Asia-Pacific Program
Status: Active, started in 1990
Active projects within this program:- Asian Vulture Crisis (2000 – )
- Philippine Eagle Conservation (1990 – )
- Research, Student Education (2008 – )
Goals:
Conserve raptors in jeopardy and gather new information on little-known species while building local capacity for conservation of biodiversity through training and support of students whose research is focused on birds of prey and their ecological needs.
Background:
The Asia-Pacific program covers all activities of The Peregrine Fund in Asia and the Southeast Asian and Australasian islands of the Pacific. This is a huge area rich in raptor diversity with habitats ranging from the world’s highest mountains, to deserts, to tropical rainforests, and more. Conservation problems range from the effects of the drug diclofenac on vultures in South Asia, to deforestation and human population impact in the Philippines. Conservation efforts focused on raptors in this region of the world may have significant results, especially in areas that have been little-studied yet suffer significant deforestation, such as New Guinea, Sulawesi, and Borneo.
While some areas in this region have high population densities and significant local interest in raptor research, others remain largely unstudied, with some raptor species lacking even the most basic natural history and population status information. Research in selected parts of the Asia-Pacific region will enhance our understanding of global raptor diversity and abundance significantly.
Recent Results:
The Asia-Pacific Program covers all activities of The Peregrine Fund in Asia and the southeast Asian and Australasian islands of the Pacific. This is a huge area rich in raptor diversity with over one third of the world’s birds of prey, many inhabiting islands of very limited geographic range. Habitats are diverse, ranging from the world’s highest mountains, to deserts, to tropical rainforests, and more. Conservation problems range from the effects of the drug diclofenac on vultures in South Asia, to deforestation and human population impact in the Philippines. Conservation efforts focused on raptors in this region of the world could have significant results, especially in areas that have been little-studied yet suffer significant deforestation, such as New Guinea, Sulawesi, and Borneo. While some areas in this region have high human population densities and significant local interest in raptor research, other areas remain largely unstudied, with some raptor species lacking even the most basic natural history and population status information. Research in selected parts of the Asia-Pacific region will enhance our understanding of global raptor diversity and abundance significantly. Projects within this region are described separately. In 2010, a grant was awarded to Francesco Germi to search for Chinese Goshawks in Indonesian Papua; work to occur in 2011.
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Location Note:
Pakistan, India, Nepal, Mongolia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea
Species involved
People involved in this project:
Cooperating Partners:
- Asian Raptor Research Conservation Network
- Cambodia Ministry of Environment
- ICICI Bank
- Ministry of Nature, Environment and Tourism
- Mongolian Academy of Sciences
- Mongolian Ornithological Society
- National University of Mongolia
- Philippine Eagle Foundation
- Trust for Mutual Understanding
- University of Reading
- Wildlife Conservation Society
Combined Federal Campaign # 10639
