A conservation biologist, Claudio is the Bill Travers Fellow for Wildlife Conservation at Lady Margaret Hall, University of Oxford. Claudio is Deputy Director of the Wildlife Conservation Research ...
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IUCN SSC Canid Specialist Group
Overview and description
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IUCN SSC Canid Specialist Group Five of the 35 canid taxa are threatened: Darwin's fox and red wolf are listed as Critically Endangered, while Ethiopian wolf, African wild dog and dhole are Endangered ...
Group leadership
Prof Claudio SILLERO-ZUBIRI
Chair
More about the Specialist Group
To provide and improve technical information and advice on all matters concerning wild canids, including their status in the wild; the threats they face and their conservation requirements; biology and natural history to the following:
- range state government agencies;
- non-governmental organizations, including national and international organizations and potential funding bodies;
- inter-governmental organizations (e.g. IUCN, CITES);
- field projects concerned ...
Mission
To compile, synthesize and disseminate information on the conservation and status of all canid species across their range, with particular emphasis on species which are threatened or rare.
Specialist Group work
The CSG focuses to promote the long-term conservation of all wild Canidae species throughout their ranges.
Understanding the threat to Canid species
To help raise funding for canid research and conservation and undertake research and to improve management of the common and sometimes troublesome species.
Canid species on the IUCN Red List
CSG assesses species for the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species to inform conservation efforts.
CSG Annual Report
Learn about Canid Specialist Group’s work and results in 2021.
At a glance
Official name:
IUCN SSC Canid Specialist Group
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