IUCN COMMISSION GROUP

IUCN SSC Small Carnivore Specialist Group

Group leadership

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 France. Daniel is the co-chair for the Small Carnivore Specialist Group and the Editor in Chief for its journal, Small Carnivore Conservation.

Dr Paul HAPEMAN

Co-Chair

I am a specialist in small carnivore conservation. I use both field and molecular methods to address applied questions related to the ecology, genetics, and conservation of members of the family mustelidae. I am broadly interested in how small carnivores respond to human-induced changes in the landscape and how small carnivores interact and acquire resources in populations located on the periphery of their distributions. I am also interested in developing and refining methods for monitoring populations of small carnivores.

I am a specialist in small carnivore conservation. I use both field and molecular methods to address applied questions related to the ecology, genetics, and conservation of members of the family ...

Mr Sanjan THAPA

Co-Chair

Sanjan Thapa

Executive Director, Small Mammals Conservation and Research Foundation

Co-Coordinator, Himalayan Otter Network

Commission Member, IUCN SSC Small Mammal Specialist Group

Member, IUCN SSC Otter Specialist Group

Member, IUCN SSC Small Carnivore Specialist Group

Sanjan Thapa

Executive Director, Small Mammals Conservation and Research Foundation

Co-Coordinator, Himalayan Otter Network

Commission Member, IUCN SSC Small Mammal Specialist Group

Member, IUCN SSC ...

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 group ...

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.