IUCN COMMISSION GROUP

IUCN SSC Small Carnivore Specialist Group

Overview and description

Description:: The mission of the SCSG is simple: to conserve small carnivores. The specialist group covers about 150 extant species of small carnivore. Although many of the group’s species are not threatened with ...
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The mission of the SCSG is simple: to conserve small carnivores. The specialist group covers about 150 extant species of small carnivore. Although many of the group’s species are not threatened with extinction, a significant number are priorities for species conservation. Current global priorities include the Malagasy carnivores, European Mink, Owston’s Civet and Pygmy Raccoon.

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Group leadership

Dr José F. GONZÁLEZ-MAYA

Commission Member

Jose is biologist from Universidad Latina de Costa Rica, MSc in Tropical forests and biodiversity management and conservation from CATIE and PhD in Sciences from UNAM-Mexico. He currently works as ...

Mr Daniel WILLCOX

Co-Chair

Daniel has a particular interest in Owston’s Civet conservation and in building capacity for species conservation in South-east Asian nationals. Currently based in Thailand.

Dr John William DUCKWORTH

Red List Authority Coordinator

More about the Specialist Group

The IUCN SSC Small Carnivore Specialist Group (SCSG) has more than 90 members whose specialisms include ex-situ conservation, small carnivore ecology, and mammal watching, amongst many others. The group is diverse, recognising the range of people and professions that need to be engaged if conservation is to work. A main guiding principle of the group is to provide support to young conservationists working in the Global South. This is mainly done through the ...

The IUCN SSC Small Carnivore Specialist Group (SCSG) works to protect, conserve, and understand 150 extant species of small carnivores around the world.

Specialist Group work

SCSG builds capacity among small carnivore researchers and conservationists, provides a venue to publish new knowledge, and maintains the most up-to-date Red List status assessment for the species.

Understanding threats to Small Carnivores

Some small Carnivores face both known and emerging threats. SCSG clarifies these threats at local and global levels and communicates to the world that while the assemblage as a whole is not particularly threatened, a few of the species are among the most threatened mammals in the world and are in urgent need of greatly expanded conservation efforts.