Amphibian Ark se complace en anunciar el ganador del programa de becas. Esta beca competitiva de 5.000$ está diseñada para poner en marcha pequeños proyectos necesitados de apoyo económico para construir programas de larga duración que atraigan una mayor financiación.
Nos gustaría agradecer el generoso apoyo de los siguientes individuos y organizaciones en la creación de estas becas: La Wildlife Conservation Society, (Sociedad para la Conservación de la Vida Silvestre), y de la Andrew Sabin Family Foundation (Fondo para la Conservación Sabin), Anne Baker and Robert Lacy, Chester Zoo, Ronna Erickson, Josie Lowman, Woodland Park Zoo, la European Association of Zoos and Aquariums, y la Naples Zoo, Florida.
In November 2013 we produced a report which includes updates from each of the seed grant recipients on the progress of their projects. Low resolution (8.8 MB) and high resolution (33.5 MB) versions of the report are available.
2020
Ex situ conservation of the critically endangered Togo Slippery Frog (Conraua derooi) in Ghana
Developing ex situ facilities for the conservation of the Indian caecilian Gegeneophis tejaswini
Merida’s harlequin frog is back after three decades! A proposal to rescue the species (Atelopus oxyrhynchus)
Rescuing the southernmost marsupial frog species (Gastrotheca gracilis) in Argentina (start-up grant extension)
Capacity-building of Uganda’s in-country ex situ husbandry and captive amphibian breeding expertise (Mentorship Grant)
2019
Using radio-telemetry to track survival and disease outcomes in the Mountain-Yellow-legged Frog (Rana muscosa) to inform ex situ management.
Project Palaka, Phase II – Platymantis insulatus ex situ program
First steps towards the conservation of the Darwin’s Blackish Toad (Melanophryniscus nigricans)
Start-up grant for the Lake Patzcuaro Salamander (Ambystoma dumerilii)
2018
Rescuing the southernmost Marsupial Frog species (Gastrotheca gracilis) in Argentina
The return of the Patagonia Frog to Laguna Blanca
Fighting back extinction risk: a conservation program for the Venezuelan Andean frog
Head-starting Pool Frogs for the UK reintroduction (start-up extension grant)
2017
Reintroduction of the Northern Pool Frog to the UK
Guanajuato Program for the rescue of the Big-footed Leopard Frog (Lithobates megapoda)
An ex situ conservation program for the Zippel’s Frog (Aromobates zippeli)
Saving the giant frogs of Peru, Lake Junín Frog (Telmatobius macrostomus)
2016
Ex situ conservation project for the Lake Patzcuaro Salamander (Ambystoma dumerilii) – Chapultepec Zoo, Mexico City, Mexico
Establishment of the ex situ supporting program for vanished frog species that reappeared in Costa Rica: taking as model Lithobates vibicarius from Juan Castro Blanco National Park – University of Costa Rica, Costa Rica
An ex situ initiative to rescue Merida’s Whistling Frog, an endangered undescribed Leptodactylus species – Venezuelan Andean Reptile and Amphibian Conservation Center, Venezuela
Aromobates meridensis, an endangered Venezuelan frog in need of conservation efforts – University of Los Andes at Merida, Venezuela
2015
Rescuing the endangered Merida’s Collared Frog – University of Los Andes at Merida, Venezuela
Establishing a breeding laboratory specializing in Pristimantis species – Fundación Zoológico Santacruz, Colombia
Saving endangered frogs from Cordillera del Condor, Ecuador – Amphibian Conservation Center–Zoo Amaru
2014
Developing a captive breeding facility at Parc Ivoloina – Parc Ivoloina, Toamasina, Madagascar
Construction of a breeding room at Centre Valbio for endangered frogs from Ranomafana National Park in south-east Madagascar – Centre Valbio, Ranomafana, Madagascar
The first amphibian rescue center in Argentina: An ex situ conservation program for Telmatobius pisanoi and T. stephani – Buenos Aires, Argentina
2013
Ex situ conservation program for the Ecuadorian Tiger Frog – Gustavo Orcés Herpetological Foundation, Quito, Ecuador
Ex situ methodology building for Neotropical caudates – Costa Rican Amphibian Research Center, Guayacan de Siquirres, Costa Rica
Ex situ management of Centrolene buckleyi in Ecuador – Centro Jambatu, San Rafael, Quito, Ecuador
Ex situ reproduction and in situ conservation of Alsodes vanzolinii – Departamento de Zoología, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Oceanográficas, Universidad de Concepción, Chile
2012
Honduran Amphibian Rescue and Conservation Center – Honduran Amphibian Rescue and Conservation Center, Tela, Honduras
Conservation Plan for Eleutherodactylus portoricensis – University of Puerto Rico at Humacao, Puerto Rico
2011
Conservation of Scinax alcatraz – Fundação Parque Zoológico de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
2010
Conservation of the Cuban Long-nosed Toad – Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Cuba, Habana Vieja, Cuba
Frogs and toads from south-eastern Colombia – Jonh Jairo Mueses-Cisneros, Nariño, Colombia
Bolivian Amphibian Initiative – Museo de Historia Natural Alcide d’Orbigny, Cochabamba, Bolivia
Maude Island Frog Habitat – Orana Wildlife Park, Christchurch, New Zealand
2009
Establishing a captive breeding facility for Malagasy Amphibians – Association Mitsinjo, Andasibe, Madagascar