The Oregon Zoo Foundation
Future for Wildlife
Conservation Fund Awardees

1998-2004

• Repair of Punta San Juan, Peru, barrier wall. Patricia Majluf, WCS/Bronx Zoo, $25,529. Funds raised byThe Oregon Zoo Foundation independent of the Conservation Fund, including a $10,000 challenge grant from the IFC Foundation.

• Sex differences in parental investment of Humboldt penguins at Punta San Juan. Sabrina Taylor (Smithsonian Institution, Dalhousie University), $6,533 (3 funding cycles).

• Field support for Sex differences in parental investment of Humboldt penguins, Punta San Juan, Peru, June 8-15, 1999. Shawn St. Michael, Oregon Zoo, $1,700.

• Support to attend the Humboldt Penguin Population Habitat Viability Analysis (CBSG, Chile). Cynthia Cheney, Penguin Conservation, $1,300.

• Monitoring 1999 Humboldt penguin nesting success at Punta San Juan, Peru. Rosana Paredes, WCS/Bronx Zoo, $1,500.

• Rodrigues Fruit Bat Environmental Education Project, Rodrigues, Mauritius. Kim Whitman, Philadelphia Zoo's One with Nature program, $8,000 (3 funding cycles).

• African elephant chemoreception field research at Samburu Reserve, Kenya.  L. E. L. Rasmussen, Oregon Graduate Institute, $2,500.

• International Snow Leopard Trust Project Partner, Ladakh, India, $1,000.

• Creation of a data base of captive and semi-captive primates in Colombia. Fernando Nassar-Montoya, Centro de Primatologica Araguatos, $1,700.

• Surveys and monitoring of nesting behavior for populations of western painted (Chrysemys picta belli) and western pond (Clemmys marmorata marmorata) turtles at Burlington Bottoms, Oregon. Sue Beilke, Northwest Ecological Resources Institute, $2,000.

• The stress response in Humboldt penguins: How much does habitat and body condition matter? P. Dee Boersma, University of Washington, $2,270.

• Endangered turtles of Hainan Island, China. A. Ross Kiester, U.S. Forest Service, T. J. Papenfuss, University of California, Berkeley, and S. Hai-tao, Hainan Teachers College, $3,000.

• Schools awareness program for elephant conservation. Jayantha Jayewardede, Biodiversity & Elephant Conservation Trust, Sri Lanka, $756.

• Tigris Foundation Amur leopard anti-poaching effort, $500.

• Oviposition of pond-breeding amphibians: the potential influence of exotic plants. Catherine M. Callison, Portland State University, $1,311.

• Tree kangaroo in-situ conservation project in Papua New Guinea. Lisa Dabek, Roger Williams Park Zoo, $3,000.

• A baseline study of Oregon spotted frogs in Sunriver, Oregon. Jay Bowerman, Sunriver Nature Center, $2,000.

• Evaluation of a minimally disturbed population of the northern red-legged frog (Rana aurora aurora): development of baseline reference conditions for understanding phenology, movement, and demography. Marc Hayes, Portland State University, $2,025.

• Population study of the western gray squirrel. Susan E. Weston, Portland State University, $455.

• Comparative nesting behavior and hatchling emergence of the western painted (Chrysemys picta belli) and western pond (Clemmys marmorata marmorata) turtles at Smith and Bybee Lakes and Burlington Bottoms. Teresa DeLorenzo and Susan G. Beilke, Northwest Ecological Research Laboratory, $2,100.

• Project Partner to build predator-proof corrals in Hemis National Park, Ladakh, India. Rodney Jackson, International Snow Leopard Trust, $1,000.

• 2000-2001 support for Rodrigues Conservation Education Project in cooperation with the Mauritian Wildlife Foundation. Kim Whitman, Philadelphia Zoo, $4,000.

• Radio telemetry and field equipment for Washington western pond turtle head-start program, Frank Slavens. Woodland Park Zoo, $2,600.

