Conservation Endowment Fund

Examples of Successful Proposals

Below are examples of successful Conservation Endowment Fund proposals. Please keep in mind that the application changes from one year to the next, so a careful reading of the current year's application is critical. Also note that some of the proposal examples contain cover sheet and budget information and some do not. In some cases, this information has been withheld at the request of the Principal Investigator.

All of the following documents are in PDF.

Animal Health

Download in PDF Investigation of Streptococcus bovis complex and Associated Valvular Endocarditis: A Major Cause of Mortality in Northern Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris kenyoni), 2006

Download in PDF Identification of Serum and Tissue Biomarkers for Cardiomyopathy in the Vancouver Island Marmot (Marmota vancouverensis), 2007

Aquatic Conservation

Download in PDF Population Studies and Conservation of Pterapogon kauderni (Teleostei, Apogonidae), and Endemic Coral Reef Fish Threatened by the International Aquarium Fish Trade, 2006

Conservation Education

Download in PDF Creating Youth-Intern Teams to Increase the Effective Delivery of Action-Oriented Conservation Messages, 2007

Download in PDF Ecoagriculture Curriculum Development, Training and Research at the MFG's Ivoloina Conservation Training Center and the University of Toamasina, Toamasina, Madagascar, 2006

Field Conservation

Download in PDF Understanding Ecology of Dholes in Thailand, 2007

Download in PDF Securing Critical Rangeland for Grevys Zebra in Northern Kenya, 2006

Download in PDF Community Outreach for Predator Conservation: Cheetah Conservation Botswana, 2006

Research

Download in PDF Non-Invasive Genetic Estimation of Population Size of Critically Endangered Gyps Vultures in Asia, 2007

Download in PDF Examining the Relationship between Fecal Corticoids as a Measure of Stress and Metabolic Derangement on the Onset of Superficial Necrolytic Dermatitis in Captive Black Rhinos, Diceros bicornis, 2006

Download in PDF Community-based Study of the Conservation Status and Ecology of the African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus) in Southeastern Kenya (Northeastern and Coastal Provinces), 2005

Management / Captive Breeding

Download in PDF Conservation, Restoration, and Management of Bog Turtles, Glyptemys muhlenbergii, in Tennessee, 2006

Download in PDF How Long Will They Live? Developing and Evaluating Standardized Methods for Estimating and Reporting Mortality Rates in Captive Populations, 2005