Past Projects

2014/15

Project Name	Supported Species	Location	Principal Investigator	Institute
Impact of Environmental Change on the Chinese White Dolphins in Pearl River Estuary	Chinese White Dolphin	Pearl River Estuary, China	Prof. WU Yuping	Sun Yat-sen University
Conservation Ecology of Chinese White Dolphins (Sousa chinensis) in the Pearl River Estuary. Phase 2: Population Processes, Demography and Spatio-behavioural Dynamics Publication	Chinese White Dolphin	Pearl River Estuary, China	Mr. Stephen C.Y. CHAN	The University of Hong Kong
Tang, X., Lin, W., Karczmarski, L., Lin, M., Chan, S. C.Y., Liu, M., Xue, T., Wu, Y., Zhang, P. & Li, S. (2021). Photo‐identification comparison of four Indo‐Pacific humpback dolphin populations off southeast China. Integrative Zoology. https://doi.org/10.1111/1749-4877.12537

Population-level Surveys of Chinese White Dolphins across the Pearl River Estuary – Phase 1: Feasibility Assessment and Indicators of Population Connectivity	Chinese White Dolphin	Pearl River Estuary	Dr. Leszek KARCZMARSKI	The University of Hong Kong
High Schools Network in Pearl River Estuary and Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Chinese White Dolphin Symposium 2014	Chinese White Dolphin	Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau, China	Mr. CHEN Xi	Pearl River Estuary Chinese White Dolphin National Nature Reserve
Influence of Anthropogenic Activity on Chinese White Dolphins in Hong Kong	Chinese White Dolphin	Hong Kong	Mr. Simon WONG Wai Ho	The University of Hong Kong
Population Estimation and Distribution of Chinese White Dolphin in Sanya, Hainan Publication	Chinese White Dolphin	Hainan, China	Dr. LI Songhai	Sanya Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Liu, M., Lin, M., Dong, L., Zhang, P., & Li, S. (2021). Spatiotemporal variations in fine-scale habitat use of the world’s second largest population of humpback dolphins. Journal of Mammalogy. 102(2), 384-395. https://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyab001 Zhang, P., Zhao, Y., Li, C., Lin, M., Dong, L., Zhang, R., Liu, M., Li, K., Zhang, H., Liu, X., Zhang, Y., Yuan, Y., Liu, H., Seim, I., Sun, S., Du, X., Chang, Y., Li, F., Liu, S., Lee, S. M. Y., Wang, K., Wang, D., Wang, X., McGowen, M. R., Jefferson, T. A., Olsen, M. T., Stiller, J., Zhang, G., Xu, X., Yang, H., Fan, G., Liu, X., & Li, S. (2020). An Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin genome reveals insights into chromosome evolution and the demography of a Vulnerable species. Iscience, 23(10), 01640. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2020.101640 Zhao, L., Sakornwimon, W., Lin, W., Zhang, P., Chantra, R., Dai, Y., Aierken, R., Wu, F., Li, S., Kittiwattanawong, K., & Wang, X. (2021). Early divergence and differential population histories of the Indo‐Pacific humpback dolphin in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Integrative zoology, 16(4), 612-625. https://doi.org/10.1111/1749-4877.12527

Assessment on the Impact of Long-term Habitat Loss on the Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphins off Western Taiwan	Chinese White Dolphin	Taiwan	Dr. HUANG Shiang-Lin	Taiwan Cetacean Society
Population Status and Conservation Strategies of Yangtze Finless Porpoise in Tian'e Zhou National Nature Reserve	Yangtze Finless Porpoise	Hubei, China	Mr. GONG Cheng	Tian'e Zhou Baiji Dolphin National Nature Reserve, Hubei
Conservation by Design: Establishing A Framework for Delphinid Conservation in A Tropical Protected Seascape, Tañon Strait, the Philippines	Cetaceans	The Philippines	Dr. Leszek KARCZMARSKI	The University of Hong Kong
Giant Panda Disease Investigation through Pathology: Capacity Building through Necropsy and Sample Archiving	Giant Panda	Sichuan, China	Dr. Bruce RIDEOUT	Zoological Society of San Diego
Dispersal Pattern and Food Choice Study of Post-released Captive Giant Panda (2)	Giant Panda	Sichuan, China	Prof. HUANG Yan	China Conservation and Research Centre for the Giant Panda
Effects of Livestock Grazing on Giant Panda Habitat and Evaluation of Potential Solutions Publication	Giant Panda	Sichuan, China	Ms LI Binbin	Duke University
Li, B. V., Kim, M. J., Xu, W., Jiang, S., & Yu, L. (2021). Increasing livestock grazing, the unintended consequence of community development funding on giant panda habitat. Biological Conservation, 257, 109074. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109074

