▁are ▁assist ed ▁by ▁a ▁team ▁of ▁part - time ▁staff ▁members ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁volunte ers . ▁ ▁The ▁foundation ▁has ▁been ▁co - oper ating ▁with ▁other ▁Non - g overn ment al ▁organis ations ( NG Os ), ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁IU CN / SS C ▁Cet ace an ▁Special ist ▁Group ▁, ▁Wild life ▁Conserv ation ▁Society ▁, ▁the ▁World ▁W ide ▁Fund ▁for ▁Nature ▁( 世 界 保 育 基 金 會 ) ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Hong ▁Kong ' s ▁Sw ire ▁Institute ▁of ▁Marine ▁Science ▁( 香 港 大 學 太 古 海 洋 科 學 研 究 所 ), ▁to ▁better ▁real ise ▁its ▁mission . ▁ ▁Research ▁and ▁projects ▁ ▁OP CF H K ▁( and ▁the ▁former ▁OP CF ) ▁has ▁launched ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁studies ▁and ▁projects ▁on ▁wild life ▁animals ▁including ▁marine ▁m amm als ▁and ▁animals ▁on ▁land . ▁Environment al ▁conservation ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁areas ▁with ▁which ▁they ▁are ▁concerned . ▁ ▁They ▁have ▁also ▁act ively ▁organ ised ▁various ▁education ▁program mes ▁and ▁public ▁aw aren ess ▁projects . ▁ ▁Research ▁on ▁dol ph ins ▁ ▁A part ▁from ▁trying ▁to ▁save ▁end anger ed ▁dol ph ins ▁in ▁the ▁Yang t ze ▁River , ▁OP CF ▁has ▁also ▁conducted ▁a ▁detailed ▁research ▁study ▁of ▁Ind o - P ac ific ▁hum p back ▁dol ph ins ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong . ▁Moreover , ▁OP CF ▁has ▁fund ed ▁a ▁study ▁of ▁conservation ▁status ▁of ▁hum p back