Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

Raising the Profile of the Saola

Grantee Name: Lore of the Land

Hotspot: Indo-Burma
Location: Lao People's Democratic Republic, Viet Nam
Amount: $20,000
Dates: Jun 2010 – Dec 2012
Keywords: Communication, Species Conservation

Research, leverage funds for, and publish a report on the enigmatic Saola: its history, predicament, and the efforts underway to protect it, as well as an executive summary for use in the popular press in Saola range states and a basis for a book that will help build international concern and funding for conservation of this highly threatened flagship species.

Strategic Direction :

1 Safeguard priority globally threatened species in Indochina by mitigating major threats