Co-Chair/EEP coordinator for the common hippopotamus / Ostrava Zoo, Czechia
I perform research on hippos in captive environment, focusing on topics like suckling behaviour or sex ratio. In addition ...
The Hippo Specialist Group (HSG) focuses its attention on the two extant hippo species, common hippos (Hippopotamus amphibius), whose remaining range covers 38 sub-Saharan countries, and pygmy hippos (Choeropsis liberiensis), which is found in just four countries in West Africa.
Both hippo species face significant threats to their future population viability. We are committed to working with the global conservation network, government and other entities to ...
HSG is committed to working with the global conservation network, government and other entities to ensure the long-term survival of the two hippo species and to support sustainable conservation and management of hippos across their range.
Hippos face a range of threats across their 39 range states, including habitat loss, mining, water pollution, and degradation as well as direct hunting pressure. HSG members and affiliated projects study these and supervise both in-situ and ex-situ populations
HSG assesses species for the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species to inform conservation efforts.
Learn about HSG’s work and results in 2022.
Previous reports:
HSG Annual Report 2021
HSG Annual Report 2019
HSG Annual Report 2018
HSG Annual Report 2016-2017