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Aliens Newsletter Aliens: The Invasive Species Bulletin Newsletter of the IUCN/SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group ISSN 1173-5988 Issue Number 32, 2012 Coordinator CONTENTS Piero Genovesi, ISSG Chair, ISPRA Editors Piero Genovesi and Riccardo Scalera Editorial pg. 1 Assistant Editor Anna Alonzi - ISPRA News from the ISSG pg. 2 Front Cover Photo The California Kingsnake (Lampropeltis ...And other news pg. 5 californiane): striped albino pattern © Photo by Ramón Gallo Barneto Wild Hippos in Colombia pg. 8 Identification and distribution The following people of non-indigenous species in contributed to this issue the Mediterranean Sea: the Italian Shyama Pagad, Carola Warner, Paul challenges pg. 13 Csagoly, Huw Thomas, Ahmet Uludag, Jorge L. Gutierrez The management and control of the California kingsnake in Gran Canaria (Canary Islands): Project LIFE+ Lampropeltis pg. 20 The newsletter is produced twice a year and is available in English. To be added to the Aerial broadcast of rodenticide on the island of Sa Dragonera mailing list, or to download the electronic (Balearic Islands, Spain). version, visit: A promising rodent eradication www.issg.org/newsletter.html#Aliens experience on a Mediterranean Please direct all submissions and other ed- islands pg. 29 itorial correspondence to Riccardo Scalera [email protected] Rodent eradication on Molara Island and surrounding islets (NE Sardinia): from success Published by to the riddle of reinvasion pg. 33 ISPRA - Rome, Italy Graphics design Pl@ntInvasion: collaborative Franco Iozzoli, ISPRA identification and information Coordination platform on invasive plants Daria Mazzella, ISPRA - Publishing Section in French Overseas Territories pg. 39 Administration Olimpia Girolamo, ISPRA – Publishing Section Occurrence of major invasives Distribution in Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, India: Michelina Porcarelli, ISPRA – Publishing Section perspective and prospective pg. 42 Printer New publications pg. 45 CSR - Via di Pietralata, 157 - 00158 Roma Phone 064182113 (r.a.) - Fax 064506671 Events pg. 47 Editorial The Rio+20 Conference was held in June of this year in Rio de Janeiro; the city that in 1992 hosted the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED). The conference was focused on ‘the green economy’ in the context of sustainable development and clearly reflects the main concerns of society in this moment of deep financial crisis. The ISSG had an in-depth discussion on this issue, which involved its Members, as well as many subscribers of the Aliens-L list-server. The conclusions were sum- marised in a policy briefing that was endorsed by the IUCN, and included in the official documentation of the Rio+20 Conference. In our briefing we underlined to world leaders that addressing the problem of invasive alien species is not only crucial to preserve biological diversity, but can also contribute to protecting world food security, hu- man health and global economy. We also highlighted that, as invasion biologists, we have developed ef- fective measures for preventing and mitigating the negative effects of invasive species, but that to enforce these measures it is crucial that there is a need for greater support from the general public, as well as a stronger commitment from decision makers. From our side, we committed to continue and strengthen our efforts for informing on the impacts of inva- sions and on the responses that need to be undertaken. ISSG also considers it a priority to continue work- ing with the international standard setting organisations, with the aim of improving the trade regulatory processes necessary to minimise the spread of invasive species. Another key area of our work is the on-go- ing cooperation with the IUCN Red List to enhance links between the Global Invasive Species Database and the IUCN Red List. Collaboration with the Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD) in an initiative that aims to improve the inter-operability between invasive species and other relevant information systems so that the CBD parties are better informed on this issue is another important area of work. In fact, we be- lieve that a better synergy between the providers of invasive species knowledge can indeed provide valu- able support for enabling the prevention of new invasions as well as more timely response to new incur- sions when prevention fails. The key message that the community of invasion biologists and practitioners send to the world leaders is that it is imperative that the recommendations so far agreed upon be taken beyond ‘good advice’ and ‘guid- ing principles’ and turned into enforced policies; and, that the challenge for the next few years is the im- plementation and progress towards the achievement of the Strategic Plan 2011-2020 of the CBD. Piero Genovesi, ISSG Chair General disclaimer All material appearing in Aliens is the work of individual authors, whose names are listed at the foot of each article. Contributions are not refereed, as this