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Continuing the development of elephant and wildlife veterinary teaching, training and research capacities and running a wildlife ambulance at Syiah Kuala University, Banda Aceh, Sumatra. The primary goal of this project is to continue to develop regular, high-quality elephant and wildlife veterinary teaching and training and upgrade veterinary capacities at Syiah Kuala University to provide qualified veterinary services for all wildlife conservation programs in Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia. The main objectives of this project are to support teaching elephant medicine via regular lectures, seminars, and field work, and operating the elephant ambulance for veterinary needs for both wild elephants and captive elephants used in conservation programs. Specific project activities include: 1) lectures, courses, and seminars for wildlife veterinarians and students; 2) emergency response for treatment and rescue of wild elephants; 3) on-call service for conducting post mortems upon request; 4) provision of backup veterinary services for elephant translocation, fitting GPS collars and research; 5) regular visits to elephant patrol units in Lampung North Sumatra and Aceh; 6) on call emergency response to all elephant patrol units in Sumatra; and 7) development of elephant research programs at the veterinary faculty. Qualified veterinary expertise is crucial to the success of elephant conservation activities throughout Sumatra and is required for emergency response for injured wild elephants, human-elephant conflict situations, and for regular routine care of captive elephants employed in conservation patrol units in Sumatra, Indonesia.
Health In Harmony - Using reforestation and health care incentives to protect orangutan habitat in Indonesian Borneo. Year Ten: Targeting Human Drivers of Deforestation This project focuses on deforestation prevention and reforestation of orangutan habitat in two national parks in Indonesian Borneo: Gunung Palung National Park (GPNP), and Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National Park (BBBRNP). Habitat loss and fragmentation are two big drivers of orangutan decline in West Kalimantan. Goals specific to this project include: to expand orangutan habitat in Gunung Palung National Park by 445 hectares in the next 10 years; and over the next 3 years, to establish successful community-based conservation programming in BBBRNP. Grant funds will be used to: (1) Reforest 8 ha of peat-swamp in GPNP to become usable habitat for orangutans starting 5 years post-planting; (2) Expand and maintain the Garden to Forest program by reforesting 17 ha of illegal gardens, and maintaining a total of 50 ha of reforested gardens; (3) Reduce the current number of loggers in GPNP by 36% through the Chainsaw Buyback Program; (4) Start implementation of conservation programming that targets illegal logging in BBBRNP.
Securing an orangutan release sanctuary in the Bukit Tigapuluh Landscape in Sumatra, Indonesia The Bukit Tigapuluh Landscape (Bukit Tigapuluh National Park and its surrounding forests) in Sumatra is a very important refuge for the critically endangered Sumatran Orangutan (Pongo abelii) and other wildlife including, Sumatran tiger, Sumatran elephant, Malayan Tapir, and Malayan sun bear. Frankfurt Zoological Society (FZS) conservation program began securing high conservation value forest in the buffer zone of the Bukit Tigapuluh National Park through the Ecosystem Restoration Concession (ERC). In addition, on the eastern boundary of the Bukit Tigapuluh National Park (BTNP) an area of forest has been proposed as an orangutan sanctuary area. Parts of the proposed sanctuary area are subject to ongoing illegal logging and forest encroachment, so immediate intervention through community engagement is needed to prevent irreparable damage to the forest. Objectives include, (1) To reduce deforestation in the proposed orangutan sanctuary and secure the area in the long-term; and, (2) To support local communities to restore degraded forest through a social forestry system based on silviculture, and strengthen the capacity of the relevant government authorities in conflict mitigation.
