This is the first time that the International Wildlife Management Congress (IWMC) comes to Asia. The Mammal Society of Japan (MSJ) in partnership with the Wildlife Society (TWS) will host this exciting congress at the Sapporo Convention Center, Hokkaido, Japan from July 26 to 30, 2015. The previous four IWMCs were held in Hungary, Costa Rica, New Zealand, and South Africa. The Vth IWMC is therefore the first at which “wildlifers” from the entire world will meet together in East Asia, and the MSJ and TWS are extremely pleased to host the IWMC 2015.