Get Funding to Protect Endangered Species & Restore Habitats
Summary
This grant is for organizations like zoos or conservation facilities that are involved in endangered species recovery programs. Funds are designated for the ongoing propagation, monitoring, and population management of the Rio Grande Silvery Minnow to prevent extinction and reestablish healthy populations.
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Full Description
The primary purpose of this grant is for the City of Albuquerque BioPark Aquatic Conservation Facility to continue Rio Grande Silvery Minnow (RGSM) propagation activities, to include monitoring for and collecting RGSM eggs; to continue maintaining RGSM broodstock, and to continue spawning, rearing, tagging, and distributing juvenile and adult RGSM for augmentation efforts. These actions specifically address the Recovery Goals and Objectives in the revised U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) RGSM Recovery Plan and are necessary for the prevention of extinction of RGSM in the Middle Rio Grande and the reestablishment of self-sustaining populations within the species’ historical range. Also, these activities are in direct support of, and in accordance with, the USFWS 2003 Biological Opinion.
The principal place of performance will be the BioPark at 2601 Central Ave NW, Albuquerque, NM. The Principal Investigators will be Holly Casman and Kathy Lang.