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29/10/2026

🐸 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 - 𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗿𝗵𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗺

Earlier this year, 𝗔𝗻𝘂𝗿𝗮 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 launched the 𝐿𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑜 𝐿𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑛 project at Giants Cup Wilderness Nature Reserve in South Africa. The project focuses on protecting the montane wetlands inhabited by the Endangered 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗴-𝘁𝗼𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗴 (𝐿𝑒𝑝𝑡𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑠 𝑥𝑒𝑛𝑜𝑑𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑦𝑙𝑢𝑠), whose breeding sites are threatened by invasive plants, bush encroachment and annual fires.

🔥On 22 October, Anura Africa met with the reserve’s landowners and 𝗘𝘇𝗲𝗺𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼 𝗞𝗭𝗡 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 - the provincial conservation authority - to agree on measures to reduce the impact of annual burns, a decade-long practice to protect nearby farms and homesteads, on the frog’s habitat. Plans include relocating the firebreak, protecting sensitive areas through exclusion zones, and scheduling burns outside the breeding season.

Monitoring is essential to understanding whether these interventions benefit the frog population. The team from Anura Africa, in partnership with us at 𝗦𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗰𝗵𝘂𝘁𝘇 and 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗔𝗖𝗧, will continue to monitor the population using acoustic spatial capture–recapture, a method that uses the calls of male frogs to help estimate population size and distribution.

🔍WET Health assessments (method for assessing the present ecological condition of a wetland) and targeted habitat management can help the team evaluate changes in wetland condition and the effectiveness of these conservation measures.

Species conservation is not always about acting as quickly as possible!

✨𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗮 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲...

© Anura Africa

22/10/2026

𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐝, 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐨𝐩𝐞 🌾- 𝐀𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐕𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 🗣

𝐈𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐣𝐚𝐟𝐲, Lecturer-Researcher and Botanist at the University of Mahajanga and Representative of the Association Miahy sy Mizara (MIAMI) of Madagascar, attended the 17th session of the 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 (COP17) to the 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (UNCCD) in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, with financial support from 𝐒𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐳.

This year’s conference theme, "𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐝, 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐨𝐩𝐞”, highlighted the urgent need for collaborative action to combat land degradation and desertification 🌾. During the conference, Irinomenjanahary successfully endorsed the 𝐂𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 (CSOs) Declaration for Land, Peace, and Security and shared their approaches to land restoration in the Boeny Region of Madagascar.

✅Governance, Finance, Partnerships, and Implementation are the four CSOs pillars for combating desertification (https://skylarkcentre.com/cso-led-declaration-endorsement).

𝐌𝐈𝐀𝐌𝐈 𝐍𝐆𝐎 hereby official obtained accreditation from UNCCD! This is excellent news for the organisation, as the accreditation formally recognises its work and creates new opportunities for collaboration and future initiatives.

For the past three years, 𝐒𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐳 has been supporting Irinomenjanahary and Paul, as well as their team at the University of Mahajanga, in their conservation project for 𝑈𝑟𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑠 geckos in northwestern Madagascar.

“𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡 ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑝𝑒𝑑 𝑚𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑒𝑝𝑒𝑛 𝑚𝑦 𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑓 𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑑𝑒𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛, 𝑑𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ𝑡, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑛 𝑎 𝑔𝑙𝑜𝑏𝑎𝑙 𝑠𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑑 𝑚𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑐𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑑𝑖𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑡𝑦𝑝𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠”.

© Irinomenjanahary Randrianjafy

15/10/2026

🙌 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗬 𝗠𝗔𝗗𝗘 𝗜𝗧!! 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗪𝗔𝗟𝗗𝗥𝗔𝗣𝗣 𝗠𝗜𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡

After an incredible 2,500-kilometre journey that began on August 23, the Waldrapp birds and the Waldrappteam have reached their final destination in Vejer de la Frontera, Andalusia!

📍The Waldrapp colony will establish and be released into the wild on the grounds of 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼 𝗘𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗮. They will remain there until they reach sexual maturity after 3 years, when they will independently return to their breeding grounds on Lake Constance.

The Waldrappteam was delighted to be welcomed by representatives of Jerez Zoo and the Andalusian government, mayors from surrounding municipalities, and other guests. 𝗔𝗱𝗼𝗹𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘁í𝗻𝗲𝘇 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗱𝗼, Minister of Sustainability and the Environment, attended in person and congratulated the Waldrappteam on this remarkable achievement. 👏

🪶𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗰𝗵𝘂𝘁𝘇 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗿𝗱𝘀!

We would like to thank everyone who made this journey possible, including the Waldrappteam, 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲, 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼 𝗘𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗮 and 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗰𝗶ó 𝗔𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲.

