Implement conservation activities for recovery and reestablishment of these populations in the wild
Ended Project Grant Awarded Last action
- Award ID
- F22AP01462
- Recipient
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Turtle Survival Alliance Foundation UEI V75XCJBACMJ3
- Awarding agency
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DOI Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters Region 9
Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
- Obligated
- $54,511
Award facts
- Assistance listing
- 15.645 Marine Turtle Conservation Fund
- Completion date
- Originally
- Funding
-
- $36,341.00 Federal
- $18,170.00 Non-federal
- Place of performance
- India
Award details come from USAspending.gov.
Description
Currently, only fragmented remnant populations of this species remain in the wild due to hunting and degraded habitat from rapid land use change. Activities include (1) surveying extant populations and identifying potential release sites in nagaland, india (2) improving existing facilities where captive colonies are managed to improve hatching success of eggs (3) implementing behavioral enrichment practices with captive tortoises, like introducing sensory or feeding stimuli, to improve health and post release survivorship (4) conducting awareness activities using a community based participatory approach near potential release sites (5) training 10 youth from indigenous communities to participate in project conservation activities as para biologists (6) constructing soft release pens for pre release conditioning and acclimation and (7) releasing 10 tortoises into the wild in bangladesh with radio transmitters to be monitored by para biologists.
Transactions
| Action | Federal | Non-federal | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment | $0 | $0 | |
| Amendment | $0 | $0 | |
| Original award | $36,341 | $18,170 |
Quick answers
Who received award F22AP01462?
F22AP01462 was awarded to Turtle Survival Alliance Foundation by DOI Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters Region 9 (Fish and Wildlife Service) on February 1, 2022.
How much is award F22AP01462 worth?
$54,511 has been obligated on F22AP01462: $36,341 in federal funding and $18,170 in non-federal funding.
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