Integrated Species Information

In collaboration with a wide number of organisations and individuals worldwide, in particular the IUCN Species Survival Commission and BirdLife International, UNEP-WCMC compiles and manages a wealth of information. Some of this information is presented here in a draft form, providing details on the taxonomy, distribution, conservation status and legal status of threatened animals, on certain international and regional conventions, including CITES, CMS and the Annexes to EC Regulation No. 338/97.

This is part of UNEP-WCMC's initiative of working towards harmonising different data sets to present integrated species information. While we continue to check and combine these different data sets, there may be differences between the taxonomy and distribution data given here and that given in either the IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals or Birds to Watch 2.