© Barbara Steininger

08/10/2026

🌍 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐀𝐙𝐀 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬!

Last week, Dr. Tobias Kohl from 𝐒𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐳 attended this year’s EAZA (EAZA - the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria) Annual Conference in Paris.

Bringing together 𝟏,𝟎𝟗𝟎 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟔𝟗 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬, the conference is one of Europe’s largest gatherings of zoo and aquarium professionals - a place to exchange knowledge, share best practices, and explore new approaches to animal care, conservation, and education.

The conference opened in the spectacular 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞 𝐝𝐞 𝐥’É𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐮𝐬é𝐮𝐦 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐝’𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞 - a truly inspiring setting for a week dedicated to biodiversity and conservation. 🌿

During the conference, Dr. Tobias Kohl had the opportunity to present and share our conservation work with the 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐲𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰-𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐠𝐢𝐛𝐛𝐨𝐧 in Vietnam, highlighting the importance of collaboration to protect this threatened species and its habitat. 🐒

A big thank you to EAZA and all the participants for bringing together such a diverse and passionate conservation community! 🤝🌱

© Stiftung Artenschutz

30/09/2026

𝐀 𝐦𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐕𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐧𝐚𝐦 🌿

𝐊𝐨𝐧 𝐊𝐚 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐡 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐤 has recently grown to around 1,056 km², making it the third-largest national park in Vietnam!

It protects vital habitat for many endemic and endangered species, including the Northern Yellow-cheeked Gibbon, Grey-shanked Douc Langur and Vietnamese Crested Argus.

This milestone was made possible through the formal decision to bring Kon Ka Kinh National Park, Kon Chu Rang Nature Reserve and An Toan Nature Reserve under the newly established Kon Ka Kinh National Park Management Board, together with an additional 23,058 hectares in Tram Lap and Dak Roong that will further expand the protected landscape.

🌏The expansion is a major conservation milestone, creating a larger and better-connected landscape for wildlife, ecosystems, and local communities.

For the past 10 years, 𝐒𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐳 has worked closely with the 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐟𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐙𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 (FZS), the teams in these protected areas, the authorities and many local and international partners to protect the habitat of the Northern Yellow-cheeked Gibbon.

We are very happy to see this important step for the long-term protection of one of Vietnam’s most remarkable forests and its wildlife. 💚

📍For those attending the EAZA - the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria 𝐄𝐀𝐙𝐀 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬: Dr. Tobias Kohl will share more about these exciting developments on Thursday, 1st of October, during the afternoon session.

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© Daniel Rosengren
© Nguyen Van Tay

24/09/2026

𝐔𝐏𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄! 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐝 𝐈𝐛𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞 🪶

More than a month ago, 30 Northern Bald Ibis (𝐺𝑒𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑢𝑠 𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑖𝑡𝑎) set off from Binningen on their journey to their wintering grounds in Andalusia.

A week ago, the Waldrappteam arrived in 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐚, where 15 birds stayed behind with the Fundació Alive to be released into the wild and join the local colony. For the remaining 15 ibis, the adventure continues south — a journey covering more than 2,600 kilometers in total!

The Northern Bald Ibis is a migratory bird native to Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. Globally, it's listed as 𝐄𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 by the IUCN — but in Europe, it's sadly classified as 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐄𝐱𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐭 🔴

𝐅𝐮𝐧 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭: Unlike other members of the ibis’ family, this species doesn't wade. It breeds on rocky areas and cliffs but spends the rest of the year across a variety of habitats — from grasslands and semi-arid zones to open mountain meadows and inland wetlands.

Thanks to the support of the 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐜𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞, we at 𝐒𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐳 are proud to co-finance this long-term effort to establish new migration routes for the ibis in Spain and help restore its European populations.

📍Follow all updates on the Waldrappteam drappteam website: www.waldrappteam.at

We wish the Waldrappteam a safe arrival and a successful conclusion to this migration!

© Barbara Steininger

17/09/2026

🐸 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐠 – 𝐔𝐏𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄!

Early this year Madagasikara Voakajy started a project to restore the Golden Mantella (𝑀𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑎 𝑎𝑢𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑐𝑎) frogs’ breeding marshes in the Alaotra-Mangoro region in eastern Madagascar.

This colourful frog is endemic to Madagascar, and it has only been found in 2 sites inside the Mangabe Reserve and Torotofotsy – Ambatovy site. It is listed as 𝐄𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 by the IUCN and their main threat is habitat loss due to the destruction of breeding sites by mining and agricultural activities (Slash and burn = Tavy of the adjacent forest).

After a successful assessment of the marshes and collection of habitat parameters for the 𝐇𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭 𝐒𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐱 (HIS), the intervention team aims to start restoration activities in the 20 selected breeding marshes.

