Past Projects

2017/18

Project Name	Supported Species	Location	Principal Investigator	Institute
Forming a Scientific Foundation for Coral Reef Restoration and Resilience in Hong Kong	Staghorn Coral	China, Hong Kong	Dr. David BAKER	The University of Hong Kong
Building Capacity to Ensure Sustainable Management Frameworks and Practices that Conserve the Critically Endangered Bengal Florican, the Endangered Black-faced Spoonbill, Greater Adjutant and the Vulnerable Sarus Crane in the Wetlands of the Cambodia	Black-faced Spoonbill, Greater Adjutant, Bengal Florican, Sarus Crane	Cambodia	Mr. James LYON	Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust
Initiation Work for Conservation of Yellow-breasted Bunting, Emberiza aureola	Yellow-breasted Bunting	Hong Kong	Dr. NG Cho Nam	The Hong Kong Bird Watching Society
Conservation Genomic Inquiry to Save the Critically Endangered Rufous-fronted Laughingthrush from the Brink of Extinction	Rufous-fronted Laughingthrush	Indonesia, Singapore	Dr. Frank Erwin RHEINDT	National University of Singapore
Community-led Seahorse Conservation in Southwest Cambodia	Various species of seahorse	Cambodia	Ms. Kate WEST	Fauna & Flora International
Right from the Start: Guiding the Philippines as it Works Towards Implementing CITES for Vulnerable Seahorses Publication	Various species of seahorse	Philippines	Dr. Amanda VINCENT	Project Seahorse
Vaidyanathan, T., & Vincent, A. C. J. (2021). State of seahorse fisheries in India, nearly two decades after they were banned. Biodiversity and Conservation, 30, 2223-2253. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-021-02188-6

Investigation of Big-head Schizothoracin Resources and Habitat in Xinjiang Tarim River	Big-head Schizothoracin	China	Mr. ZHANG Renming	Fisheries Science Research Institute of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
Research and Action to Advance Conservation of Taimen Publication	Sakhalin Taimen	Japan	Dr. Peter RAND	Limnos, LLC
Fukushima, M. and Rand, P.S., 2021. High rates of consecutive spawning and precise homing in Sakhalin taimen (Parahucho perryi). Environmental Biology of Fishes, 104(1), 41-52. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10641-021-01052-4

Competition Stress from Exotic Sturgeon Species on Wild Population of Chinese Sturgeon in the Yangtze River Estuary	Chinese Sturgeon	China	Dr. ZHAO Feng	East China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences
Research on Leishan Spiny Toad Habitat Selection for Reproduction	Leishan Spiny Toad	China	Mr. LI Shize	Moutai University
Amphibian Conservation on the Roof of Indochina Publication	Botsford's Leaf-litter Frog and Sterling's Toothed Toad	Vietnam	Mr. Benjamin TAPLEY	Zoological Society of London
Nguyen, L. T., Tapley, B., Cutajar, T., Nguyen, C. T., Portway, C., Harding, L., Luong, H. V., & Rowley, J. J. (2020). A description of the tadpole of the Critically Endangered Botsford’s leaf-litter frog (Leptobrachella botsfordi) with comments on the distribution and conservation status of the species. Zootaxa, 4860(2), 293-300. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4860.2.10

Some Like it Hot But How About Critically Endangered Gharials (Gavialis gangeticus)? Assessing the Impact of Climate Change on Nesting and Reproduction of Gharials in Chitwan National Park, Nepal	Gharial	Nepal	Mr. Ashish BASHYAL	Biodiversity Conservancy Nepal
Safeguarding Endangered Turtle Populations in Hong Kong Publication	Big-headed turtle, Beal's eyed turtle	Hong Kong	Dr. SUNG Yik Hei	Hong Kong Baptist University
Fong, J. J., Sung Y. H. and Ding L. 2020. Comparative Analysis of the Fecal Microbiota of Wild and Captive Beal’s Eyed Turtle (Sacalia bealei) by 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing. Frontiers in microbiology, 11, 57089. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2020.570890 Lam, I. P., Sung, Y. H., Lin, L., & Fong, J. J. (2020). Developing quantitative PCR assays to detect threatened and invasive freshwater turtles in Hong Kong using environmental DNA. Conservation Genetics Resources, 12(2), 293-300. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12686-019-01103-0 Sung, Y. H., & Fong, J. J. (2018). Assessing consumer trends and illegal activity by monitoring the online wildlife trade. Biological Conservation, 227, 219-225. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2018.09.025 Sung, Y. H., Liew, J. L., Chan, H. K., Lee. W. H., Wong, B. H. F., Dingle, C., Karraker, N. E., Spencer, R. J., & Fong, J. J. (2021). Assessing the diet of the endangered Beale’s eyed turtle (Sacalia bealei) using faecal content and stable isotope analyses: Implications for conservation. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 31(8), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.3676

