Previously Funded TCF Awards

2003–2008 — 55 proposals funded

2008 — 15 proposals funded

Emmett, David; and Thandar Swe. 2007.

Monitoring the release of 50 Geochelone platynota in Minsontaung Wildlife Sanctuary to support enforcement and zoning for
conservation.

McGaugh, Suzanne. 2007.

Conservation genetics of the endemic Cuatrociénegas slider Trachemys taylori.

Singh, Shailendra; and Horne, Brian. 2007.

Development of “green” headstarting facilities in the National Chambal River Sanctuary, India: the last stronghold for the
red crowned roof turtle, Batagur kachuga.

Walker, Ryan; and Woods-Ballard, Andy. 2007.

Follow up study on the population density and conservation status of the Madagascar spider tortoise (Pyxis arachnoides).

Forero-Medina, German; and Moreno, Luis Eladio Renteria. 2007.

Distribution and conservation status of the endemic mud turtle Kinosternon dunni in Colombia.

Niskanen, Leo; and Volahy, Anselme Toto. 2007.

Survey of Pyxis planicauda in Andranomena Special Reserve, Western Madagascar.

Blanck, Torsten, Kremser, MMag. Tanja; and Ting Zhou. 2007.

Population size and structure of Cuora mccordi in a remote non protected area in Guangxi Province, China.

Than Myint; Win Ko Ko; Khin Myo Myo; Holmstrom, Bill; Calle, Paul; Raphael, Bonnie; Horne, Brian; Hudson, Rick; Platt, Steve; Platt, Kalyar. 2007.

Developing an integrative strategy for handling turtle confiscations in Myanmar.

Noureen, Uzma; and Khan, Ahmad. 2007.

Freshwater turtle conservation initiative along the Central Indus in Pakistan.

Vargas-Ramírez, Mario; and Castaño-Mora, Olga Victoria. 2007.

Actions towards the conservation of the endangered-endemic fresh water turtle Podocnemis lewyana, in the Upper
Magdalena River, Colombia.

Minh Duc Le; and Pritchard, Peter. 2007.

Genetic variability of the Critically Endangered softshell turtle, Rafetus swinhoei.

Kuchling, Gerald; Hudson, Rick; and Lu Shunqing. 2008.

Facilitating reproduction for the last pair of captive Rafetus in China – an emergency request.

Praschag, Peter. 2008.

Preliminary survey on the status of the critically endangered Batagur baska (Gray, 1831) on the east coast of India
with consideration of Pelochelys cantorii (Gray, 1864) and Nilssonia leithii (Gray, 1872).

Wen Cheng, Wang Jian, Zhou Ting, and Zhang Li. 2008.

Rafetus swinhoei: now or never.

IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group; Rhodin, Anders G.J. 2008.

Turtles on the Brink in Madagascar: A workshop on current status, conservation prioritization, and strategic action planning
for Madagascan tortoises and freshwater turtles.

2007 — 10 proposals funded

Wen Cheng. 2007.

Proposal to survey for Rafetus swinhoei in south Yunnan.

Khin Myo Myo. 2007.

Preliminary survey of the status of Kachuga trivittata between the Htamanthi village and the confluence of Chindwin and Ayeryawady Rivers.

Ghaffari, Hanyeh and Taskavak, Ertan. 2007.

A comparative study between the habits, conservational efforts and DNA structures of Rafetus euphraticus in Iran and Turkey.

Gong Shiping. 2007.

Geographic distribution, status and conservation of freshwater turtles in Guangdong Province, China.

Lu Shunqing. 2007.

Conserve the giant Yangtze softshell (Rafetus swinhoei).

Schoppe, Sabine. 2007.

Siebenrockiella leytensis over time – are populations stable?

Hendrie, Douglas. 2007.

A strategic approach to the conservation of chelonians in Vietnam.

Baard, Ernst. 2007.

Updating the population status of the geometric tortoise Psammobates geometricus and the southern speckled padloper Homopus signatus cafer in the Western Cape Province, South Africa.

Heng Sovannara. 2007.

The Batagur baska conservation project, Cambodia.

Gang Chen. 2007.

A conservation study of the critically endangered Cuora yunnanensis in Yunnan, China.

2006 — 5 proposals funded

Valenzuela, Nicole; and Ceballos Fonseca, Claudia Patricia. 2006.

Conservation implications of life history and thermal effects on sex determination and hatchling fitness in the endangered Magdalena river turtle (Podocnemis lewyana).

Vargas-Ramírez, Mario Alfonso; and Castaño-Mora, Olga Victoria. 2006.

Participatory research towards the conservation of the endangered-endemic fresh water turtle Podocnemis lewyana in the Upper Magdalena river, Colombia.

Mwaya, Reginald T. 2006.

An assessment of the effects of live trade moratorium on the pancake tortoise, Malacochersus tornieri (Testudinidae), wild populations in Tanzania.

