IUCN COMMISSION GROUP

IUCN SSC Wildlife Health Specialist Group

Overview and description

Description:: 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 ...
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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 conservation of species, some of which are negative to wildlife population persistence and a threat to endangered species.

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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 William KARESH

Co-Chair

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 ...

Urgent Needs for Global Wildlife Health. Credit: IUCN SSC Wildlife Health Specialist Group (WHSG).

Participants at the "Mainstreaming Wildlife Health for Conservation Management" workshop held October 2019. Credit: IUCN SSC Wildlife Health Specialist Group (WHSG).

The biologists and vets are working on saiga calves measuring, weighing and carrying out veterinary research on their health and examining forensically any sick or dead animals during the mass calving event. Credit: R. Kock.