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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

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 150510598) - Hot Dots - Awarded $3,000 on April 22, 2015
22-04-2015 - Hot Dots

First Conservation and IUCN Red List Assessment of Endangered North American Lichens

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 142510107) - Sister Isles Rock Iguana (SIRI) - Awarded $8,500 on December 29, 2014
29-12-2014 - Sister Isles Rock Iguana (SIRI)

Population dynamics and nesting ecology of the critically endangered iguana Cyclura nubila caymanensis in a heterogeneous landscape.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 140510158) - Canasí Trope - Awarded $4,500 on December 29, 2014
29-12-2014 - Canasí Trope

Conservation of the poorly known snake Tropidophis celiae: a Cuban endemic species living in a very threatened habitat

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 14059940) - Fer de lance - Awarded $2,000 on December 29, 2014
29-12-2014 - Fer de lance

Project BRASS: Bites Reduced and Snakes Saved aims to reduce the number of accidental snakebites to humans through education and thus, in turn, help conserve all species of snakes from senseless killings.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 140510169) - Escambray Butterwort - Awarded $4,000 on December 28, 2014
28-12-2014 - Escambray Butterwort

Ecology and conservation of the endangered Escambray Butterwort (Pinguicula jackii) in the Guamuhaya Mountains, central Cuba

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 142510044) - Widemouth gambusia - Awarded $12,000 on December 28, 2014
28-12-2014 - Widemouth gambusia

Mexico is home to hydrogen sulfide-rich springs so toxic that few organisms can survive in them. This project aims to preserve highly endemic fish that have adapted to these extreme environments. The project particularly focuses on Gambusia eurystoma, which is only known from a single sulfide spring complex. It also pertains to other micro-endemics in the area (Poecilia sulphuraria and P. thermalis).

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 14059847) - Cuban Topminnow - Awarded $4,500 on December 28, 2014
28-12-2014 - Cuban Topminnow

The genus Girardinus is endemic from Cuba and is represented by seven species which six live in western Cuba. The survival of these target species is threatened by the introductions of alien piscivorous fish species, jointly with the water pollution. A detailed evaluation regarding to population parameters, ecological requirements and current threats for these endemic fish species are crucial for the management and their conservation.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 142510036) - Elkhorn coral - Awarded $18,900 on December 28, 2014
28-12-2014 - Elkhorn coral

Field surveys and restoration work towards the conservation of the critically endangered Elkhorn and Staghorn coral on Eleuthera, Bahamas

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 142510226) - Robber frog - Awarded $5,200 on December 28, 2014
28-12-2014 - Robber frog

The critically endangered robber frog Craugastor ranoides was once found throughout lower Mesoamerica. However, due to disease and habitat loss, it was known from only one location in Costa Rica. We have recently located a second population in southwestern Nicaragua, a country where it had not been documented for 20 years. With support from MBZ we researching and conserving this population.

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