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Svetlana Goloshchapova 19 Apr 2012
Initiation of Volunteer Butterfly Conservation Movement in Western Russia
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Diana Solovyeva 27 Feb 2012
Surveys and Conservation of the Scaly-Sided Merganser in Russia
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Rinur Bekmansurov 30 Sep 2011
Protection of Populations of the White-Tailed Eagle, Imperial Eagle and Greater Spotted Eagle
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Olga Filatova 19 Jul 2011
Conservation of Killer Whales (Orcinus orca) in the Russian Far East: Protecting Food Resources and Promoting Environmental Stewardship
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Igor Prokofyev 10 Mar 2011
Involving Local Communities of the Western Part of Russia into Ensuring Long Term Bats Protection
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Yury Yarovenko 15 Feb 2011
GIS Mapping of Habitats and Further Field Research to Identify the Priority Leopard (Panthera pardus) Areas in Dagestan, Russian North Caucasus
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Anatoly Lebedev 6 Jan 2011
Informational and Consulting Support to Local Forest Communities in Framework of New Reform
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Tatiana Ivkovich 6 Jan 2011
The Matrilineal Killer Whale Society: The Critical Importance of Females for Population Survival
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Anna Zavadskaya 7 Sep 2010
Designing a Framework of Ecotourism Development in Kamchatka: Detecting Social and Environmental Conditions and Limitations
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Olga A. Mochalova 6 Aug 2010
The Research and Conservation of Rare and Threatened Plants and Important Plants Areas of Magadan Region (Northern Far East Asia, Russia)
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Mark Pestov 2 Aug 2010
Study and Conservation of the Mediterranean Spur-Thighed Tortoise (Testudo graeca) in the Caucasus (Project "Attention: A Turtle!")
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Alexey Dondua 7 Jun 2010
Protection of Spoon-Billed Sandpiper Breeding Ground in Northern Chukotka: Better Late than Never
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Evgeniy Murzakhanov 9 Sep 2009
School Bird Protector Clubs (Birdwatching Clubs) for Nature Protection
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Yury Yarovenko 27 Aug 2009
Population Ecology of the Leopard (Panthera pardus) in Dagestan, Russian North Caucasus
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Victor Kuznetsov 27 Aug 2009
Creation of a Model Sector in the Lake Baikal World Natural Heritage Site by the Design of a System of Monitoring of the Natural and Social Environment and Involvement of Local Inhabitants in the Conservation of Especially Valuable and Pecially Protected
Anatoly Lebedev 20 Jul 2009
Informational and Consulting Support to the Local Forest Communities in Time of Crisis
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Olga Filatova 7 Jul 2009
Conservation of Killer Whales (Orcinus orca) of Eastern Kamchatka, Far East Russia
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Valery Shokhrin 30 Sep 2008
Blakiston’s Fish Owl in Southern Primorye: Living Next-Door to People
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Mark Pestov 27 Aug 2008
Study and Conservation of the Mediterranean Spur-Thighed Tortoise (Testudo graeca) in Caucasus
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