Animals Committee members

Abbreviations:

T = telephone; M = mobile
F = fax
E = email
The working language is indicated in brackets:
(E) = English; (S) = Spanish; (F) = French

Representative	Alternate
Africa
F Ms. Ngalié Maha Point focal CITES pour la faune/Organe de gestion Délégué Régional des Forêts et de la Faune Ministère des Forêts et de la Faune BP 34430 Yaoundé (CAMEROON) T: +237 696 56 02 48 E: [email protected]	E Dr. James Vedastor Wakibara Senior Lecturer, College of African Wildlife Management - Mweka 214 Mweka Chini HM 25216 Kibosho Mashariki, MOSHI, (UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA) T: +255 (0)27 2974128 +255 (0) 27 2974129 M: +255 (0)767 703 399 +255 (0) 785 272970 E: [email protected] [email protected]
E Mr. Pantaleon M. B. Kasoma Executive Director The Jane Goodall Institute Uganda Plot 910, Clinton Close, Lubowa P.O. Box 462 ENTEBBE (UGANDA) T: +256 414 322 777 M: +256 772 587 284 F: +256 414 322 777 E: [email protected]	F Dr. Djibril Diouck Conseiller technique Direction des Parcs Nationaux (SENEGAL) E: [email protected] [email protected]

Asia
E Mr. Asghar Mobaraki Wildlife Expert CITES Scientific Authority Department of Environment TEHRAN (IRAN) T: +9821 42781462 M: +98 9123849616 E: [email protected]	E Mr. Arvin C. Diesmos Herpetology Section Zoology Division National Museum of the Philippines Padre Burgos Avenue, Ermita 1000 MANILA (PHILIPPINES) T: +632 400 3239 M: +63917 856 2522 E: [email protected]
E Dr. Amir Hamidy Researcher Research Center for Biology, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (INDONESIA) T: +62 82137871914 M: +6282137871914 F: +62 21 87907612 E: [email protected]	E Dr. Saeko Terada Osaka Metropolitan University 1-1 Gakuencho. Naka-ku, Sakai OSAKA 559-8531 (JAPAN) T: +81 72 254 9446 E: [email protected]

Central and South America and the Caribbean
E Mr. Mauro Eduardo Gongora Fisheries Officer Coordinator - Policy and Planning Unit P.O. Box 148 Princess Margaret Drive BELIZE CITY (BELIZE) T: +501 224 4552 +501 223 2623 M: +501 601 8187 E: [email protected] [email protected]	S Sra Gloria Patricia Suazo Diaz Agrónomo Col. Los Robles B-A, #5808 TEGUCIGALPA (HONDURAS) M: +504 8991 2181 E: [email protected]
S Sr Daniel Ramadori Autoridad Administrativa CITES Secretaría de Política Ambiental en Recursos Naturales Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible San Martín 451, Piso 2, Oficina 230 C.P. 1030 BUENOS AIRES (ARGENTINA) T: +54 911 39900400 ext. 2011 E: [email protected]	S Sra Shirley Ramirez Carvajal National Biodiversity Management Commission Environmental and Energy Ministry Frente a la iglesia de Fátima, Los Yoses, San Pedro Montes de Oca SAN JOSE (COSTA RICA) T: +506 22538416 ext:117 M: +506 88348083 E: [email protected] [email protected]

Europe
E Vacant	E Mona Van Schingen-Khan (GERMANY) E: [email protected]
E F ( Chair ) Mr Mathias Lörtscher Head CITES MA Switzerland Office fédéral de la sécurité alimentaire et des affaires vétérinaires Schwarzenburgstrasse 155 3003 BERN (SWITZERLAND) T: +41 (58) 463 81 59 +41 (79) 370 17 06 F: +41 (58) 463 85 22 E: [email protected]	E Mr Ruslan Novitsky State scientific and production amalgamation Scientific and practical Center for bioresources of the National academy of science of Belarus Akademicheskaja str. 27 220072 MINSK (BELARUS) T: +375 17 3321639 M: +375 29 6112368 E: [email protected] [email protected]

North America
S Mr Hesiquio Benítez Díaz Director General de Cooperación Internacional e Implementación Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad (CONABIO) Av. Liga Periférico del Pedregal, Delegación Tlanpan C.P.14010 CIUDAD DE MEXICO (MEXICO) T: +52 (55) 50 04 50 25 E: [email protected] [email protected]	E Mr. Thomas Leuteritz Division of Scientific Authority (USA) T: +17033581708 E: [email protected]

Oceania
E ( Vice-Chair ) Mr Hugh Robertson Science & Policy Group Department of Conservation Conservation House 18-32 Manners Street P.O. Box 10-420 WELLINGTON (NEW ZEALAND) T: +64 (27) 483 70 52 M: +64 (27) 483 70 52 F: +64 (4) 381 30 57 E: [email protected]	E Mr. Andrew Murrell CITES Scientific Authority of Australia (Terrestrial) Director - Wildlife Trade Assessments (AUSTRALIA) M: +61 403 149 538 E: [email protected]

Nomenclature Specialist
E Mr Peter Paul Van Dijk 1347 Butter Churn Drive HERNDON, VA 20170 T: +1 571 426 1744 +31 647 248 059 E: [email protected] CC: [email protected]

Last update: 13 January 2025