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Registration for the CBSG Annual Meeting in Melbourne, Australia, is now open. Early bird registration ends May 31, so be sure to visit http://www1.zoo.org.au/waza/index.html
to register today!
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 Our regional networks page has been updated! Click on the name of each network to learn about the work they are doing to carry out CBSG's mission across the globe.
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 Click here to see CBSG's past Chair Bob Lacy's entry on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) blog. Bob was recently honored with the George Rabb Award for Conservation Innovation.
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Twenty years ago, the concept of invertebrate conservation was almost nonexistent in India. Although thousands of invertebrate species had been identified by naturalists, their importance was not well understood.
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Bumble bees are among the most important wild pollinators in both agricultural and natural ecosystems. Recently many common species have experienced precipitous declines.
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To read about our most recent projects, check out the latest Conservation Breeding Specialist Group eUpdate, featuring updates from many of our global networks. To find the Spanish and French versions, as well as past eUpdates, click here.
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Invasive species are often cited as the second most significant driving force of species extinction, after the effects of human activity (habitat loss, over-exploitation, and pollution). Climate change will be the driving factor in further extinctions over the next 30 years.
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