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IUCN SSC
Amphibian
Specialist Group
2018 Report
Ariadne Angulo Phil Bishop
Co-Chairs Mission statement Red List: (1) completion of the Global Amphibian
Ariadne Angulo (1) The Amphibian Specialist Group (ASG) provides Assessment update (GAA2); (2) ASG RLA
Phil Bishop (2) the scientific foundation to inform effective provides technical feedback and expertise to
amphibian conservation action around the the Red List Committee and Red List Technical
Red List Authority Coordinator world. More specifically, the ASG stimulates, Working Group, as necessary.
Jennifer Luedtke (1) develops and conducts scientific research to Research activities: (1) ASG supports the update
inform the conservation of amphibians and their of Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) sites; (2)
Location/Affiliation habitats around the world, supports the assess- ASG actively contributes to the production of
(1) ment of the conservation status of amphibian scientific publications related to amphibian
3701 Lake Shore Blvd W, P.O. Box 48586,
biodiversity and informs the general public of research and conservation.
Toronto, ON, M8W 1P5, Canada
(2) University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand amphibian conservation-related issues and Plan
priorities. This is attained by supporting and Planning: (1) ASG Secretariat, Regional Chairs
Number of members mobilising a global network of members to and members contribute towards single- or
develop capacity, improve coordination and multi-species conservation action plans at the
337
integration so as to achieve shared, strategic international or national levels; (2) update of the
amphibian conservation goals. Amphibian Conservation Action Plan (ACAP); (3)
Social networks
completion of Amphibian Reintroduction Guide-
Facebook:
Projected impact for the 2017-2020 lines; (4) a framework for single- and multi-spe-
@IUCNAmphibians
quadrennium cies amphibian action planning is created
Twitter:
Resources permitting, by 2020 we envision through collaboration with the Conservation
@ASG_IUCN
conclusion of the update of global amphibian Planning Specialist Group’s efforts to develop
Website:
assessments on The IUCN Red List, conclusion multi-species planning guidance; (5) the ASG
https://www.iucn-amphibians.org/
of the 2017-2020 ASG Strategic Plan, update of has a Strategic Plan for the remainder of the
the Amphibian Conservation Action Plan for the 2017-2020 quadrennium.
next four years and an increased uptake of this Policy: (1) ASG provides scientific advice and
tool by the amphibian conservation commu- information for the identification and conserva-
nity. At the ASG membership level, we envision tion of species of concern in national and inter-
a more proactive and engaged specialist group, national contexts.
with greater participation, more cross-pollina- Act
tion within and between regions and thematic
Proposal development and funding: increasing
groups and collaborations with other specialist
uptake of ACAP among donors.
groups with cross-cutting issues.
Technical advice: ASG provides technical advice
to organisations and institutions globally.
Targets for the 2017-2020 quadrennium
Network
Assess
Agreements: ASG has donors that provide
Policy: the ASG Red List Authority (RLA) financial and institutional support to ASG RLA
provides advice and expertise for national Red staff time.
List processes.
Proposal development and funding: ASG has
a fully-funded Global Amphibian Assessment
(GAA2) update project.
Suweon Treefrog (Dryophytes suweonensis), Endangered
Photo: Amaël Borzée
Capacity building: (1) development of the Grant Amphibian Survival Alliance (ASA) since 2013) to Green List; the ASG RLA contributed test cases
Writing Mentorship Program; (2) ASG RLA will continue providing information about our work for the Red List Technical Working Group Extinc-
provide Red List training through its Red List and amphibian conservation globally; (4) the tion Guidelines testing with Resit Akçakaya.
workshops and other venues when the oppor- IUCN Red List is used to inform the project and (KSR #11)
tunity arises; training day(s) may be open to the funding priorities of NGOs and funding mech- Proposal development and funding
public or an audience wider than amphibian anisms with the aim of ensuring that effective i. Total budget to achieve the Global Amphibian
experts. amphibian conservation is taking place glob- Assessment update (GAA2) has been raised.
Membership: (1) ASG membership and regional ally; (5) ASG develops a communications plan (KSR #30)
and thematic leadership are renewed, new that will lay out the intended use of each of its
Red List
members are brought on board and regional communications tools (email, FrogLog, website,
i. Fifty percent of all amphibian species
representation is improved; (2) ASG proactively social media [Facebook, Twitter]); (6) together
with ASA, ASG continues to produce FrogLog. described through December 2018 have an
recruits new members, focusing on regions with
assessment dated between 2009-2018. (KSR #1)
little or no representation at the start of the Research activities: create and establish a
quadrennium. Repository for Amphibian Conservation litera- Research activities
ture (RAC). i. ASG RLA supports the Amphibian Survival
Proposal development and funding: ASG has
donors that provide financial and institutional Scientific meetings: (1) ASG actively participates Alliance (ASA) in the identification of AZE sites.
