IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature

Chair: Dr Holly T. Dublin
Contact: Diane Skinner Diane.Skinner@iucn.org +254 20 890506

Red List Authority Focal Point: Ms Diane Skinner
Contact: Diane.Skinner@iucn.org

Newsletter: Pachyderm
Mailing List: AfESG Listserv
Publications: 
African Elephant Status Report 2007
African Elephant Status Report 2002
Website: IUCN/SSC African Elephant Specialist Group

Chair: Mike Knight
Contact: mknight@nmmu.ac.za
 

Deputy Chair: Benson Okita Ouma
Contact: bokita@kws.go.ke

Red List Authority Focal Point: Dr The Hon. Richard Emslie
Contact: emslieafrsg@telkomsa.net

Newsletter: Pachyderm
Publications:
Guidelines for the in situ re-introduction and translocation of African and Asian rhinoceros
African Rhino: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan
Website: African Rhino Specialist Group

Chair: Dr Galen B. Rathbun
Contact: +1 805 927 3059, grathbun@calacademy.org

Red List Authority Focal Point: Dr Galen B. Rathbun
Contact: grathbun@calacademy.org

Newsletter: Afrotherian Conservation
Mailing List: ASG Listserv
Publications:
African Insectivora and Elephant-Shrews: An Action Plan for their Conservation
Website: IUCN/SSC Afrotheria Specialist Group

Chair: Dr Mariella Superina
Contact: Dr Mariella Superina, +54 261 524 4160,  msuperina@mendoza-conicet.gov.ar and Flávia Miranda, flaviamiranda@yahoo.com

Red List Authority Focal Point: Dr Agustin Abba
Contact: abbaam@yahoo.com.ar

Newsletter: Edentata
Website: IUCN/SSC Anteaters, sloths and armadillos Specialist Group

Co-Chairs:  Dr Philippe Chardonnet and Dr David Mallon
Contact: Dr Philippe Chardonnet,  +3..., igf@fondation-igf.fr
Dr David Mallon,  +44 1457 853 560 , d.mallon@zoo.co.uk

Red List Authority Focal Point: Dr David Mallon
Contact: d.mallon@zoo.co.uk

Newsletter: Gnusletter
Publications:
Antelopes: Global Survey and Regional Action Plans, Part 1 East and Northeast Africa
Antelopes: Global Survey and Regional Action Plans, Part 2 Southern, and South-central Africa
Antelopes: Global Survey and Regional Action Plans, Part 3 Western and Central Africa
Antelopes: Global Status Survey and Regional Conservation Action Plan Part 4. North Africa, the Middle East, and Asia
Website: IUCN/SSC Antelope Specialist Group
Subgroup website: IUCN/SSC North African Antelope Specialist Subgroup

Co-Chairs: Dr Simon Hedges and Mr Ajay Desai
Contact: Dr Simon Hedges, +44 56032 04998
shedges@wcs.org  or simonhedges_wcs@yahoo.co.uk 
Mr Ajay Desai, +91 984 563 5840, ajayadesai.1@gmail.com

Red List Authority Focal Point: Dr Simon Hedges
Contact: shedges@wcs.org  or simonhedges_wcs@yahoo.co.uk 

Newsletter: GAJAH
Publications:
The Asian Elephant: An Action Plan for its Conservation
Website: IUCN/SSC Asian Elephant Specialist Group

Chair: Dr Bibhab Kumar Talukdar
Contact: b.talukdar@rhinos.org

Red List Authority Focal Point: Dr Susie Ellis
Contact: s.ellis@rhinos-irf.org

Newsletter: Pachyderm, Asian Rhinos
Publications:
Guidelines for the in situ re-introduction and translocation of African and Asian rhinoceros
Asian Rhinos: An Action Plan for their Conservation
Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan: Asian Rhinos
Report on the Regional Meeting for India and Nepal IUCN / SSC Asian Rhino Specialist Group (AsRSG)
Report On The Meeting For Conservation of Sumatran and Javan Rhino in South East Asia 2009 (IUCN/SSC AsRSG)

Proceedings of the Asian Rhino Specialist Group Meeting, Kasiranga National Park, India 2010

