The Cetacean Specialist Group promotes and facilitates the conservation of cetaceans worldwide. It functions as a catalyst, clearing house, and facilitator for cetacean-related research and conservation action. Our guiding premise is that conservation ultimately depends upon good science, and the group’s credibility and value are based on maintaining high standards of scientific rigor.
Key Positions
The current Co-Chairs of the CSG are Randall Reeves and Gianna Minton and the Deputy Chair is Gill Braulik. Barbara Taylor is the focal point of the Red List Authority, and, with Grant Abel, co-chair of Integrated Conservation Planning for Cetaceans (ICPC). There are eight regional coordinators: Asia – Brian Smith and Louisa Ponnampalam, South America – Enrique Crespo and Joanna Alfaro, Africa – Tim Collins, Latin America – Lorenzo Rojas-Bracho, and Oceania – Elanor Bell and Mike Double.
IUCN – SSC Cetacean Specialist Group
