A Tapir Gallery Conservation Profile:


Patrícia Medici

CONSERVATION BIOLOGY OF LOWLAND TAPIRS (Tapirus terrestris) AND THEIR
POTENTIAL AS "landscape detectives" IN THE PONTAL DO
PARANAPANEMA REGION - SÃO PAULO STATE - BRAZIL.




ANNUAL BUDGET

ITEM

QUANT

COST/ITEM

TOTAL COST

PENDING

Radio-telemetry equipment

       

Radio-collars Telonics - New

5

$375.00

$1,875.00

$1,875.00

Radio-collars Telonics - Refurbished

4

$191.00

$764.00

$764.00

Battery 9V

24

$3.00

$72.00

$72.00

Sub-Total

     

$2,711.00

Capture/medical exam

       

Medetomidine 10ml bottles

10

$84.00

$840.00

$840.00

Zoletil 50 20ml bottles

30

$15.00

$450.00

$450.00

Detomidine 10ml bottles

10

$125.00

$1.250.00

$1.250.00

Yohimbine 20ml bottles

3

$66.00

$198.00

$198.00

Atipemazole 10ml bottles

3

$87.00

$261.00

$261.00

Salt (25kg bags)

12

$4.20

$50.40

$50.40

Sub-total

     

$3,049.40

Salaries

       

Principal Investigator (1)

12

$750.00

$9,000.00

$9,000.00

Field Assistants (2)

24

$350.00

$8,400.00

$8,400.00

Veterinarian (1) - not full time

12

$550.00

$6,600.00

$6,600.00

Sub-total

     

$24,000.00

Food

       

Meals - 2meals/day/person (3 people)

1440 meals

$1.40/meal

$2,016.00

$2,016.00

Sub-total

     

$2,016.00

Transportation

       

Fuel (200 l gasoline/month)

2400 l

$0.90/l

$2,160.00

$2,160.00

Car maintenance (per month)

12

$100.00

$1,200.00

$1,200.00

Sub-total

     

$3,360.00

Extra Field Equipment

       

Waterproof Pen

24

$3.90

$93.60

$93.60

Flagging Tape (rolls)

24

$12.00

$288.00

$288.00

Compass

2

$22.00

$44.00

$44.00

Sub-total

     

$425.60

Miscellaneous

       

Photocopy

600

$0.09

$54.00

$54.00

Computer Diskette

24

$1.20

$28.80

$28.80

Paper for Computer Printer

240

$0.05

$12.00

$12.00

Maps amplifying

24

$1.00

$24.00

$24.00

Photographic Material

       

A.) Film (36 shots)

24

$3.00

$72.00

$72.00

B.) Developing

24

$11.00

$264.00

$264.00

Sub-total

     

$454.80

TOTAL

     

$36,016.80




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