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Commission statement | 2020

IUCN Commission Statement on the Management of Human-Wildlife Conflict

This IUCN SSC Position Statement was prepared by the Chair and members of the IUCN Species Survival Commission Human-Wildlife Conflict Task Force in July 2020. At the time of writing, the Task Force is also preparing a comprehensive technical policy and advisory document, the IUCN SSC Guidelines…

Position Statement on the Culling of the Mauritius Fruit Bat Pteropus niger

Commission statement | 2018

IUCN Commission Statement on the Culling of the Mauritius Fruit Bat

As a globally threatened and endemic species, the decision for mass culls is of great concern to the IUCN Species Survival Commission and conservation organisations worldwide since a reduction in population increases the bat’s risk of extinction.

In July 2018, a reassessment of the…

Commission statement | 2014

IUCN Commission Statement on the threat posed by unregulated use of poison

The IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) hereby outlines its position in relation to the increasing incidence and scale of the use of poison causing catastrophic declines in wildlife populations across Africa.

There is increasing evidence that agricultural pesticides are being misused…

Position Statement on research involving species at risk of extinction

Commission statement | 1989

IUCN Commission Statement on research involving species at risk of extinction

IUCN holds that all research on or affecting a threatened species carries a moral responsibility for the preservation or enhancement of the survival of that species. Conservation of the research resource is clearly in the interest of the researchers.