On 20 December 2013, the 68th session of the UN General Assembly proclaimed 3 March – the day of signature of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in 1973 – as UN World Wildlife Day. As part of the worldwide public awareness campaign for the protection of endangered species on this day, the JWCS is running an online campaign. – countdown from 25 February, one week before the date. We will be running a quiz on wildlife on Twitter and Facebook. The quiz was designed with Wildlife College students. Answers will be posted the following day. – On 3 March, we will […]

Hideo Obara, JWCS Honorary President who passed away in April this year, will talk about his work in wildlife conservation, and those who worked with him during his lifetime will share their footsteps. Online The policy study group for wildlife conservation Considering Future Wildlife Conservation Activities with the Late Honorary President Hideo Obara Sponsored by Japan Wildlife Conservation Society (JWCS), a certified non-profit organization Method Zoom Webinar Fee Free　Japanese Date & Time: Saturday, September 10, 13:00-15:00 　　　Participants can watch the recording for 2 weeks. Program 13:00-14:00 Opening remarks Speakers 10 minutes each 　1. Ms. Yumiko Obara “Hideo Obara and Wild Animals” 　2. Chiaki Nakamura, “Research and Conservation of African Elephants” […]

Some shark species are endangered but it is not known to people. In this symposium, we have invited two researchers of sharks from UAE and Hong Kong and will listen to what is happening to sharks because of human activities. And also we will listen to what is being disucussed for conservation of sharks at the international level, from Japanese researcher. Let’s think of what we can do to prevent extinction of sharks! General information of the symposium Date:          Friday, 13 September 2019 Venue:       Teikyo University of Science, Senju Campus No.3, B1 Organized by Japan Wildlife Conservation Society (JWCS) Supported by Nature Conservation Society of Japan(NACS-J) Sponsored by […]

March 3 is the UN World Wildlife Day. JWCS holds a celebration event that Professor Shinichi Hashiyama (Nippon Veterinary and Life science University) lectures about Re-introduction of endangered animals in Saitama Children’s Zoo.

■ Overview Date: October 2nd  13: 00-17: 30 Venue: United Nations University Elizabeth Rose International Conference Hall Capacity: 120 people Language: Japanese. English ■ Program 【Part 1】 “Legacy of IUCN” 13: 00-14: 30 【Part 2】 “Achieving nature-based SDGs” 15: 00-17: 00 See more at ■ Application here ■ Organized by the Japan Nature Conservation Union Japan Committee (IUCN – J), United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of SustainabilityS(UNU – IAS) ■ Co-organizer: Japan Wildlife Conservation Sciety, Japan Wild Bird Society, Ramsar Network Japan, National Institute for Environmental Studies,Japan, Japan Nature Conservation Society, Conservation International Japan,GEOC Cooperation: Ministry of the Environment Support: ESD Activity Support Center

Wildlife illustration exhibition & Screening of “NALEDI” Organizer: JWCS / Cooperation: GEOC / Support:IUCN-J Venue: Global Environment Outreach Centre(GEOC) 　　　　United Nations University 5–53–70 Jingumae,Shibuya-ku,Tokyo 　　　　http://www.geoc.jp/english/ Wildlife illustration exhibition The exhibition is displays 34 illustrations of wildlife for the cover of the JWCS newsletter. Date and time: 2 March（Fri) 12: 00-18: 00 (12: 00 – opening) 3 March (Sat) 10: 00-13: 30 (13: 30 – “NALEDI” screening) Screening of “NALEDI” and talk session “NALEDI:A Baby Elephant’s Tale” is the true story of a rescue camp activity in Botswana and “Great Elephant census”,surveyed the population of african elephants in savanna. The film is in English, but there is description on Japanese. After […]

We will exchange opinions on the relationship of Japanese consumer behavior or corporate activities and relationship of global biodiversity. Organizer: Japan Wildlife Conservation Society(JWCS) ／Date: January 20, 2018 (Sat) 15: 00-16: 30 ／Venue:GEOC (Omotesando, Tokyo) ／URL: http: //www.geoc.jp/access/ ／Coordinator: Prof.Koyuu Furusawa (Kokugakuin University) ／Participation Fee: Free ／Application: Please inform us of your affiliation and name by e-mail or fax Email: event (a) jwcs.org (Please replace (a) with @) Fax: 0422-54-4885 *This seminar is a NGO Support Program by Japan Fund for Global Environment.

We will exhibit our booth at “Eco-Products 2017 Environment and Energy Future Exhibition”. The theme of our booth is what is the sustainable consumption / production(SDGs Goal12) that contribute wildlife conservation. We plan to display exhibits such as “Considering the conservation of wildlife””Shopping considering the Earth”, “self-sustaining of regionand sustainable production”. The admission is free. We are waiting for your visiting to our booth.(Photo Eco-Products 2015)

Briefing session of CITES 69th meeting of the Standing Committee Organizer: JWCS Date and Time: Thursday, December 21, 2017 19: 00-20: 30 (Opening 18: 30) Venue: GEOC (United Nations University Building, Tokyo) Reporter: Masayuki Sakamoto (Secretary General Japan Tiger and Elephant Fund )／Kirie Suzuki (Secretary General　JWCS) Participation fee:\1,000／students \500 yen(Document charges etc.) Application: Please send us your name and affiliation by email or Fax.　Email: event(a)jwcs.org  Fax: +81-(0) 422-54-4885