2,979Grants to

1,827(Sub)Species

The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund has awarded 411 grants for this species type, constituting a total donation of $4,153,726.

Bird Conservation Case Studies

Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 192522599) - Akekee - Awarded $15,000 on December 29, 2019
29-12-2019 - Akekee

Tracking for Translocation; Securing the Future for Akekee in Hawaii

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 192521876) - Blue-throated hillstar - Awarded $10,000 on September 24, 2019
24-09-2019 - Blue-throated hillstar

Save the endemic and critically endangered Blue-throated Hillstar (Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus) from extinction in Cerro de Arcos, Ecuador.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 192521748) - Beck's Petrel - Awarded $7,000 on September 24, 2019
24-09-2019 - Beck's Petrel

Beck's Petrel: finding the first breeding site of a Critically Endangered seabird. "Lost" for over 75 years it's now 12 years since the rediscovery of Beck's Petrel, but it's breeding grounds remain unknown. Facing potential threats from invasive species at its colonies our priority is finding a nest site by working with local communities and researchers in New Ireland, Papua New Guinea.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 192520593) - Plains-wanderer - Awarded $10,000 on April 28, 2019
28-04-2019 - Plains-wanderer

Uncovering the movements and habitat use of the genetically unique and critically endangered Plains-wanderer (Pedionomus torquatus)

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 192520234) - Whenua Hou Diving Petrel - Awarded $6,000 on April 28, 2019
28-04-2019 - Whenua Hou Diving Petrel

Integrative conservation of the Whenua Hou Diving Petrel: Rescuing one of New Zealand’s rarest seabirds from extinction

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 192514132) - Negros bleeding-heart dove - Awarded $24,738 on April 28, 2019
28-04-2019 - Negros bleeding-heart dove

Bristol Zoological Society is leading a vital project to save the Critically Endangered Negros bleeding-heart dove (Gallicolumba keayi), a species endemic to Negros and Panay island in the Philippines. Habitat loss and poaching are responsible for the decline of this elusive species. The population survey and threats mapping of the area will be critical to create a Conservation Action Plan and implement evidence-based conservation actions.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 180520032) - Jerdon’s Courser - Awarded $4,970 on December 20, 2018
20-12-2018 - Jerdon’s Courser

Rediscovering the Jerdon’s Courser: an attempt to locate the cryptic and critically endangered species

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 182520049) - Bermuda petrel - Awarded $22,900 on December 20, 2018
20-12-2018 - Bermuda petrel

Integrating nesting habitat restoration with at-sea individual-based biomonitoring of the endangered seabird Pterodroma cahow endemic to Bermuda

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