• Travel to Chengdu, China, for training course in behavior and enrichment for giant pandas prior to reintroduction to the wild. David Shepherdson, Oregon Zoo, $1,300.

• Jaguar (Panthera onca) relative abundance in the Huasabas-Sahuaripa region, Sonora, Mexico. Carlos A. L¹pez Gonz�lez, Denver Zoological Foundation, $1,000.

• Wildlife-Community Extension: A community approach to hirola (Beatragus hunteri) conservation in situ. Solomon Kyalo, Kenya Wildlife Service, $5,000.

• The effect of forest fragmentation on the conservation of the golden-crowned sifaka/ankomba malandy (Propethecus tattersalli) in northern Madagascar. Astrid Vargas, Smithsonian Institution, $2,000.

• Northern red-legged frog movements in an urban-constrained environment. Jennifer Serra, Evergreen State College, $1,500.

• Field support for guano harvest observer, Punta San Juan, Peru, February 16-March 2, 2001. Jan Steele, Oregon Zoo, $1,427.

• Logistical support for WCS/Humboldt Penguin SSP guano harvest monitoring project. Patricia McGill and Patricia Majluf, Brookfield Zoo and WCS, Peru, $1,500.

• Peninsular pronghorn recovery project in the Vizcaino Desert Reserve, Baja California del Sur, Mexico. Jeff Holland, Los Angeles Zoo, $1,050.

• Influence of availability of snags and roost trees and presence and habitat use of bats. Edward Arnett, Oregon State University, $1,500.

• Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program in Papua, New Guinea, 2001 support.  Lisa Dabek, Roger Williams Park Zoo, $3,000.

• Schools awareness program for elephant conservation.  Jayantha Jayewardene, Biodiversity and Elephant Conservation Trust, Sri Lanka, $2,016.

• Endangered turtles of Hainan Island, China: Continuation proposal for 2001.  A. Ross Kiester, U.S. Forest Service, $3,000.

• Zoo Conservation Outreach Group: Institutional Partner.  Daniel Hilliard, Executive Director, $500.

• Center for Ecosystem Survival. Norman Gerschnez, Director, San Francisco State University, $500.

• Bushmeat Crisis Task Force. Michael Hutchins, Chair, BCTF Steering Committee, American Zoo and Aquarium Association, $500.

• Amur Leopard Fund, Hornocker Wildlife Institute status and habitat survey. Alan H. Shoemaker, Riverbanks Zoological Park, $500

• Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage Education Center Supplies, Zambia. Doug Cress, Chimfunshi-USA, $500.

• Western Pond Turtle Project. David Towne, Woodland Park Zoo, $2,600.

• Environmental Educator for Rodrigues, Mauritius. Kimberly Whitman, Zoological Society of Philadelphia, $3,000.

• International Snow Leopard Trust Project Partner: Snow Leopard Survival Strategy Summit. Brad Rutherford, ISLT, $1,000.

• Where do Humboldt penguins go when they aren't breeding, Punta San Juan, Peru. P. Dee Boersma, University of Washington, $5,300.

• Matabeleland cheetah and leopard research program, Zimbabwe. Vivian J. Wilson, Chipangali Wildlife Trust, and Chris Pfeffercorn, Oregon Zoo, $4,025.

• Influence of availability of snags and roost trees on presence and habitat use of bats.  Edward B. Arnett, Department of Forest Science, Oregon State University, $1,500.

• Tree kangaroo conservation program in Papua, New Guinea.  Lisa Dabek, Roger Williams Park Zoo, $3,000.

• Peninsular Pronghorn Recovery Project in the Vizcaino Desert Reserve, Baja California Sur, Mexico.  Jeff Holland, Los Angeles Zoo, $3,449.

• Matabeleland cheetah and leopard research program.  Vivian J. Wilson, Chipangali Wildlife Trust, and Chris Pfeffercorn, Oregon Zoo, $3,035.

