Past Projects

Project Name	Supported Species	Location	Principal Investigator	Institute
A Conservation Action Plan for Chinese Giant Salamanders Publication	Chinese giant salamander	China	Prof. Andrew CUNNINGHAM	Zoological Society of London
Tapley, B., Turvey, S. T., Chen, S., Wei, G., Xie, F., Yang, J., Liang, Z., Tian, H., Wu, M., Okada, S., Wang, J., Lu, J., Zhou, F., Xu, J., Zhao, H., Redbond, J., Brown, T., & Cunningham, A. A. (2021). Range-wide decline of Chinese giant salamanders Andrias spp. from suitable habitat. Oryx, 55(3), 373-381. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605320000411 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
Are Our Amphibians in Peril of a Lethal Pandemic? Tracking an Emerging Amphibian Fungal Disease in Hong Kong Newts and Other Amphibians in the Wild and Pet Trade Market	Hong Kong Newt	China and Hong Kong	Dr. SIN Yung Wa	The University of Hong Kong
Whistle Comparison and Environmental Adaptability of Chinese white dolphins in the eastern and western Pearl River Estuary Publication	Chinese white dolphin	China	Dr. WANG Zhitao	Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yuan, J., Wang, Z., Duan, P., Xiao, Y., Zhang, H., Huang, Z., Zhou, R., Wen, H., Wang, K., & Wang, D. (2021). Whistle signal variations among three Indo‐Pacific humpback dolphin populations in the South China Sea: a combined effect of the Qiongzhou Strait's geographical barrier function and local ambient noise?. Integrative Zoology 16(4): 499–511. https://doi.org/10.1111/1749-4877.12531
Ecological Baseline Survey of Chinese white dolphin population in Hainan Publication	Chinese white dolphin	China	Dr. LIN Mingli	Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Lin, M., Chen, S., Gozlan, R. E., Ren, P., Li, W., Ye, S., Wang, Q., Zhang, T., Liu, J., Li, S. and Li, Z. (2020). Stock enhancement of Culter mongolicus: Assessment of growth, recapture and release size in the Yangtze lakes. Fisheries Research, 234, 105809. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2020.105809 Lin, M., Liu, M., Lek, S., Dong, L., Zhang, P., Gozlan, R. E., & Li, S. (2021). Modelling habitat suitability of the Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin using artificial neural network: The influence of shipping. Ecological Informatics, 62, 101274. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2021.101274 Liu, M., Lin, M., Lusseau, D., & Li, S. (2021). The biogeography of group sizes in humpback dolphins (Sousa spp.). Integrative zoology. 16, 527-537. https://doi.org/10.1111/1749-4877.12542 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
Social Strategy and Habitat Utilisation Pattern of Small Populations of Chinese White Dolphin	Chinese white dolphin	China	Dr. ZHENG Ruiqiang	Shantou University
School Conservation Education and Community Awareness in the Breeding and Conservation of Indigenous Bird Species, Including the Critically Endangered Bali Starling in Bali, Indonesia	Bali starling	Indonesia	Ms. Carolyn KENWRICK	Begawan Foundation
Proposal for Long Term Conservation of Red Fin Labeo (Labeo lankae) Globally Critically Endangered fish species	Red Fin Labeo	Sri Lanka	Prof. Devaka WEERAKOON	IUCN
Determining Elasmobranch Diversity and Conducting Age-Growth Analyses of Threatened Species to Support Sustainable Fisheries Management in Sri Lanka. Publication	Scalloped Hammerhead, Chilean Devil Ray, Giant Manta Ray, Spinetail Devil Ray, Stripenose Guitarfish, Short fin Devil Ray	Sri Lanka	Mr. Daniel FERNANDO	Blue Resources Trust
Tanna, A., Fernando, D., Gobiraj, R., Pathirana, B. M., Thilakaratna, S., & Jabado, R. W. (2021). Where have all the sawfishes gone? Perspectives on declines of these Critically Endangered species in Sri Lanka. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.3617
