Help us with your donation | In the context of species conservation, aerial surveys are a proven method of estimating the size of a population. This is especially true for dolphin species. Basically, it involves the use of aircraft flying at low altitude from which human observers can see and count the animals they see in the sea.
In the past, YAQU PACHA has already supported aerial surveys (aerial survey Toninhas in Brazil and Argentina) in estimating the population of the endangered La Plata dolphins - Franciscana - Toninhas. So far, there is only a gap in the population estimate in Uruguay. From March to April 2023, a group of biologists from Brazil and Uruguay will fly along the Uruguayan coast to count La Plata dolphins. It will be the first time that data on the population of this species has been collected in Uruguay.
Aerial surveys are very expensive. They are carried out by companies that rent out airplanes.
One hour of aerial survey Toninhas costs 1000 EURO. A total of 43 flight hours are planned, which means that the entire project will cost 43,000 EURO.
Thanks to various non-governmental organizations and other sponsors such as Tiergarten Nürnberg and Verein der Tiergartenfreunde Nürnberg e.V., 35000 EURO have already been collected, which means that we still have to raise 8000 EURO.
The La Plata dolphin is the most endangered dolphin species in South America and urgently needs our help!
YAQU PACHA is coordinating conservation efforts in Europe to save this dolphin species.
With your support you help to make this important project a success and of course you will receive a donation receipt from us for your donation and if you wish, we will add your name to the list of supporters of this project and, if you wish, a link to your website.
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Account holder: YAQU PACHA e.V.
IBAN: DE91 7605 0101 0001 1416 38
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Bank: Sparkasse Nürnberg
Reason for payment: Donation flight count and please include your name and address with the transfer and mention yes or no and, if applicable, your Internet address
Thank you very much for your support and your donation!
The project is possible thanks to the joint efforts of scientists from Uruguay, Brazil and Argentina:
Artur Andriolo, Alexandre Zerbini, Caterina Dimitriades, Cecilia Passadore, Daniel Danilewicz, Emanuel Ferreira, Federico Sucunza, Martin Sucunza Perez, Miguel Iñiguez, Paulo Henrique Ott, Valentina Franco-Trecu
List of supporters of this project:
Nuremberg Zoo
Nuremberg Zoo Friends Association
IWC Scientific Committee Research Fund
Instituto Aqualie
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