2,894Grants to

1,789(Sub)Species

The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund has awarded 1000 grants for this species type, constituting a total donation of $9,805,705.

Mammal Conservation Case Studies

Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 150511693) - Leopard - Awarded $5,000 on December 09, 2015
09-12-2015 - Leopard

Mitigating threats to leopards in the Machiara region by involving local people in leopard conservation and livestock protection activities The main aim of this program is to raise conservation awareness about leopard and provide necessary management tools to inform and impart knowledge, particularly to local communities, as well as to enhance indigenous and traditional knowledge that is useful for the conservation.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 152511455) - Oncilla - Awarded $10,540 on December 09, 2015
09-12-2015 - Oncilla

Conservation of small Neotropical Felidae in subtropical Interior Atlantic Forest.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 15259977) - Indian Pangolin - Awarded $5,000 on September 20, 2015
20-09-2015 - Indian Pangolin

Conservation of Indian Pangolin (Manis crassicaudata) through research, awareness education and capacity building in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 150511342) - Greater big-footed mouse - Awarded $5,000 on September 20, 2015
20-09-2015 - Greater big-footed mouse

Updating the conservation strategy of the greater big-footed mouse in the dry forest of Ankarafantsika National Park, Madagascar

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 152511281) - Black lion tamarin - Awarded $10,000 on September 20, 2015
20-09-2015 - Black lion tamarin

Conservation Program of the black lion tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysopygus) in the Carlos Botelho State Park and its Buffer Zone, Paranapiacaba Ecological Continuum

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 152510796) - Sanje Mangabey - Awarded $12,000 on September 20, 2015
20-09-2015 - Sanje Mangabey

Population Viability of the Endangered Sanje Mangabey in the Udzungwa Mountains, Tanzania

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 150510828) - Fishing Cat - Awarded $4,000 on September 20, 2015
20-09-2015 - Fishing Cat

The study focuses on examining the ecology and behaviour of the endangered fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus) in the urban wetland habitats found in the Colombo metropolitan area. This habitat is currently under threat, due to severe habitat destruction caused by rapid urban development. Our project hopes to use the relationship these cats have with their urban surroundings to help promote green infrastructure development practices.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 152510989) - Pallas’ cat  - Awarded $6,905 on September 20, 2015
20-09-2015 - Pallas’ cat

As Pallas’ cat is listed as (NT) in the IUCN Red List and it is a “Protected Species” by Iran law, but there is very limited data about the status of it in Iran; This project aimed to run some basic ecological survey and status assessment of Pallas’ cat in parts of Alborz Mountains in Iran, where the presence of Pallas’ cat has been confirmed.

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