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White-lipped peccary conservation within and outside Amazonian extractive reserves, Brazil
Future Conservationist Award Mammal

Large herbivore species are facing dramatic population declines and range contractions, which induce a huge loss of vital ecosystem functions. White-lipped peccaries (WLP) form the largest group biomass of any...View Project

Mammal
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Empowering tree nurseries to grow threatened species in southern Brazil
Future Conservationist Award Plant

The Araucaria Forest in Brazil contains more than 350 tree species. It is one of the most threatened ecosystems in the Atlantic Forest. As a result, many tree species are...View Project

Plant
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Conservation status of Craveri’s murrelet in Mexico
Future Conservationist Award Bird

The Craveri’s Murrelet (CRMU; Synthliboramphus craveri) is an endemic species of Mexico, listed as Vulnerable in the IUCN Red List. This small alcid breeds on islands in the Gulf of...View Project

Bird
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Innovative ecological research for high-priority aquatic reptiles in Sarawak, Malaysia
Future Conservationist Award Reptile

This study aims to conduct necessary field research to provide insight into the ecology of aquatic reptiles in Sarawak, Malaysia. Specifically, this study hopes to shed new light on species...View Project

Reptile
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Western tragopan population assessment in Daranghati Wildlife Sanctuary, India
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Information deficiency pertaining to its population status and distribution is a major limitation for conserving the Vulnerable western tragopan (Tragopan melanocephalus), an endemic montane pheasant occurring within a narrow distributional...View Project

Bird
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Conservation of Indian skimmer in the National Chambal Sanctuary, India
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Indian Skimmer is listed as a ‘Vulnerable’ species on the IUCN Red List but its population is undergoing a rapid decline due to widespread degradation and disturbance of lowland rivers...View Project

Bird
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Wildlife inventory of two national parks in south eastern Angola
Future Conservationist Award Multiple

This project is based in the Angola section of the Kavango - Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA), the world’s largest transfrontier conservation area and Africa’s largest conservation landscape. Luengue-Luiana and...View Project

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Population status and threat assessment of vultures species in Uttarakhand, India
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During the 1990s to 2000s vulture populations in the Indian sub-continent have severely decreased due to poisoning of their scavenged food with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) including Diclofenac, which is...View Project

Bird
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First characterization of mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCE) in Cozumel, Mexico
Future Conservationist Award Invertebrate

Mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) (reefs at 30-150 m depth) have been poorly explored due to inaccessibility, but are likely to be buffered from shallow reef impacts because of the depth...View Project

Invertebrate
Future Conservationist Award Invertebrate
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Corridor capacity building program in north east China for Amur Leopard
Future Conservationist Award Mammal

The far eastern, or Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis; Schlegel, 1857) is probably the most threatened large felid subspecies in the world, and has been listed as Critically Endangered on...View Project

Mammal
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Protecting the Endangered flora of Papenkuils wetland in South Africa
Future Conservationist Award Plant

Papenkuils wetland is a biodiversity hotspot located along the Breede River. The area is designated by UNESCO and WWF as a priority site with a high conservation status and it...View Project

Plant
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Monitoring and conservation strategies of dugong in northern Mozambique
Future Conservationist Award Mammal

The idea of the project comes from the involvement of the three project team members in an international cooperation project implemented inside the Quirimbas National Park (QNP), which allowed them...View Project

Mammal
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Breeding ecology of Baer’s pochard in central and north China
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Baer's Pochard (Aythya baeri) is classified as a Critically Endangered species on the IUCN Red List as it is apparently undergoing an extremely rapid population decline. The total population is now...View Project

Bird
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Preventing the disappearance of three frog species from Oaxaca, Mexico.
Future Conservationist Award Amphibian

Amphibian populations are declining globally at higher rates than other vertebrate groups. Despite its amphibian richness, conservation efforts in Mexico have not been focused on amphibian diversity. We aim to...View Project

Amphibian
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Conservation of the Vulnerable rufous-spotted torrent frog in China
Future Conservationist Award Amphibian

The rufous-spotted torrent frog (Amolops loloensis) is endemic to southern Sichuan and has been categorized as Vulnerable (VU) in the IUCN Red List. The population of this species has been...View Project

Amphibian
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Watershed assessment for threatened fish in Halgurd-Sakran Park, Iraq/Kurdistan
Future Conservationist Award Fish

This project will conduct an assessment and inventory of the general health and threats to fish habitat in the nine rivers/streams that are present within the Halgurd-Sakran Park Area. This...View Project

Fish
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Humpback dolphin social ecology under anthropogenic threats in Langkawi, Malaysia
Future Conservationist Award Mammal

Multiple uses of coastal habitats pose a great challenge for conservation of coastal marine mammals. The Langkawi Archipelago is Malaysia’s top tourism destination and an intense fishing ground. It hosts...View Project

Mammal
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Conservation of raptors in Batumi Flyway, Ajara Region, Georgia
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The Batumi Bottleneck is a spectacular destination and raptor flight there is very diverse. At least 35 different species of raptors have been observed migrating through the region. Unfortunately this...View Project

Bird
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Conservation actions for the imperial eagle in Kakheti Region, Georgia
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The eastern imperial eagle, Aquila heliaca is classified as Vulnerable and decreasing by BirdLife International. Eastern Georgia’s steppes form an important breeding and wintering site, holding an estimated 35-50 breeding...View Project

Bird
Imperial Eagle
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Conservation of otters through community participation in River Moyar, Tamil nadu
Future Conservationist Award Mammal

Otters are apex predators of freshwater ecosystems. Being an umbrella species they have been severely affected by the loss of riparian habitats to agriculture, hydroelectric projects and use of dynamite...View Project

Mammal
Smooth-coated otter © Isabelle Masters
Future Conservationist Award Mammal