Regional Workshop on Species Assessment, Monitoring and Conservation Planning for Asian Groupers	Hong Kong Grouper, Longtooth grouper, Brown-marbled grouper, Camouflage grouper, Squaretail coralgrouper	China, Hong Kong	Mr. Stan SHEA	Bloom Association Hong Kong
Assessment of Primary Anthropogenic Stressors to Chinese White Dolphins in Heavily Urbanized Estuary Publication	Chinese white dolphin	China	Dr. LIN Wenzhi	Haisang Ecological Technology co. Ltd., Zhuhai
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 Lin, W., Karczmarski, L., Zhou, R., Mo, Y., Guo, L., Yiu, S. K. F., Ning, X., Wai, T. C., & Wu, Y. (2021). Prey decline leads to diet shift in the largest population of Indo‐Pacific humpback dolphins?. Integrative Zoology. https://doi.org/10.1111/1749-4877.12548 ​
Population Biology of Bryde's Whale in Weizhou Island, Guangxi	Bryde's whale	China	Prof. YANG Guang	Nanjing Normal University
Study and exploration of using drones for survey of Chinese white dolphin	Chinese white dolphin	China	Mr. CHEN Mo	Guangxi Academy of Sciences
Night-time Distribution and Abundance of Chinese White Dolphins (Sousa chinensis) in Hong Kong Waters: Conservation Implications	Chinese white dolphin	China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region	Dr. CHAN Stephen C.Y.	Cetacea Research Institute
West Visayas Species Reintroduction Project	Tarictic/Visayan Hornbill, Walden's Hornbill, Negros Bleeding-Heart Dove, Visayan Spotted Deer, Visayan Warty Pig	Philippines	Ms. Ysabella MONTANO	Talarak Foundation Inc.
Biodiversity of freshwater crabs and critical habitat investigation in the mountains of Yunan Publication	Freshwater crabs	China	Prof. SUAN Hongying	School of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University
Zhang, Z., Da Pan, X.H. and Sun, H. 2020. Two new species of freshwater crabs of the genera Eosamon Yeo & Ng, 2007 and Indochinamon Yeo & Ng, 2007 (Crustacea, Brachyura, Potamidae) from southern Yunnan, China. ZooKeys, 980, 1. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.980.52186
Taiwan Juvenile Horseshoe Survey: Survey of Juvenile Horseshoe Crab Populations and Habitats in Kinmen, Penghu and Xiangshan Wetland, Taiwan	Chinese horseshoe crab	Taiwan	Dr. YANG Mingjie	Blue Ocean Alliance
Recovering India’s Most Endangered turtles; Northern River Terrapin (Batagur baska) in the Sundarbans	Northern River Terrapin	India	Dr. Shailendra SINGH	Turtle Survival Alliance India
A Data-driven Approach to Strengthening Trade Enforcement of Turtles	Big-headed turtle, Beal's eyed turtle	China, Hong Kong	Dr SUNG Yik Hei	The University of Hong Kong
Youth Saving South China Sea Turtles	Green turtle, Hawksbill turtle	China	Ms.Katie O'HARA	Loggerhead Marinelife Center
China-Laos boundary snow leopard population conservation status evaluation Publication	Indochinese tiger, Indochinese leopard, Marbled cat	China	Dr. LI Sheng	Peking University
Wang, F., Winkler, J., Viña, A., McShea, W. J., Li, S., Connor, T., Zhao, Z., Wang, D., Yang, H., Tang, Y., Zhang, J. & Liu, J. (2021). The hidden risk of using umbrella species as conservation surrogates: A spatio-temporal approach. Biological Conservation, 253, 108913. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108913
Blood transfusion compatibility physiology study of the giant panda	Giant panda	China	Prof. LI Desheng	China Conservation and Research Center for Giant Panda
Promoting Model for Community Conservation of Mongalian Marmot	Mongolian Marmot	Mongolia	Mr. Tumurbaatar ENEBISH	Conservation Research and Education Center
Developing Local Community Nurseries to Protect and Restore Threatened Wildlife Habitat in Indonesian Borneo	Bornean orangutan, Bornean white-bearded gibbon, Malayan sun bear, Sunda Clouded leopard, Sunda pangolin	Indonesia	Dr. Mark HARRISON	Borneo Nature Foundation