support to ASG staff time. in scientific meetings; (2) ASG actively contrib- (KSR #22, 31)
utes to the organisation of scientific meetings; ii. In 2018, scientific articles related to
Synergy: ASG is a key ally of Amphibian Ark and
the Amphibian Survival Alliance with the shared (3) ASG will participate in, and in some cases amphibian research and conservation were
vision of “Amphibians thriving in nature”. organise symposia to communicate the work published (one by Ariadne Angulo and two by
of IUCN, SSC, ASG, and the Red List. Jennifer Luedtke). (KSR #32, 43)
Communicate
Plan
Communication: (1) ASG reports its activities
Activities and results 2018 Planning
to SSC DATA; (2) ASG will participate in, and in
some cases organise, public presentations to Assess i. An ASG Programme Officer and a Co-Chair
communicate the work of IUCN, SSC, ASG, and Green List facilitated a Rhinoderma conservation plan-
the Red List; (3) ASG will develop and launch its i. In 2018, the Amphibian Red List Authority
ning workshop in 2017. The ASG Regional Chair
own website (we have shared our site with the (ASG RLA) participated in interviews and feed- for Colombia produced a national action plan
back sessions towards the development of the
Megophrys nasuta, Least Concern
Photo: Debbie Bishop
in 2018 with government endorsement for the Network iii. Amphibian RLA Coordinator, Jennifer
amphibians of Colombia. (KSR #15, 17) Capacity building Luedtke, continues to promote the use of the
ii. The potential partnership with California i. The Grant Writing Mentorship Program was
IUCN Red List in the development of monitoring
Conservation Society (Oakland Zoo) to hold an advertised to ASG membership and reviewers and evaluation organisational indicators, and
ACAP workshop unfortunately did not materi- solicited; reviewers identified and enrolled in funding priorities of Global Wildlife Conserva-
alise. We are now planning on updating ACAP the programme; guideline development initi- tion. (KSR #8)
remotely. (KSR #15, 17) ated. (KSR #30) iv. Development of Communications Plan in
iii. Completion of the Amphibian Reintroduc- ii. The ASG RLA provided basic Red List training
2019 included in the Strategic Plan. (KSR #28)
tion Guidelines is being led by the Conserva- at three workshops in 2018 (Penang and v. Production of one FrogLog issue. (KSR #28)
tion Translocation Specialist Group (CTSG) with Sarawk, Malaysia, and Colombia). (KSR #5) vi. Strategic Plan updated and disseminated in
support from the ASG. A first draft was shared Membership 2018; it is used to inform new members in 2019-
with ASG Secretariat members and returned 2020 in addition to existing members. (KSR #28)
i. Membership reinstated; leaders are in place
with feedback. A revised draft is currently avail- Research activities
to advance various conservation priorities.
able for public consultation. (KSR #18)
ii. We have an increased number of ASG i. The context around the originally envisioned
iv. ASG Programme Officer, Sally Wren, has
members with an understanding of needs and Repository for Amphibian Conservation litera-
collaborated with the Conservation Planning
how they can contribute to amphibian conser- ture (RAC) has changed, and with it, the ability
Specialist Group and Amphibian Ark towards
vation in the framework of ASG. to achieve the original target. However, with
the development of a framework for single- and
Proposal development and funding a small amount of funds, it has been possible
multi-species amphibian action planning.
to hire someone to compile an updated and
(KSR #15, 17, 18, 20) i. ASG Co-Chair support secured for 2017-2018;
hyperlinked list of the most recent amphibian
Policy discussions with a potential partner took place
conservation literature, providing the informa-
in 2018 for a planning programme officer, but
i. ASG input was collated into CITES provisions tion needed to populate a future database,
unfortunately support did not materialise as
relating to the trade in specimens of animals should a new opportunity arise in the future.
expected. (KSR #30)
and plants not of wild source. (KSR #26) The lists are uploaded to the ASG, ASA and
Synergy AmphibiaWeb websites and are available to
Act
i. ASG remained actively engaged with its allies, members and the wider public. The ability
Proposal development and funding
participating in monthly calls between the three to maintain this list will depend on finding
i. Two funding entities are formally adopting
organisations. (KSR #29) resources to continue beyond the end of the
ACAP to inform their granting priorities.
Communicate year.
(KSR #19, 30)
Communication Scientific meetings
Technical advice
i. ASG reported its activities to SSC DATA. i. In 2018, the ASG Co-Chairs and RLA attended
i. ASG provided feedback and contacts to
ii. ASG Secretariat discussed URL and other seven scientific meetings: Phil (5 – Australia,
the Amphibian Survival Alliance regarding the
related matters through internal Skype conver- New Zealand, Argentina, USA, Brunei), Ariadne
update of Alliance for Zero Extinction sites, and
sations, conversations with the Amphibian (1 – Brazil), Jennifer (0), Kelsey (0), Louise (1 –
Lina Valencia at Global Wildlife Conservation
Survival Alliance leadership, and through UK). (KSR #28)
toward the creation of an Atelopus Survival Alli-
external consultation with a branding expert. ii. 2018-2020: Phil Bishop is leading the coordi-
ance. (KSR #29)
ASG Secretariat appointed a Webmaster, Amaël nation of the 2020 World Herpetology Congress;
Borzée, in 2018 to develop a new site with there are also plans for a joint amphibian event
support from the Amphibian Survival Alliance at the next World Conservation Congress.
Communication Director and ASG member, (KSR #28)
Candace Hansen. (KSR #28)
Hyperolius ocellatus, Least Concern
Photo: Jos Kielgast
Acknowledgements
We thank Synchronicity Earth and Global Wild-
life Conservation who act as our fiscal spon-
sors; we thank Synchronicity Earth, Global Wild-
life Conservation, Amphibian Survival Alliance,
Kering, and Detroit Zoological Society for their
generous financial support towards the posi-
tions of our Co-Chair, Ariadne Angulo, and the
Amphibian RLA team, Jennifer Luedtke, Kelsey
Neam, and Louise Hobin. Furthermore, we are
deeply grateful for the friendship and collab-
oration of the Amphibian Survival Alliance,
Amphibian Ark, and all the ASG members who
lend their time, expertise, and goodwill to the
cause of amphibian conservation.
Summary of activities 2018
Species Conservation Cycle ratio: 5/5
Assess 5 |||||
Plan 5 |||||
Act 2 ||
Network 6 ||||||
Communicate 9 |||||||||
Main KSRs addressed: 1, 5, 8, 11, 15, 17, 18,
19, 20, 22, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 43
KSR: Key Species Result
Black-spotted Rock Frog (Staurois guttatus), Least Concern
Photo: Debbie Bishop
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