SSC Thematic Publications: Occasional Papers and Monographs

On this page you wil find Occasional Papers and Monographs.

SSC Species Occasional Papers

SSC Occasional Papers cover a broad range of subjects including conservation of groups of species in a particular geographical region, wildlife trade issues, and proceedings of workshops.

The SSC is making efforts to ensure all of its Occasional Papers are available online. Some have been available online for some time, hosted by other organisations. Links are provided to these from the full list of SSC Occasional Papers below.

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The Occasional Papers are arranged in number order, with the most recent listed first.

SSC also publishes a series of Action Plans.

Guidelines Re-introductin of Galliformes

Guidelines for the Re-introduction of Galliformes for Conservation Purposes

Author(s):

Edited by the World Pheasant Association and IUCN/SSC Re-introduction Specialist Group

Occasional Paper # 41
Publisher: IUCN
Publication date: 2009
ISBN: 978-0-906864-09-8
Executive summary: n/a
Hard copy location:

IUCN Publications Services Unit

Electronic file: Re-introduction of Galliformes for Conservation Purposes  [1.44 MB]

Indo-pacific Bottlenose Dolphin assessment workshop report, Solomon Islands case study of Tursiops aduncus.

Indo-pacific Bottlenose Dolphin assessment workshop report, Solomon Islands case study of Tursiops aduncus
 

Author(s): Edited by R.R. Reeves and R.L Brownell Jr.
Occasional Paper # 40
Publisher: IUCN
Publication date: 2009
ISBN: 978-2-8317-1143-0
Executive summary: n/a
Hard copy location:

IUCN Publications Services Unit

Electronic file: Bottlenose Dolphin report (781 kb)

Guidelines for the in-situ Re-introduction and Translocation of African and Asian Rinoserous

Guidelines for the in-situ Reintroduction and Translocation of African and Asian Rhinoceros 

Author(s): Edited by Richard H. Emslie, Rajan Amin and Richard Kock
Occasional Paper # 39
Publisher: IUCN
Publication date: 2009
ISBN: 978-2-8317-1135-5
Hard copy location:

IUCN Publications Services Unit

Electronic file: In-situ Reintroduction and Translocation of African and Asian Rhinoceros [3.8MB]

Best practice guidelines for the preventionand mitigation of conflict between humans and great apes cover.jpg

Best Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Mitigation of Conflict Between Humans and Great Apes

Author(s): Edited by K. Hockings and T. Humle
Occasional Paper# 37
Publisher: IUCN
Publication date: 2009
ISBN: 978-2-8317-1133-1
Hard copy location:

IUCN Publications Services Unit

Electronic file: Prevention and Mitigation of Conflict Between Humans and Great Apes [941 KB]

 

 

Best Practice Guidelines for Surveys and Monitoring of Great Ape Populations

Best Practice Guidelines for Surveys and Monitoring of Great Ape Populations

  Author(s):
H. Kühl; F. Maisels; M. Ancrenaz; E.A. Willamson.
  Occasional Paper # 36
  Publisher: IUCN
  Publication date: 2008
  ISBN: 978-2-8317-1062-4
  Executive summary: n/a
  Hard copy location:

 

IUCN Publications Services Unit

 

  Electronic file: Best Practice Guidelines for Great Ape Populations [1.21 MB]
 

Best practice guidelines for the re-introduction of great apes

Best Practice Guidelines for the Re-introduction of Great Apes

  Author(s):
Beck, Benjamin, ed. ; Walkup, Kristina, ed. ; Rodrigues, Michelle, ed. ; Unwin, Steve, ed. ; Travis, Dominic, ed. ; Stoinski, Tara, ed.
  Occasional Paper # 35
  Publisher: IUCN
  Publication date: 2007
  ISBN: 978-2-8317-1010-5
  Executive summary: n/a
  Hard copy location:

 IUCN Publications Services Unit

 

  Electronic file:
Re-introduction of Great Apes [1MB]

Best practice guidelines for reducing the impact of commercial logging on great apes in Western Equatorial Africa

Best Practice Guidelines for Reducing the Impact of Commercial Logging on Great Apes in Western Equatorial Africa


Author(s): Morgan, David ; Sanz, Crickette
  Occasional Paper # 34
  Publisher: IUCN
  Publication date: 2007
  ISBN: 978-2-8317-0991-8
  Executive summary: n/a
  Hard copy location:

 

IUCN Publications Services Unit

 

  Electronic file:
Best Practice Guidelines [657KB]

African elephant status report 2007 : an update from the African elephant database

