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Organization Name Project Name Project Description Species Country

African People & Wildlife

Fund

Maasailand Lion

Conservation Program

Working together with Maasai villages in Tanzania to reduce

lion-livestock conflict by installing environmentally-friendly and

culturally appropriate livestock enclosures called "living

walls." The enclosures are lion resistant and combine chain

link fencing with live trees as fence posts. Protecting lion

habitat though the support of village game scout teams and

enhancing location knowledge about lions through education

efforts in partnership with rural schools.

African Lions Tanzania

African Wildlife

Conservation Fund

Conserving Zimbabwe's

Endangered Wild Dogs

Working to improve the viability of the African wild dog

population in Zimbabwe. Combining hands-on conservation,

education and policy intervention to address the major threats

of habitat loss and fragmentation, snaring, and disease.

Supporting anti-poaching efforts and reducing the threat from

diseases such as rabies and canine distemper through

vaccination campaigns for domestic dogs near wild dog

habitat.

African Wild Dogs Zimbabwe

Alliance for Tompotika

Conservation (The Adudu

Nantu International

Conservation Foundation)

Conservation of Nantu

Rainforest, Sulawesi

Protecting wildlife including babirusa, anoas, Heck's

macaque, and tarsier in the Nantu rainforest in Sulawesi,

Indonesia through a holistic conservation program. Patrolling

the forest with the Nantu Protection Unit to remove snares

and report other illegal hunting or logging activity. Distributing

a children's storybook to educate local students about the

biodiversity of Sulawesi. Helping local settlers reduce their

dependence on destructive forest practices such as slash

and burn agriculture. This is the first year this project has

received DWCF funding.

Babirusas, Anoas,

Tarsiers , Heck's

Macaques

Indonesia

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American Museum of

Natural History

Monitoring Scarlet

Macaws in Guatemala

Embarking on the third year of scarlet macaw conservation in

the Maya Biosphere Reserve in Guatemala through a

collaboration between the American Museum of Natural

History and the Wildlife Conservation Society. Using

research efforts to refine mitigation strategies, provide

opportunities for education and training, and promote

awareness and advocacy for scarlet macaw conservation.

Working with the local school in Paso Caballos to explore

novel ways to engage students in the classroom and foster

their role as community ambassadors, while continuing to

advance implementation of broader public outreach

campaigns.

Scarlet Macaws Guatemala

Archbold ExpeditionsRestoring Habitat for

Gopher Tortoises

Studying the effect of prescribed forest burns on the

demography and recovery of threatened gopher tortoises in

Central Florida. Producing videos for awareness, educational

presentations for local children and adults, and a workshop

for key stakeholders. Educating the next generation of

scientists, conservationists, and educators through an

internship program for college students and recent graduates.

This is the first year the DWCF has funded this project.

Gopher Tortoises United States

Art of Conservation

Promoting Gorilla

Conservation Through

Education

Educating and empowering primary school students

bordering Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park, which is home

to the endangered mountain gorilla, through innovative

extracurricular conservation and health education programs.

Facilitating teacher-training classes to build local

conservation capacity and engaging community members in

fun conservation-themed initiatives including Save the

Forests Briquette and Sports for Gorillas activities. This is the

first year this project has received a grant from the DWCF.

Mountain Gorillas Rwanda



Association of Zoos and

Aquariums

(Columbus Zoo and

Aquarium)

AZA Conservation

Endowment Fund:

Conservation and

Reintroduction of the

Endangered Northern

Riffleshell (NRS)

Mussel

Reintroducing endangered northern riffleshell (NRS) mussels

into the Big Darby Creek in Ohio. This species serves as a

natural biological filter, food for wildlife, and an indicator of

good water quality. Determining the viability of using

environmental DNA (eDNA) from water samples to assess

NRS populations. If this method is viable, it could have long

reach impact on the conservation of these endangered

animals.

Northern Riffleshell

(NRS) MusselsUnited States


Aquariums

(Houston Zoo)

AZA Conservation

Endowment Fund:

Impacts of Oil Palm

plantations on Tropical

Frog Communities in

Borneo

Evaluating the impacts of forest disturbance and conversion

to oil palm plantations on Bornean amphibian biodiversity.

Partnering with academics, in country conservation

organizations, and zoological park personnel. The primary

outcome of this project will be management

recommendations to minimize the impacts of plantations on

amphibian biodiversity in Borneo.

Amphibians Indonesia


Aquariums

(New England Aquarium)

AZA Conservation

Endowment Fund: Live

Blue Ambassadors

Teen Conservation

Program

A new service learning program designed to welcome youth

ages 13 to 18 years old from a variety of backgrounds to

participate in hands-on conservation projects. Teaching teens

strategies for protecting the environment while improving their

science, observation and inquiry skills through field work.

Building a lifelong appreciation of the ocean and its

inhabitants.

