World Wildlife Day 2023 – Webinar - WOAH

Wildlife health: what is at stake?

For the occasion of World Wildlife Day, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) is organising an interactive webinar. Panellists from leading wildlife organisations will help raise awareness on the importance of wildlife conservation and the threats faced by wild animal species.

WOAH is the global authority on animal health. Through our Wildlife Health Framework, we aim to strengthen Member’s capacity to manage the health of wildlife. We notably develop guidelines to accompany our Members in the surveillance of wildlife health. Working alongside conservation organisations, we leverage resources and expertise to coordinate efforts more effectively and promote knowledge in this field.

The one-hour panel discussion: “Wildlife health: what is at stake?” will bring together key international partners in wild animal conservation.

Hosts

Keith Hamilton, Head of the Preparedness and Resilience Department — WOAH.
Ana Nieto, Head of Species Conservation Action — International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

Panellists

Susan Lieberman, Vice-President, International Policy — Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS).
WCS is a non-governmental organisation dedicated to the preservation of the world’s greatest wild areas.
Maria Forzán, Officer — Wildlife disease Association (WDA).
The WDA promotes healthy wildlife and ecosystems, biodiversity conservation, and environmentally sustainable solutions to One Health challenges.
Peregrine Wolff, Executive manager — Wildlife disease Association (WDA).
The WDA promotes healthy wildlife and ecosystems, biodiversity conservation, and environmentally sustainable solutions to One Health challenges.
William B. Karesh — EcoHealth Alliance and IUCN.
EcoHealth Alliance develops science-based solutions to prevent pandemics and promote conservation.

About World Wildlife Day

Every March 3rd, the global community celebrates World Wildlife Day to shine a light on issues impacting wild animals and plants and their conservation.