African Elephant Status Report 2007: An Update from the African Elephant Database

  Author(s):
J.J. Blanc, R.F.W. Barnes, G.C. Craig, H.T. Dublin, C.R. Thouless, I. Douglas-Hamilton, and J.A. Hart
  Occasional Paper # 33
  Publisher: IUCN
  Publication date: 2007
  ISBN: 978-2-8317-0970-3
  Executive summary: n/a
  Hard copy location:

IUCN Publications Services Unit

IUCN/SSC African Elephant Specialist Group
IUCN/SSC AfESG Secretariat c/o WWF-EARPO PO Box 62440 Nairobi, Kenya
Email: afesg@wwfeafrica.org

  Electronic file:
African Elephant Status Report 2007 [20MB]

Elephants

Review of Options for Managing the Impacts of Locally Overabundant African Elephants

Author(s): D. Balfour; H.T Dublin; J. Fennessy; D. Gibson; L. Niskanen; I.J. Whyte.
Publisher: IUCN
Publication date: 2007
ISBN: 978-2-8317-1026-6
Executive summary: n/a
Hard copy location: IUCN Publications Services Unit
Electronic File

Review of Options (86 pages)

   

SSC Occasional Paper 32

Proceedings of the 14th Working Meeting of the IUCN/SSC Polar Bear Specialist Group, 20–24 June 2005, Seattle, Washington, USA

  Author(s): Jon Aars, Nicholas J. Lunn and Andrew E. Derocher
  Occasional Paper # 32
  Publisher: IUCN
  Publication date: 2006
  ISBN: 2-8317-0959-8
  Executive summary: n/a
  Hard copy location: IUCN Publications Services Unit
  Electronic file: Polar Bear Proceedings [1.92MB]

The status and distribution of freshwater biodiversity in Eastern Africa

The Status and Distribution of Freshwater Biodiversity in Eastern Africa

Author(s):
W. Darwall, K. Smith, T. Lowe and J.-C. Vié. IUCN/SSC Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme
Occasional Paper # 31
Publisher: IUCN
Publication date: 2005
ISBN: 2-8317-0863-X
Executive summary: n/a
Hard copy location:

IUCN Publications Services Unit

Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme, IUCN/SSC UK Office, 219c Huntingdon Road, Cambridge CB3 ODL, United Kingdom; Tel: +44 (0) 1223 277 966; Fax: +44 (0) 1223 277 845; Email: will.darwall@ssc-uk.org

Electronic file: Eastern Africa [1 MB]

SSC Occasional Paper 30

Conservation and Development Interventions at the Wildlife/Livestock Interface - Implications for Wildlife, Livestock and Human Health (Proceedings of the Southern and East African Experts Panel on Designing Successful Conservation and Development Interventions at the Wildlife/Livestock Interface: Implications for Wildlife, Livestock and Human Health, AHEAD (Animal Health for the Environment And Development) Forum, IUCN Vth World Parks Congress, Durban, South Africa, 14th and 15th September, 2003)

Author(s):
Edited and compiled by Steven A. Osofsky. Associate Editors: Sarah Cleaveland, William B. Karesh, Michael D. Kock, Philip J. Nyhus, Lisa Starr and Angela Yang.
Occasional Paper # 30
Publisher: IUCN
Publication date: 2005
ISBN: 2-8317-0864-8
Executive summary: English
Hard copy location:

IUCN Publications Services Unit

Electronic file: AHEAD Proceedings high-res [27 MB]
AHEAD Proceedings low-res [6.5 MB]

SSC Occasional Paper 29

African Elephant Status Report 2002: An update from the African Elephant Database

Author(s):
Blanc, J.J., Thouless, C.R., Hart, J.A., Dublin, H.T., Douglas-Hamilton, I., Craig, G.G. and Barnes, R.F.W. IUCN/SSC African Elephant Specialist Group
Occasional Paper # 29
Publisher: IUCN
Publication date: 2003
ISBN: 2-8317-0707-2
Executive summary: English
Hard copy location:

IUCN Publications Services Unit

IUCN/SSC African Elephant Specialist Group
IUCN/SSC AfESG Secretariat c/o WWF-EARPO PO Box 62440 Nairobi, Kenya
Email: afesg@wwfeafrica.org
Electronic file:

SSC Occasional Paper 27

Turning the Tide: The Eradication of Invasive Species. Proceedings of the International Conference on Eradication of Island Invasives

Author(s): Veitch, C.R. and Clout, M.N. (eds.)
Occasional Paper # 27
Publisher: IUCN
Publication date: 2002
ISBN: 2-8317-0682-3
Executive summary: English (hosted by the IUCN/SSC ISSG)
Hard copy location: IUCN Publications Services Unit
Electronic file:

Guidance for CITES

Guidance for CITES Scientific Authorities: Checklist to assist in making non-detriment findings for Appendix II exports

Author(s): Rosser, A.R. and Haywood, M.J. (Compilers)
Occasional Paper # 27
Publisher: IUCN
Publication date: 2002
ISBN: 2-8317-0684-X
Executive summary: English
Hard copy location: IUCN Publications Services Unit
Electronic file:
Guidance (EN, FR, SP) [7 MB] (xi + 146 pages)

SSC Occasional Paper 26

Polar Bears: Proceedings of the 13th Working Meeting of the IUCN/SSC Polar Bear Specialist Group, 23-28 June 2001, Nuuk, Greenland

Author(s):
Lunn, Nicholas J., Schliebe, Scott and Born, Erik W. (comps. and eds.)
Occasional Paper # 26
Publisher: IUCN
Publication date: 2002
ISBN: ISBN 2-8317-0663-7
Executive summary: English
Hard copy location: IUCN Publications Services Unit
Electronic file:
Hosted by the IUCN/SSC Polar Bear Specialist Group
Polar Bears 13th [1.3 MB] (vii + 153 pages)

ssc occasional paper 25

Elasmobranch Biodiversity, Conservation and Management. Proceedings of the International Seminar and Workshop, Sabah, Malaysia, July 1997

Author(s): Fowler, S.L., Reed, T.M. and Dipper, F.A. (eds.)
Occasional Paper # 25
Publisher: IUCN
Publication date: 2002
ISBN: 2-8317-0650-5
Executive summary: English (hosted by the IUCN/SSC SSG)
Hard copy location: IUCN Publications Services Unit
Electronic file:
Hosted by theIUCN/SSC Shark Specialist Group
Elasmobranch (viii + 414 pages)

ssc occasional papers 24

Links between Biodiversity Conservation, Livelihoods and Food Security - The sustainable use of wild species for meat

Author(s): Mainka, S.A. and Trivedi, M. (eds.) (English, Française)
Occasional Paper # 24
Publisher: IUCN
Publication date: 2002
ISBN: 2-8317-0638-6 (English)
2-8317-0639-4 (Française)
Executive summary: English, Français
Hard copy location: IUCN Publications Services Unit
Electronic file:  Wild meat (EN) [3.1 MB]
 Wild meat (FR) [2 MB] (vi + 135 pages)

SSC Occasional Paper 23

Biology and Conservation of Freshwater Cetaceans in Asia

Author(s):
Randall R. Reeves, B.D. Smith and T. Kasuya
Occasional Paper # 23
Publisher: IUCN
Publication date: 2000
ISBN: 2-8317-0513-4
Executive summary: English
Hard copy location: IUCN Publications Services Unit
  Cetaceans (viii + 152 pages)

SSC Occasional Paper 22

African Elephant Database 1998

Author(s):
R.F.W. Barnes, G.C. Craig, H.T. Dublin, G. Overton, W. Simmons and C.R. Thouless
Occasional Paper # 22
Publisher: IUCN
Publication date: 1999
ISBN: 2-8317-0492-8
Executive summary: English (Hosted by the AfESG)
Hard copy location:

IUCN Publications Services Unit

Available free of charge from the IUCN Regional Office for Eastern Africa (EARO)

Electronic file:

African Antelope Database cover

African Antelope Database 1998

Author(s): Rod East
Occasional Paper # 21
Publisher: IUCN
Publication date: 1999
ISBN: 2-8317-0477-4
Executive summary: English
Hard copy location: IUCN Publications Services Unit
  African Antelope (x + 434 pages)

SSC Occasional Paper 20

Sharks and Their Relatives: Ecology and Conservation

Author(s):
Merry Camhi, Sarah Fowler, John Musick, Amie Brautigam, and Sonja Fordham
Occasional Paper # 20
Publisher: IUCN
Publication date: 1998
ISBN: 2-8317-0460-X
Executive summary: English
Hard copy location: IUCN Publications Services Unit
  Sharks (iv + 39 pages)

SSC Occasional Paper 19

Proceedings of the Twelfth Working Meeting of the IUCN/SSC Polar Bear Specialist Group, 3-7 February 1997, Oslo, Norway