Restore Habitat Connectivity in Pingwu County: Combining Scientific Research and Community-based Activities	Giant Panda	Sichuan, China	Dr. WANG Fang	Peking University
Monitoring of Vegetation Change and the Effect of Climate Change in Giant Panda Habitat through Large Scale Permanent Forest Plots in Minshan, Sichuan	Giant Panda	Sichuan, China	Dr. LI Sheng	Peking University
Rapid Assessment on Habitat Change and Conservation Needs for Giant Panda	Giant Panda	Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu, China	Dr. MA Keming	Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Environmental Education in Nature Reserve in Sichuan: Phase One	Giant Panda	Sichuan, China	Mr. Yang Xuyu	Sichuan Province Wildlife Resource Survey and Conservation Station
Comparative Study on Post-reintroduction of Panda 'Zhang Xiang'	Giant Panda	Sichuan, China	Mr. Yang Xuyu	Sichuan Province Wildlife Resource Survey and Conservation Station
Standardisation of Techniques in Scientific Survey Protocols in Nature Reserve	-	Sichuan, China	Mr. Yang Xuyu	Sichuan Province Wildlife Resource Survey and Conservation Station
Development of Reintroduction Protocol for Panda 'A Bao'	Giant Panda	Shaanxi, China	Mr. Chu Longfei	Changqing National Nature Reserve Administration, Shaanxi
Symposium on Enhancement and Standardisation of Reserve Management in Shaanxi	Giant Panda	Shaanxi, China	Mr. Chu Longfei	Changqing National Nature Reserve Administration, Shaanxi
Application of GIS Technique in Conservation and Scientific Study of Panda	Giant Panda	Shaanxi, China	Mr. Chu Longfei	Changqing National Nature Reserve Administration, Shaanxi
Standardisation of Patrol and Monitoring in Nature Reserves in Gansu	Giant Panda	Gansu, China	Mr. Shi Zhihe	Gansu Wildlife Administration
Habitat Restoration Mechanism of Giant Panda Habitats Destructed by Grazing at Wolong	Giant Panda	China	Mr. HUANG Jinyan	China Conservation and Research Centre for the Giant Panda
Study on the Relationship between Seasonal Migration of Giant Pandas and Growth of Bamboo Shoots	Giant Panda	China	Prof. ZHANG Hemin	China Conservation and Research Centre for the Giant Panda
Trials and Demonstration for Bamboo Cultivation Techniques for Captive Giant Pandas	Giant Panda	China	Dr. WANG Xiaohong	Chengdu University
Publication of a Bilingual Chinese/ English Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) Necropsy Manual and Necropsy Form	Giant Panda	China	Dr. Natalie MAUROO	Hong Kong Wildlife Health Foundation Limited
A Study on the Methods of Population Survey on Wild Giant Panda	Giant Panda	China	Dr. ZHANG Jindong	China West Normal University
Scaling Up Tools for Effective Public Engagement into Wildlife Conservation	-	Guangdong, China	Dr. Aili KANG	Wildlife Conservation Society
Training and Implementation of SMART Patrol in Qinghai Province	-	Qinghai, China	Ms. ZHANG Li	Qinghai Wildlife Protection Association
Population Status and Ecology of Highly Endangered Malayan Sun bear (Helarctos malayanus) and Sensitization of Local Communities for its Conservation in Dampa Tiger Reserve, Mizoram, India	Malayan Sun Bear	India	Dr. Janmejay SETHY	Society for People, Animals and Nature
Bornean Orangutan Welfare and Conservation through Rehabilitation, Reintroduction, Education and Awareness, Alternative Livelihoods and Human-Orangutan Conflict Mitigation	Bornean Orangutan	Indonesia	Dr. Karmele Llano SANCHEZ	Yayasan IAR Indonesia
Conserving and Protecting the Sumatran Rhino and Other Megavertebrates in Way Kambas National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia	Sumatran Rhino	Indonesia	Dr. Susie ELLIS	International Rhino Foundation
Initiating Community Participation in the Conservation of the Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) in the Buffer Zone of Chitwan National Park, Nepal	Bengal Tiger	Nepal	Mr. Bhupendra Prasad YADAV	Bear Research and Conservation Nepal
Study on Population Ecology of Rucervus eldii eldii in Keibul Lamjao National Park, Indo Burma Biodiversity Hotspot	Sangai/ Eld's Deer	India	Dr. M. GOVINDARAJU	Bharathidasan University
Community Conservation Programs for the Conservation of the Chinese Pangolin Manis pantaductyla in Central Nepal	Chinese Pangolin	Nepal	Ms Prativa KASPAL	Nepal Rural Development and Environment Protection Council
Monitoring Monotremes: Establishing a Conservation Evidence-base for Long-beaked Echidnas in Papua	Long-beaked Echidna	Indonesia	Ms Carly Waterman	Zoological Society of London
Establishing A Primate Monitoring and Protection Unit at the 'Anoulak Field Station' in Nakai-Nam Theun National Protected Area, Laos	White-Cheeked Gibbon and Red-shanked Douc Langur	Lao PDR	Dr. Camille COUDRAT	Project Anoulak
Community Development and Education on Chinese Sturgeons in Yichang Provincial Nature Reserve in Hubei	Chinese Sturgeon	Hubei, China	Mr. LU Lin	Yichang Chinese Sturgeon Provincial Nature Reserve, Hubei
Temporal and Spatial Distribution and Environmental Requirement of Juvenile Chinese Sturgeon in Yangtze River	Chinese Sturgeon	Shanghai, China	Dr. ZHAO Feng	East China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences
Population Distribution of Sichuan Taimen (Hucho bleekeri) Using Environmental DNA	Sichuan Taimen	Shaanxi, China	Dr. JIANG Wei	Shaanxi Institute of Zoology
Community-based Conservation of Brachymystax lenok tsinlingensis	Lenok	Shaanxi, China	Dr. XING Yingcun	Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences
Cost and Benefits of a Ban on Exploitation for India's Seahorses	Seahorses	India	Dr. Amanda VINCENT	The University of British Columbia
Conservation Status of Common By-catch Species in the South China Sea and Implications for Sustainable Fisheries Management	Various By-catch Species	South China Sea	Dr. Kent CARPENTER	IUCN Species Programme
Determining the Status and Distribution of the Critically Endangered Chinese Giant Salamander Publication	Chinese Giant Salamander	Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, Guangdong and Guangxi, China	Prof. Andrew A. CUNNINGHAM	Zoological Society of London
Turvey, S. T., Chen, S., Tapley, B., Liang, Z., Wei, G., Yang, J., Wu, M., Brown, T. & Cunningham, A. A. (2021). From dirty to delicacy? Changing exploitation in China threatens the world's largest amphibians. People and Nature, 3(2), 446-456. https://doi.org.10.1002/pan3.10185

