IUCN COMMISSION GROUP
IUCN SSC Wildlife Health Specialist Group
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Overview and description
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The group is commissioned to serve as a first response for wildlife health concerns relevant to conservation around the world. The focus of the group is on health impacts that relate to the ...
Group leadership
Dr Tiggy GRILLO
Co-Chair
Veterinarian (University of Glasgow) and PhD in molecular parasitology. Current role with Wildlife Health Australia (since May 2009) involves coordination of wildlife health professionals across…
Dr marcela UHART
Co-Chair
Marcela (Marcy) Uhart is a wildlife veterinarian from Argentina, with 30 years of experience in free-ranging wildlife health research and conservation. Since 2013, she has been the…
More about the Specialist Group
The IUCN SSC Wildlife Health Specialist Group was commissioned by the IUCN Species Survival Commission to serve as a first response for wildlife health concerns around the world. This requires a focused network of regional experts primarily conducting wildlife health work in the areas of health surveillance, reporting, and response, wildlife disease management, disease ecology, diagnostics, epidemiology, pathology, toxicology, health policy and related health ...
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WHSG Annual Report
Learn about WHSG’s work and results in 2022.
Previous reports:
WHSG Annual Report 2021
WHSG Annual Report 2020
WHSG Annual Report 2019
WHSG Annual Report 2018
WHSG Annual Report 2016-2017
At a glance
Official name:
IUCN SSC Wildlife Health Specialist Group
Associated Commissions: