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More than just financial support, Ceva Wildlife Research Fund provides relevant strategic guidance
to projects dedicated to preserving wildlife health.

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Dedicated funding

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The power of working together

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Ceva Wildlife Research Fund helps provide
each scientific project with what it needs:
the resources to move forward, the expertise to succeed,
and the connections to go further.

Dr Pierre-Marie BORNE - Director of Ceva Wildlife Research Fund

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Vaccination

Manchots

Belgium - Studying vaccination against avian influenza in pelicans and Cape penguins

Objectives:
- Protect vulnerable or heritage species,
- Minimize constraints related to biosecurity and containment,
- Test innovative solutions.

Status: In progress

Banc de Manchot

TAAF - Studying avian influenza vaccination in king penguins

Objective :
- Evaluate the immune response and efficacy of a vaccine in chicks, in order to determine its ability to protect them during their long period of vulnerability on land and to contribute to the development of protective solutions for wild bird populations.

Status : In progress

pélicans

Hungary – Studying avian influenza vaccination in wild birds

Objective :
-Evaluate the vaccine’s efficacy and safety in order to develop long-term protection tailored to wild birds.

Status : In progress

Pelicans flying

Singapore—Studying preventive vaccination against avian influenza in wild birds

Objective :
- Evaluate the vaccine’s efficacy and safety in order to develop long-term protection tailored to wild birds in zoos.

Status : In progress

manchots du cap

France – Studying a new vaccination strategy against avian influenza in wild birds

Objective :
- Evaluate the vaccine’s efficacy and safety in order to develop long-lasting protection tailored to wild birds in zoos.

Status : In progress

koala dans un arbre

Australia – Developing a vaccine to protect koalas against chlamydiosis

Objectives :
- Develop a vaccine against koala chlamydiosis, a major cause of the decline of this iconic species,
- Optimize its deployment in real-world conditions to sustainably strengthen koala conservation.

Status : Completed - Phase 2 is underway

DIABLE DE TASMANI

Tasmania – Developing a vaccine to protect Tasmanian devils from facial cancer

Objectives :
- Develop an innovative vaccine against a contagious cancer in Tasmanian devils,
- Enable the immunization of animals directly in their natural habitat, without the need for capture, using this innovative approach tailored to wild populations.

Status : In progress

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Ethiopia – Vaccinating to protect Abyssinian wolves against rabies

Objectives :
- Protect the Abyssinian wolf—the world’s rarest canid—which is severely threatened by fatal diseases such as rabies,
- Implement an oral vaccination program using bait to prevent the spread of rabies among wolf populations and limit outbreaks that cause high mortality rates among Abyssinian wolf populations.

Status : In progress

Epidemiology

Pierre Bessière ENVT

France – Understanding the virology of avian influenza to protect animals and humans

Objective :
- Better understand the risks of transmission and adaptation of these viruses to humans through innovative research and surveillance approaches.
- Detect influenza viruses earlier and limit the risks of transmission between animals and humans.

Status : In progress

Noé le singe

Republic of the Congo – Studying the transmission of strongyloides between human, primate, and canid populations.

Objectives :
- Identify risk factors and transmission hotspots for these nematodes,
- Improve surveillance and strengthen prevention strategies through a One Health approach.

Status : In progress

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Ethiopia – Studying the gelada baboon microbiome to protect everyone’s health (PhD)

Objective :
- Contribute to a One Health approach to protect both wildlife—including endemic and endangered species—and human health.

Status : In progress

Dolphin Gull

Patagonia - Assessing the risks of avian influenza in seabirds and wild Mammals along the Patagonian coast

Objective :
- Understand transmission dynamics and identify the species involved in order to anticipate future outbreaks.

Status : In progress

Necrosyrtes monachus

South Africa – Studying the epidemiology of avian influenza and West Nile virus in vultures

Objective :
- Improve the detection and prevention of diseases in African vultures,
- Strengthen their protection and the health monitoring of ecosystems.

Status : In progress

Pinguins walking

France – Studying the impact of avian influenza on a population of Northern gannets

Objectives :
- Better understand and anticipate epizootics,
- Ensure the long-term protection of the species.

Status : In progress

Ecology

elephant

South Africa – Understanding elephant movements to better manage their populations

Objective:
- Develop a conceptual framework and an adaptive management tool based on the analysis of elephant movements to better plan for their conservation and that of the ecosystems that support them.

Status : In progress

Leopards ouvrant la gueule

Botswana – Coexisting with leopards through natural solutions

Objective :
-Enable livestock farmers and leopards to coexist safely through natural solutions.

Status : In progress

Pangolin Header

South Africa – Gaining a better understanding of Temminck’s pangolins to improve their care and rehabilitation (PhD)

Objective :
- Improve the survival and reintroduction of pangolins through a better understanding of their ecophysiology.

Status : In progress

Pangolin dans un arbre

Cameroon – Establishing baseline data to better rehabilitate and protect white-bellied and black-bellied pangolins.

Objectives:
- Establish baseline blood parameters for white-bellied and black-bellied pangolins,
- Improve their care and rehabilitation.

Status: In progress