Detecting the Presence of Chinese Giant Salamander in the Qinling Mountains Using Environmental DNA	Chinese Giant Salamander	Shaanxi, China	Dr. ZHANG Lu	Memphis Zoological Society
Conservation of the Highly Threatened Helen's Flying Frog from the Lowland Forests of Vietnam: Research and Capacity Building	Helen's Flying Frog	Vietnam	Dr. Jodi ROWLEY	Australian Museum Trust
Evaluation, Ranking and Management of Multiple Global Change Threats to the Endangered Black-faced Spoonbill	Black-faced Spoonbill	Hong Kong, China, Japan and Korea	Dr. Timothy C. BONEBRAKE	The University of Hong Kong
Study on Factors Affecting the Reproductive Cycle of Penguin	Penguin	China	Ms LI Li	Dalian Sunasia Tourism Holding Co. Ltd.
Wildlife Monitoring, Habitat Protection and Community Awareness for Conservation of Komodo Dragons in the Tujuh Belas Pulau Reserve, North Flores, Indonesia	Komodo Dragon	Indonesia	Dr. Deni PURWANDNA	Komodo Survival Program
Survey and Evaluation of the Wild Chinese Alligators in Dongtan Wetland, Chongming Island	Chinese Alligator	Shanghai, China	Dr. LU Shunqing	Huangshan University
Cambodian Crocodile Conservation Programme: Launching the National Siamese Crocodile Reintroduction and Reinforcement Programme	Siamese Crocodile	Cambodia	Dr. Jackson FRECHETTE	Fauna & Flora International