Multiple Species United States


Aquariums

(University of Oxford)

AZA Conservation

Endowment Fund:

Resolving Conflict

between Humans and

Threatened Large

Carnivores

Reducing conflict between humans and threatened large

carnivores, such as African lions, East African cheetahs and

African wild dogs, by improving the cost-benefit ratio of

carnivore presence. Training and employing local conflict

officers to help villagers better protect their livestock.

Improving livestock enclosures and teaching people how to

identify and prevent depredation. Providing education,

healthcare and veterinary benefits to locals.

African Wild Dogs,

Lions and CheetahsTanzania




Aquariums

(Cleveland Metroparks

Zoo, South-East Zoo

Alliance for Research &

Conservation, and

University of Oxford)

AZA Conservation

Endowment Fund:

Translating Science into

Practical Management

for Sustainable Hoofed

Animal Populations

Working with USDA and European Association of Zoos &

Aquariums (EAZA) to implement a protocol for the

importation of endangered equid semen to increase genetic

diversity in the AZA Persian onager (hoofed animal)

population. Zoos are increasingly in need of new tools to

increase sustainability in small populations. Using hoofed

animals as a model for metapopulation management, this

project aims to build lasting relationships with EAZA

colleagues.

Persian Onagers United States


Aquariums

(International Crane

Foundation)

AZA Conservation

Endowment Fund:

Whooping Cranes

Phone Home: Using

Cellular Technology to

Improve Monitoring

Improving monitoring of the Eastern migratory population

(EMP) of Whooping Cranes (WHCR) by enhancing the type

and increasing the amount of information collected.

Developing low-cost, cellular-technology-based trackers,

called “CraneTrackers,” which have remote programming

capabilities and adaptive sensing techniques to improve

monitoring and management of WHCF in the Eastern flyway.

Whooping Cranes United States

Association of Zoological

Horticulture

AZH Conservation

Grant Program

Contributing to the conservation of endangered and

threatened plant species around the world through both in-

situ and ex-situ work. AZH will distribute small grants

provided by the DWCF to sub-grantees based on their

conservation impact.

Multiple Plants Global

Audubon ConnecticutUrban Oases for

Migrating Songbirds

Identifying, improving and conserving important stop-over

habitat for migrating songbirds along the Atlantic flyway,

focusing on urban areas and other landscapes where there is

limited quality habitat. Engaging other Audubon chapters,

local and state agencies, and citizen scientists who survey

migratory birds. Expanding Audubon's Urban Oases

program by creating demonstration sites in Stamford and

New Haven, Connecticut.

Golden-winged

WarblersUnited States



Bat Conservation

International

Protecting Bats: Africa's

Greatest Migration

Securing the conservation of an estimated 8 million straw-

colored fruit bats during their seasonal migration to Kasanka

National Park in Zambia. Protecting their sensitive forest

habitats through improved fire prevention and anti-poaching

measures. Educating park visitors about the value and

conservation needs of this species, and expanding

appreciation for bats in local communities through

educational campaigns and park visits. This is the first year

this project has been funded by the DWCF.

Straw-colored Fruit

BatsZambia

Chicago Zoological

Society

Individual Dolphins as

Conservation Tools

Developing a collaborative Gulf-wide photographic

identification catalogue of bottlenose dolphins to help

document ranging patterns of individual animals from Texas

to Florida while defining threats. Using the repeated

observations of individual dolphins and creating resources

such as videos, presentations, and web-based curriculum to

educate the public and elementary school children about

dolphin biology and conservation issues.

Dolphins United States

Coral Restoration

Foundation

Acropora Coral Nursery

and Restoration

Restoring coral reefs in the Florida Keys through an offshore

nursery and coral transplantation program that educates,

trains, and engages volunteers to help re-plant staghorn and

elkhorn corals. Growing, maintaining, and transplanting

corals in the Upper Keys to 12 new reef sites and expanding

the volunteer team to broaden reach and impact to an

international audience.

Staghorn and

Elkhorn CoralsUnited States

David Suzuki Foundation

Sustainable Seafood &

Aquaculture: Producer

to Plate

Working with governments, major retailers and other

conservation partners across North America to ensure that

aquaculture production and fishing practices do not deplete

species or degrade ecosystems, while continuing to provide

food and employment. Working to increase public awareness

and demand for sustainable seafood in North America using

innovative public engagement and marketing strategies

coordinated with committed retailers who want sustainable

seafood to succeed in their businesses.

Salmon, Groundfish

and Pacific Corals

and Sponges

Canada



Duke University Marine

Laboratory

Cranes and Crabs:

Conservation Coupling

Studying blue crabs’ migration patterns and whooping cranes’

foraging behavior in Aransas National Wildlife Refuge in

Texas to inform conservation and management strategies for

both species. Providing critical predation data that can be

used to determine new locations where prey conditions

support reintroduction of the endangered whooping crane.

Enabling students to become citizen scientists by contributing

to data used in the study while taking field trips to the study

site to learn about nature and science outside. This is the first

year this project has received DWCF funding.

