Save The Snakes is seeking applications for its Pacific States Grant program to enable individuals and organizations to conduct snake conservation efforts and mitigate human-snake conflict around the world.
Donor Name: Save The Snakes
Country: United States and Canada
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/31/2023
Size of the Grant: $500-$1,000 USD
Details:
The purpose of a Save The Snakes Pacific States Grant is to support college students and independent researchers with an early-stage snake conservation research project in California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, and Baja California (Norte y Sur).
The purpose of a Save The Snakes Grant is to empower passionate, committed people with a snake conservation vision.
Funding information
Typical funding amount: $500-$1,000 USD.
The Pacific States Grants are designed to:
- Fund basic research (dietary, population studies, demography, habitat use) on little-studied Pacific U.S. special-status (heritage program listed; not state or federal T&E species), or snake species listed in Canada or Mexico. Examples could include but are not limited to: Sharp-tailed Snake (Contia tenuis) in British Columbia, Northern Pacific Rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus) in Oregon’s Willamette Valley, Common Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) in Southern California, Santa Catalina Rattlesnake (Crotalus catalinensis) in the Gulf of California, and San Joaquin Coachwhip (Masticophis flagellum rudockii) in California’s Central Valley.
- Novel studies addressing human/snake conflict, including social science studies and polls of attitudes and effects of education on negative attitudes toward snakes.
- Study newly documented non-native snake populations. Studies determining the geographic size of the introduced range, size of population, habitat descriptions and habitat use, analysis of efficacy of eradication methods, dietary analysis, identification of source population and pathway would all be considered for funding.
- Emerging diseases and pathogens in wild populations (i.e., snake fungal disease). For example, systematic sampling (swabs) of snakes during other, unaffiliated research activities.
For more information, visit Save The Snakes.