CONSERVATION OF PACIFIC LEATHERBACK TURTLES IN THE BIRD'S HEAD REGION OF WEST PAPUA, INDONESIA The purpose of this project is to carry out a nesting beach conservation program for the West Pacific.leatherback population. The intent is to conduct community based nest protection programs to prevent.hog and dog nest depredation and loss of nests to erosion and tidal inundation in Indonesia and from.poaching in Papua New Guinea. This region hosts 75% of remaining W. Pacific leatherback nesting.which has experienced a dramatic population decline in last three decades. Activities include: (1) daily.night time patrols on the 18 km Jamursba Beach and 6 Km Wemon Beach to count nests and nesting.females: (2) hog hunting by community members to reduce hog population: (3) relocation of nests.threatened by tides or erosion to safe beach locations and enclosing nests to prevent hog depredation; (4).conducting outreach and awareness programs in local communities and schools and a Turtle Camp for.children; and (5) conducting service to the community such as having field team members working with.school children to increase reading, writing and math skills through after school programs and with.marketing of agricultural and hunting products.
Wildife Without Borders - Critically Endangered Animals Long-term conservation of maleo nesting ground in North Sulawesi through nest site.protection and management
CONSERVATION OF PACIFIC LEATHERBACK TURTLES IN THE BIRD'S HEAD REGION OF WEST PAPUA, INDONESIA THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO CARRY OUT A NESTING BEACH CONSERVATION PROGRAM FOR THE WEST PACIFIC LEATHERBACK POPULATION. THE INTENT IS TO CONDUCT COMMUNITY BASED NEST PROTECTION PROGRAMS TO PREVENT HOG AND DOG NEST DEPREDATION AND LOSS OF NESTS TO EROSION AND TIDAL INUNDATION IN INDONESIA AND FROM POACHING IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA. THIS REGION HOSTS 75 OF REMAINING W. PACIFIC LEATHERBACK NESTING WHICH HAS EXPERIENCED A DRAMATIC POPULATION DECLINE IN LAST THREE DECADES. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: (1) DAILY NIGHT TIME PATROLS ON THE 18 KM JAMURSBA BEACH AND 6 KM WEMON BEACH TO COUNT NESTS AND NESTING FEMALES: (2) HOG HUNTING BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO REDUCE HOG POPULATION: (3) RELOCATION OF NESTS THREATENED BY TIDES OR EROSION TO SAFE BEACH LOCATIONS AND ENCLOSING NESTS TO PREVENT HOG DEPREDATION (4) CONDUCTING OUTREACH AND AWARENESS PROGRAMS IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS AND A TURTLE CAMP FOR CHILDREN AND (5) CONDUCTING SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY SUCH AS HAVING FIELD TEAM MEMBERS WORKING WITH SCHOOL CHILDREN TO INCREASE READING, WRITING AND MATH SKILLS THROUGH AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND WITH MARKETING OF AGRICULTURAL AND HUNTING PRODUCTS.
PROTECTING SUMATRAN ELEPHANT POPULATIONS AND HABITAT THROUGH ELEPHANT RESPONSE UNITS (ERU) IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN WAY KAMBAS NATIONAL PARK, LAMPUNG PROVINCE, INDONESIA THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO PROTECT THE INTEGRITY OF WAY KAMBAS NATIONAL PARK (WKNP) AND ITS CRITICALLY ENDANGERED POPULATION OF SUMATRAN ELEPHANTS AND TO PROMOTE HUMAN-ELEPHANT COEXISTENCE WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES. THROUGH THE DEPLOYMENT OF ELEPHANT RESPONSE UNITS (ERU) AND IN CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH WKNP AUTHORITIES AND FOREST POLICE, THIS PROJECT WILL MONITOR, MITIGATE, AND PREVENT HUMAN-ELEPHANT CONFLICT (HEC), EMPOWER LOCAL COMMUNITIES, PROVIDE CARE FOR AND MANAGEMENT OF ERU ELEPHANTS, AND DETECT AND PREVENT ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES IN AND AROUND THE PARK. ERUS EMPLOY ELEPHANTS AND THEIR SKILLED HANDLERS ALONG WITH TRAINED LOCAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO CONDUCT REGULAR FOREST PATROLS TO DETECT AND PREVENT ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES, MONITOR WILD ASIAN ELEPHANT HERDS, AND MITIGATE CONFLICT BETWEEN ELEPHANTS AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES. PROJECT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: (1) EQUIPPING (FIRE EXTINGUISHERS, CAMERAS, LAPTOP AND PRINTERS, BOOTS, RAINCOATS, BACKPACKS, GPS UNITS, HEADLAMPS, RADIOS, UNIFORMS, BACKPACK SPRAYERS, MOSQUITO REPELLENT, FIRST AID SUPPLIES, RATIONS, ELEPHANT FOOD AND VITAMINS, HOSES, SACKS, AND OFFICE MATERIALS) AND OPERATING 4 ERU TEAMS AND CAMPS, TOTALING 65 STAFF AND 27 ELEPHANTS (2) ERU HABITAT PATROLS AND WILD ELEPHANT MONITORING (3) MAINTAINING GPS COLLARS ON SIX WILD ELEPHANTS, COLLECTING AND ANALYZING
USING HEALTHCARE AND CONSERVATION INCENTIVES TO PROTECT ORANGUTAN HABITAT IN INDONESIAN BORNEO -- CYCLE 12: RESTORING RAINFOREST ECOSYSTEMS AND SUPPORTING SUSTAINABLE ALTERNATIVE LIVELIHOODS The primary goal of this project is to conserve and restore Bornean orangutan habitat in West Kalimantan.through healthcare and conservation incentives, reforestation, and supporting a just transition from.logging to sustainable alternative livelihoods. Project objectives include, (1) Expand regenerative farming.training opportunities and increase support for alternative livelihoods for former loggers; (2) Provide.high-quality, affordable healthcare as an incentive to protect orangutan habitat; (3) Restore 72 hectares of.orangutan habitat through reforestation; and (4) Increase biodiversity monitoring to identify and protect.critical orangutan habitat.
PROTECTION OF CRITICALLY ENDANGERED SUMATRAN TIGER, RHINO AND ELEPHANT POPULATIONS IN WAY KAMBAS NATIONAL PARK, SUMATRA The purpose of this project is to (1) Ensure the ongoing operation of the Elephant Response Unit (ERU) river patrol to conduct.regular patrols in order to prevent illegal activities and forest fires in the northern and northeastern areas of Way Kambas National.Park; (2) Increase effectiveness of the ERU river patrol work by upgrading their facilities, supplies, tools, and equipment, such as.a 4x4 truck, needed for their work and increase the number of patrol team staff.
INVESTIGATION OF FEBRILE ILLNESSES IN RESCUED WILD ORANGUTANS IN WEST BORNEO, INDONESIA Identify and characterize different Plasmodium species and other potential causative agents of febrile illnesses in orangutans, (2) collect baseline epidemiological data of Plasmodium spp., (3) assess the risk and subsequently design health interventions at IARI RRC, and, (4) develop epidemiological models of Plasmodium spp. that can be used for adopting conservation policies and strategies to reduce the potential of disease risk in wild populations..
Rhino & Tiger Conservation Fund "The purpose of this project is to create a sense of stewardship for rhinos among the people that live close to two important rhino habitats (Ujung Kulon National Park and Way Kambas National Park). This will be done by: 1. identifying key villages and schools in the region on the eastern side of UKNP and on the western side of WKNP and obtaining approval from villages and schools leaders to give the books to families and schools; 2. producing illustrations for the book; 3. converting book illustrations to digital image format to facilitate layout of the book and purchasing ISBN and EAN numbers and completing copy-ready design and layout of the book; 4. printing 10,000 copies of the book; 5. transporting the book to the field sites; 6. distributing the book to village families (1,500 books to families around UKNP and 1,500 books to families around WKNP); 7. delivering a conservation message to children in key primary schools that the rhinos are an integral part of each park ecosystem and provide each child a book (3,000 books to 10 schools in UKNP and 3,000 books to 10 schools in WKNP); and 8. transitioning the childrens book program to local conservation partners..."
