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South Asia Vulture Recovery Programme
(started 2004) |
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Researcher: |
Nick Lindsay |
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Summary: |
Continuation of the programme to prevent extinction of three species of
Gyps vulture
To bring vultures into captivity for breeding - to remove diclofenac
from the system and find an alternative drug. Also, to support the
breeding centre for vultures in Pinjore |
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Duration: |
Continuing |
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Support: |
2003
- £2,000 |
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2004 - £10,000 |
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Sep 2005 - £6,000 |
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Feb 2006 - £6,000 |
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Feb 2007 - £5,000 |
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Cape Verde Kite |
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Summary: |
Housing and
caring for five Cape Verde kites (from the Cape Verde Islands).
Providing DNA samples from these and other related Kites to substantiate
the species status of the five birds and the likelihood of the
continuing existence of Cape Verde Kites |
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Duration: |
Completed |
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Support: |
2003 - £2,000 |
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The Harpy
Eagle in Ecuador |
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Researcher: |
Ruth Muniz-Lopez |
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Summary: |
Monitoring a newly found
population of Harpy Eagles in Ecuador and supporting an education
programme |
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Duration: |
Ongoing |
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Support: |
2004 - £5,000 |
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Injured Wild Raptors |
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Summary: |
From the outset,
the Trust has assisted the National Birds of Prey Centre (where the
Trust's founder was the Director) with the cost of caring for injured
wild raptors. |
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Duration: |
Completed |
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Effect of grazing on the density and breeding success of lesser and
Eurasian kestrels |
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Researcher: |
Pablo Vergara Fernandez |
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Summary: |
Monitor the food requirements of Lesser Kestrels and Eurasian Kestrels
in their ranges within Europe |
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Duration: |
March - August 2005 |
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Support: |
Feb
2005 - £4,550 |
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Assessing the health
status of raptors |
| Researcher: |
Jesus Martinez Padilla and
Francois Mougeot |
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Summary: |
Measure stress protein
levels and other blood parameters as an indicator of raptor healthiness |
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Duration: |
Started Sep 2005 - ongoing |
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Support: |
Apr 2005 - £2,200 |
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Postgraduate GIS project
to model land use by wintering hen harriers and their bird prey |
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Researcher: |
Andrew Dobson (Hawk and Owl
Trust) |
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Summary: |
The Grant given here supported a
project utilising radio telemetry for radio tracking Hen Harriers in
England. |
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Duration: |
Started Sep 2004 - ongoing |
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Support: |
Approved Feb 05:
£1,500 per year for three years |
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Ecology, breeding, biology
and habitat requirements of the Icthyophaga Asian fishing eagles |
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Researcher: |
Ruth Tingay and Dr Michele
Clarke (University of Nottingham) |
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Summary: |
To support the logistical
field costs for two local students in Cambodia |
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Duration: |
New
project:
2005 - June 2006 |
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Support: |
Resubmitted Sep 05 and
approved - £5,000 |
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Investigating
mercury as a threat to raptors in Madre de Dios, Peru |
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Researcher: |
Margaret Lynne
Shrum,
Clemson University Program |
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Summary: |
Investigation
from heavy gold mining activity in Madre de Dios, Peru by collecting
blood and feather samples. The funds will support this collection
and monitoring.
Permission has been obtained to trap and collect samples |
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Duration: |
Start August
2006 |
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Support: |
Feb 2006 -
£4,999 approved |
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| Non-invasive
monitoring of Golden Eagles in Scotland |
| Researcher: |
Dr Mike McGrady, Dr Ruth Tingay, Dr Phil Whitfield |
| Summary:
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Using moulted feathers, employ genetic sampling techniques to monitor
the presence of individuals over time. |
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Duration: |
3
years from 2006 |
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Support: |
Feb 2007 - £3000 per year for 3 yrs approved |
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| Molecular ecology and conservation of imperial and white-tailed eagles in Kazakhstan |
| Researcher: |
J. Andrew DeWoody and Todd E. Katzner |
| Summary: |
To evaluate the diversity of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes in IEs and to test whether or not imperial eagles choose mates on the basis of these genes. |
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Duration: |
approx 2
years from 2006 |
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Support: |
£8350 altogether, of which £7750 for 2007 |
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Conservation Plan for Blakistons Fish Owl |
| Researcher: |
Jonathan Slaght |
| Summary: |
Blakiston’s Fish Owl Resource Selection in Primorye, Russia |
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Duration: |
2007 - 2009 |
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Support: |
£5000 in the first instance |
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