20-12-2022 - Puerto Rican crested toad
Determining population size and habitat usage is critical for the restoration of breeding sites for the Puerto Rican crested toad
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North America
The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund has awarded 355 grants constituting a total donation of $3,383,665 for species conservation projects based in North America.
Conservation Case Studies in North America
21-09-2022 - Cuban Greater Funnel-Eared Bat
Protecting Natalus primus (Chiroptera, Natalidae) by updating its current status using ecological data collection, acoustic monitoring and social actions.
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21-09-2022 - red shrimp
Priorities for the conservation of freshwater shrimp Barbouria cubensis in north east, Cuba, an endangered species.
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21-09-2022 - Escambray Bearded Anole
Ecology and conservation of the Escambray Bearded Anole, Anolis Guamuhaya, in central Cuba
The Escambray Barded Anole is one of six species of bizarre, giant (to ca. 18 cm snout-vent length), slow-moving, chameleon-like anoles with prehensile tails in the Chamaeleolis clade, which are exclusive to Cuba. These animals have strictly arboreal lifestyles and are highly dependent of forest areas, which faces many threats today.
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21-09-2022 - Cora Mud Turtle
Conserving newly discovered Kinosternid turtle endemic in coastal plain western Mexico.
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29-04-2022 - Spiculate Toad
Understanding movement patterns in response to habitat disturbance is key to the conservation of a Mexican endangered toad Incilius spiculatus
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29-04-2022 - Vicente's poison frog
The project will estimate for the first time the abundance of O. vicentei and its correlation with environmental variables such as: temperature, humidity, rainfall and forest structure during two seasons. We will use dynamic acoustic surveys along with in situ measurements of environmental covariates through sensor deployment This will provide vital information about the importance of the environment where this species lives.
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29-04-2022 - Tlalocohyla
This grant is being utilized to develop the conservation action plan of the newly discovered species Tlalocohyla celeste; a species restricted to a single 8-hectare wetland in northern Costa Rica. Because of this restricted range it will be categorized as Critically Endangered in the IUCN Species Assessment Report of 2023. The team is working to further understand and protect the species.
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29-04-2022 - Cave scorpion
The genus Tityopsis comprise only six species of forest-dwelling scorpions distributed in the westernmost region of Cuba. The exception is Tityopsis sheylae, a cave-dwelling species discovered as recent as 2020. The reduced population of this scorpion occurs exclusively in a single cave southeast of Havana city, subjected to multiple human-induced threats.
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19-12-2021 - Lila Downs' Friar Grasshopper
Conservation status of the Lila Downs' Friar Grasshopper (Orthoptera: Acrididae) and endangered unique species from Oaxaca, Mexico
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