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Building capacity to make Montserrat a mountain chicken refuge

 

Key Facts

FUNDING SCHEME ICON
FUNDING SCHEME
Darwin Plus
VALUE ICON
VALUE
£265,923
WHERE ICON
WHERE
Montserrat

Summary

The amphibian disease, chytridiomycosis, arrived on Dominica and Montserrat in 2002 and 2009 respectively, decimating populations of the islands’ endemic mountain chicken frog. In response, we have established a European captive breeding programme and built a world’s first semi-wild enclosure to test whether habitat manipulation can mitigate chytridiomycosis. To ensure long-term success, this project will significantly increase Montserratian conservation capacity and public engagement, develop a five-year conservation plan for this Critically Endangered species and facilitate knowledge sharing to enable replicability.
 
Status Current
Reference DPLUS105
Round 8
Start 01/07/2020
End 31/03/2023

Project Leader


Project Partners
Bristol Zoological Society, WildDominique, Montserrat Ministry of Education, Youth Affairs and Sports, Chester Zoo, Zoological Society of London (ZSL), Montserrat Department of Environment, Montserrat National Trust


Regions
UKOT

Biomes
ISLAND BIODIVERSITY

Threats To Biodiversity
LAND USE CHANGE

Broad Approches
SPECIES CONSERVATION, IN SITU, ECOSYSTEM CONSERVATION, GENERAL MEASURES

Specific Tools
RESEARCH TRAINING, RESEARCH, TRAINING, CEPA, MONITORING, NBSAP

Countries
Montserrat

Conventions
CBD

Documents:
Download: Final Report - DPLUS105 FR - 06/10/2023

Download: Half Year Report - DPLUS105 HYR3 - 16/03/2023

Download: Annual Report - DPLUS105 AR2 - 17/01/2023

Download: Half Year Report - DPLUS105 HYR2 - 14/01/2022

Download: Annual Report - DPLUS105 AR1 - 11/08/2021

Download: Half Year Report - DPLUS105 HYR1 - 03/02/2021

Download: Application Form - DPLUS105 App - 25/09/2020