Website: Asian Rhino Specialist Group

Chair: Dr James Burton
Contact: jburton@earthwatch.org.uk

Red List Authority Focal Point: Dr James Burton
Contact: jburton@earthwatch

Newsletter:
Newsletter of the Asian Wild Cattle Specialist Group 
Saola Working Group Newsletter
Website: IUCN/SSC Asian Wild Cattle Specialist Group .org.uk

Chair: Professor Chris Johnson, Professor of Wildlife Conservation & ARC Australian Professorial Fellow, University of Tasmania 
Contact:  c.n.johnson@utas.edu.au

Co-chairs: Professor Paul A. Racey and Dr. Rodrigo A. Medellin
Contact: Prof Paul A Racey, +44 1224 272 858, p.racey@abdn.ac.uk
Dr. Rodrigo Medellin, +52 55 5622 9042, medellin@miranda.ecologia.unam.mx   

Red List Authority Focal Point: Mr Anthony Hutson
Contact: hutson.t@btinternet.com

Publication:
Microchiropteran Bats: Global Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan
Website:  IUCN SSC Bat Specialist Group

Chair: Dr David L. Garshelis and Dr Bruce McLellan
Contact: Dr David L. Garshelis, +1 218 327 4146, dave.garshelis@dnr.state.mn.us  Dr Bruce McLellan, bruce.mclellan@gov.bc.ca

Red List Authority Focal Point: Mr Robert Steinmetz
Contact: roberts@wwfgreatermekong.org

Publication: Bears: An Action Plan for their Conservation
Website: IUCN SSC Bear Specialist Group

Co-Chairs:  Mr Keith Aune (North America) and Dr Wanda Olech (Europe)
Contact:  Mr Keith Aune, kaune@wcs.org
Dr Wanda Olech, +48 (22) 593 6578, wanda_olech@sggw.pl

Red List Authority Focal Points: Dr Cormack Gates (American Bison), Dr Wanda Olech (European Bison)
Contact: ccgates@nucleus.com,  wanda_olech@sggw.pl

Publication: European Bison: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan
Subgroup website: North America

Chair : Dr Claudio Sillero-Zubiri
Contact: +44 (01865) 393 113 ext 100, canids@zoology.oxford.ac.uk or claudio.sillero@zoo.ox.ac.uk

Red List Authority Focal Point: Dr Michael Hoffmann
Contact: mike.hoffmann@iucn.org

Publication:
Foxes, Wolves, Jackals, and Dogs: An Action Plan for the Conservation of Canids (1990)
African Wild Dog: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan)
Ethiopian Wolf: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan 
Canids: Foxes, Wolves, Jackals and Dogs. Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan (2004)
Newsletter: Canid News Online
Mailing list: canids-L@maillist.ox.ac.uk
Website: IUCN/SSC Canids Specialist Group

Chair: Prof. Marco Festa-Bianchet
Contact: +1 819 821 8000 ext. 2061, m.festa@usherbrooke.ca

Red List Authority Focal Point: Dr Richard Harris
Contact: rharris@montana.com

Publication:
Wild Sheep and Goats and their Relatives. Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan for Caprinae
Newsletter: Caprinae News
Website: IUCN/SSC Caprinae Specialist Group

Chair: Dr Christine Breitenmoser and Dr Urs Max Breitenmoser
Contact: Dr Christine Breitenmoser, +41 31 951 90 20, ch.breitenmoser@kora.ch Dr Urs Max Breitenmoser, +41 31 951 90 20, Urs.Breitenmoser@ivv.unibe.ch

Red List Authority Focal Point: Ms Kristin Nowell
Contact: cat@felidae.org

Publication:
The Wild Cats: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan
Newsletter: Cat News
Website: IUCN/SSC Cat Specialist Group

Chair: Dr Randall Reeves
Contact: +1 450 458 6685, rrreeves@okapis.ca

Red List Authority Focal Point: Dr William Perrin
Contact: william.perrin@noaa.gov

Publication:
Indo-pacific Bottlenose Dolphin assessment workshop report, Solomon Islands case study of Tursiops aduncus
Dolphins, Whales and Porpoises: 2002-2010 Conservation Action Plan for the World's Cetaceans
Dolphins, Porposies, and Whales: 1994-1998 An Action Plan for the Conservation of Cetaceans
Dolphins, Porpoises, and Whales: An Action Plan for the Conservation of Biological Diversity 1988-1992
Mailing list: CSG Listserv
Website: IUCN / SSC Cetacean Specialist Group

