Past Projects

Project Name	Supported Species	Location	Principal Investigator	Institute
Study on Population Ecology of Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphin in Sanya and Connectivity with Populations in Surrounding Waters Publication	Chinese White Dolphin	Sanya, China	Dr. LI Songhai	Sanya Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Dong, L., Caruso, F., Dong, J., Liu, M., Lin, M., & Li, S. (2021). Whistle characteristics of a newly recorded Indo‐Pacific humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis) population in waters southwest of Hainan Island, China, differ from other humpback dolphin populations. Marine Mammal Science. https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12816 Dong, L., Dong, J., Caruso, F., Zhao, L., & Li, S. (2021). Temporal variation of the underwater soundscape in Jiaotou Bay, an Indo‐Pacific humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis) habitat off Hainan Island, China. Integrative Zoology. https://doi.org/10.1111/1749-4877.12530 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 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 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
Impacts of Environmental Changes on the Chinese White Dolphins in Pearl River Estuary	Chinese White Dolphin	Pearl River Estuary, China	Prof. WU Yuping	Sun Yat-sen University
Displacement of Kernel Habitat of Coastal Delphinid upon Substantial Anthropogenic Coast Alternations	Chinese White Dolphin	Xiamen Bay, China	Dr. HUANG Shiang-lin	Taiwan Cetacean Society
Population Status and Conservation Strategies of the Yangtze Finless Porpoise in the Low Flow Season of Poyang Lake	Yangtze Finless Porpoise	Poyang Lake, China	Dr. MEI Zhigang	Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
GIS Establishment in Tian’e Zhou Baiji Dolphin National Nature Reserve, Hubei	Yangtze Finless Porpoise	Hubei, China	Mr. GONG Cheng	Tian'e Zhou Baiji Dolphin National Nature Reserve, Hubei
Study on Yangtze Finless Porpoise Conservation Management and Community Development in Hewangmiao, Hubei	Yangtze Finless Porpoise	Hubei, China	Mr. ZHU Binting	Jianli Fisheries Bureau
"Saving the smile" Community Education on Yangtze Finless Porpoise Conservation	Yangtze Finless Porpoise	Yangtze River, China	Ms GAO Baoyan	Wuhan Imaging and Natural Environmental Services Centre, Hubei
Paternity Test on Captive Spotted Seals by Microsatellite Genotyping	Spotted Seal	Liaoning, China	Mr. SONG Xinran	Dalian Sun Asia Tourism Holding Co. Ltd.
Giant Panda Disease Surveillance Through Laboratory Biological Sample Analysis: Capacity Building for Veterinarians	Giant Panda	Sichuan, China	Dr. LI Desheng	China Conservation and Research Centre for the Giant Panda
Training on Exhibition Panel Narration and Writing Skills for Giant Panda Nature Reserves in Sichuan	Giant Panda	Sichuan, China	Mr. YANG Xuyu	Sichuan Province Wildlife Resource Survey and Conservation Station
Study on Wildlife Corridor for Giant Panda in Wolong National Nature Reserve, Sichuan	Giant Panda & Others	Sichuan, China	Dr. GU Xiaodong	Sichuan Province Wildlife Resource Survey and Conservation Station
Establishment of Standards on Nature Reserve Master Plan and Patrol Techniques in Sichuan	Giant Panda	Sichuan, China	Mr. YANG Kunlin	Sichuan Province Wildlife Resource Survey and Conservation Station
Training on Infra-red Camera Monitoring and Data Application for Conservation Authorities in Shaanxi	Giant Panda	Shaanxi, China	Mr. MA Xiangzu	Division of Conservation, Shaanxi Forestry Department
