List of Threatened Animals from the World Conservation Monitoring Centre (WCMC)

For species subject to wildlife trade, information on levels of trade, impact on wild populations, protection and management measures are important. WCMC publishes the Red List of Threatened Animals in collaboration with IUCN and the Species Survival Commission. All the data are held on computer, including nomenclature, common names, distribution, conservation status, threats, etc.

The Centre is actively seeking collaboration to prepare digital distribution maps for threatened animals and plants, but this work is at an early stage. LANGUAGE: English STATISTICAL INFORMATION: ACCESS AND DISTRIBUTION: WCMC makes information available through published media, through provision of datasets, and through the provision of either standard or customised reports. WCMC is committed to the principle of the free exchange of data with other institutions and users.

In so far as is practical, it places its data in the public domain and encourages their wide distribution. However, costs may be incurred in accessing and distributing datasets, and where analysis and assessment provide an added-value service. Such costs are passed on to the user.