Whooping Cranes

and Blue Crabs United States

Durrell Wildlife

Conservation Trust

Reintroduction of the

Ploughshare Tortoise

Reintroducing captive-bred Ploughshare tortoises to establish

a self-sustaining, wild population in Madagascar. The larger

recovery strategy for the species includes protection of wild

populations through local community engagement, breeding

the species in captivity, researching the species in the wild,

and strengthening regional partnerships with local

governments to conserve the tortoises and their habitat.

Ploughshare

TortoisesMadagascar

ECOLIFE FoundationMonarch Butterfly

Conservation Project

Improving monarch butterfly habitat and the quality of life for

Michoacán communities within Central Mexico's Monarch

Butterfly Biosphere Reserve. Building 100 fuel-efficient

Patsari stoves that reduce carbon emissions and improve the

health of the families that use them. Planting 10,000 Oyamel

fir trees that serve as important habitat for the butterflies

while they overwinter. This is the first year this project has

received a grant from the DWCF.

Eastern Monarch

ButterfliesMexico

Ecostudies Institute

Ecology and Seasonal

Movements of the

Mangrove Cuckoo

Studying the Mangrove Cuckoo, found nowhere else in North

America except for Southern Florida. Promoting conservation

of this rare bird, whose populations have shrunk by up to 95%

in recent years, by addressing fundamental gaps in

knowledge of habitat use and seasonal movements of the

species. Raising awareness about mangrove ecosystems

among the public through field research, educational

outreach and conservation.

Mangrove Cuckoos United States



Environmental Protection

in the Caribbean

Towards Black-capped

Petrel Conservation

Using marine radar to survey known and potential nest sites

for the Black-capped Petrel, an endangered bird that only

nests in the Dominican Republic. Collaborating with local

government agencies and nonprofit organizations to increase

knowledge of petrel ecology and conservation needs among

communities working and/or living in petrel habitat.

Black-capped

PetrelsHaiti

Farallones Marine

Sanctuary AssociationLiMPETS Program

Inspiring middle and high school students to develop a

lifelong commitment to ocean conservation by participating in

citizen science in their community. Informing long-term

resource management decisions through data collected by

students monitoring intertidal habitats on the California coast.

Conducting field monitoring and teacher workshops as well

as tracking the career and education choices of past program

participants.

Black Abalones

(Sea Snails)United States

Fauna & Flora

International

Conservation of the

Ustyurt Saiga Antelope

Conserving the critically-endangered Saiga antelope on the

Ustyurt Plateau, a semi-desert shared by Uzbekistan and

Kazakhstan. Focusing on promoting transboundary

cooperation in order to conserve the species that migrates

across international borders. Investing in the next generation

through eco-youth clubs, which provide education, direct

engagement in conservation and positive links with state

rangers who play an important role as club mentors.

Saiga Antelopes Uzbekistan

Fauna & Flora

International

Eastern Caribbean

Offshore Islands

Network

Expanding the DWCF-supported Antiguan Racer (the world's

rarest snake) Conservation Project across the West Indies

(Antigua, Saint Lucia and Anguilla) to protect other rare

reptiles and birds. Fostering collaborative partnerships

between participating government agencies, NGOs, local

communities, universities and schools to build the capacity of

island conservation efforts.

Antiguan RacersAntigua and

Barbuda



Fauna & Flora

International

Ensuring the Future of

Siamese Crocodiles

Protecting the last remaining 150-250 wild Siamese

crocodiles in Southeast Asia by reducing poaching and

habitat loss. Collaborating with the Cambodian government

as well as involving local communities to save the critically-

endangered crocodiles and their globally-important wetlands.

Tackling both immediate and underlying threats to this

flagship species through an innovative recovery and

reintroduction program that uses education, capacity building,

applied research, and development of more sustainable

livelihoods in order to ensure the survival of the Siamese

crocodiles.

Siamese Crocodiles Cambodia

Fauna & Flora

International (Local

Ocean Trust - Watamu

Turtle Watch)

Sea Turtle Awareness

and Protection

Protecting Kenya’s sea turtles, threatened by poaching of

their nests, through partnerships with government agencies

to establish programs in research, education, community

development and awareness campaigns. Improving

management and policy concerning sea turtle conservation

and ensuring community responsibility for stewardship of

coastal wildlife.

Green Sea Turtles

and Hawksbill Sea

Turtles

Kenya

Felidae Conservation

FundBay Area Puma Project

Establishing the first comprehensive long-term conservation

program focused on pumas in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Addressing community concerns of increasing human-cougar

conflict through educational outreach and scientific research.

Analyzing data collected on puma movement, biology,

ecology and behavior from motion-sensing cameras and GPS

monitoring to develop conclusions about local puma

populations.

Mountain Lions United States

Garden Island Resource

Conservation &

Development

Restoring Habitat -

Hawaiian Native Birds

Conserving habitat for the endangered birds and native

insects found in northwest Kaua'i, Hawai'i while collecting

data for estimating wildlife abundance. Involving community

volunteers in the removal of invasive plants species to

heighten awareness for the need of community-based land

management. Expanding the treatment area to include

Kawaikow in the Alaka’ie region and fencing an area to

exclude feral ungulates, which uproot native plants.

