Species
IUCN/WI Freshwater Fish Specialist Group (FFSG) Annual Meeting, Chester 17-18 March 2008
Professor Gordon McGregor Reid, Chair of the FFSG Specialist Group, led the meeting which looked at the global picture for freshwater fish, region by region, and developed strategies for helping threatened species. …
10 Apr 2008 | News story
IUCN and WWF Caucasus support the update of the Red Data Book of Armenia
IUCN has provided extensive training materials on its Red List categories to support the update of the Red Data Book of Armenia. …
31 Mar 2008 | News story
Review of Options for Managing the Impacts of Locally Overabundant African Elephants
Some of the most important decisions in wildlife management in Africa revolve around elephants. …
20 Mar 2008 | News story
SSC Chairs’ Meeting, 11-14 February, Al Ain - a resounding success
The first-ever meeting of the SSC Specialist Group Chairs took place 11-14 February 2008 in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates and was generously sponsored by the Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi. …
06 Mar 2008 | News story
Sir Peter Scott Award Presented to Dr Russ Mittermeier
Holly Dublin, Chair of the SSC, presented Dr Russell Mittermeier with the Sir Peter Scott Award for Conservation Merit at the recent meeting of the SSC Specialist Group Chairs in Al Ain, UAE.
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18 Feb 2008 | News story
Winners of the Golden Ark Award 2008 announced
Patricia Medici, Chair of the IUCN/SSC Tapir Specialist Group (TSG) and Charudutt Mishra, a member of the IUCN/SSC Cat Specialist Group are two of the three winners to be awarded the Golden Ark Award in 2008. …
04 Feb 2008 | News story
To Bee, or Not to Bee…
The plight of pollinators is causing worldwide concern. Not only are population numbers of many formerly abundant species dwindling, some species are disappearing altogether. …
31 Jan 2008 | News story
Discovery: First New Species Of Giant Elephant-Shrew In 126 Years
Dr. Galen Rathbun, Chair of the IUCN/SSC Afrotheria Specialist Group, and a team of collaborators confirmed the existence of a new species, Rhynochocyon udzungwensis, a type of giant elephant shrew, or sengi, in the mountains of Tanzania. …
31 Jan 2008 | News story
Global Experts Meet to Assess Species' Vulnerability to Climate Change
A four-day Species Vulnerability Traits workshop was hosted jointly by Imperial College London, IUCN Species Programme and IUCN Species Survival Commission (hereafter referred to jointly as IUCN) and the Zoological Society of London. …
05 Dec 2007 | News story