Systematic Surveys for Annamite Endemic Mammals in Pu Mat National Park Publication	Annamite Striped Rabbit, Owston’s Civet, Large-antlered Muntjac, Truong Son / Roosevelts’ Muntjac, Saola	Vietnam	Dr. Minh LE	Global Wildlife Conservation
Nguyen, T. V., Tilker, A., Nguyen, A., Hörig, L., Axtner, J., Schmidt, A., Le, M., Nguyen, A. H. Q., Rawson, B. M. Wilting, A. & Fickel, J. (2021). Using terrestrial leeches to assess the genetic diversity of an elusive species: The Annamite striped rabbit Nesolagus timminsi. Environmental DNA, 3(4), 780-791. https://doi.org/10.1002/edn3.182

Conservation of the Endangered Hog Deer (Axis porcinus) in Northeast India	Hog Deer	India	Ms. Alolika SINHA	Aaranyak
Developing a Rehabilitation Centre for Sunda Pangolin, Manis javanica, in North Sumatra	Sunda Pangolin	Indonesia	Miss Louise FLETCHER	Kukang Rescue Program
Informed Landscape Conservation: a Multi-species Study Evaluating the Impacts of Habitat Fragmentation and Quality on Ranging Patterns of Threatened Wildlife in the Lower Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo Publication	Sunda Pangolin, Asian Elephant, Reticulated Python, Malay Civet, Bearded Pig, Philippine Slow Loris	Malaysia	Dr. Benoit GOOSSENS	Danau Girang Field Centre
Evans, M. N., Müller, C. T., Kille, P., Asner, G. P., Guerrero-Sanchez, S., Bakar, M. S. A., & Goossens, B. (2021). Space-use patterns of Malay civets (Viverra tangalunga) persisting within a landscape fragmented by oil palm plantations. Landscape Ecology, 36(3), 915-930. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-020-01187-2

Standardisation of Patrol and Monitoring in Nature Reserves in Gansu	Giant Panda	China	Prof. LU Mingyao	Wild Animal and Plant Management Authority, Gansu
Combining Alternative Livelihood Training and Environmental Education to the Community in Motianling Nature Reserve	Giant Panda, Golden Snub-nosed Monkey, Takin	China	Mr. FENG De	Motianling Provincial Nature Reserve, Shaanxi
Wildlife Monitoring Project in Taibai Niuweihe Provincial Nature Reserve, Shaanxi	Giant Panda	China	Mr. YU Yao	Niuweihe Provincial Nature Reserve
Cloud Platform Setup for Public Education on Aquatic Wildlife	/	China	Mr. ZHOU Xiaohua	National Aquatic Wildlife Conservation Association
Catalysing Community-led Marine Conservation in Sulawesi	/	Indonesia	Dr. Alasdair HARRIS	Blue Ventures
Population Distribution and Feeding Ecology of Finless Porpoise in Liaodong Bay and Northern Yellow Sea	Narrow-ridged Finless Porpoise	China	Dr. LU Zhichuang	Liaoning Ocean and Fisheries Science Research Institute
Activity Pattern and Habitat Utilisation of Yangtze Finless Porpoise in Zhenjiang Nature Reserve, Hubei	Yangtze Finless Porpoise	China	Dr. MEI Zhigang	Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Diurnal Pattern of Habitat Use vs. Anthropogenic Noise in Core Areas of Chinese White Dolphins (Sousa chinensis) and Finless Porpoises (Neophocaena phocaenoides) in Hong Kong Waters	Chinese White Dolphin, Indo-pacific Finless Porpoise	Hong Kong	Dr. LIN Tzu-Hao	Research Center for Information Technology Innovation, Academia Sinica, Taiwan
Environmental Pollution in Pearl River Estuary and the Health of Chinese White Dolphin Publication	Chinese White Dolphin	China	Prof. WU Yuping	Sun Yat-sen University
Ning, X., Gui, D., He, X. and Wu, Y. 2020. Diet Shifts Explain Temporal Trends of Pollutant Levels in Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphins (Sousa chinensis) from the Pearl River Estuary, China. Environmental Science & Technology, 54(20), 13110-13120. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.0c02299 Zhang, X., Luo, D., Yu, R. Q., Xie, Z., He, L. and Wu, Y. (2020). Microplastics in the endangered Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins (Sousa chinensis) from the Pearl River Estuary, China. Environmental Pollution, 270, 116057. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2020.116057 Zhang, X., Zhan, F., Yu, R.Q., Sun, X. and Wu, Y., 2021. Bioaccumulation of legacy organic contaminants in pregnant indo-Pacific humpback dolphins (Sousa chinensis): Unique features on the transplacental transfer. Science of The Total Environment, 785, 147287. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147287

Research on Mechanical Effects of Large-Scale Reclamation Projects on Habitat Use of Chinese White Dolphin	Chinese White Dolphin	China	Dr. WU Haiping	Qinzhou University
Assessment of Characteristics and Distribution of Human-Induced Underwater Noise in Chinese White Dolphin Habitats, Pearl River Estuary	Chinese White Dolphin	China	Dr. FANG Liang	Sun Yat-sen University