Birds United States



Gunung Palung

Orangutan Conservation

Program

Orangutan Research,

Education and

Conservation

Cultivating local awareness and capacity to protect the

endangered orangutan and its habitat in southwestern

Borneo. Researching the status of orangutan health in the

region while conducting investigations of illegal orangutan

trade, expanding conservation education and sustainable

livelihood learning, and conducting media outreach initiatives

to raise conservation awareness in the region. Helping to

protect forest habitat through initiatives that include village

forest protection, influencing government on land use

planning and promoting enforcement of conservation

protection laws. This is the first year this project has received

funding from the DWCF.

Orangutans Indonesia

Houston Zoo (Institute for

Ecological Research)

Lowland Tapir

Conservation Initiative:

Pantanal

Determining the population of tapirs in the Pantanal while

collecting genetic data to assess the status and viability of the

population. Promoting tapirs as flagship species that catalyze

education, awareness, training and scientific tourism.

Lowland Tapirs Brazil

Integrated Conservation

(formerly Ethical

Expeditions)

Protecting the

Orangutans of Wehea

Protecting more than 750 endangered Bornean orangutans in

Wehea Forest, one of the last strongholds of the wild

orangutan in East Kalimantan. Developing new methods for

estimating orangutan densities, using education to reconnect

youth with nature, initiating the transition to ecosystem-based

management of Wehea Forest and empowering the

indigenous Wehea Dayak to sustainably manage their forest.

Orangutans Indonesia



International Crane

Foundation

Benefiting Caohai

Cranes and

Communities

Monitoring cranes and other waterbirds in Caohai Nature

Reserve in China by conducting winter counts and mapping

the location of black-necked and Eurasian cranes in the

Reserve. Strengthening the effectiveness of environmental

education with training workshops for local educators and the

development of a curriculum for 4th and 5th grade students

that focuses on understanding wetlands conservation through

the integration of cultural and ecological knowledge. Sharing

experiences and lessons learned among crane and wetland

reserves in western China to ensure that Caohai and other

reserves learn from each other’s successes and challenges.

Black-necked

CranesChina

International Crane

Foundation (Asociatia

Educational-Ecologica

Ecotransilvania)

Conservation of

Transylvanian Inland

Wetlands

Conserving the wetlands of Bazinul Fizesului, Transylvania,

one of eastern Europe’s most important inland wetlands with

over 28% of Europe’s breeding avifauna range as well as

more than a fifth of Romania's flora. Addressing the issues

of habitat degradation and loss by working with local

communities to create a long-term blueprint to safeguard

these 4600 hectares (11,400 acres) of protected areas.

Reaching at least 5000 people through learning and

community engagement activities, aimed at increasing

awareness and reducing human pressures on the

environment. This is the first year the DWCF has funded this

project.

Birds, Amphibians,

Reptiles, Insects

and Plants

Romania

International Iguana

Foundation

Jamaican Iguana

Recovery Programme

Maintaining activities crucial to the survival of the Jamaican

iguana, including predator control, a captive release program,

and expanding nesting sites to absorb the overflow of nesting

females. Monitoring the core iguana population using camera

traps to yield data on habitat use, other threatened endemic

species, non-native predators, and other conservation

indicators. Sponsoring a local football league in Port Royal to

publicize the plight of the iguana and garner community

support for conservation efforts.

Jamaican Iguanas Jamaica



International Rhino

Foundation

Black Rhino

Conservation in

Zimbabwe

Maintaining black rhino population growth within an overall

meta-population management strategy in Zimbabwe.

Assisting in emergency veterinary interventions, rescuing and

hand-rearing orphaned rhino calves, and intensively tracking

rhinos to ensure their safety. Supporting local schools

through a Rhinos for Schools program, which distributes

teaching materials and scholarship funds in return for

community support and involvement in protecting and

increasing the Lowveld rhino population.

Black Rhinos Zimbabwe

International Rhino

Foundation

Sumatran Rhino


Protecting the world’s last 200 Sumatran Rhinos with anti-

poaching patrols, investigations of poaching events, snare

removal and improved captive breeding efforts to better

manage rhino populations. Using a comprehensive approach

that includes outreach programs that target local

communities in the buffer zones surrounding protected areas.

Sumatran Rhinos Indonesia

International Snow

Leopard Trust

Protecting India's

Endangered Snow

Leopards

Prioritizing critical landscape areas for conservation based on

snow leopard and prey species abundance and threats.

Determining predictors of human-wildlife conflicts to guide

immediate and long-term conservation planning. Engaging

villages in community-based conservation programs such as

livestock insurance and grazing-free reserves. Creating

conservation awareness by targeting hundreds of school

children and teachers through nature education camps and

helping schools implement environmental education

activities.