Conservation of the tigers of Gunung Leuser National Park through improved law enforcement a reduced human-tiger conflict, Sumatra, Indonesia The purpose of this project is to bring tigers back to their natural carrying capacity in Gunung Leuser National Park (GLNP) and to bring the tiger population to a level that is both capable of sustained breeding and compatible with the human activities legally permitted within GLNP.
Rhino & Tiger Conservation Fund The purpose of this project is to provide the Government of Indonesia and relevant partners with the most recent status of Sumatran rhinoceros in Ulu Masen as a baseline for a long-term exclusive strategy to secure it in this landscape. This will be done by: (1) conducting a partner meeting and compiling and verifying data to model the most suitable habitats for Sumatran rhino in Ulu Masen; (2) conducting a desktop analysis to produce a predictive map of rhino occurrence; (3) developing a rhino survey protocol and conducting technical training in the implementation of the protocol; (4) carrying out a detection/non-detection rhino field survey; (5) analyzing the field data (using PRESENCE) to obtain unbiased estimates of the factors that influence Sumatran rhino occupancy within the predicted best suitable habitats in the Ulu Masen landscape; and (6) conducting a strategic meeting to formulate future direction of Sumatran rhino conservation the Leuser-Ulu Masen mega landscape.
PROTECTING APE HABITAT IN TWO CRITICAL RAINFOREST LANDSCAPES IN SOUTHERN BORNEO THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO IMPROVE FOREST AND PEATLAND MANAGEMENT THROUGHOUT THE TARGET LANDSCAPES, WHICH DIRECTLY S IN REDUCED DEFORESTATION AND IMPROVED PROTECTION OF THREATENED APE POPULATIONS, WITH ENHANCED GOVERNANCE, INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY, MONITORING, AND COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP ENSURING SUSTAINED DELIVERY OF OUTPUTS. PROJECT OBJECTIVES INCLUDE, (1) LANDSCAPE GOVERNANCE STRENGTHENED THROUGH ENHANCED LOCAL STAKEHOLDER COORDINATION AND IMPROVED LOCAL CAPACITY, TO SUCCESSFULLY DELIVER APE CONSERVATION GOALS (2) LOCAL COMMUNITIES ACHIEVE GREATER AUTONOMY TO EFFECTIVELY MANAGE FORESTS AND DEVELOP INCREASINGLY SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS, DEVELOPING A MORE PRO-CONSERVATION LOCAL SOCIETY (3) IMPLEMENT EFFECTIVE CONSERVATION ACTIONS TO REDUCE AND REVERSE DEFORESTATION IN THE TARGET LANDSCAPES AND (4) MONITOR APE POPULATIONS AND THREATS THROUGHOUT EACH LANDSCAPE, INTRODUCING INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND BUILDING LOCAL CAPACITY.
Asian Elephant Conservation Fund The purpose of this project is to: 1) At least 15 days per month on patrol for each RPU; 2)Appropriate action against attempts to shoot or poison elephants, in areas covered by the RPUs. No traps permitted to be placed or to remain long enough to entrap elephants (or other threatened species); 3) Apprehension of, or at least identification to the local authorities, of all suspected poachers so they can be prosecuted; 4) Continuation of the monitoring of elephant populations (and other threatened species).
ENHANCING SIAMANG AND AGILE GIBBON CONSERVATION THROUGH IMPROVED PROTECTION AND RESEARCH IN BUKIT BARISAN SELATAN NATIONAL PARK. The purpose of this project is to protect priority populations of siamang and agile gibbon and their habitat in Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park (BBSNP). Project objectives include, (1) Prevent habitat loss for siamang and agile gibbon through ranger patrols, with special attention given to forest located in close proximity to roads; and (2) Improve BBSNP management planning for siamang and agile gibbon conservation through enhanced research. Research includes, BBSNP wide siamang and agile gibbon surveys, regular monitoring of siamang and agile gibbon in the Way Canguk Research Station (including monitoring for infectious disease), conducting yearly forest cover monitoring, developing safety protocols for sample collection (infectious disease), and dissemination of project results to BBSNP and relevant stakeholders (local and national).
