The IUCN/SSC Chameleon Specialist Group (CSG) ( http://iucn.org/chameleonspecialists/) has launched a crowdfunding effort to raise money for a survey of the habitat of a chameleon species that was recently assessed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/172568/0). This assessment revealed that Chapman's chameleon (*Rhampholeon chapmanorum*) was last seen during a 1998 survey and that its habitat has been reduced to two small forest patches totaling only 0.6 sq km.
The CSG plans to conduct a survey of the forest to determine if the species still survives there, and to assess whether the forest is healthy enough to support the population. Further, the CSG also intends to collaborate with regional experts to engage the Malawian government to assist in carrying out resultant recommendations to protect this species and its remaining habitat. In order to achieve these goals, however, the CSG needs to raise money to support this survey. We would greatly appreciate assistance is spreading the word about this fundraising effort, as well as any donations made to it. Please visit the crowdfunding page for this project for additional information: http://www.rockethub.com/projects/50682-chapman-s-chameleon-conserving-the-world-s-most-range-restricted-chameleon Thanks! Chris -- Christopher V. Anderson, Ph.D. Brown University Ecology & Evolutionary Biology 34 Olive Street, Box BMC 204 Providence, RI 02912 Phone (Office): +1-401-863-6477 Website: http://www.chamaeleonidae.com Email: [email protected]
