World Wildlife Day 2022

Webinar “Global Wildlife Health”, connecting wildlife health stakeholders globally

World Wildlife Day aims to celebrate and raise awareness of the world’s wild animals and plants. In 2022, the World Organisation for Wildlife Health (WOAH, founded as OIE) organised a webinar across five regions and in twelve different time zones, connecting wildlife health stakeholders globally. The webinar was held in two sessions—eastern hemisphere and western hemisphere—and the three official WOAH languages (English, French and Spanish).

WOAH is addressing challenges involving wildlife health through implementation of the Wildlife Health Framework. We look to the global community to protect wildlife health to achieve One Health. Towards this goal, our Regional Representations organised a webinar on “Global wildlife health” on World Wildlife Day in 2022.

Spotlight on the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH)        [Chair: Lesa Thompson]

• Current and future WOAH activities on wildlife
  Dr Keith Hamilton, Preparedness and Resilience Department, WOAH headquarters, Paris
• Global situation of wildlife disease surveillance
  Dr Mariana Delgado, Preparedness and Resilience Department, WOAH headquarters, Paris
• Early detection systems for wildlife
  Dr Yacinthe Guigma, EBO-SURSY, OIE Regional Representation for Africa, Bamako
• Interactive session          Mentimeter® quiz & participant opinions

Wildlife health globe-trotting      [Chair: Patrick Bastiaensen]

• Session introduction
  Dr Patrick Bastiaensen, WOH Sub-Regional Representation for Eastern Africa, Nairobi
• Asia and the Pacific
  Dr Hirofumi Kugita, WOAH Regional Representative for Asia and the Pacific, Tokyo
• African swine fever in wild pigs in Asia and the Pacific
  Dr Brendan Cowled, Executive Consultant and Director, AusVet, Canberra
• Middle East
  Dr Ghazi Yehia, WOAH Regional Representative for the Middle East, Beirut
• Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) in wildlife in the Middle East
  Dr Ahmad Al-Majali, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Al Ramtha, ‎Irbid‎
• Europe
  Dr Budimir Plavsic, WOAH Regional Representative for Europe, Moscow
• Rabies in wildlife in Europe
  Dr. Maxim Sîrbu, National Food Safety Agency, Republic of Moldova, Chișinău

Break

• Africa
  Dr Karim Tounkara, WOAH Regional Representative for Africa, Bamako
• Anthrax in wildlife in Africa
  Dr Augusta Kivunyza, Kitui County Veterinary Services, Kenya Zoonotic Diseases Unit, Nairobi
• Americas
  Dr Luis Barcos, WOAH Regional Representative for the Americas, Buenos Aires
• White nose syndrome in the Americas
  Dr Jordi Segers, Scientific Coordinator Bats, Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative, Halifax

Ecosystem health and biodiversity     [Chair: Maria-Eugenia Chimenti]

• Importance of biodiversity for ecosystem health
  Dr Marcela Uhart, University of California, Davis, WOAH Working Group for Wildlife
• Interactive session          Mentimeter® participant opinions & questions for speakers

Closing remarks               Dr Monique Eloit, Director General, WOAH headquarters, Paris

Close     Dr Maria-Eugenia Chimenti, WOAH Regional Representation for the Americas, Buenos Aires