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Seychelles Magpie-Robin Project

Grantee Name: BirdLife International

Hotspot
Madagascar and Indian Ocean Islands
Location
Seychelles
Amount
$19,697
Dates
May 2015 – Feb 2016
Keywords
Research, Species Conservation
Undertake emergency actions to understand and document the causes of the population collapse of the Seychelles magpie-robin (Copsychus sechellarum), which went from 38 to 12 individuals on Aride Island in the Seychelles in 2014; and take immediate actions to prevent further transmission of the disease, which is likely caused by a protozoan parasite, to other islands.
Strategic Direction : 2 Enable civil society to mainstream biodiversity and conservation into political and economic decision-making.

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