SAVING THE SUMATRAN ELEPHANT IN BUKIT BARISAN SELATAN NATIONAL PARK, INDONESIA. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO ASSIST INDONESIAN AUTHORITIES IN IMPROVING THE MANAGEMENT OF BUKIT BARISAN SELATAN NATIONAL PARK TO MAINTAIN FOREST HABITAT FOR CRITICALLY ENDANGERED SUMATRAN ELEPHANTS AND OTHER THREATENED WILDLIFE. THE PROJECT S OBJECTIVES FOCUS ON PREVENTING THREATS AND PROTECTING HABITATS AND ELEPHANTS BY 1 STRENGTHENING NATIONAL PARK MANAGEMENT THROUGH THE INTEGRATION OF SMART SPATIAL MONITORING AND REPORTING TOOL INTO RESORT BASED MANAGEMENT RBM TO REDUCE FOREST ENCROACHMENT, POACHING, AND OTHER THREATS IN KEY ELEPHANT AREAS AND 2 MANAGING HUMAN-ELEPHANT CONFLICT HEC BY STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION AND INCREASING GOVERNMENT SUPPORT. PROJECT ACTIVITIES ARE TO 1 PROVIDE ADVANCED TRAINING TO RANGER TEAMS IN ENHANCED SMART PATROL METHODS 2 PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO SEVEN RANGER FOREST PATROL TEAMS 3 CONDUCT SMART-RBM STRATEGY EVALUATIONS TO ASSESS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SYSTEM AND RANGER PATROL EFFECTIVENESS AND STRATEGICALLY PLAN PATROLS TO TARGET HIGH-RISK AREAS 4 MITIGATE HEC WITH A RAPID-RESPONSE WILDLIFE RESPONSE UNIT 5 ESTABLISH AND STRENGTHEN ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY-BASED HEC MITIGATION TEAMS 6 ENABLE DISTRICT GOVERNMENT AND OTHER AGENCIES TO PROVIDE SUPPORT IN HEC MITIGATION INTERVENTIONS AND 7 EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF HEC INTERVENTION
Managing Elephant in Aceh: Developing Capacity to Estimate Elephant Abundance and Mitigating Human Elephant Conflict The purpose of this project is to ensure the survival and increase the population of the Critically Endangered Sumatran elephant through a comprehensive elephant management strategy that protects the integrity of habitat and benefits rural communities of Ulu Masen, Sumatra, Indonesia. The main objectives of this project are to obtain accurate data on Sumatran elephant populations in Aceh province using a capture-recapture methodology and mitigate human-elephant conflict (HEC) in target communities. Project activities include: 1) 4-day training on DNA collection for 15 trainees; 2) fecal DNA sampling with at least 200 samples collected; 3) DNA amplification and analysis at the UNSYIAH laboratory; 4) HEC mitigation by Conservation Response Units; and 5) monthly SMART patrols by two four-person ranger teams. This work will contribute to the conservation of Sumatran elephants in Aceh, Indonesia through systematic monitoring of elephant populations and their habitat.
