Friends
The
following links are to our freiends and colleagues that
we have a mutual collaboration with and in some cases, such
as The Elephant Sanctuary, are major supporters.
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Elephant Sanctuary is the nation's only natural-habitat
refuge designed specifically for old, sick, or needy Asian
and African elephants who have been retired from zoos
and circuses. http://www.elephants.com
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Founded
by the owners of the Abercrombie & Kent, the A&KGF
is dedicated to supporting global projects that will
have a meaningful impact on all levels of conservation,
focusing efforts in four key areas: general conservation,
community conservation education, environmental education
programs and protecting endangered species. http://www.akglobalfoundation.org/splash.html
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At
the David Sheldrick
Wildlife Trust, Daphne Sheldrick has
succeeded in rearing over 40 newborn infant elephants,
and many older elephant orphans have been retrieved
in an emaciated condition during drought periods, and
once strong, have been successfully returned to their
wild herds.
http://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org
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Together
with the people of Africa, the AWF works to ensure the
wildlife and wild lands of Africa will endure forever.
AWF has played a major role in ensuring the continued
existence of some of Africa's most rare and treasured
species such as the elephant, the mountain gorilla,
rhinoceros and cheetah. http://www.awf.org |
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The
IUCN/SSC African Elephant Specialist Group (AfESG) provides
technical resources for elephant conservation and management,
such as: The African Elephant Database (AED) provides
the most complete source of continental information
on the numbers and distribution of the African elephant
in Africa. http://iucn.org/themes/ssc/sgs/afesg/index.html |
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