Training on Standardised Establishment and Management at Field Stations in Giant Panda Nature Reserves in Shaanxi	Giant Panda	Shaanxi, China	Mr. ZHANG Junhe	Division of Conservation, Shaanxi Forestry Department
A Pilot Management Standardisation Project at Niuweihe Provincial Nature Reserve, Shaanxi	Giant Panda	Shaanxi, China	Ms ZHANG Xiaofeng	Shaanxi Province Nature Reserve and Wild Animal Station
Standardisation of Patrol and Monitoring in Nature Reserves in Gansu	Giant Panda	Gansu, China	Mr. LU Mingyao	Wild Animal and Plant Management Authority, Gansu
Study on the Relationship between Climate Change, Functional Micro-habitat Usage and Breeding Success of Wild Alpine Musk Deer	Alpine Musk Deer	Gansu, China	Prof. MENG Xiuxiang	Renmin University of China
Field Identification Handbook of Large and Medium-Sized Wild Mammals and Pheasants in South-western China	Terrestrial Mammals and Pheasants	Southwestern China	Dr. LI Sheng	Peking University
Scaling up the Chinese Pangolin Conservation through Education and Community-based Monitoring Programs to Combat Pangolin Trade in Sindhupalchowk District, Nepal	Chinese Pangolin	Nepal	Ms. Prativa KASPAL	Nepal Rural Development and Environment Protection Council
Conserving Critical Orangutan Habitat in Indonesian Borneo	Bornean Orangutan	Indonesia	Dr. Mark E. HARRISON	OuTrop
Microplastics and Megafauna: Implications of Microplastic Ingestion on Threatened Manta Ray Populations Publication	Reef Manta Ray	Indonesia	Dr. Andrea MARSHALL	Marine Megafauna Foundation
Argeswara, J., Hendrawan, I. G., Dharma, I. G. S., & Germanov, E. (2021). What's in the soup? Visual characterization and polymer analysis of microplastics from an Indonesian manta ray feeding ground. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 168, 112427. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.11
Distribution, Abundance, Fishery and Trade of a Giant, Threatened Reef Fish, the Humphead Wrasse Cheilinus undulatus in the Paracel Islands	Humphead Wrasse	Paracel Islands, China	Prof. LIU Min	Xiamen University
Advancing Conservation for an Endangered Asian Fish, Parahucho perryi Sakhalin Taimen	Sakhalin Taimen	Japan	Dr. Peter RAND	Limnos, LLC
Sidelined Arks in Deep Waters: Conserving Freshwater Taxa in the Southern Western Ghats of India	Freshwater Fish and Amphibians	India	Dr. Rajeev RAGHAVAN	St. Albert's College
Recovering Red-crowned Roofed Turtle, Batagur Kachuga on the Chambal River, Northern India	Red-crowned Roofed Turtle	India	Dr. Shailendra SINGH	Turtle Survival Alliance India
Saving the Last Northern River Terrapins (Batagur baska) in the Sundarbans of India and Bangladesh	Northern River Terrapin	India, Bangladesh	Dr. Brian HORNE	Turtle Survival Alliance
Conservation of Endangered Freshwater Turtles in Hong Kong Publication	Beal's-eyed Turtle and Big-headed Turtle	Hong Kong	Dr. Yik-hei SUNG	Hong Kong Baptist University
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
Study and Conservation of Migratory Chinese Crested Terns (Thalasseus bernsteini) in China and Indonesia	Chinese Crested Tern	China & Indonesia	Mr. Simba CHAN	BirdLife International
Study of Wintering Ground and Breeding Behavior of Blue-crowned Laughingthrush in Wuyuan, Jiangxi Province	Blue-crowned Laughingthrush	Jiangxi, China	Dr. NG Cho Nam	The Hong Kong Bird Watching Society
Community Conservation Education on Horseshoe Crabs and their Habitats in Beibu Bay, Guangxi	Horseshoe Crab	Guangxi, China	Ms LIN Wuying	Guangxi Biodiversity Research and Conservation Association
Blue Coral Breeding and Conservation in Xisha, Hainan	Blue Coral	Hainan, China	Mr. CHEN Hong	South China Sea Tropical Marine Biology and Disease  Research Institute, Hainan