Community-based protection of Sumatran elephant populations and habitat in Tangkahan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, through Conservation Response Units The goal of this three-year project is to conserve the Critically Endangered Sumatran elephant and its habitat within Gunung Leuser National Park in Tangkahan, Indonesia, through the operation of Conservation Response Units (CRU). CRUs utilize captive elephants, their mahouts, and local community representatives for direct, field-based conservation interventions. Project objectives include: 1) sustain CRU operation in Tangkahan; 2) develop community-based forest protection and monitoring; 3) manage HEC mitigation in Tangkahan; and 4) strengthen the educational offerings of CRU Tangkahan by developing an education center and associated programs. Project activities include: 1) upgrade CRU standard operating procedures, and support operations; 2) coordinate with district and national governments to support future appropriated funding; 3) train community rangers and park staff to conduct routine CRU forest patrol and monitoring, including camera trap and drone methods; 4) produce landscape and elephant movement maps; 5) respond to HEC incidents; 6) provide training on elephant-compatible alternative livelihoods; 6) train community rangers in HEC mitigation; 7) upgrade CRU base camp facilities to function as an Education Center, produce educational materials, and conduct regular education events; and 8) host journalists field trips to CRU Tangkahan for media campaign and provide media advocacy materials.
Saving the Sumatran elephant through supporting resort-based management in Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park, Indonesia to reduce encroachment and prevent poaching The purpose of this project is to assist Indonesian authorities to manage and reduce encroachment of Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia in order to maintain habitat for the Critically Endangered Sumatran elephant and other wildlife. The objectives will focus on the prevention of threats and protection of habitat and elephants through patrol and direct monitoring in the field. Specific project activities will include: 1) use of SMART data to identify key elephant areas susceptible to encroachment and human-elephant conflicts; 2) increased patrols in national park areas threatened with active encroachment; 3) support to national park and law enforcement agencies for encroachment prosecutions; and 4) operation of Wildlife Crimes Units to investigate and support government law enforcement agencies to arrest and prosecute wildlife traders. This project will contribute to the long-term conservation of Sumatran elephants and other wildlife by assisting Indonesian authorities in improving management and combating the illegal wildlife trade in Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia. .This award is provisionally approved for three phases or years funding, with each phase or year's funding dependent upon performance and financial management of the previous phase or year, meeting technical and financial reporting requirements, and availability of ASECF funds."
Great Apes Postal Fund Reintroduction and monitoring Orangutans in Kehje Swewen Forest, East Kallmantan, Indonesia
PROTECTING SUMATRAN ELEPHANT POPULATIONS AND HABITAT THROUGH ELEPHANT RESPONSE UNITS (ERU) IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN WAY KAMBAS NATIONAL PARK, LAMPUNG PROVINCE, INDONESIA The goal of this project is to protect the integrity of Way Kambas National Park (WKNP) and its critically endangered population of Sumatran elephants and to promote human-elephant coexistence with local communities. Through the deployment of Elephant Response Units (ERU) and in close collaboration with WKNP authorities and forest police, this project will monitor, mitigate, and prevent human-elephant conflict (HEC), empower local communities, provide care for and management of ERU elephants, and detect and prevent illegal activities in and around the park. ERUs employ elephants and their skilled handlers along with trained local community members to conduct regular forest patrols to detect and prevent illegal activities, monitor wild Asian elephant herds, and mitigate conflict between elephants and local communities. Project activities include: (1) equipping (fire extinguishers, cameras, laptop and printers, boots, raincoats, backpacks, GPS units, headlamps, radios, uniforms, backpack sprayers, mosquito repellent, first aid supplies, rations, elephant food and vitamins, hoses, sacks, and office materials) and operating 4 ERU teams and camps, totaling 65 staff and 27 elephants; (2) ERU habitat patrols and wild elephant monitoring; (3) maintaining GPS collars on six wild elephants, collecting and analyzing resultant data, and using the data to provide immediate response by ERUs to HEC events; (4) conducting night watches along WKNP boundaries to prevent wild elephants from raiding crops; (5) constructing watch towers to assist communities with night guarding of crops: (6) training community crop guarding groups in HEC mitigation techniques; (7) providing conservation education to local communities at ERU camps and assisting local communities with alternative livelihood activities such as fish ponds and livestock fodder cultivation; (8) conducting regular forest patrols to detect and document illegal logging, remove and destroy traps, snares, and nets, drive livestock