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Addressing reproductive failure in introduced Chinese alligators
Project focus
Investigate reproductive failure of some introduced Chinese alligator populations
Focal species / ecosystem
Chinese alligator
Threatened evolutionary history
30 million years
IUCN status
CR
Project location
East Asia
Partner institutions
Anhui Normal University, School of Life Sciences
Wuhu, People's Republic of China
Funding
$ 6,500
Patrolling key Green sea turtle nesting sites in Kalimantan
Project focus
Seascape conservation of Derawan and Sangalaki
Focal species / ecosystem
Green sea turtle
Threatened evolutionary history
18 million years
IUCN status
EN (endangered)
Project location
Indonesia, East Kalimantan
Partner institutions
Conservation Action Network (Jaringan Aksi Konservasi)
Funding
$ 10'000
Protecting 16 EDGE species in an EDGE hotspot
Project focus
Preserve montane cloud forest in Central Veracruz, an EDGE Zone
Focal species / ecosystem
9 salamanders, 4 frogs, 1 lizard, 1 mammal, 1 conifer
Threatened evolutionary history
Median: 6 million years
IUCN status
4 CR, 8 EN, 4 VU
Project location
Mexico
Partner institutions
Integra Socioambiental, Xalapa, Mexico
Funding
$ 10,000
Saving the last populations of Philippine cockatoos
Project focus
Community-based conservation project
Focal species / ecosystem
Philippine cockatoo
Threatened evolutionary history
8.9 million years
IUCN status
CR (critically endangered)
Project location
Philippines, Palawan
Partner institutions
Katala Foundation Inc. (KFI)
Funding
€ 10,000
Keeping the Pampa del burro biodiversity hotspot safe
Project focus
Protect biodiversity hotspot of Tropical Andes and the Yellow-tailed woolly monkey
Focal species / ecosystem
Yellow-tailed woolly monkey
Threatened evolutionary history
3 million years
IUCN status
CR (critically endangered)
Project location
Perú
Partner institutions
Yambrasbamba; S. Diego Global; Boston University
Funding
$ 8,260
Protecting key Leatherback nesting sites
Project focus
Nesting site monitoring and protection
Focal species / ecosystem
Leatherback turtle
Threatened evolutionary history
44 million years
IUCN status
VU (vulnerable)
Project location
Panama
Partner institutions
Rainforest concern
Bath, UK
Funding
$ 4,200 (2009, 2013)
Saving Helmeted hornbill nesting sites
Project focus
Enabling forest patrols by hornbill guardians
Focal species / ecosystem
Helmeted Hornbill
Threatened evolutionary history
16 million years
IUCN status
CR (critically endangered)
Project location
Indonesia, West Kalimantan
Partner institutions
Green Boots (implementation: Planet Indonesia)
Funding
CHF 3'500
Reintroducing captive-bred Partula tree snails
Project focus
Monitoring of reintroduced Partula
Focal species / ecosystem
Polynesian tree snails
Threatened evolutionary history
Not evaluated
IUCN status
EW (extinct in the wild)
Project location
Tahiti, Moorea
Partner institutions
Peterhouse, University of Cambridge, UK
Funding
$ 6,950 (2024, 2025)
Patagonian Huemul breeding and adaptive management
Project focus
Captive breeding and reintroductions
Focal species / ecosystem
Huemul
Threatened evolutionary history
2 million years
IUCN status
EN (endangered)
Project location
Argentina
Partner institutions
Shoonem Foundation, Chubut, ARG
Funding
CHF 18,800 (2024, 2025)
Detecting pollution-related stress in crocodiles
Project focus
Developing biomarkers of pollution-related stress
Focal species / ecosystem
Morelet's crocodile
Threatened evolutionary history
app. 5 million years
IUCN status
LC (least concern)
Project location
North America
Partner institutions
Ecología y Conservación Dharma A.C.
Funding
$ 5,000
Re-establishing a self-sustaining Takhi population in the wild
Project focus
Reintroduction of species formerly extinct in the wild
Focal species / ecosystem
Takhi (Przewalski's horse)
Threatened evolutionary history
6 million years
IUCN status
EN (endangered)
Project location
Mongolia
Partner institutions
International Takhi Group, Sihlwald, Switzerland
Funding
$ 28,000 (since 2006)
Saving rare Ethiopian wolves
Project focus
Wolf monitoring, rabies & distemper control
Focal species / ecosystem
Ethiopian wolf
Threatened evolutionary history
2 million years
IUCN status
EN (endangered)
Project location
Ethiopia
Partner institutions
EWCP, WildCRU, University of Oxford, UK
Funding
$ 49,700 (since 2006)
Addressing a deadly risk for Eurasian eagle owls
Project focus
Eliminate and refurbish fatal power poles
Focal species / ecosystem
Eurasian eagle owl
Threatened evolutionary history
Not evaluated
IUCN status
LC (least concern)
Project location
Switzerland
Partner institutions
University of Bern, Conservation biology
Funding
$ 9,000
Breeding critically endangered Philippine eagles
Project focus
In situ conservation and breeding
Focal species / ecosystem
Philippine eagle
Threatened evolutionary history
25 million years
IUCN status
CR (critically endangered)
Project location
Philippines
Partner institutions
Haribon Foundation, Quezon City, Philippines
Funding
$ 6,800 (2005-2006)
Protecting West African Slender-snouted crocodiles
Project focus
Conservation through sustainable agriculture
Focal species / ecosystem
West African Slender-snouted crocodile
Threatened evolutionary history
9 million years
IUCN status
CR (critically endangered)
Project location
Africa
Partner institutions
THRESCOAL, Techiman, Ghana
Funding
$ 8,500
eDNA biodiversity monitoring in a hotspot of endemism
Project focus
eDNA biodiversity monitoring
Focal species / ecosystem
Biodiversity & endemism hotspot
Threatened evolutionary history
5 -21 million years
IUCN status
CR, EN, VU
Project location
Philippines, Palawan
Partner institutions
ETH Foundation; ETH Zurich; Katala Foundation
Funding
$ 20,000 (2025-2026)
Addressing the threats to Painted terrapins
Project focus
Knowledge and awareness building
Focal species / ecosystem
Painted terrapin
Threatened evolutionary history
7 million years
IUCN status
CR (critically endangered)
Project location
Indonesia, Aceh
Partner institutions
Yayasan SatuCita Lestari Indonesia
Funding
$ 9,000
Protecting Yellow-tailed woolly monkeys
Project focus
In situ conservation and wildlife corridor
Focal species / ecosystem
Yellow-tailed woolly monkey
Threatened evolutionary history
3 million years
IUCN status
CR (critically endangered)
Project location
Perú
Partner institutions
Neotropical Primate Conservation (NPC)
Funding
$ 23,000 (2010-2016)
Breeding supposedly extinct Seychelles Giant tortoises
Project focus
Captive breeding programme
Focal species / ecosystem
Seychelles giant tortoise
Threatened evolutionary history
22 million years
IUCN status
EW (extinct in the wild)
Project location
Seychelles
Partner institutions
University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge, UK
Funding
$ 19,600 (2001-2011)
Living with wolves, resolving conflicts with Ethiopian farmers
Project focus
Coexistence of Ethiopian wolves and people
Focal species / ecosystem
Ethiopian wolf
Threatened evolutionary history
2 million years
IUCN status
EN (endangered)
Project location
Ethiopia
Partner institutions
EWCP, WildCRU, University of Oxford, UK
Funding
$ 8,000