is a newsletter and not an academic journal. Ideas and comments in Aliens are not intended in any way to represent the view of IUCN, SSC or the Invasive Species Spe- cialist Group (ISSG) or sponsors, unless specifically stated to the contrary. The designation of geograph- ical entities do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of IUCN, SSC, ISSG or sponsors concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or concern- ing the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Aliens 1 News from the ISSG The ISSG has had a very busy and productive half Mexico) provided an excellent country perspective year. Below is a brief synopsis. recalling the need for global/regional information ISSG represented by the Chair Piero Genovesi and systems. Some delegates strongly recommended the Manager Information Services participated in the development of a business plan for donors. GBIF convened ‘Informatics Expert Meeting on Invasive Alien Species’ in Copenhagen from 5 to ISSG represented by the Manager Information Ser- 6 September 2011. It was attended by a group of 10 vices participated in the Sixteenth Meeting of the experts involved in various initiatives on invasive CBD SBSTTA 16 (http://www.cbd.int/sbstta16/) alien species and experienced in the interface bet- that took place in Montreal, Canada from the 30 ween informatics and environmental science. April to 5 May 2012 as part of the IUCN delega- tion. ISSG participated in the Global Taxonomic Ini- tiative (GTI) meeting representing the IUCN; con- The Fifteenth Meeting of the CBD Subsidiary Bo- tributed to the in-depth review of the implementa- dy on Scientific, Technical and Technological Ad- tion of the programme of work on Island Biodiver- vice (SBSTTA15) took place in Montreal, Canada, sity; participated in the first informal meeting of the from 7-11 November 2011 newly established Invasive Species Working Group (http://www.cbd.int/doc/?meeting=sbstta-15). SBSTTA15 was the first meeting of the subsidiary of the Global Island Partnership (GLISPA); commit- body after the successful COP10 that took place in ted to contribute to the proposed Island Summit du- Nagoya, Japan, in October 2010 and the first of two ring COP 11 in Hyderabad, India during October SBSTTA meetings that were to be held before the 2012 and participated in side events. next COP in Hyderabad, India in October 2012. Its agenda covered a number of issues of relevance to ISSG (Regional Pacific office) participated in the the scientific and technical work of the Convention Inaugural Pacific Islands Species Forum in Ho- and the advancement of the Nagoya decisions inclu- niara, Solomon Islands from April 25th-27th 2012, ding invasive alien species (Agenda item 4.1). ISSG organized by IUCN Oceania, the IUCN Species Sur- represented by the Chair and Manager Information vival Commission (SSC), BirdLife International, the Services participated in the meeting as part of the Pacific Islands Roundtable for Nature Conservation IUCN Delegation which also included the IUCN Glo- (PIRT), the Secretariat of the Pacific Region Envi- bal Coordinator for Invasive Species Geoffrey Ho- ronment Programme (SPREP), and the Government ward. The IUCN - the ISSG and the IUCN Invasive of the Solomon Islands. ISSG- Pacific with the Pa- Species Initiative (ISI) - signed a supplementary ag- cific Invasives Initiative presented the results of an reement and Memorandum of Cooperation with in-depth study on the impacts of invasive species on the Secretariat of the CBD (SCBD) on the side lines threatened species in the Pacific Region and a re- of SBSTTA15, agreeing to a) collaborate in the ac- view of the management of invasive species rela- tivities and initiative that contribute to the implemen- ted to the conservation of endangered birds in the tation of Aichi Target 9, b) continue to provide the Pacific Region over the past decade and more. SCBD with technical and scientific support on inva- sive alien species and c) identify additional sources of funding to implement these activities. The Chair and Programme Officer of the ISSG con- tinued to support the European Commission on its work for the development of a EC legislative in- A side event was convened by the Secretariat of the strument on invasive alien species, by providing CBD (SCBD), GBIF and the IUCN/ISSG, on the si- qualitative and quantitative information on issues delines of SBSTTA15 aimed to present the ‘joint such as pathways, impact and management of in- work programme to strengthen information vasives. In this regard, the Chair of the ISSG atten- services on invasive alien species (IAS) as a con- ded a meeting of the Nature Directors General of tribution towards Aichi Biodiversity Target 9’as the EU member states, presenting the possible op- an outcome of the informatics expert meeting on in- tions for developing a EU legislation on the issue vasive alien species convened by the GBIF Secre- (EU Nature Directors Meeting, 29th September tariat in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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