Mammal news
Sad loss to SSC
IUCN, Gland, Switzerland (14 January 2005) – SSC is sad to announce that one of its most active and dedicated members, Claus Reuther, has passed away. Claus was Chair of the SSC Otter Specialist…
14 Jan 2005 | News story
The new Canid Action Plan - Conserving wild canids from the tiny fennec fox to the mighty grey wolf
Gland, Switzerland (11.10.2004) IUCN-The World Conservation Union. Canids, that is foxes, wolves, jackals and dogs, are found throughout most of the world, and occur on every continent except…
11 Oct 2004 | News story
Saving Europe's megafauna - European Bison Action Plan released by Bison Specialist Group
Gland, Switzerland (08.10.2004) IUCN-The World Conservation Union. The European Bison or wisent, is one of Europe’s largest and most impressive mammals, symbolic of earlier times, when Europe’s then…
08 Oct 2004 | News story
No respite for Critically Endangered Saiga Antelope
Gland, Switzerland, 15 April 2004 (IUCN) - Despite the conservation efforts of many people, the saiga antelope (Saiga tatarica tatarica) still faces imminent extinction.
15 Apr 2004 | News story
Launch of the Global Mammal Assessment and Partnership
Gland, Switzerland, 07.03.02. IUCN-The World Conservation Union. In an effort to develop new ideas on biodiversity assessment, using mammals as a test case, the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)…
07 Mar 2002 | News story
Launch of the first Dugong Status Report and Action Plan
Cartagena, Colombia 13.02.02. IUCN's Director General, Achim Steiner, and Dr. Klaus Töpfer, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) launched a joint publication, Dugong:…
13 Feb 2002 | News story
SSC Specialist Group celebrates success of the First International Tapir Symposium
Gland, Switzerland (20.12.01) IUCN-The World Conservation Union. Global efforts towards tapir conservation have received great impetus thanks to the success of the First International Tapir Symposium…
20 Dec 2001 | News story
Recovery of the Kunene rhinos - Knights of the Namibian desert
Gland, Switzerland (01.11.01) IUCN-The World Conservation Union. An IUCN Species Survival Commission member is central to the remarkable recovery of some of the most unusual members of the rhino…
01 Nov 2001 | News story
Worldwide efforts to save bats boosted by launch of IUCN Action Plan at international conference
Gland, Switzerland (06.08.01) IUCN-The World Conservation Union. The launch of a new IUCN bat Action Plan at an international conference in Malaysia has served as a rallying cry to conservationists…
06 Aug 2001 | News story
The truth about bats - A new Action Plan to boost their conservation
Gland, Switzerland (IUCN) 28.06.01. A new Action Plan that unveils the often feared, but fascinating world of bats and provides a framework for their conservation worldwide has been published by…
28 Jun 2001 | News story
