Protection of the Corfu Killifish Project, Zoological Society of London
Led by the Zoological Society of London, Fish Net is a consortium of zoos, aquaria, research centres and universities, aiming to save vulnerable freshwater fish species from extinction, with activities in Turkey, Mexico, Madagascar and Europe. The A. G. Leventis Foundation is supporting the Fish Net programme in Greece, which focuses on the critically endangered Corfu killifish (Valencia letourneuxi). The species is very intolerant of habitat change and invasive species, and its range has contracted considerably over the past few years. Focusing on western Greece, this project aims to use monitoring, captive breeding, research, habitat restoration and trial translocation of the Corfu killifish in order to stabilise its population and prevent extinction in the wild. The project will also engage local communities in an awareness campaign, highlighting the project and the species’ uniqueness to Greece and involving them in habitat restoration activities.
Grants given:
2014, 2015, 2017, 2018
