Maloti Minnow - a unique tiny mountain fish from Lesotho - is on the brink of extinction.
You can help to protect this fish and its last habitats. - Just A Small Fish But A Big Impact.
- Why This Matters
- The Stakeholders - Who We Are
- Our Mission
- Fundraising Goal And Progress
- What Your Money Does
- See How It Works
- References
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Why This Matters
- If we lose the Maloti Minnow, we lose part of our planet’s biodiversity forever.
- Critically endangered species – found nowhere else on Earth.
- Only found at one place of the world - The Lesotho Highlands.
Hidden in the clear, cold mountain streams of Lesotho, the tiny fish Maloti Minnow (Pseudobarbus quathlambae) is on the brink of extinction. Once thriving, this unique species is now critically endangered (IUCN). It suffers from:
- Habitat loss
- Invasive species, like rainbow trout or yellow fish
- Climate change
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The Stakeholders - Who We Are
The multi stakeholder approach already engages:
- TED Maseru – Technologies for Economic Development
- SES Bonn – Senior Expert Service
- Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security Lesotho
- Lesotho Highlands Development Authority - LHDA
- Ingenieurbuero für Qualität und Sicherheit GmbH
- Initiatve Bildung und Entwicklung e.V.
Our Mission
We do not want to maintain Maloti Minnow only as sientific artefact! We support all conservation initiatives to protect this tiny fish in the wild by:
- Monitoring and censusing fish populations using non-invasive methods
- Implementing a breeding program
- Developing a community-based combined fishing and conservation strategy
- Protecting and restoring freshwater habitats
- Training local communities in sustainable conservation practices
- Establishing long-term biodiversity monitoring programs
- Implementing innovative conservation approaches
- Creating awareness with all public in Lesotho and abroad
- Supporting open data approach where possible
- Bringing together local and international partners
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Maloti Minnow - The ambassador for its unique ecosystem
Protecting this tiny fish stands for saving that unique and fragile mountainous ecosystem and its cultural heritages - The Lesotho Highlands. - Just A Small Fish But A Big Impact.
82 species of plants and animals are endemic to the Lesotho Highlands. Maloti Minnow is one of it.
Fundraising Goal And Progress
Where do we stand?
What Your Money Does
| 25 € | Support fish population census. |
| 50 € | Support maintenance of field equipment. |
| 200 € | Pay for our field staff and its families for one month. |
| 500 € | Protect and restore the freshwater habitat. |
Any donation are welcome. No matter what size. All support the Maloti Minnow in Lesotho.
For all donations we issue a personal certificate. Please contact us...
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See How It Works
- Der SES und TED - Gemeinsames Engagement für den Artenschutz der Fischart Maloti Minnow in Lesotho
- Einsatz in Lesotho: Schutz der Fischart Maloti Elritze und Bau nachhaltiger Teiche
References
- Remarks of the importance of the Maloti Minnow as an endemic species of Lesotho
- Maloti Minnow Survey 2017
- 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals
- Pseudobarbus quathlambae on FishBase
- Pseudobarbus quathlambae on YouTube