_ba%C5%9F_2

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Advancing Knowledge from Coastal to Pelagic for "Species Conservation Action Plan of Turkey": A Tool to Prioritise Measures against Population Decline

Rakesh Kalva

Lisa — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 14:34:28 +0000

The population dynamics of large herbivores like Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) can be strongly affected by various factors like food resources, habitat quality, weather, predation, disease, parasites, human activities and population density (Krishnaswamy et al., 2009; Madhusudan and Karanth 2002; Madhusudan 2004; Gaillard et al., 2000).

Jorge Andrade

Lisa — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 14:28:32 +0000

Dipodomys gravipes was described by Lawerence Huey in 1925, who documented its range as the coastal plains of San Telmo south to El Socorro and, on the floodplain of Arroyo El Rosario (Huey, 1925).

Jakelyne Suelen Bezerra de Sousa

Lisa — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 14:23:50 +0000

The delivery and sustainability of forest services depend on the forest's ability to regenerate after human-induced disturbances. Although there has been significant research effort to understand forest regeneration in the tropics, the mechanisms promoting forest recovery in tropical dry forests remain poorly understood.

Ana Eguiguren

Lisa — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 14:16:07 +0000

Off the Galápagos Archipelago, sperm whales heavily hunted from the 19th to the mid 20th Centuries, during which over 5000 sperm whales were killed. While hunting has stopped, sperm whales remain vulnerable due to their slow life histories, and are currently threatened by entanglement in fishing gear, ship strikes, as well (presumably) chemical and noise pollution.

New Conservation App

Lisa — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 08:22:31 +0000

Animal stranding events can provide valuable information that helps in the conservation of marine species. The Vara2 Stranding App is a mobile phone application that helps professionals and the general public record information from such events in a standardised way.

Lisa — Tue, 15 Dec 2020 12:48:31 +0000

Read about the latest progress of this project in the reports below.

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Integrating Field Surveys with Citizen Awareness Initiative to Understand Population and Distribution Status of Hornbills in Bardiya National Park, Nepal