Author(s):
Compiled and edited by Andrew E. Derocher, Gerald W. Garner, Nickolas J. Lunn, and Oystein Wiig
Occasional Paper # 19
Publisher: IUCN
Publication date: 1998
ISBN: 2-8317-0459-6
Executive summary: English
Hard copy location:
Out of print - please contact the IUCN Librarian with your request (see above)
Electronic file:
Hosted by the IUCN/SSC Polar Bear Specialist Group
Polar Bears 12th [2.3 MB] (v + 159 pages)

SSC Occasional Paper 18

Manejo y Uso sustentable de Pecaries en la Amazonia Peruana

Author(s):
Richard Bodmer, Rolando Aquino, Pablo Puertas, Cesar Reyes, Tula Fang, and Nicole Gottdenker
Occasional Paper # 18
Publisher: IUCN
Publication date: 1997
ISBN: 2-8317-0425-1
Executive summary: n/a
Hard copy location:

Disponible por UICN Oficina Regional para América del Sur (SUR), Ecuador

  Pecaries (iv + 102 pages)

SSC Occasional Paper 17

Sturgeon Stocks and Caviar Trade Workshop. Proceedings of a workshop held on 9-10 October 1995 Bonn, Germany by the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety and the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation

Author(s):
Edited by Vadim J. Birstein, Andreas Bauer and Astrid Kaiser-Pohlmann
Occasional Paper # 17
Publisher: IUCN
Publication date: 1997
ISBN: n/a
Executive summary: n/a
Hard copy location:

IUCN Publications Services Unit

  Sturgeon (vii + 88 pages)

SSC Occasional Paper 16

The Live Bird Trade in Tanzania

Author(s):
Edited by N. Leader-Williams and R.K. Tibanyenda
Occasional Paper # 16
Publisher: IUCN
Publication date: 1996
ISBN: 2-8317-0365-4
Executive summary: n/a
Hard copy location:

IUCN Publications Services Unit

  Bird Trade (ix + 131 pages)

SSC Occasional Paper 15

Community-based Conservation in Tanzania. Proceedings of a workshop held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, February 1994

Author(s):
Edited by N. Leader-Williams, J. A. Kayera and G.L. Overton
Occasional Paper # 15
Publisher: IUCN
Publication date: 1996
ISBN: 2-8317-0314-X
Executive summary: n/a
Hard copy location:

IUCN Publications Services Unit

  Community-based Conservation (ix + 226 pages)

SSC Occasional Paper 14

Tourist Hunting in Tanzania. Proceedings of a workshop held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, July 1993

Author(s):
Edited by N. Leader-Williams, J. A. Kayera and G. L. Overton
Occasional Paper # 14
Publisher: IUCN
Publication date: 1996
ISBN: 2-8317-0315-8
Executive summary: n/a
Hard copy location:

IUCN Publications Services Unit

  Tourist Hunting (viii + 138 pages)

SSC Occasional Paper 13

Tecnicas para el Manejo del Guanaco [Techniques for the Management of the Guanaco]

Author(s):
Edited by Sylvia Puig, Chair of the South American Camelid Specialist Group
Occasional Paper # 13
Publisher: IUCN
Publication date: 1995
ISBN: n/a
Executive summary: n/a
Hard copy location:

IUCN Publications Services Unit

  Guanaco (231 pages)

SSC Occasional Paper 12

Assessing the Sustainability of Uses of Wild Species: Case Studies and Initial Assessment Procedure

Author(s):
Edited by Robert and Christine Prescott-Allen
Occasional Paper # 12
Publisher: IUCN
Publication date: 1996
ISBN: 2-8317-0287-9
Executive summary: n/a
Hard copy location:

IUCN Publications Services Unit

  Wild Species (135 pages)

SSC Occasional Paper 11

African Elephant Database 1995

Author(s):
M.Y. Said, R.N. Chunge, G.C. Craig, C.R. Thouless, R.F.W. Barnes and H.T. Dublin
Occasional Paper # 11
Publisher: IUCN
Publication date: 1995
ISBN: 2-8317-0295-X
Executive summary: English (Hosted by the AfESG)
Hard copy location:

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Electronic file:

SSC Occasional Paper 9

The Conservation Biology of Molluscs: Proceedings of a Symposium held at the 9th International Malacological Congress, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1986

Author(s):
Edited by Alison Kay (including a Status Report on Molluscan Diversity, written by Alison Kay)
Occasional Paper # 9
Publisher: IUCN
Publication date: 1995
ISBN: 2-8317-0053-1
Executive summary: English
Hard copy location:

IUCN Publications Services Unit

  Molluscs (iii + 81 pages)

ssc occasional papers 8

Conservation Biology of Lycaenidae (Butterflies)

