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The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund has awarded 801 grants constituting a total donation of $8,069,572 for species conservation projects based in Africa.
We have been working in close partnership with Congolese partners at Lilungu since 2005. Strengthening bonobo monitoring and protection programs and supporting the local community in gaining official legal protection for their forest will be a milestone for bonobo conservation. Anchoring protection at this strategically located site will link a critical corridor between key bonobo sites, helping to ensure long-term survival of bonobos.
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The indri is the largest of the living lemurs, all endemic to Madagascar. It is considered amongst the 25 most endangered primates in the world, and as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. This community-based project run by The Aspinall Foundation helps protect one of the largest remaining lowland indri populations, living in the Andriantantely rainforest of eastern Madagascar.
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We are looking for the conservation strategy appropriate to the greater big-footed mouse in the dry forest of Ankarafantsika National Park.This species is listed as endangered species because it's only found in Ankarafantsika National Park Madagascar and it is victim of pressures (human acivities, predator). So, it's important and urgent to adopt and apply a conservation strategy.
View Greater big-footed mouse project
Ecology and conservation of Robbin’s house bat (Scotophilus nucella) in Ghana
View Robbin's house bat project
ESTABLISHING THE POPULATION DYNAMICS AND ANTHROPOGENIC THREATS TO SHIMBA HILLS REED FROG ((Hyperolius rubrovermiculatus)
View Shimba Hills reed frog project
Wild chimpanzees are only found in tropical Africa, where their populations have declined by more than 66% in the last 30 years.To assure the protection of chimpanzees, the WCF will continue its important programs.Conservation education is a priority long-term action for the conservation of chimpanzees and other wildlife. In 2007, WCF created nature clubs called “Club P.A.N.â€(People, Animals & Nature) for schools in West Africa.
View West African chimpanzee project
The Endangered Livingstone's Fruit Bat, endemic to two islands in the Comoros archipelago, is under threat due to anthropogenic pressure on long-term roost sites. This project will work with landowners and village management committees to devise and pilot an innovative Payment for Ecosystem Services scheme to protect key roost sites. The scheme will be integrated within wider integrated landscape management planning to ensure sustainability.
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Malacochersus tornieri is a small, soft shelled rock-crevice dwelling tortoise endemic to Kenya and Tanzania. Populations of the species have tremendously been affected by illegal collection and habitat loss over the years. This project delves into assessing of the current distribution and conservation status of the species in Kenya and also endeavors to involve the local communities in conservation initiatives for the species.
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North Africa comprises two closely related viper species adapted to Mediterranean humid habitats, the Lataste’s viper (Vipera latastei) and the Atlas Dwarf viper (V. monticola), for which populations are threatened by habitat loss and climate change. This project is aimed at sampling regions of Morocco where both species have been reported and inferring coherent conservation units based on genetic realms.
View Lataste's viper project
Beni Snassen's Fire Salamander was discovered in 2007 and is strictly localized on the Beni Snassen Massif (North-eastern Morocco). In this massif its habitat is threatened by habitat loss, due to severe overgrazing and deforestation. This species is very rare and it is possible that only few hundreds of adults remain in the wild. For this reason immediate conservation actions should be started.
View North african fire salamander project