• Pygmy rabbit captive breeding and reintroduction program.  David Shepherdson, Oregon Zoo, $1,000.

• Future for Wildlife brochure. Kim Freed, The Oregon Zoo Foundation, $690.

• Lowland tapirs as landscape detectives for the Atlantic Forest: a new conservation approach. Patricia Medici, Institute for Ecological Research, $2,900.

• Emergency interim support for Punta San Juan Reserve, Peru. David Shepherdson, Oregon Zoo (on behalf of Patricia Majluf and Patricia McGill), $3,000.

• Oregon Zoo Conservation Greenhouse Start-up. Blair Csuti, Oregon Zoo, $4,890.

• International Snow Leopard Trust Project Partner. Owen Rogers, ISLT, $1,000.

• Matabeleland cheetah and leopard research program. Vivian J. Wilson, Chipangali Wildlife Trust and Chris Pfefferkorn, Oregon Zoo, $4,225.

• Rapid assessment of the current conservation status and future management needs of the endangered Javan warty pig (Sus verrucosus). Erik Meijaard, Austrailian National University, $2,900.

• Schools' awareness program for elephant conservation. Jayantha Jayewardene, Biodiversity and Elephant Conservation Trust, Sri Lanka, $2,590.

• Environmental educator for Rodrigues, Mauritius. Kimberly Whitman, Zoological Society of Phalelphia, $3,000.

• Tree kangaroo conservation program in Papua New Guinea. Lisa Dabek, Roger Williams Park Zoo, $3,000.

• Conservation Action Partnership: North America. Western Regional USFWS/AZA Conservation Workshop. Blair Csuti, Oregon Zoo and Richard Block, Santa Barbara Zoological Gardens, $3,000.

• Fender's blue butterfly (Icaricia icarioides fenderi) population supplementation pilot project. David Shepherdson, Oregon Zoo, $1,625.

• Oregon silverspot butterfly population supplementation. David Shepherdson, Oregon Zoo, $1,625.

• Matabeleland cheetah and leopard research program. Vivian J. Wilson, Chipangali Wildlife Trust, and Chris Pfefferkorn, Oregon Zoo, $5,000.

• The influence of captive rearing on behavior and demography of endangered Northwest butterflies. Sheryl Schultz, Washington State University, Vancouver, WA, $2,524.

• Field conservation support for Oregon Zoo Living Collections staff. Blair Csuti and David J. Shepherdson, Oregon Zoo, $1,803.

• Conservation campaign for the Humboldt penguin in the Pisco Parcas area, Peru (Phase I). Mónica Echegaray, ACOREMA, $4,580.

• International Snow Leopard Trust International Partnerships Program, Owen Rogers, ISLT, $1,000.

• Peninsular pronghorn recovery project in the Viscanio Desert Reserve, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Jeff S. Holland, Los Angeles Zoo, $3,208.

• Matabeleland cheetah and leopard research program. Vivian J. Wilson, Chipangali Wildlife Trust, and Chris Pfefferkorn, Oregon Zoo, $6,565.
  
  
• Environmental Educator for Rodrigues, Maruitius. Kimberly (Whitman) Lengel, Zoological Society of Philadelphia, $3,000.
  
  
• Tree Kangaroo conservation program in Papua New Guinea. Lisa Dabek, Roger Williams Park Zoo, $3,000.
  
  
• Kasese Wildlife Conservation Awareness Project. Asaba Mukobi, Oregon Zoo, $5,000.
  
  
• The Xerces Society search for new populations of imperiled butterflies. Scott Hoffman Black and Mace Faughan, The Xerces Society, $3,000.
  
  
• Oregon spotted frog (Rana pretiosa) habitat use and effects of grzing. Amy Shovlain and Deanna Olson, Oregon State University, $1,980.
  
  
• Matabeleland cheetah and leopard research program. Vivian J. Wilson, Chipangali Wildlife Trust, and Chris Pfefferkorn, Oregon Zoo, $4,000.

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