Anticipated Needs
Photograph: William K. Hayes (www.williamkhayes.com)
Ambitious research agendas like those we propose require substantial funding. Direct costs, including travel, equipment, and supplies, are inevitably amplified when working in foreign countries. Manpower needs can be partially met by undergraduate and graduate students, but Post-doctorates are essential to coordinate the studies, to enhance the training of students, to ensure timely publication of research findings, and for continuity over a project’s duration.
The following table summarizes the anticipated needs for completing these studies. Loma Linda University covers the salary of the Laboratory Director, Dr. William K. Hayes; thus, his salary and benefits are not included. Note that “Annual” costs are spread out over varying duration.
Direct Costs for Individual Projects |
Annual |
10 years |
Ecology and Conservation of the Bimini Boa (10 years) |
$20,000 |
$200,000 |
Conservation Phylogeography of West Indian Boas |
$2,500 |
$5,000 |
Captive-breeding and "Headstarting" of the San Salvador |
$10,000 |
$100,000 |
Translocation of the Sandy Cay Iguana to Establish a Second Population (10 years) |
$2,000 |
$20,000 |
Conservation Phylogeography of Cyclura rileyi Iguanas |
$2,500 |
$5,000 |
Conservation Taxonomy and Ecology of West Indian Landbirds (10 years) |
$10,000 |
$100,000 |
Ecology and Conservation of Bahama Seabirds (10 years) |
$10,000 |
$100,000 |
Conservation Systematics of Bahama Herpetofauna |
$10,000 |
$100,000 |
Population and Conservation Status of Bahama Herpetofauna (5 years) |
$20,000 |
$100,000 |
Manpower Costs |
Annual |
10 years |
Post-doctorates (3 annually @ $100,000 salary and benefits) |
$300,000 |
$3,000,000 |
Graduate student stipends (6 annually @ $20,000 stipend) |
$120,000 |
$1,200,000 |
Total Costs |
Annual |
10 years |
Direct project costs, post-doctorates, and graduate students |
$507,000 |
$4,930,000 |