Mexican Wolf Project Support
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Mexican Wolf Project Support: The purpose of this Cooperative Agreement is to provide support for curatorial services for the Service's Mexican Wolf Recovery Program to ensure that Mexican wolf remains are preparted and preserved according to the highest curatorial standard.The Mexican wolf was listed as an endangered species in 1976 under the provision of the Endangered Species Act, giving the Service responsibility for its recovery. Breeding efforts from only seven founders have produced a captive population of over 300 Mexican wolves which are held in zoos and other wildlife sanctuaries throughout the United States and Mexico. No wild populations of Mexican wolves are known to exist, except those reintroduced by the Service, which now number 52 wolves. The reintroduction objective is a wild population of at least 100 wolves. The remains (hide, skeleton, and tissues) of dead Mexican wolves represent valuable reference materials for future scientific study. The preservation of these materials requires special preparation techniques, detailed attention to cataloguing standards, and specialized storage equipment. The Museum of Southwestern Biology (Museum), Division of Mammals, has the necessary expertise to provide high quality curatorial services for the Mexican Wolf Recovery Program.This Cooperative Agreement provides a mechanism whereby UNM may provide curatorial services by the Museum to include specimen preparation, record keeping, and storage according to accepted standards for such services. The Service began solely using the Museum for such services early in Mexican wolf recovery, and continues to require all Mexican wolf carcasses (from captivity and the wild) be deposited there. A centrally located repository is key for accessing materials for future scientific study. Additionally, the Museum is located in Albuquerque, NM near the Mexican Wolf Recovery Program office. Thus, performance of the Museum can be assured through periodic visits by the Mexican Wolf Recovery Leader. For these reasons, and because of the Museum's historic and long-term association with the Mexican Wolf Recovery Program, UNM is uniquely qualified to perform the activities.
Federal Grant Title: | Mexican Wolf Project Support |
Federal Agency Name: | Fish and Wildlife Service |
Grant Categories: | Environment |
Type of Opportunity: | Continuation |
Funding Opportunity Number: | FWS-MWP-UNM |
Type of Funding: | Cooperative Agreement |
CFDA Numbers: | Information not provided |
CFDA Descriptions: | Information not provided |
Current Application Deadline: | Aug 22, 2009 |
Original Application Deadline: | Aug 22, 2009 |
Posted Date: | Aug 15, 2009 |
Creation Date: | May 26, 2009 |
Archive Date: | Aug 26, 2009 |
Total Program Funding: | $25,000 |
Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $5,000 |
Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $5,000 |
Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
Cost Sharing or Matching: | No |
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- Private institutions of higher education
- Additional Information on Eligibility
- The activity to be funded is necessary to the satisfactory completion of, or is a continuation of an activity presently being funded, and for which competition would have a significant adverse effect on the continuity or completion of the activity. This is a single source determination for the University of New Mexico.
- Grant Announcement Contact
- Maggie Dwire Asst Mexican Wolf Recovery Coordinator 505-761-4783
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