Scientific Task Force on Avian Influenza and Wild Birds statement on:
H5N1 High pathogenicity avian influenza in wild birds - Unprecedented conservation impacts and urgent needs
July 2023
African Range States of the African Lion (Panthera leo), Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus), Leopard (Panthera pardus) and African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus) met from 1 – 4 May in Uganda and agreed on a set of key priorities for the urgent conservation and sustainable management of these four carnivore species. The meeting was convened jointly by the Secretariats of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) under the African Carnivores Initiative (ACI).
Second meeting of Range States of the Joint CITES-CMS African Carnivores Initiative (ACI): 1 - 4 May 2023 in Entebbe, Uganda - Invitation to observers to express their