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Thoughts on (so called) conservation of Asian elephants

Thoughts on (so called) conservation of Asian elephants   We need to understand that elephant conservation in Asia is entirely different from Africa. The main threat to African elephants is poaching and to a certain degree habitat loss. In Asia poaching for ivory is currently not a main problem, but there are many other serious […]

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WHY DO WE NEED ACCURATE DATA ON WILD ELEPHANTS?

WHY DO WE NEED ACCURATE DATA ON WILD ELEPHANTS? ELEPHANT POPULATION NUMBERS: We need to know how many elephants inhabit a certain area, so we can plan, manage and improve the habitat. The area has to be able to feed all elephants and there has to be room for an increase in the elephant population.

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8th IUCN Asian Elephant Specialist Group meeting in Guwahati

NATURE & WILDLIFE ASSOCIATION CO-FOUNDER ANDY MERK TOOK PART IN THE 8th IUCN AsESG MEETING IN GUWAHATI, ASSAM, INDIA Andy Merk was one of the 77 participants at the first AsESG meeting in 14 years chaired by Vivek Menon. The three days spent together resulted in reviewing the outcomes of existing Working Groups, the status of Asian

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