IUCN COMMISSION GROUP
IUCN SSC Giraffe and Okapi Specialist Group
Overview and description
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Made up of experts from around the world, the IUCN SSC Giraffe and Okapi Specialist Group (GOSG) leads efforts to study giraffe, okapi and the threats they face, as well as leading and supporting ...
Group leadership
Dr Michael BROWN
Co-Chair
I am a conservation ecologist interested in developing applied solutions to conservation challenges rooted in scientific understandings of population ecology and movement ecology. Examining…
Dr David STANTON
Co-Chair
I am an evolutionary geneticist interested in understanding how natural and anthropogenic processes are involved in biodiversity change.
I did my PhD on okapi conservation genetic, and…
Specialist Group work
GOSG focuses to recognize the widespread threats to giraffe and okapi, and to address the lack of understanding of the species and their conservation needs.
Understanding threats to Giraffe and Okapi’s
Establishing a giraffid publications/metadata repository, Giraffe and Okapi taxonomy review, and developing standardized methods or protocols for Giraffe and Okapi surveys.
Giraffe and Okapi on the IUCN Red List
GOSG assesses species for the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species to inform conservation efforts.
GOSG Annual Report
Learn about GOSG’s work and results in 2022.
At a glance
Official name:
IUCN SSC Giraffe and Okapi Specialist Group
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