Author(s): Edited by T.R. New
Occasional Paper # 8
Publisher: IUCN
Publication date: 1993
ISBN: 2-8317-0159-7
Executive summary: n/a
Hard copy location:

Out of print - please contact the IUCN Librarian with your request (see above)

  Lycaenidae (viii + 173 pages)

SSC Occasional Paper 7

Polar Bears: Proceedings of the Tenth Working Meeting of the IUCN/SSC Polar Bear Specialist Group, Sochi, Russia 1988

Author(s):
Edited by Steven C. Amstrup and Øystein Wiig
Occasional Paper # 7
Publisher: IUCN
Publication date: 1991
ISBN: 2-8317-0039-6
Executive summary: n/a
Hard copy location:

Out of print - please contact the IUCN Librarian with your request (see above)

Electronic file:

SSC Occasional Paper 6

Biodiversity in Sub-Saharan Africa and its Islands: Conservation, Management, and Sustainable Use

Author(s):
Compiled by Simon N. Stuart and Richard J. Adams, with a contribution from Martin D. Jenkins
Occasional Paper # 6
Publisher: IUCN
Publication date: 1991
ISBN: 2-8317-0021-3
Executive summary: n/a
Hard copy location:

IUCN Publications Services Unit

  Biodiversity (v + 242 pages)

SSC Occasional Paper 5

The Conservation Biology of Tortoises: The Results of Operation Tortiose, a Worldwide Project

Author(s): Edited by I.R. Swingland and M.W. Klemens
Occasional Paper # 5
Publisher: IUCN
Publication date: 1989
ISBN: 2-88032-986-8
Executive summary: n/a
Hard copy location:

Out of print - please contact the IUCN Librarian with your request (see above)

  Tortoises (iv + 202 pages)

ssc occasional paper 4

Rodents: A World Survey of Species of Conservation Concern

Author(s): Edited by W.Z. Lidicker, Jr.
Occasional Paper # 4
Publisher: IUCN
Publication date: 1989
ISBN: 2-88032-971-X
Executive summary: n/a
Hard copy location:

Out of print - please contact the IUCN Librarian with your request (see above)

  Rodents (iv + 60 pages)

SSC Occasional Paper 3

Biology and Conservation of River Dolphins: Proceedings of the Workshop on Biology and Conservation of the Platanistoid Dolphin held at Wuhan, People's Republic of China, October 28-30, 1986

Author(s):
Edited by W.F. Perrin, R.K. Brownell, Zhou Kaiya and Liu Jiankang
Occasional Paper # 3
Publisher: IUCN
Publication date: 1989
ISBN: 2-88032-960-4
Executive summary: n/a
Hard copy location:

Out of print - please contact the IUCN Librarian with your request (see above)

   

SSC Occasional Paper 2

Priorités en matière de conservation des espèces à Madagascar: Procès-verbaux d'un atelier de la SSC organisé dans le cadre du Séminaire scientifique international sur les écosystèmes forestiers de Madagascar, du 28 au 31 octobre 1985, Antananarivo, Madagascar

Author(s):
Edited by R.A. Mittermeier, L.H. Rakotovao, V. Randrianasolo, E.J. Sterling and D. Devitre
Occasional Paper # 2
Publisher: IUCN
Publication date: 1987
ISBN: 2-88032-924-8
Executive summary: n/a
Hard copy location:

Out of print - please contact the IUCN Librarian with your request (see above)

  Madagascar (vi + 167 pages)

SSC Occasional Paper 1

Species Conservation Priorities in the Tropical Forests of Southeast Asia: Proceedings of a Symposium held at the 58th Meeting of the IUCN Species Survival Commission, October 4, 1982, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Author(s): Edited by R.A. Mittermeier and W.R. Constant
Occasional Paper # 1
Publisher: IUCN
Publication date: 1985
ISBN: n/a
Executive summary: n/a
Hard copy location:

Out of print - please contact the IUCN Librarian with your request (see above)

  Forests of Southeast Asia (58 pages)

Monographs

Hard copy monographs can be purchased from the IUCN Publications Services Unit, 219c Huntingdon Road, Cambridge CB3 0DL, United Kingdom, Phone: +44/1/223-277894, Fax: +44/1/223-277175, E-mail booksiucn.org, or in North America from Island Press, University of Chicago Distribution Center; 11030 South Langley Avenue, Chicago IL 60628, USA; Tel: 1-800-621-2736; Fax: 1-800-621-8476; Email: custservpress.uchicago.edu; http://www.islandpress.com , or through the on-line World Conservation Bookstore.

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