Co-chairs: Dr Susana Gonzalez and Dr William J. McShea
Contact: +598 2 487 1616, sugonza@iibce.edu.uy ; dsg-iucn@iibce.edu.uy
+1 (540) 635 6563 McSheaW@si.edu 

Red List Authority Focal Point: Dr Will Duckworth (Old World); Patricia Black-Decima (New World)
Contact: willduckworthdprk@yahoo.com ; pblack@csnat.unt.edu.ar or black.patricia@gmail.com

Publication: Deer: An Action Plan for their Conservation
Newsletter: Deer Specialist Group News
Mailing List: DSG Listserv
Website: IUCN/SSC Deer Specialist Group

Chair: Dr Patricia Moehlman
Contact: +255 27 250 7504, tan.guides@habari.co.tz

Red List Authority Focal Point: Dr Patricia Moehlman
Contact: tan.guides@habari.co.tz

Newsletter: Equid Specialist Group Newsletter
Publication:
Zebras, Asses, and Horses: An Action Plan for the Conservation of Wild Equids
Website: IUCN/SSC Equids Specialist Group

Chair: Dr Rebecca Lewison
Contact: +1 619 594 8287, rlewison@sciences.sdsu.edu

Red List Authority Focal Point: Dr Rebecca Lewison
Contact:  rlewison@sciences.sdsu.edu

Publication:
Pigs, Peccaries, and Hippos: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan
Newsletter: Suiform Soundings; Hippo SG Newsletter
Mailing list: OSG Listserv
Website: IUCN SSC Hippo Specialist Group 

Chair: Dr Kay Holekamp
Contact: +1 517 432 3691, holekamp@msu.edu

Red List Authority Focal Point: Mrs Stephanie Dloniak
Contact: smdloniak@gmail.com

Newsletter: Hyaena Specialist Group Newsletter
Publication: Hyaenas: An Action Plan for their Conservation
Website: IUCN/SSC Hyaena Specialist Group

Chair: Dr Andrew T. Smith
Contact: +1 480 965 4024, a.smith@asu.edu

Red List Authority Focal Point: Dr Andrew T. Smith
Contact: a.smith@asu.edu

Publication:
Rabbits, Hares, and Pikas: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan
Mailing list: LSG Listserv
Website: IUCN/SSC Lagamorph Specialist Group

Chair: Dr. David Flores
Contact: Tel.: +54 11 4982 0306, Email: dflores@macn.gov.ar
 

Chair: Dr Nicole Duplaix
Contact:  +1 503 302 4913   Nicole.Duplaix@oregonstate.edu


Red List Authority Focal Point: Dr Syed Ainul Hussain
Contact:  hussain@wii.gov.in

Publication: Otters: An Action Plan for their Conservation
Newsletter: Otter SG Bulletin; Asian Otter Newletter
Mailing list: OSG Listserv
Website: IUCN/SSC Otter Specialist Group

Co-Chairs: Mariana Altrichter and Harald Beck
Contact:
Mariana Altrichter +1 909 389 0474 , marianaalt@msn.com
Harald Beck  +1 410 704 3125 ,  hbeck@towson.edu

Red List Authority Focal Point: Dr Mariana Altrichter
Contact: marianaalt@msn.com

Publication:
Pigs, Peccaries, and Hippos: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan
Newsletter: Suiform Soundings
Mailing list: OSG Listserv
Website: IUCN/SSC Peccaries Specialist Group

Chair Dr Kit Kovacs
Contact kit.kovacs@npolar.no

Red List Authority Focal Point: Dr Kit Kovacs
Contact kit.kovacs@npolar.no

Chair:  Dag Vongraven
Contact: dag.vongraven@npolar.no

Red List Authority Focal Point: Dr Oystein Wiig
Contact: oystein.wiig@nhm.uio.no

Publication:
Polar Bears: Proceedings of the 13th Working Meeting of the IUCN/SSC Polar Bear Specialist Group, Nuuk, Greenland 
Polar Bears: Proceedings of the 14th Working Meeting of the IUCN/ SSC Polar Bear Specialist Group, Seattle, Washington, USA 
Polar Bears: Proceedings of the 15th Working Meeting of the IUCN/ SSC Polar Bear Specialist Group,Copenhagen, Denmark
Website: IUCN/SSC Polar Bear Specialist Group

