Wildlife health monitoring and capacity-building for leopard conservation in Russia (AKA Amur Leopard & Wildlife Health Project)
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Main Project
VALUE £197,244
WHERE Russian Federation
Summary
Biodiversity conservation in the RFE enhanced by developing local capacity to conduct wildlife health surveys and monitoring and by assessing the health status of Amur leopards, of their prey, and of domestic animals suspected of passing diseases on to wild cat populations as the basis for improved strategies for long-term wildlife health monitoring and management, and disease risk management in Amur leopard reintroduction.
International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) - Russia, Ultios Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre, Russian Academy of Science, Vladivostock, Phoenix Fund, Tigris, Lazovsky State Nature Reserve, Novosibirsk Zoo, Moscow Zoo, WCS - Russia, Primorskaya State Academy of Agriculture
INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, GENERAL MEASURES, EX SITU, IN SITU, SPECIES CONSERVATION
Specific Tools
IMPACT ASSESSMENT, MONITORING, RESEARCH TRAINING
Countries
Russian Federation
Project Outputs
Capacity of vets in the RFE to address wildlife health issues increased;
Health status assessed of leopards, their prey, domestic cats and dogs, and of health threats to wild leopards;WHMU established in Ussurisk;
Strategies developed to monitor and limit disease transmission and for possible reintroduction programme.
