Photo: CPSG Strategic Committee, including CSI-CPSG Canada. Stephanie Winton, pictured centrally.
The Canadian Species Initiative (CSI) was co-founded in 2019 by Wildlife Preservation Canada and African Lion Safari, after recognizing the need to establish a coordinated and holistic effort to identify and implement the ex situ management needs for Canadian species at risk, and ensure integration with in situ efforts.
We’re excited to let you know that the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Species Survival Commission (IUCN SSC) has earned a place in the Guinness World Records as the “largest volunteer conservation-science network”! With more than 10,000 volunteers from 186 countries, the IUCN SSC has made a significant global impact on biodiversity. This extensive network of experts collects data and identifies trends to assess species’ status (over 157,000 species have been assessed to-date), develops conservation strategies, provides scientific expertise and guidance to inform policy and decision-making, raises awareness and promotes biodiversity, and builds capacity to improve global conservation practices.
Wildlife Preservation Canada is proud to be an active member of this global network through our involvement with the IUCN SSC Conservation Planning Specialist Group (CPSG). As a member of the CPSG Regional Resource Centre in Canada, WPC supports species recovery by bringing internationally recognized conservation planning tools and processes to Canada to develop evidence-based conservation plans that focus on practical and actionable strategies to prevent extinction and recover populations.
Through this work, WPC connects with other members of the IUCN SSC network, such as the Amphibian Specialist Group and the Animal Biobanking for Conservation Specialist Group, sharing our expertise and learning from others to bridge gaps, build capacity, and foster collaboration within the conservation community. This recognition of the IUCN SSC highlights the organization and its volunteers’ extraordinary dedication to the survival of species and the health of ecosystems worldwide.
Photo: CPSG annual meeting.
Photo: CSI Coordinator, Stephanie, with the co-chairs of the Animal Biobanking for Conservation Specialist Group.
Stephanie Winton, the Canadian Species Initiative Coordinator gives a travelogue presentation on her experience working on reptile conservation projects in Mauritius as the 31st Canada’s New Noah.
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