WCC 2016 Res 012 - Activity Report

General Information

Period covered
IUCN Constituent
IUCN SSC Giraffe and Okapi Specialist Group 2017-2020
IUCN Constituent type
IUCN Species Survival Commission 2017-2020
Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
Relevant operative para(s) of Res/Rec Activities Overview Description Status
Field activities
Translocation of Rothschild's giraffe to Kidepo Valley National Park
Completed
Field activities
Translocation of West African giraffe to Gadabedji Biosphere Reserve
Completed
Policy influencing/advocacy
Development of proposal for giraffe to be listed on the Convention of Migratory Species - added to Appendix II in October 2018
Completed
Scientific/technical activities
Red List assessments for seven giraffe subspecies endorsed in November 2018 - two listed as Critically Endangered (Kordofan and Nubian), one as Endangered (Reticulated), two as Vulnerable (Thornicroft's and Rothschild's - the later downlisted from Endangered), one as Near threatened (West African - downlisted from Endangered) and one as Least Concern (Angolan).
Completed

Actors involved in these activities

IUCN Members
Ministério da Cultura, Turismo e Ambiente República de Angola ( Angola )
Ministère des Affaires Etrangères, de la Coopération et de l`Intégration africaine et des Nigériens à l'extérieur ( Niger )
Tanzania National Parks ( United Republic of Tanzania )
Uganda Wildlife Authority ( Uganda )
Zoological Society of London ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland )
Smithsonian Institution ( United States of America )
San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance ( United States of America )
Sahara Conservation Fund ( United States of America )
Ministry of Environment and Tourism ( Namibia )
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IUCN Commissions
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IUCN Secretariat
Yes
Other non-IUCN related organisations
Seckenberg BiK-F, African Parks,
Report status
Published
Constituent type
IUCN Species Survival Commission 2017-2020