Morris Animal Foundation is extending $850,000 in support to wildlife research through grants to 13 studies. The studies cover a diverse set of critical health challenges, including lead poisoning, a newly discovered cancer and stress from management activity.
"Wild animals are at risk from far more than habitat loss and poaching. Diseases and other problems emerge all the time, some that can threaten a species' very existence," said Tiffany Grunert, Morris Animal Foundation's President/CEO. "These studies, run by some of the best scientists in the world, will help us make help us make a positive difference in those animals' lives and ensure their species survival."
Morris Animal Foundation is one of the largest nonprofit organizations globally funding science to focused on wildlife health studies, including health threats to many endangered species. The Foundation first began funding wildlife health studies in 1967 and has invested more than $25 million toward them to date.
Through the new grants, totaling nearly $850,000, the Foundation is supporting scientists at 13 universities and organizations, including Tuft University, Cornell University and the Smithsonian Institution. The Foundation's Wildlife Animal Scientific Advisory Board reviewed all submitted grant applications and selected, based on scientific merit and impact, the studies with the greatest potential to save lives, preserve health and advance veterinary care. Wildlife studies funded for 2018 include:
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About Morris Animal Foundation
Morris Animal Foundation's mission is to bridge science and resources to advance the health of animals. Founded by a veterinarian in 1948, we fund and conduct critical health studies for the benefit of all animals. Learn more at morrisanimalfoundation.org .