🍃Planned interventions include backfilling of mining pits, restoring native wetland vegetation, and rehabilitating microhabitats.

𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐤𝐞𝐲! Local ecological knowledge regarding the historical plant composition of each marsh, together with field assessments and stronger protection measures for the agricultural seasons can help restore natural habitat structure, re-establish suitable refuge sites, and improve breeding conditions for this charismatic golden frog.

©Madagasikara Voakajy

10/09/2026

The 2026 field survey on the red panda (𝐴𝑖𝑙𝑢𝑟𝑢𝑠 𝑓𝑢𝑙𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑠), led by Pooja Paudel in Nepal, has now been successfully completed!

The study was carried out in two phases: a preliminary survey in February, followed by the main field survey during May and June 2026. In total, data were collected across 42 transects, divided into trail and road transects.

One particularly interesting finding emerged from the fieldwork: no red panda presence signs were recorded along the road transects. As a result, the analysis focused on the trail transects, where researchers documented different signs of red panda presence and collected 21 s**t samples for further investigation.
The initial research proposal aimed to investigate the impact of roads on red panda habitat. However, the complete absence of red panda signs along the road sites led the research team to adapt the approach and focus the analysis on the trail transects.

Alongside the ecological fieldwork, a questionnaire survey was conducted with 121 households in three rural villages: Sukpasor, Tokdin, and Marbu, in Dolakha District. These communities are located in a rural landscape and consist of relatively small numbers of households. The interviews provide an important social dimension to the research and help place red panda conservation within the local context.

And the work continues! The collected s**t samples are currently undergoing laboratory analysis, where different parasites are being investigated and identified.
From field observations and s**t samples to household surveys and laboratory analysis: Every track, sample, and local perspective adds another piece to the puzzle of red panda conservation.

© Field team led by Pooja Paudel

03/09/2026

🦎🔥European Fire Salamanders are under threat — but there is still hope! 🙌

A deadly fungus called 𝑩𝒂𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒄𝒉𝒚𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒖𝒎 𝒔𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔 (Bsal), also known as salamander chytrid, is spreading through Europe. It infects salamanders and newts and can wipe out entire local populations.

The fungus has been recorded in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Spain since it was first described exactly 13 years ago, on the 3rd of September. Since 2023, this date is declared as “𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗮𝘆".

In 2020, the fungus was also detected in the Steigerwald, in southern Germany. In 2024, we initiated together with Citizen Conservation a project to protect Germany’s unique fire salamanders in this area.

The plan: In coordination with the Bsal-Screening from the Bayrischen Landesamt für Umwelt, tested salamanders are transported to the Ecological Station Fabrikschleichach (University of Würzburg) for a short quarantine period until the test results are available. Salamanders that test negative for the fungus are released back into the same places where they were originally found.

Positive tested salamanders are transferred for heat therapy to the Tiergarten Nürnberg. These individuals will become the founder population for an 𝑒𝑥-𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑢 conservation project, managed by Citizen Conservation. This collaboration project is part of the Feuersalamander.NET. – a network of NGOs, Universities and Zoological Institutions to protect these unique and threatened animals.🦎

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© Johannes Penner

27/08/2026

Caecilians are limbless, burrowing amphibians that contribute to soil processes and ecosystem functioning. However, many species are still classified as Data Deficient, reflecting significant knowledge gaps in their distribution, ecology, and conservation status.

A recent field study in the Western Ghats of India documented the distribution, habitat requirements, and threats affecting three Data Deficient caecilian species. The findings contributed to the reassessment of 𝐺𝑒𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑜𝑝ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑔𝑜𝑎𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑠 and 𝐼𝑐ℎ𝑡ℎ𝑦𝑜𝑝ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑑𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑑𝑖 for the IUCN Red List, providing new evidence to support conservation assessments.

The surveys documented 𝐺𝑒𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑜𝑝ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑔𝑜𝑎𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑠 at its type locality for the first time since the species was described in 2007. In addition, roadkill hotspots were identified across the study landscape, indicating that road mortality represents an important threat to caecilian populations. Habitat loss associated with infrastructure development and tourism was also recorded at several sites.
Despite targeted surveys, 𝐺𝑒𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑜𝑝ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑠ℎ𝑖 was not detected, highlighting the need for additional field investigations to better understand its current distribution and conservation status.

The project also included collaboration with Forest Departments, local communities, NGOs, students, and citizen scientists to strengthen regional capacity for amphibian monitoring and conservation.

Reliable field data remain essential for understanding the status of overlooked species and supporting evidence-based conservation decisions.

© Vishal Kumar Prasad

Wildlife Institute of India

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