IUCN SSC and Scorpion Specialist Group

2016-2017 Report

Pedro Cardoso

Chair Mission statement Acknowledgements Pedro Cardoso (1) The main objectives of the SSSG are to assess Group’s activities were supported by the the extinction risk of a representative sample Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund Red List Authority of species globally; assist on interna- (project 152511159) and Chicago Board of Trade Sérgio Henriques (2, 3) tional law and agreements (e.g., Habitats Direc- (CBOT) Endangered Species Fund. tive, Convention on International Trade in En- Location/Affiliation dangered Species - CITES); contribute towards Targets for the quadrennium 2017-2020 national and regional legislation protecting (1) Finnish Museum of Natural History, Barometer of life threatened species; develop scientifically sound University of Helsinki, Finland Red List: (1) Red List for Sampled Red List Index: (2) species conservation strategies in cooperation Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society 200 species; (2) Red List Nephilidae: 35 species; with relevant authorities; and promote the of London, UK (3) Red List Archaeidae: 80 species; (4) Red (3) public knowledge of . Centre for Biodiversity & Environment Re- List Macaronesian endemics: 170 species; search (CBER), University College London, UK (5) develop R package to assist red listing; Main activities by Key Priority Area (6) conduct two assessment workshops (for Number of members (2016 & 2017) SRLI and CITES). 50 Barometer of life Research activities: develop IUCN Data Paper L Red List in Biodiversity Data Journal. Social networks i. R package to assist red-listing published and Capacity building Facebook: @IUCNSpiders available through CRAN. It was used to assess Capacity building: conduct four Red List around 300 species of worldwide. teaching workshops. (KSR #6) Conservation action L Research activities Conservation activities: (1) Species Conserva- i. IUCN Data Paper in Biodiversity Data Journal. tion Plan ingens; (2) ex situ breeding The new publication type is now ready to Hogna ingens. receive input from all groups. It was tested Policy and used to publish about 400 assessments Policy advice: Red List CITES species: of spiders, beetles and butterflies. (KSR #32) 25 species. Capacity building

L Capacity building Projected impact for the quadrennium i. Four Red List teaching workshops completed 2017-2020 in Portugal, Czech Republic, USA and Colombia. By the end of 2020, we expect to: (1) develop Around 60 attendants have completed them. tools that facilitate the Red List assessments, (KSR #5) (2) significantly increase the number of assessed species, (3) reduce the extinction risk of a number of species and (4) provide advice on CITES species. Desertas (Hogna ingens), Critically Endangered Photo: Pedro Cardoso

Summary of activities (2016-2017)

Key Priority Area ratio: 2/7 Key Priority Areas addressed:

• Barometer of life (2 activities)

• Capacity building (1 activity) Main KSRs addressed: 5, 6, 32 Resolutions 2016 WCC: 016 KSR: Key Species Result

Vale da Castanheira, the sole area for Desertas Wolf Spider (Hogna ingens), Critically Endangered Photo: Pedro Cardoso