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IUCN SSC Asian Wild Specialist Group

2018 Report

James Burton

Chair Mission statement Targets for the 2017-2020 quadrennium

James Burton (1) The mission of the Asian Wild Cattle Specialist Assess Group (AWCSG) is to promote the long-term Red List: Red List assessments completed for Programme Officer conservation of the Asian wild cattle eight of nine species. and their by means of informa- Stu Young Research activities: (1) production of publications tion-sharing, identification of conservation on and (Babyrousa babyrussa, priorities and facilitation/delivery of these Red List Authority Coordinator B. celebensis, B. togeanensis) genetics, priority actions through collaborative conserva- Thomas Gray (2) , ( sauveli), and in tion work. ; (2) Tamaraw population monitoring Location/Affiliation and improved assessment; (3) moni- Projected impact for the 2017-2020 toring in east Javan park; (4) Anoa and Babirusa (1) North of England Zoological Society, Global quadrennium monitoring in Sulawesi park; (5) camera Wildlife Conservation, Center for Conservation By the end of 2020, we will have enhanced the trapping study. of Tropical Ungulates, UK partner network, planning and coordinated Plan (2) Wildlife Alliance, Cambodia action for four wild cattle species. For the Planning: (1) First planning workshop for Tamaraw ( mindorensis), range-wide Banteng, Anoa and Babirusa Global Species Number of members conservation actions will be defined, agreed Management Plans (GSMPs); (2) host Saola amongst stakeholders, and being implemented, 80 working group biennial meeting; (3) participate following a PHVA workshop in 2018. The One in the Conservation Planning Specialist Group Plan approach for conserving Anoa (Bubalus Social networks (CPSG) visioning workshop; (4) organize depressicornis and B. quarlesi) and Banteng Facebook: Banteng conservation planning workshop; (Bos javanicus) in will be imple- IUCN Asian Wild Cattle Specialist Group (5) complete GSMP masterplan for Anoa, menting two site-based projects, while the ex Instagram: iucn_wildcattle Banteng and Babirusa; (6) contribute to the situ status will have been improved with coop- Twitter: @IUCN_WildCattle European Association of Zoos and Aquaria erative breeding efforts in Indonesian zoos. This Website: https://www.asianwildcattle.org/ (EAZA) Regional Collection Planning for wild programme (Action Indonesia Global Species cattle; (7) set up a programme to increase Management Plans) will have built capacity of support for Tamaraw conservation. the national zoo association and set up coop- Act erative breeding programmes for the first time that can be used as a model for other species. Conservation actions: (1) construction of Saola The most likely remaining locations of Saola breeding centre in Viet Nam; (2) improve protec- (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis) will have been tion of Tamaraw population. searched, and efforts conducted to capture Network individuals for a programme. Capacity building: (1) hold one training work- shop for Indonesian zoo educators to set up network and test out materials; (2) hold a PHVA Tamaraw workshop and produce a report; (3) hold two husbandry training work- Tamaraw (Bubalus mindorensis) Banteng (Bos javanicus) in , Indonesia in Mts Iglit-Baco Natural Park, Photo: Steve Metzler Photo: Emmanuel Schutz shops for zoo keepers on Banteng, Anoa Network Summary of activities 2018 and Babirusa; (4) hold one animal husbandry Capacity building Species Conservation Cycle ratio: 4/5 training workshop for forest ranger staff on i. The PHVA Tamaraw Workshop was held and Assess 3 ||| Anoa and Babirusa; (5) assess Indonesian zoo the report is being written. (KSR #15) experts to plan future training. Plan 3 ||| Communicate Communicate Network 1 | Communication Communication: launch AWCSG newsletter. Communicate 1 | i. The AWCSG newsletter was launched in Main KSRs addressed: 4, 15, 32 December: https://www.asianwildcattle.org/ Activities and results 2018 KSR: Key Species Result newsletter.html (KSR #32) Assess Red List Acknowledgements i. Red List assessments are completed and We would like to acknowledge the IUCN SSC online, with one assessment remaining to be office: Jon Paul Rodriguez, Rachel Hoffmann, completed. (KSR #4) Kira Mileham and Orlando Salamanca, for Research activities all their support to help set up this collabo- i. A paper was published on Anoa and Babi- ration and continued support to grow and genetics: rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/ strengthen our network. We are very grateful content/royprsb/285/1876/20172566.full.pdf, to the supporters of the AWCSG, in partic- https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/ ular Mark Pilgrim, Simon Dowell, Scott Wilson, may/17/sulawesi-alfred-russel-wallace-walla- Tim Rowlands, Charlotte Smith at ; cea-biologists (KSR #32) Wes Sechrest and Barney Long of Global Wild- life Conservation; and Jeff Holland and John ii. A publication on Tamaraw is available at: Wortman of Center for Conservation of Trop- https://www.asianwildcattle.org/newsletter. ical Ungulates. Also, thanks to all the active html (KSR #32) members of the AWCSG for their continuing Plan hard work to conserve these species, and in Planning particular, the species coordinators, Bill Robi- i. The Global Species Management Plan for chaud, Paul Buzzard, Penny Gardner, Simon Banteng, Anoa and Babirusa was completed Hedges, Rahul Kaul, Tom Gray and Emmanuel and approved by the World Association of Zoos Schultz. We acknowledge the hard work of the and Aquariums (WAZA). (KSR #15) Saola Working Group members in their many ii. The Bornean Banteng Action Plan for Sabah areas of work. We also appreciate the dedica- was published in 2018: https://www.asian- tion that all members of the GSMP Commit- wildcattle.org/uploads/1/2/1/8/121825577/ tees have contributed throughout the last year, bornean_banteng_action_plan.pdf (KSR #15) especially the conveners/co-conveners and iii. The Regional Collection Plan for wild cattle new Working Group Leaders and all the institu- and camelids was completed and approved by tions supporting the GSMPs. We are grateful to EAZA. (KSR #15) those from the Philippine Government, NGOs and other partners that have made huge prog- ress to conserve Tamaraw in the last year.