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. 152511008) - Pallas's cat - Awarded $6,500 on September 20, 2015
20-09-2015 - Pallas's cat

Educating and empowering local communities for the conservation of Pallas's cat in Manang valley, Nepal.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 15256162) - Bay cat - Awarded $10,000 on September 20, 2015
20-09-2015 - Bay cat

Camera trapping to confirm the existence of 3 small cat priority species: bay cat, flat-headed cat and marbled cat.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 152510679) - Kolar leaf-nosed bat - Awarded $7,000 on April 22, 2015
22-04-2015 - Kolar leaf-nosed bat

In an earlier MBZ sponsored study the Kolar leaf-nosed bat Hipposideros hypophyllus was rediscovered and found to be highly threatened due to stone quarrying. The project aims to conserve and protect the Kolar leaf-nosed bat through scientific data collection, establishment of Community Conserved Areas and bringing about behavioural change among the stakeholders through conservation education.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 152510681) - Mongolian wild ass  - Awarded $12,500 on April 22, 2015
22-04-2015 - Mongolian wild ass

Protecting the Mongolian Khulan and its habitat through research, engagement local rangers and community, and conservation education in Mongolia

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 152510653) - West African chimpanzee - Awarded $12,000 on April 22, 2015
22-04-2015 - West African chimpanzee

Seeking people-primate coexistence: endangered primate responses to anthropogenic activities and land transformation in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 152510588) - Irrawaddy dolphin - Awarded $11,000 on April 22, 2015
22-04-2015 - Irrawaddy dolphin

Long-term, sustainable management and education within the Mahakam River dolphin protection area in East Kalimantan, Indonesia

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 152510534) - Persian leopard - Awarded $9,500 on April 22, 2015
22-04-2015 - Persian leopard

Assessment of corridors of endangered Persian leopard in Eastern Alborz Mountains, Iran using interview survey with local communities and GIS/RS analyses will help us in identification of corridor bottlenecks in one of the most important habitats of this species in Iran and the Hyrcanian forests.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 15251449) - Fishing Cat - Awarded $9,975 on April 22, 2015
22-04-2015 - Fishing Cat

Towards legal protection for the endangered Fishing Cat through Community Reserve (IUCN Protected Area Category IV), suburban Calcuttta, West Bengal

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