SAFE Grant Awards

Co-opting the Coexistence Co-op from Kenya to Tanzania to Save African Vultures
Corinne Kendall, PhD, North Carolina Zoo
Darcy Ogada, PhD, The Peregrine Fund
$50,000

Evaluating the Efficacy of Management Interventions in the Conservation of African Penguins
Katta Ludynia, PhD and Nicky Stander, Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB)
Ric Urban, Houston Zoo
$45,914

Protecting Chimpanzees in Kibale National Park Through Anti-Poaching Patrols
Kevin Langergraber, PhD, Sam Angedakin, and John Mitani, PhD, Ngogo Chimpanzee Project, Inc.
Corinne Kendall, PhD, North Carolina Zoo
$47,000

Andean Highland Flamingos Conservation Monitoring Program
Guillermo Cubillos Torres, Zoológico Nacional de Chile
Daniel Hilliard, PhD, Zoo Conservation Outreach Group
Sue Tygielski, PhD, Reid Park Zoo
$49,185 

Creation of National Vulture Action Plans for Kenya and Tanzania
Corinne Kendall, PhD, North Carolina Zoo
Darcy Ogada, PhD, The Peregrine Fund
$34,475

Expanding Capacity for Confiscated Turtles in the Greater New York Region
Dave Collins, Turtle Survival Alliance
Matt Allender, DVM, PhD, Chicago Zoological Society / Brookfield Zoo; University of Illinois
$49,899 

SAFE and Sound: Creating a Safe Future and Sustainable Population for Tree Kangaroos
Lisa Dabek, PhD and Beth Carlyle-Askew, Woodland Park Zoo
Kathy Russell, Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo
$49,970 

The Development and Enhancement of a Standardized Registry to Identify, Monitor, and Manage the Sumatran Elephant Population Under Human Care in Sumatra
Adam Felts, Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
$23,350

Ensuring Protection of the World’s Largest Black Rhino Population in the Face of the Global Corona Virus Pandemic
Richard Bergl, PhD, North Carolina Zoo
Seth Stapleton, PhD, Minnesota Zoo
$50,000

Gaining a New Understanding of Orangutans in Agricultural Mosaic Landscapes to Cause a Paradigm Shift in Conservation Strategy
Louis DiVincenti, Jr. DVM, MS, DACLAM, DACAW, Seneca Park Zoo
Brian Kutsch, Little Rock Zoo
$22,760

In Situ Population Reinforcement of Endangered Zebra Sharks (Stegostoma tigrinum) in Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia
Tim Carpenter, Seattle Aquarium
Erin Meyer, PhD, Seattle Aquarium
Julie Levans, Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center
Leah Neal, Georgia Aquarium
Alistair D.M. Dove, PhD, Georgia Aquarium
Lisa Hoopes, PhD, Georgia Aquarium
$44,140

Investigating Shell Disease and Its Associated Pathobiome in Western Pond Turtles
Tim Storms, DVM, Woodland Park Zoo
Kevin Murphy, Woodland Park Zoo
Kelly Flaminio, DVM, Oregon Zoo
Karen Terio, DVM, PhD, DACVP, University of Illinois
Lee Pinnell, PhD, John G. Shedd Aquarium
$49,410

African Vultures United
Corinne Kendall, PhD, North Carolina Zoo
Darcy Ogada, PhD, The Peregrine Fund
Erin Stotz, Denver Zoological Foundation
$24,620

Conservation of the Cross River Gorilla in Nigeria
Inaoyom Imong, PhD, Wildlife Conservation Society
Richard Bergl, PhD, North Carolina Zoo
Erica Farrell, Zoo New England
$50,000

Reintroduction of Radiated Tortoises in Madagascar
Michael Ogle, Zoo Knoxville
Rick Hudson, Turtle Survival Alliance
$49,526