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Support the Cuban scientists to monitor, study and protect the Cuban crocodile. Crowdfunding initiative
The Crocodylus rhombifer, or Cuban crocodile, is a species endemic to Cuba. It has one of the most restricted geographic distributions among all crocodiles in the world. It inhabits only Cuba, specifically the Zapata Swamp (Matanzas).
The survival of the Cuban crocodile is threatened by human actions on the ecosystem, climate change, and other factors.
However, through research and urgent conservation actions it is possible to create an opportunity to protect it.
How will this initiative help protect the Cuban crocodile?
With your support, we’ll be able to closely monitor Cuban crocodiles in their natural habitat and better understand how to protect them.
We have reached the close of the fundraising phase of this crowdfunding initiative, which raised USD 13,564 thanks to the contributions of multiple donors.
These funds will make it possible to acquire and deploy satellite tags to monitor the movements of Cuban crocodile specimens, thereby supporting the conservation of the species.
What will we do?
With your support, we will acquire satellite tags that will allow us to:
Better understand how and where the Cuban crocodile lives.
We’ll study their activity areas, spatial movements, and habitat use to plan effective conservation actions.Identify sites with ideal ecological requirements.
This will allow us to precisely select where to release captive-bred individuals, increasing their chances of survival.
Etiam Pérez, biologist, and Gustavo Sosa, veterinarian, are specialists with many years of experience working with the Cuban crocodile in the Zapata Swamp.
They will be responsible for attaching the satellite tags and leading the research and conservation actions made possible thanks to the support gathered in this crowdfunding initiative.
This initiative comes from an alliance between the Antonio Núñez Jiménez Foundation for Nature and Humanity (FANJ), the Enterprise for the Conservation of the Zapata Swamp (ECOCIENZAP), the Cuban Crocodile Specialist Group (GECC), and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Cuba, as a part of the UNDP Crowdfunding Academy.
Activities are carried out with technical assistance from the global BIOFIN initiative, led in Cuba by the Ministry of Science, Technology, and Environment.
Discover step by step how your contribution will help protect the Cuban crocodile.