Chair: Dr Russell Mittermeier
Contact:  +1 703 341 2421; Anthony Rylands: a.rylands@conservation.org

Red List Authority Focal Point: Pending 

Publication:
Action Plan for African Primate Conservation: 1986-1990
Lemurs of Madagascar: An Action Plan for their Conservation 1993-1999 African Primates: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan (Revised edition)
Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan: West African Chimpanzees
Best Practice Guidelines for Reducing the Impact of Commercial Logging on Great Apes in Western Equatorial Africa
Best Practice Guidelines for the Re-introduction of Great Apes
Best Practice Guidelines for Great Ape Populations
Best Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Mitigation of Conflict Between Humans and Great Apes
Newsletters: Primate Conservation Neotropical Primates Asian Primates Lemur News African Primates
Database: A.P.E.S. database
Website: Primate Specialist Group

Co-chairs: Prof Helene Marsh and Dr Benjamin Morales-Vela
Contact: +61 (7) 4781 5802 helene.marsh@jcu.edu.au ; +52 (983) 216 666 bmorales@ecosur.mx

Red List Authority Focal Point: Ms Cynthia Taylor
Contact: taylor@ecohealthalliance.org ; +1 941 232 4587

Publication:
Dugong: Status Report and Action Plans for Countries and Territories
Newsletters: Sirenews
Webstie: http://www.locus-nq.net/iucnssg/

Chair: Dr. Jerry Belant
Contact: jbelant@cfr.msstate.edu Tel +1 662 325 2996

Red List Authority Focal Point: Dr Will Duckworth
Contact: willduckworthdprk@yahoo.com

Publication: Small Carnivore Conservation (since 1989, current issue Vol. 41)
Website: IUCN SCC Small Carnivores Specialist Group
 

Co-Chairs: Dr Don E. Wilson and Dr Richard Young
Contact:
Dr Don Wilson, +1 (202) 633 1265  wilson.don@nmnh.si.edu ;
Dr Richard Young, +44 (0) 1225 386 871  richard.young@durrell.org

Red List Authority Focal Point: Dr Giovanni Amori
Contact: giovanni.amori@uniroma1.it
 

Chair: Dr Gabriela Lichtenstein
Contact: glichtenstein@fibertel.com.ar, Tel/fax (54 11) 4782-7251 / 4783-655

Red List Authority Focal Point: Dr Ricardo Baldi
Contact: rbaldi@cenpat.edu.ar

Newsletter: GECS Newsletter
Publication:
South American Camelids: An Action Plan for their Conservation
Website: IUCN/SSC Camelids Specialist Group

Chair: Mrs. Patricia Medici
Contact: +55 67 3341 8732 (phone / fax), +55 67 9965 6960 (cell phone)  epmedici@uol.com.br , medici@ipe.org.br, epm5@kent.ac.uk

Red List Authority Focal Point: Mr Alan Shoemaker
Contact: sshoe@mindspring.com

Newsletter (printed / online): Tapir Conservation
Publications:
Malayan Tapir Action Plan (2003)
Mountain Tapir Action Plan (2004)
Baird's Tapir Action Plan (2005)
Lowland Tapir Action Plan (2007) (Portuguese only)
Tapirs: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan (1997)
Mailing list: Tapir Talk - tapirtalk@uol.com.br
Website: IUCN / SSC Tapir Specialist Group

Chair: Dr William Oliver
Contact: +63 2 522 4505; Email: wlroliver@gmail.com

Red List Authority Focal Point: Dr Kristin Leus
Contact: kristin@cbsgeurope.eu

Publication: 
Pigs, Peccaries, and Hippos: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan
Newsletter: Suiform Soundings
Mailing list: OSG Listserv
Website: IUCN/SSC Pig Specialist Group

Co-Chairs: Dave Mech and Luigi Boitani
Contact: +1 651 649 5231 mechx002@umn.edu;  +39 06491 135 luigi.boitani@uniroma1.it

Red List Authority Focal Point: Dr. Michael Hoffmann
Contact: mike.hoffmann@iucn.org