Mammals

Role of Predation and Livestock Grazing as Factors Underlying Hirola Declines in Ijara, Kenya

The main aim of the project is to identify the role of predation and livestock competition as factors underlying Hirola declines in Ijara, Kenya.

Diurnal Activity Patterns in Reintroduced Bison and the Effect of their Wallows in a Grassland of the Ecological Reserve El Uno

To determine and identify the effect of wallows made by bison on vegetation structure and composition, and establish the behavioral patterns and habitat use of the reintroduced bison herd

Adaptation of Pasture Land New Management Regulations and Argali Wild Sheep Habitat Protection at the Community Area

The aim of the project is to promote and expand Community Conservation Areas and community based natural resource management approach in Mongolia.

Assessing the Distribution, Prey and Conservation Issues of Tibetan Wolf in Trans-Himalayan Dolpa, Nepal

My research will attempt to assess the distribution, prey and conservation issues of Tibetan wolf in Dolpa, Nepal. The scats will also be used to confirm its taxonomic status in the future.

Conserving the Straw-Coloured Fruit Bat, Eidolon Helvum (Megachiroptera: Pteropodidae) and its Habitats through Networking of Conservation Volunteers in Ghana

This project seeks to reduce threats to the straw-coloured fruit bat by mapping active roosting sites and establishing a pilot network of local conservation volunteer groups in Ghana.

Community Capacity Building & Conservation Education to Mitigate Man-Elephant Conflict & Conservation of Eastern India Elephant Population in West Bengal, India

The proposed project intend to do research, elaborative capacity building and conservation education programme to minimise the man-elephant conflict in entire home range of Eastern India Elephant Population in West Bengal which includes Mayurjharna Elephant Reserve (414.06sq.km.) and declared influence zone (1436sq.km). We are also going to form an ‘Elephant Reserve Research Station’ in the proposed study areas.

The Distribution, Ecology and Conservation of Cave-Dwelling Bats in Southern Africa

The overall project aim is to ascertain current distributions for focal threatened bat species by using use ecological niche modelling and surveys to ground truth these predictions and to extrapolate the potential impacts of climate change on distributions these species.

Diversity, Conservation Education and Awareness Among People for Usefulness of Bats in Punjab

This project aims to explore bat fauna of the Punjab (Pakistan), train post-graduate students and faculty to study bats and create awareness among youngsters about the importance of bats around them.

Implementation of the Manatee Conservation Plan in San San Pondsak Wildlife Sanctuary, Panama

A Booster Grant will be used to implement the conservation plan for San San Pondsak Wildlife Sanctuary, including an in-depth study to identify the type and number of plants that manatees feed, develop guidelines for manatee watching and collaborate in improving and/or relocating manatee observation platforms.

Assessing Human-Tiger Conflict in the North-Western Terai Arc Landscape, India: Developing Management Strategies to Secure Viable Tiger Populations

Within the north-western Terai Arc Landscape, Gujjars inhabit forests with high tiger-use and suffer livestock losses owing to depredation. Given that retaliatory killing could severely impact tigers within the landscape, this study will assess the extent of livestock depredation and diet profile of tigers, liaise with relevant local bodies providing compensation and develop sustainable methods to minimise livestock-mediated disturbances in non-protected forests.