Hyaena Specialist Group (IUCN Species Survival Commission Hyaenidae Specialist Group). The Hyaena Specialist Group consists of a small body of devoted specialists concerned about research and conservation of a small but ecologically important animal family. All members are volunteers. The Group does not manage projects, but, in their individual capacities, members are involved in the development and implementation of conservation programmes and projects. It is one of over 100 similar groups of scientists and other specialists forming part of the Species Survival Commission of the World Conservation Union (IUCN). The Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan for Hyaenas provides basic information on hyaenas and the conservation issues they face.The Hyaena Specialist Group aims:

• To promote the conservation of Hyaenas worldwide through integrated research to develop sound conservation strategies
• Through education to change people's attitudes towards these much maligned and often unnecessarily persecuted animals