Mampam Conservation

Monitor Lizards ( 2 items )
Library ( 4 items )
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Butaan Project ( 14 items )
African Monitors ( 13 items )

Five Facts about Savannah Monitors

1. It is estimated that 90% of savannah montor lizards do not survive their first year of captivity.

2. The USA is by far the biggest importer of savannah monitors

3. Savannah monitor lizards are one of the commonest dumped/unwanted pets according to animal rescue centers

4. It is estimated that less than 0.003% of the savannah monitors exported into the USA reproduced in captivity

5. Savannah monitor lizards are all wild caught, either as babies, eggs or as gravid adult females

Five Myths about Savannah Monitors

1. Wild savannah monitors are highly opportunistic scavengers a bit like vultures

2. Savannah monitors come from dry places

3. Savannah monitors are undemanding in captivity

4. Savannah monitors are hardy and easy to keep
5. Savannah monitors are ideal for beginners
Bui Hippo Project ( 17 items )
Polillo Project ( 1 items )
Madagascar Bat Project ( 1 items )
Western Visayas ( 1 items )
Caspian Monitor Lizard ( 1 items )

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Mampam Conservation

Practical Conservation for Neglected Species
We work with endangered and neglected people, wildlife and habitats, finding practical solutions to serious problems.

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The Butaan Project

The Butaan Project - Foraging behaviour

We use feces to investigate diet and activity areas of butaan. In total we have examined more than 1500 samples, possibly the largest ever collected for a single population of reptiles. Butaan and their relatives are huge specialised frugivores, much bigger than any other specialised frugivorous animal in the Philippines. They need a constant supply of fruit but lack the wings that allow other frugivores to forage in different forest fragments. Large and immobile, the butaan depends on a very narrow range of foods.