Snow Leopards India



Mangrove Action ProjectMangrove Curriculum

Transfer to Belize

Adapting the successful mangrove-based environmental

education program for elementary students in Belize. Using

these education programs to establish a conservation ethic in

local communities by offering examples and alternatives, and

adding material on both reefs and freshwater wetlands to

demonstrate the connectivity of mangrove wetlands with

inland freshwater. Incorporating water quality testing

research and lionfish monitoring into the curriculum to

supplement research data and teach students the

fundamentals of scientific research.

Fish, Shellfish,

Mangrove

Ecosystems

Belize

Marine Resources

Council of East Florida

Northern Right Whale

Monitoring Program

Developing volunteer training and outreach programs to

maintain a network of whale-watching citizens who report

North Atlantic right whale sightings. Relaying the reported

sightings to ships traveling in the whale calving grounds to

help prevent collisions. Gathering long-term data on habitat,

behavior and reproduction of these rare whales, which

number fewer than 500.

North Atlantic Right

WhalesUnited States

Michigan State UniversityNicaragua Baird's Tapir

Conservation Initiative

Combining research with local and national conservation

initiatives to ensure a viable future for the endangered Baird’s

tapir in Nicaragua. Determining home range size, abundance

and habitat use with the aid of GPS collars to track animals’

movements. Creating a national, IUCN-backed Tapir

Conservation Committee to formulate Nicaragua’s first Tapir

Conservation Plan. This is the first year this project has been

funded by the DWCF.

Baird's Tapirs Nicaragua



Montana State University

Foundation

Wolverine Conservation

through Citizen Science

Estimating and modeling wolverine occupancy and habitat in

the southern Canadian Rocky Mountains using noninvasive

survey methods. Assessing the effects of the Trans-Canada

Highway on wolverine movement, gene flow and fine-scale

genetic structure. Providing greater awareness and

understanding of the conservation challenges facing the

wolverine populations in this area. Engaging backcountry

enthusiasts to assist field researchers with a large-scale

wolverine survey by reporting wolverine observations via the

Wolverine Watch website. This is the first year this project

has been funded by the DWCF.

Wolverines Canada

Mote Marine LaboratorySpotted Eagle Ray

Conservation

Gathering field research data on the spotted eagle ray's

behavior and ecology in the Gulf of Mexico. Collaborating with

Mexican researchers and other stakeholders in conservation

training and educational outreach to raise public awareness

about the species. Creating a shared database among AZA

zoological institutions to aid conservation efforts for this

species. This is the first year this project has been funded by

the DWCF.

Spotted Eagle Rays United States

National Audubon Society

Maine Seabird

Conservation and

Outreach

Protecting at least 42,000 nesting seabirds on thirteen Maine

islands. Developing and testing methods for managing

invasive vegetation to create ideal tern habitat and to

encourage puffins to colonize higher ground using social

attraction methods (decoys and artificial burrows). Designing

an online curriculum about seabirds and conservation threats

and providing hands-on activities and stewardship projects

related to climate change for about 2,000 third to sixth grade

students in 25 mid-coast Maine schools.

Atlantic Puffins,

Roseate Terns,

Arctic Terns, Least

Terns, Common

Terns, Razorbills

United States



National Audubon SocietyShorebird Conservation

in the Bahamas

Engaging the Andros Island community in the Bahamas

about the importance of conserving one of the most critical

sites for migratory shorebird nesting. Studying the Piping

Plover (bird) habitat and distribution across the Joulter Cays,

Andros Island and the Berry Islands while fostering local

support for its protection. Initiating incorporation of these

islands into the National Protected Area System, beginning

with the Joulter Cays, for the long-term conservation of these

critical sites.

Piping Plovers Bahamas

New Jersey Audubon

Society

Conservation of

Semipalmated

Sandpipers

Formulating and implementing a comprehensive

conservation plan for the Semipalmated Sandpiper (SESA) to

ensure the long-term health of this bird and other rapidly

declining migratory shorebirds. Assessing the status of

SESA at important wintering sites in Suriname, French

Guiana and Brazil to increase understanding of relationships

among wintering, migration and breeding populations, factors

threatening species' viability, and how to improve

conservation outcomes. Supporting cross-cultural bird

monitoring and education programs between the United

States, French Guiana, Suriname and Brazil.

Semipalmated

SandpipersBrazil

New Nature FoundationKibale Fuel Wood

Project

Addressing the energy needs of local communities

surrounding Kibale National Park in Uganda by encouraging

the use of fuel-efficient stoves while planting trees best suited

for fuel. Incentivizing people not to harvest firewood from the

Kibale forest, which is home to 13 species of primates,

including chimpanzees and Ugandan red colobus monkeys.

Educating the general public about forest conservation

through outdoor video shows, local museums and creative

expression.

Chimpanzees Uganda



Northern Jaguar ProjectNorthern Jaguar:

Viviendo con Felinos

Protecting the world’s northernmost jaguar population by

rewarding local ranchers for motion-triggered photos taken on

their properties- particularly images of the four large felines

found in this area of Sonora. Assisting ranchers in

implementing conservation management strategies designed

to reduce jaguar mortality and human-wildlife conflict.

