Statement and Resolutions on the Role of Captive Facilities in In Situ African Elephant Conservation
Publication Type: |
Conference Paper |
Year of Publication: |
1998 |
Authors: |
IUCN/SSC African Elephant Specialist Group, |
Publication/Journal: |
IUCN Species Survival Commission African Elephant Specialist Group membership general meeting |
Keywords: |
african elephant, captivity, conference, conservation, elephants, pachyderm |
Abstract:
The IUCN Species Survival Commission African Elephant Specialist Group (AfESG)
membership, at its general meeting in Burkina Faso in January 1998, debated the role played by
captive facilities in the conservation of the African elephant. The Group areed on the following: