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The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund has awarded 500 grants constituting a total donation of $4,663,351 for species conservation projects based in South America.

Conservation Case Studies in South America

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 222530190) - Trichogenes claviger - Awarded $7,724 on December 20, 2022
20-12-2022 - Trichogenes claviger

The objectives of current research are to detect the presence of the Caetés catfish, Trichogenes claviger, in isolated rivers along the upper Rio Caxixe and Rio Fruteiras, tributaries of Rio Itapemirim in Espírito Santo mountains, Brazil. Employng the metabarcoding approach, through environmental DNA. We aim to locate existing populations of this species, figured on the IUCN redlist, as a critically endangered freshwater catfish.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 222530255) - Pumpkin toadlet - Awarded $8,619 on December 20, 2022
20-12-2022 - Pumpkin toadlet

Understanding the role of microclime in future distribution and behaviour of the small pumpkin-toadlet Brachycephalus mirissimus. In this project, we will use acoustic monitoring and modelling to study the role of altitudinal and altitudinal gradient in this microendemic species under climate change scenarios to propose conservation actions.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 222530039) - Blue-throated Hillstar - Awarded $19,000 on December 20, 2022
20-12-2022 - Blue-throated Hillstar

Saving the endemic and critically endangered Blue-throated Hillstar from extinction in Cerro de Arcos, Ecuador (Fase II)

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 220529452) - Pampas cat - Awarded $5,000 on December 20, 2022
20-12-2022 - Pampas cat

Saving one of the last populations of Leopardus munoai in the border of Brazil and Uruguay

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 222530234) - Andean cat - Awarded $8,500 on December 20, 2022
20-12-2022 - Andean cat

Small wild cats in the Shadows of central Chile: Highlighting the existence of Andean cat, Pampas cat, and Guigna in high human urbanized areas. The last wild wild cats areas in central Chile a hot spot of biodiversity in extinction process.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 220530013) - Colo-Colo Cat - Awarded $5,000 on December 20, 2022
20-12-2022 - Colo-Colo Cat

Conservation initiatives to prevent human-pampas cat conflict and minimize the impact of domestic animals. Mapuche chickens to prevent attacks and vaccination campaign.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 222529779) - blond titi monkey - Awarded $12,500 on September 21, 2022
21-09-2022 - blond titi monkey

The population size of the Critically Endangered blond titi monkey in the Chapada Diamantina National Park, Brazil

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 220529819) - Myrceugenia gertii - Awarded $5,000 on September 21, 2022
21-09-2022 - Myrceugenia gertii

Myrceugenia gertii, Myrceugenia bananalensis, and other threatened Myrceugenia species in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 222529688) - Northern Tiger Cat - Awarded $9,000 on September 21, 2022
21-09-2022 - Northern Tiger Cat

Conservation Actions for the Andean Tiger Cat (Leopardus tigrinus pardinoides) in a biodiversity hotspot, in the Eastern Colombian Andes

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