BBC News ; Shoot an elephant, save a species
Conservationists say protecting the endangered African elephant may involve killing many of the species.
BBC News ; Surge in Zimbabwe elephant poaching
Reports of elephants being killed illegally are a setback for those who want a renewal of the treaty authorising the export of ivory.
CITES and Ivory History
Notes on the history of the ivory trade.
CITES Status: African Elephant
Legal status under current appendices.
CITES Status: Asian Elephant
Legal status under current appendices.
Elephant
IWMC World Conservation Trust pages on sustainable exploitation of wild elephants.
Elephant Campaign
Environmental Investigation Agency report on poaching and the ivory trade.
Elephant Crisis in 2000
Real Audio presentations on the situation preceding the CITES meeting in 2000.
Elephant Nature Park
An ecotourism park and wildlife sanctuary in Northern Thailand focussing on Asian Elephants.
Elephant Population in Botswana
A case against the complete ban of ivory trade.
Elephants
Reprints of articles examining human-elephant conflicts.
Legal Elephant Ivory Trade
Background to CITES interventions in the ivory trade.
Save The Elephants - CITES
Report on the 2000 CITES meeting.
TED Case Studies: Elephant Ivory Trade Ban
An introduction to the issue.
WWF African Elephant Position Paper
WWF Position Statement on the CITES Listing Proposal, April 2000.