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Leadership and Members

Leadership Team

Pangolin Specialist Group members are able to effect change on such a broad scale thanks to the help of our Steering Committee, which spans seven regions, eight thematic areas, and eight focal points.

Leadership Committee

Programme Officer

Steering Committee

Local Communities and Cultural Engagement

Law Enforcement and CWT

Outreach & Education

Veterinary Focal Point

Reviewing Applications

Philippines Focal Point

Dr Sabine Schoppe

Red List Authority Coordinator

Conservation Planning

Public Health

Ms Hongying Li

World Pangolin Day

Dr Tulshi Laxmi Suwal

Environmental Governance

Vacant

Fundraising

Vacant

Work Plan Coordinator

Bonnie Gulas-Wroblewski

Members

Click below to see a list of the IUCN SSC Pangolin Specialist Group members or visit the Member Projects page to find out more about their work protecting pangolins.

List of Members

  • Fakhar Abbas, Pakistan
  • Gary Ades, Hong Kong
  • Prince Pascal Agro, Ghana
  • Excellence Akeredolu, Nigeria
  • Hugues Akpona, Benin
  • Faraz Akrim, Pakistan
  • Nguyen The Truong An, Vietnam
  • Shaista Andleeb, Pakistan
  • Lucy Archer, UK
  • Masood Arshad, Pakistan
  • Helena Atkinson, South Africa
  • Jonathan Baillie, USA
  • Bhaskar Bhandari, India
  • Linh Bao, Cameroon
  • Maxwell Boakye, Ghana
  • Chris Brown, Namibia
  • Thomas Bruce, UK/Cameroon
  • Claire Buchan, UK
  • Francis Cabana, Singapore
  • Rod Cassidy, Central African Republic
  • Dan Challender, UK
  • Shavez Cheema, Brunei Darussalam
  • Fotang Chefor, Cameroon
  • Jason Chin, Taiwan
  • Ju lian Chong, Malaysia
  • James Compton, Vietnam
  • Ellen Connelly, Zimbabwe
  • Tim Davenport, Tanzania
  • Paul de Ornellas, UK
  • Maria Diekmann, Namibia
  • Josh DiPaola, Thailand
  • Chhimi Dorji, Bhutan
  • Rebbecca Drury, UK
  • Will Duckworth, UK
  • Sarah Durant, UK
  • Charles Emogor, Nigeria
  • Louise Fletcher, Vietnam
  • Jeff Flocken, USA
  • Oni Foluke, Nigeria
  • Esua Fossung, Cameroon
  • Euphemia Fosab, Cameroon
  • Phillippe Gaubert, France
  • Animesh Ghose, Bangladesh
  • Lalita Gomez, Malaysia
  • Rajeev Goyd, Nepal
  • Thomas Gray, Malaysia
  • Alex Grioni, Hong Kong
  • Maja Gudehus, Central African Republic
  • Markus Handschuh, Cambodia
  • Sean Heighton, South Africa
  • Sarah Heinrich, Germany
  • Douglas Hendrie, Vietnam
  • Rachel Hoffmann, UK
  • Ruben Holland, Germany
  • Reg Hoyt, USA
  • Riaz Hussain, Pakistan
  • Lisa Hywood, Zimbabwe
  • Ichu Godwill Ichu, Cameroon
  • Dan Ingram, UK
  • Nausheen Irshad, Pakistan
  • Razak Jaffar, Singapore
  • Ray Jansen, South Africa
  • Jess Jimerson, Vietnam
  • Jonas Kambale Nyumbu, Cameroon
  • Prativa Kaspal, Nepal
  • Bhau Katdare, India
  • Lydia Katsis, UK
  • Hem Katuwal, Nepal
  • Claude Mov Linkey Iflankoy Keboy, DR Congo
  • Ambika Khatiwada, Nepal
  • Hannah Khwaja, UK
  • Kinley Kinley, Bhutan
  • Liz Komen, Namibia
  • Antoinette Kotze, South Africa
  • Alexis Kriel, South Africa
  • Kanitha Krishnasamy, Malaysia
  • Ved Kumar, India
  • Ade Kurniawan, Singapore
  • Levita Lagrada, Philippines
  • Aakash Lamba, India
  • Tulshi Laxmi Suwal, Nepal
  • Jimmy Lee, Malaysia
  • Paige Lee, Singapore
  • Yang Li, China
  • Hongying Li, US/China
  • Norman Lim, USA/Singapore
  • Karin Lourens, South Africa
  • Sonja Luz, Singapore
  • Tariq Mahmood, Pakistan
  • Paolo Martelli, Hong Kong
  • Karthi Martelli, Singapore/Hong Kong
  • Nick Marx, Cambodia
  • Jerry Mbi Kirensky, Cameroon
  • Francois Meyer, South Africa
  • Nick Min, Taiwan
  • Russell Mittermeier, USA
  • Rajesh Mohapatra, India
  • Michelle Moeller, UK
  • Ara Monadjem, Swaziland
  • Olajumoke Morenikeji, Nigeria
  • Dana Morin, USA
  • Carla Louise Mousset Moumbolou, Gabon
  • Stewart Muir, UK
  • Randy Mazzuca, USA
  • Suntia Pradhan, India
  • Helen Nash, Singapore
  • Bruno Nebe, Namibia
  • Kaustuv Raj Neupane, Nepal
  • Elliot Newton, UK
  • An Nguyen The Truong, Vietnam
  • Thai Van Nguyen, Vietnam
  • Tshering Nidup, Bhutan
  • Richard Nisbett, USA
  • Sone Nkoke, Cameroon
  • Claire Okell, Kenya
  • Alegria Olmedo, UK
  • Annette Olsson, Cambodia
  • Helen O’Neill, UK
  • Wendy Panaino, South Africa
  • Elisa Panjang, Malaysia
  • Keri Parker, USA
  • Kumar Paudel, Nepal
  • Priyan Perera, Sri Lanka
  • Adam Peyman, USA
  • Darren Pietersen, South Africa
  • Kelsey Prediger, Namibia
  • Madhu Rao, Singapore
  • Jaap Reijngoud, Holland
  • Peter Riger, USA
  • Scott Roberton, Vietnam
  • Sabine Schoppe, Philippines
  • Gono Semiadi, Indonesia
  • Jammejay Sethy, India
  • Debbie Shaw, UK
  • Chung Tong Shek, Hong Kong
  • Chris Shepherd, Canada
  • Wu Shi Bao, China
  • Matt Shirley, USA
  • Franklin Simo Talla, Cameroon
  • Olufemi Sodeinde, USA
  • Withoon Sodsai, Thailand
  • Durojaye Soewu, Nigeria
  • Peov Somanak, Cambodia
  • Wangchuk Sonam, Bhutan
  • Francis Tarla, Cameroon
  • Paul Thomson, USA
  • Scott Trageser, Bangladesh
  • Tessa Ullmann, Central African Republic
  • Diogo Verissimo, UK
  • Yifu Wang, China/UK
  • Muhammad Waseem, Pakistan
  • Carly Waterman, UK
  • Katie Wells, UK
  • Leanne Wicker, Vietnam/Australia
  • Daniel Willcox, Vietnam
  • Jasmin Willis, Uk
  • Nicci Wright, South Africa
  • Ling Xu, China