Survey of Microchiropteran Bats of Mafia, Pemba, and Unguja, and Subsequent Creation of Educational, Scientific, and Conservation Tools
Grantee Name: The Field Museum of Natural History
- Hotspot
- Eastern Afromontane, Coastal Forests of Eastern Africa
- Location
- Tanzania, United Republic of
- Amount
- $19,954
- Dates
- Jun 2005 – Dec 2007
- Keywords
- Monitoring and evaluation, Research
Survey microbats on Pemba, Unguja, and Mafia Islands off mainland Tanzania to identify the diversity of bat species, current status, and threats to the roosts and feeding habitats. These data will be compared with similar assessments being undertaken on other Indian Ocean Islands including Madagascar.
4 Establish a small grants program (all eligible sites) that focuses on Critically Endangered species and small-scale efforts to increase connectivity of biologically important habitat patches
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