Providing opportunities for students to learn about the local

ecosystem and participate in habitat restoration.

Jaguars Mexico

Operation Migration

Reintroduction of an

Eastern Migratory

Population of Whooping

Cranes

Reintroducing Whooping cranes back to the wild. The hand

raised birds are taught their migration path by following an

ultralight aircraft from Wisconsin to Florida. Helping to

purchase the ultralight aircraft and the tracking vehicle that

accompanies the ground support team.

Whooping Cranes United States

Pan African Sanctuary

Alliance

PASA Cameroon

Reintroduction Project

Reintroducing orphaned chimpanzees back into the forests of

Cameroon. Preparing captive chimpanzees for reintroduction

while identifying forests areas that are well-protected and

distant from human encroachment. Involving many

sanctuaries, key NGOs and national and regional

governments of Cameroon.

Chimpanzees Cameroon

Pan African Sanctuary

Alliance

Uganda: Change My

Community


Continuing the successful Change My Community

Conservation Program, which is focused on creating wildlife

awareness and appreciation for chimpanzees by

implementing sustainable resource projects, such

constructing energy-saving stoves and planting vegetable

gardens and trees. Expanding the program to reach

additional students and their teachers among the

communities of Kyabigambire Sub County in Uganda.

Working closely with sister projects to monitor activities that

impact chimpanzee conservation in private forests in Hoima.

Chimpanzees Uganda



Pandrillus FoundationDrill Re-Introduction in

Nigeria

Bolstering the population and genetic pool of one of Africa’s

most endangered primates, the drill, through the

reintroduction of 140 wild-born and captive-bred individuals

into the Afi Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary in Nigeria. Tracking

the movements of the released drills using GPS-GSM collars

and expanding the body of research available on drill

behavior. Increasing ranger patrols to enforce the

boundaries of the wildlife sanctuary and initiating youth

association patrols to further community education and

outreach.

Drills Nigeria

Red Panda Network

Red Panda Community

Conservation

Awareness

Integrating conservation, research, education and

stewardship to protect the threatened red panda. Introducing

an environmental awareness curriculum and training teachers

across the eastern Himalayan school system, enabling the

education of at least 4,500 school children living throughout

39 villages. Implementing “Youth in Nature” programs that

are designed to instill a conservation ethic. This is the first

year this project has been funded by the DWCF.

Red Pandas Nepal

Reef Environmental

Education Foundation

(REEF)

Grouper Moon:

Conserving Nassau

Grouper

Compiling information on the largest and one of the last

known spawning aggregations of the endangered Nassau

grouper and applying the findings to ensure long-term

recovery and conservation of this Caribbean icon. Garnering

support for the maintenance of spawning site protections in

the Cayman Islands through education and outreach efforts.

Fostering a connection between youth and the Nassau

grouper through the adoption of a newly-developed education

curriculum for elementary and high school students.

Nassau Groupers Cayman Islands



Sacred Heart University

Project Limulus: A

Community Research

Program

Investigating the population dynamics of horseshoe crabs in

Long Island Sound through collaborative research efforts

involving federal, state, nonprofit and community groups.

Offering opportunities for marine and coastal education

through guest lectures and presentations for students.

Instituting an 'Adopt a Beach' program for elementary and

high school students and their teachers, which allows

participants to apply science and mathematical skills while

participating in horseshoe crab research.

American

Horseshoe CrabsUnited States

Saint Louis Zoo

Association (Grevy’s

Zebra Trust)

Warriors Protecting

Grevy's Zebra, Kenya

Enlisting a network of warriors from five communities to

monitor the population of endangered Grevy's zebras in the

Laisamis region of northern Kenya. Raising community

awareness through warrior education with the aim of reducing

human-wildlife conflict and poaching. Increasing populations

of Grevy's zebra and other wildlife through proactive

management interventions.

Grevy's Zebra Kenya

San Bernardino National

Forest Association

Great Seeds

Restoration Program

Engaging youth through hands-on experiential activities in

which students work alongside staff to restore sites that have

been disturbed or denuded by fire, bark beetle infestation,

erosion and human impacts in the San Bernardino National

Forest. Implementing a strong education program allowing

youth to assist in greenhouse management, seed collection,

germination and planting. Facilitating community events that

promote forest stewardship and sustainability.

Multiple Species United States

Save the Golden Lion

Tamarin (Associação

Mico-Leão Dourado)

Restoring Connectivity

of Golden Lion Tamarin

Habitat

Safeguarding fragments of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

necessary for the conservation of golden lion tamarins

(monkeys). Evaluating stakeholder values and interests, and

designing activities to engage the local community in forest

protection and restoration. Monitoring tamarin movement

among the fragments to determine the success of efforts to

protect the 25,000 hectares required to conserve the species

in perpetuity.

Golden Lion

TamarinsBrazil



Sea to Shore AllianceWest African Manatee

Conservation

Collecting data and building capacity to enable grassroots

conservation of West African manatees. Assembling a

network of researchers from the 21 countries within the

species' range. Providing training, field experience,

equipment and educational materials to empower these

biologists to advance scientific knowledge of this vulnerable

species and increase long-term conservation capacity in their

own countries. This is the first regional genetics, feeding

ecology and age determination study for the species.

