Conservation Fund Finalists

We invite you to learn about the three other conservation project finalists.  Come back in October 2008 to vote for the next round of grant candidates.

Finalist #1
Expansion of the Abra Patricia Nature Reserve in Northeastern Peru to Protect Globally Important Rare and Threatened Biodiversity
American Bird Conservancy
Species Focus: Long-whiskered Owlet
Country, Continent: Peru, South America
Conservation Technique: Purchase and protection of land
$20,000.00 requested
Help purchase 198 hectares of land in the Abra Patricia Nature Preserve in northeastern Peru. The reserve is in the part of the Amazon rainforest that has the highest diversity of birds on earth. More than 300 species of birds live in the area including broad-winged hawks, Swainson’s hawk, Swainson’s thrush and alder flycatchers that migrate to Idaho in the summer.

Finalist #2
Kibale Community Fuel Wood Project
Chimp-n-Sea Wildlife Conservation Fund
Species Focus: Chimpanzees
Country, Continent: Uganda, South Africa
Conservation Technique: Public education and sustainable use of resources
$10,000.00 requested
Fund an education outreach program for the communities surrounding Kibale National Park in Uganda, which is home to a population of wild chimpanzees.  The education program is to teach people how to grow their own supply of firewood and use more efficient stoves to help curtail the cutting of firewood in the national park.

Finalist #3
The Sarus Cranes of Angkor Wat
Wildlife Conservation Society
Species Focus: Sarus Cranes
Country, Continent: Cambodia, Asia
Conservation Technique: Public education, scientific research, work with local government, pay local individuals to protect species
$15,120.00 requested
To pay to determine population size, work with local communities to educate people on importance of cranes, pay local families to guard the nests of the birds and work with the local government to ensure that wildlife protection laws are adequate for the area where the birds nest.