Recent Sponsors
National Geographic has donated funding to help us locate remaining habitat for highly endangered Central Asian populations of Great Bustard. 2017-2019. (Field work, outreach)
Previous Project Support
We are grateful for the support we have received from over 30 sources, including private individuals, conservation organizations, and industry sponsors.
- Dr. Kessler received a U.S. Department of State Title VIII Language Training Fellowship via Indiana University. 2016. (Mongolian language study)
- The German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety pledged funds via the Convention on Migratory Species Secretariat. 2016. (Conference on Conservation of Asian Populations of Great Bustards)
- The Walt Disney Company, Conservation Fund supported surveys to describe Great Bustard population size and habitat use in the Mongolian Uvs Lake Depression. 2016. (Field surveys)
- GeoEye/DigitalGlobe Foundation. 2012, 2013. (Donation of high-resolution satellite imagery for analyses)
- RocketHub Crowdfunding. 2013. (Donations from 100 public citizens to fund six months of satellite transmissions from our tagged bustards; our team’s Mongolian master’s student’s tuition; and conservation genetics lab analyses)
- A University of Oklahoma Public Health project from the NASA Applied SciencesProgram (NNX11AF66G), through the laboratory of Xiangming Xiao. 2012. (Support for satellite transmission fees)
- Gandi.net. 2012. (In-kind contribution towards web hosting)
- ASU Graduate and Professional Student Association Grant. 2012. (Purchase of digital datasets)
- Melikian Center. 2012. (Investigation of bustard mortality)
- Donor via Great Bustard Group. 2012. (Costs of satellite data transmission)
- Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund. 2011. (Field work in Mongolia)
- National Science Foundation Award to Olaf Jensen. 2011. (A. Kessler and G. Natsag participated in the IRES program; coverage of some field expenses in Mongolia)
- Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund: Rapid Response. 2010-2011. (Coverage of satellite transmission fees for messages received from transmitters attached to wild Great Bustards)
- P.E.O. Scholar Award. 2010-2011. (A. Kessler’s graduate school tuition)
- Rufford Small Grant for Nature Conservation. 2010. (Field work in Mongolia)
- Celestron Optics. 2010. (Donation of spotting scopes and binoculars for use in research and outreach)
- Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund. 2009. (Field work in Mongolia, investigations in China)
- U.S. National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. 2006-2009. (A. Kessler’s graduate tuition)
- U.S. NSEP: Boren Fellowship for Language Study. 2007-2008. (A. Kessler’s international airfare, some field costs, advanced Mongolian language training)
- Rufford Small Grant for Nature Conservation. 2008. (Field work in Mongolia)
- Cleveland Metroparks Zoo Asia Seed Grant. 2008. (Field work in Mongolia)
- Celestron Optics. 2008. (Donation of binoculars and spotting scopes for use in outreach and research)
- ASU Graduate and Professional Student Association Grant. 2008. (Airfare to Mongolia)
- Wildlife Conservation Society Research Fellowship Program. 2007. (Four satellite transmitters, some field costs in Mongolia)
- Microwave Telemetry, Inc. Winner, Schoolchildren/Transmitter Contest. 2007. (Donation of four satellite transmitters for use in a program with schoolchildren)
- National Wild Turkey Federation. 2007. (Donation of crates for capture)
- Association for Conservation of Biodiversity in Kazakhstan. 2006. (Field work in Kazakhstan)
- IREX Individual Advanced Research Opportunities Fellow. 2006. (Travel to Kazakhstan, Russia, some research costs)
- Chapman Memorial Fund, American Museum of Natural History. 2006. (Airfare to Mongolia)
- Taimen Conservation Fund. 2006-2011. (Logistical field support)
- Software Support: Trimble eCognition. (Donation of license for geospatial analysis software)