Riyanto, Awal; Farajallah, Ahmad; and Arisona, Jarot. 2006.

The endangered Sulawesi tortoise (Indotestudo forstenii): behaviour, habitat, population in the wild and the harvest level.

Parham, James F.; Wilson, Byron S.; Parra-Olea, Gabriela; and Papenfuss, Theodore J. 2006.

Assessment of Caribbean slider turtle populations: a neglected turtle fauna under threat of genetic pollution, human exploitation, and habitat destruction.

2005 — 10 proposals funded

Lipman, Alison; and Carroll, C. Ronald. 2005.

Conservation of Podocnemis turtles in Parque Nacional Noel Kempff Mercado, Bolivia.

Luiselli, Luca. 2005.

Classification and prioritisation of the various areas of conservation interest for freshwater turtles in Nigeria and Benin: the application of GIS analyses on the results from previously CRF-funded projects and from newly-planned surveys.

Fidenci, Pierre. 2005.

Inventory, distribution, status, and conservation action of the Critically Endangered Philippine forest turtle, Heosemys leytensis, Palawan, Philippines.

García Anleu, Rony; Soto Shoender, José Roberto; and Espejel G., Verónica E. 2005.

Distribution and ecology of wild populations of the Central American river turtle (Dermatemys mawii: Dermatemydidae) in the Corridor of the Maya Forest in Guatemala.

Praschag, Peter; and Reza, Ali. 2005.

Genetic verification of the identity of the black soft-shell turtle Aspideretes nigricans (Anderson, 1875).

Syed, Gracia P. 2005.

A program of phylogeography, conservation and management for the Critically Endangered Central American river turtle Dermatemys mawii.

Centre for Coastal Environmental Conservation; Rahman, Mowdudur. 2005.

River terrapin conservation in the Sundarban Reserved Forest.

Ibarrondo, Bonggi R. 2005.

Rote snake-necked turtle (Chelodina mccordi): the Action Plan for its preservation.

Heng Sovannara. 2005.

Batagur baska conservation project: a program to protect and conserve the last known wild population of the Critically Endangered river terrapin, Batagur baska, in Indochina.

Andrews, Harry V. 2005.

Hatching and headstarting programmes for endangered chelonians in the National Chambal River Sanctuary: implementing recommendations from the Conservation Action Plan for India’s freshwater turtles.

2004 — 9 proposals funded

TRAFFIC Southeast Asia; Chris Shepherd, Noorainie Awang Anak, James Compton. 2004.

Protecting the Roti Island snake-necked turtle Chelodina mccordi from extinction.

Luiselli, Luca. 2004.

A mega-transect along the Gulf of Guinea (West Africa) to assess the status and the impact of human hunting activities on the hinge-back tortoises (genus Kinixys): a crucial step towards a large-scale conservation strategy for these forest species.

Attum, Omar. 2004.

A local community and capacity building approach to the conservation of the Egyptian tortoise.

Chan, Eng Heng; Soh, Chong Leng; and Wong, Chee Ho. 2004.

The Setiu River terrapin research and conservation program in Malaysia.

Colli, Guarino Rinaldi; and Neto, Habib Jorge Fraxe. 2004.

Management and conservation of Cerrado freshwater turtles at Parque Nacional de Brasília, Brazil.

Wildlife Conservation Society; Cleveland Metroparks Zoo; Hanoi National University; and Education for Nature - Vietnam. 2004.

Conservation of Rafetus swinhoei in Vietnam.

Cuc Phuong Turtle Conservation Center; Douglas B. Hendrie. 2004.

Operational support.

Syed, Gracia P. 2004.

Population recovery program for the Central American river turtle Dermatemys mawi (Testudines: Dermatemydidae).

Kuchling, Gerald. 2004.

Captive management of Kachuga trivittata in Myanmar.

2003 — 6 proposals funded

Diesmos, Arvin C. 2003.

Unraveling the myth of the Philippine pond turtle Heosemys leytensis.

Wildlife Conservation Society; Rohan Holloway, Sovannara Heng. 2003.

Batagur baska in Koh Kong Province, Cambodia – research in support of conservation.

Grupo Herpetologico de Antioquia; Vivian P. Páez, Brian C. Bock. 2003.

Assessment of the distribution and reproductive ecology of populations of Podocnemis lewyana in the Magdalena river drainage.

Madras Crocodile Bank Trust; Harry V. Andrews. 2003.

Conservation and captive breeding of Indian freshwater turtles and tortoises––a need for urgent conservation action.

Kuchling, Gerald. 2003.

Preliminary status survey of the Critically Endangered endemic Roti snake-neck turtle (Chelodina mccordi Rhodin, 1994), Roti Island, Indonesia.

International Center for Conservation of Turtles, Allwetterzoo Münster; Martina Raffel. 2003.

Conservation of critically endangered Asian turtle species.