West African

Manatees Senegal

Sea Turtle Conservancy Archie Carr Refuge

Education Program

Encouraging public stewardship of the Archie Carr National

Wildlife Refuge, a vital sea turtle nesting site located on

Florida's east coast. Combining educational programs and

workshops with hands-on activities to teach students,

residents and visitors how the survival of sea turtles is linked

directly with the well-being of the coastal ecosystem.

Leatherback, Green

and Loggerhead

Sea Turtles

United States

The Barry and Patricia

Wakeman Education

Foundation (Wildlife ACT

Fund Trust)

Somkhanda Community


Reintroducing the critically endangered black rhinoceros to

Somkhanda Game Reserve in South Africa. Recording data

on rhino movements, territories, reproduction and behavior

that will be used to improve rhino conservation, especially in

re-introduced populations. Teaching endangered species

conservation lessons in local schools and operating a

conservation education bush camp for children from

neighboring communities. Working with community leaders to

research how these communities can benefit from

conservation. This is the first year this project has been

funded by the DWCF.

Black Rhinos South Africa

The Peregrine FundPhilippine Eagle


Studying the habitat and mortality rates of the Philippine

eagle in order to influence policies and management

practices for protecting the critically- endangered species.

Attempting the release of captive-bred eagles to identify

factors that influence their survival in the wild. Sustaining

education campaigns and community-led conservation in

communities that host critical eagle nesting territories with the

active engagement of print and broadcast media.

Philippine Eagles Philippines



The Tributary Fund

National Mongolian

Taimen Protection

Campaign

Unifying isolated efforts to protect the Hucho hucho taimen (a

species of salmon) of Mongolia into a national campaign

promoting pride in and the protection of this unique species.

Advocating best watershed management and angling

practices (catch-and-release) to Mongolian and visiting

anglers by involving local fishing clubs, creating displays and

brochures, and partnering with in-country stakeholders.

Educating youth about the importance of a healthy ecosystem

through eco-clubs and eco-camps.

Hucho Hucho

TaimenMongolia

The Wetlands InstituteJersey Shore Terrapin


Assessing the impact of human activities on diamondback

terrapins (turtles) and implementing practices to reduce those

impacts. Establishing a new community-based conservation

initiative in response to large numbers of emerging

diamondback terrapin hatchlings becoming trapped in storm

drains on barrier beach islands in southern New Jersey.

Enhancing the educational program to include terrapin-based

learning activities designed by teachers for grade school

students.

Diamondback

TerrapinsUnited States

TREE Foundation

Expand and Strengthen

Community Involvement

In Sea Turtle

Conservation

Expanding and strengthening an ongoing program with

artisanal fishers by working alongside trawl fishers to reduce

the catch mortality of sea turtles. Standardizing conservation

methodologies for the state through specifically designed

workshops for new Fisheries, Forestry and Coast Guard

officials. Archiving and submitting accurate data on turtle

nesting to policymakers in an effort to influence policy

change.

Olive Ridley Sea

TurtlesIndia

Tulane University

Umbrellabird

Conservation in the

Choco

Combining scientific research with training and education of

local residents to achieve lasting conservation of the long-

wattled umbrellabird in the rainforests of northwest Ecuador.

Using GPS-based tracking devices to characterize

Umbrellabird ecological services such as seed dispersal and

seasonal movements beyond reserve boundaries.

Implementing a long-term land management plan led by the

local community by training local residents and students as

field biologists and environmental leaders.

Long-wattled

UmbrellabirdsEcuador



Turtle Survival Alliance

Foundation

Burmese Star Tortoise

Reintroduction Program

Developing community outreach and school-based education

programs which target 13 villages surrounding the

Minzontaung Wildlife Sanctuary in Myanmar in preparation for

the reintroduction of captive-bred Burmese star tortoises.

Advocating for the conservation of the species by

emphasizing cultural and religious beliefs that support

protecting the tortoises. Recruiting teams of volunteers to

serve as liaisons between the organization and the

community, and serving as the first line of defense against

poaching. Constructing a pre-release enclosure in order to

acclimate the tortoises to local environmental conditions. This

is the first year this project has been funded by the DWCF.

Burmese Star

TortoisesMyanmar

University of Florida

Foundation

Conserving the

Endangered Smalltooth

Sawfish

Addressing gaps in biological knowledge by tagging and

tracking the movements of smalltooth sawfish in the Florida

Bay and Florida Keys. Maintaining, augmenting and analyzing

the International Sawfish Encounter Database, a unique

resource for sawfish information. Promoting conservation to

the public with an expanded website and participation in

community environmental events and public lectures, as well

as developing, producing and distributing printed educational

materials. This is the first year this project has been funded

by the DWCF.

Smalltooth Sawfish United States

University of

Miami/Rosenstiel School

of Marine and

Atmospheric Science

Pregnant Predators:

Investigating the

Reproductive Ecology of

the Atlantic Tiger Shark

Attaching non-invasive satellite tags to tiger sharks and

comparing their movements with their reproductive status to

learn more about the life cycle of the tiger shark in the

Atlantic Ocean. Identifying areas used for gestating and

pupping, and using this information to establish marine

protected areas. Increasing public education and awareness

of the plight of this species with video and photo

documentaries and with localized education material on

marine conservation for school groups and NGOs in the

Bahamas.

Tiger Sharks The Bahamas



Wildlife Conservation

Network (Cheetah

Conservation Botswana)

Protecting Cheetahs in

Botswana Rangelands

Reducing carnivore-livestock conflict through the employment

of livestock-guarding dogs and improved land management

practices. Training key participants in order to create a

network of community leaders that will assist with the

management and expansion of the livestock-guarding dog

network and ultimately create a self-sustaining, community-

owned network that will improve livelihoods while protecting

wildlife such as cheetahs.

Cheetahs Botswana


Network (Save the

Elephants)

Elephants and Bees

Project

Investigating the use of honeybees as a natural deterrent for

crop-raiding elephants. Employing in-depth behavioral and

communication work with individually identified elephants in

Samburu National Reserve in Kenya, as well as working

closely with rural farmers to test the effectiveness of beehive

fences. Using beehive fences not only to reduce crop-raid

damage, but also to provide income to the farmers through

the sale of honey and bee products.

African Elephants Kenya


Network (Snow Leopard

Conservancy)

Community

Stewardship of Snow

Leopards

Launching a research and community conservation program

to protect snow leopards in and around Jigme Dorji National

Park in Bhutan. Training local herders in scat collection and

use of camera traps to monitor snow leopard movements and

populations. Generating ecotourism income and a direct

financial benefit for villagers to conserve snow leopards

through homestay programs. This is the first year this project

has been funded by the DWCF.

Snow Leopards Bhutan


Society

Focused Tiger

Protection in Thailand

Protecting Thailand's Western Forest Complex, one of the

largest protected area systems in Southeast Asia. Helping the

government of Thailand train and equip park rangers to

reduce the threat of poaching and wildlife trade for tigers and

other forest wildlife. Undertaking education efforts, including

the development of a manual for local conservation education

in communities adjacent to the forest to increase the

acceptance of wildlife conservation.

Tigers Thailand




Society

Mbeli Bai Study - Gorilla

Conservation

Studying the social organization and population dynamics of

western lowland gorillas to provide long-term protection of

gorillas. Helping to increase environmental education work in

communities as well as on an international scale to help curb

illegal logging and bushmeat hunting.

Western Lowland

GorillasRepublic of Congo

Wildlife Foundation of

Florida

Manatee Warm-water

Refugia and Mortality

Examining the relationship between temperatures and

manatee mortality before, during and after a cold-weather

event in peninsular Florida. Results of the study will inform

recommendations of the best warm-water habitat sites to

promote the recovery of the endangered Florida manatee.

This is the first year this project has been funded by the

DWCF.

West Indian

ManateesUnited States

World Parrot Trust USA

Bonaire Parrot

Conservation Stage

Two

Utilizing spatial and temporal data collection methods to

determine resource availability for the yellow-shouldered

Amazon Parrot on the island of Bonaire. Increasing

appreciation among locals for the parrots through storytelling

and research involvement, thus fostering a sense of pride

and ownership of the project and species. Restoring the

island's degraded woodland habitat by planting additional

native trees and establishing exclusion areas safe from cattle

grazing.

Yellow-shouldered

Amazon Parrots

Netherlands

Antilles

Xerces Society Bring Back the

Pollinators Campaign

Expanding areas of natural habitat available to native

pollinators on farmland across the United States, supporting

conservation as well as crop pollination. Continuing to train

farmers and agricultural agencies, as well as engaging

additional constituencies such as land management

agencies, schools, businesses and citizens to take action to

better protect and restore pollinator habitat.

Insects United States



Zoo Atlanta

Guatemalan

Endangered Reptile

Awareness Program

Increasing the awareness of conservation issues relating to

Guatemala's most endangered reptiles, such as the beaded

lizard and spiny-tailed iguana. Motivating the entire school

age population of the villages surrounding the Motagua valley

(over 52,000 children) toward conservation through a series

of educational presentations. Implementing a radio-tracking

program in order to gather movement information that will

inform conservation planning and land use decisions.

Guatemalan

Beaded Lizards and

Guatemalan Black

Spiny Tailed

Iguanas

Guatemala

Zoological Society of San

Diego

Community

Conservation of Andean

Bears

Conducting research on the relevant food items for a novel

population of Andean spectacled bears found in the tropical

dry forests of northern Peru and formulating conservation

strategies to protect their threatened habitat. Creating long-

term education and outreach programs and increasing

knowledge and appreciation for this unique and endangered

environment across ten local communities. This is the first

year this project has been funded by the DWCF.

Andean Bears Peru