Conclusion and recommendation
We have been reliably informed that the capture of elephants in Namibia is imminent if not already taking place. In view of this urgency, we hereby ask the CITES Secretariat to withdraw its statement and to approach the Government of Namibia urging it to comply with the Convention’s regulations and provisions. Until these questions are satisfactorily resolved, through discussion at the Standing Committee and, if necessary, the upcoming Conference of Parties, neither export nor import permits for live Namibian elephants traded under Appendix I rules should be issued.
Yours Sincerely,
Stefania Falcon
On behalf of PREN
stefania@proelephantnetwork.org
SIGNING MEMBERS:
Owais Awan – Advocate High Court, Islamabad
Suparna Baksi-Ganguly – President and Co-Founder, Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation Centre, Bangalore, India
Dr Brett Bard – Veterinarian, South Africa
Dr Jessica Bell Rizzolo – Postdoctoral Researcher, the Conservation Criminology Lab, Dep of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University
Janey Clegg – Committee Member, SPCA Mutare, Zimbabwe
Professor David Bilchitz – Director, South African Institute for Advanced Constitutional, Public and Human Rights and International Law – South Africa
Megan Carr – Founder, Rhinos in Africa, A Conservation Think Tank
Lenin Chisaira – Founder, Advocates 4 Earth – Green Law Connect, Zimbabwe
Dr Betsy Coville – Wildlife Veterinarian – USA
Harvey Croze – Collaborating Researcher – Amboseli Trust for Elephants – Kenya
Nomusa Dube – Founder, Zimbabwe Elephant Foundation
David Ebert – Advocate, Founder Director of The Animal Defense Partnership – USA
Stefania Falcon – Co-Founder, Future 4 Wildlife – South Africa
Daniela Freyer -Co-Founder, Pro Wildlife, Germany
Michele Franko – Captive Elephant Caregiver and Advocate – USA
Chief Stephen Fritz – Indigenous Leader, South Peninsula Khoi Council – South Africa
Dr Toni Frohoff – Ethologist and Behavioral Biologist, Founder of TerraMar
Dr Marion E. Garai – Elephant Behavior Specialist – South Africa
Dr Ross Harvey – Environmental Economist, Botswana
Heike Henderson-Altenstein – Director, Future for Elephants e.V.
Alok Hissarwala Gupta – Elephant Specialist, Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organizations
Peter Hodgskin – Founder, Hands-off Fernkloof, South Africa
Dr Mark Jones – Veterinarian, Born Free Foundation – UK
Lynne James – Independent, Elephant Conservation, Zimbabwe
David Kabambo – Founder Director of Peace for Conservation – Wildlife Management – Tanzania
Dr Paula Kahumbu – WildlifeDirect, Kenya
Professor Mohan Kharel – Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal
Nuria Maldonado – Ecologist, Environmental Science, Max Plank Institute
Jim Karani – Advocate, Lawyers for Animal Protection in Africa – Kenya
Dr Winnie Kiiru – Founder, Conservation Kenya
Brigitte Kornetzky – President and Founder of Elefanten in Not – Switzerland / India
Kahindi Lekalhaile – Africa Network for Animal Welfare, Kenya
Dr Smaragda Louw – Director, Ban Animal Trading, South Africa
Dr Keith Lindsay – Conservation Biologist, Amboseli Trust for Elephants – Kenya; Fondation Franz Weber
Giorgio Lombardi – Warden Vogelgat Private Nature Reserve, South Africa
Linda Masudze – Advocate 4 Earth, Zimbabwe
Varda Mehrotra – Environmentalist, Climate Crisis Researcher – India
Brett Mitchell – Director, Elephant Reintegration Trust, South Africa
Dr Nurzhafarina Binti Othman – Founder: Seratu Aatai, Elephant Conservation and Research Coordinator at HUTAN-KOCP – Malaysia
Sharon Pincott – Elephant Behavioural Specialist, ex-Hwange, Zimbabwe
Michele Pickover – Director, EMS Foundation, South Africa
Dr Yolanda Pretorius – SA Wildlife College, Elephant Behavioural Specialist, South Africa
Ingo Schmidinger – Elephant Husbandry – Co-Founder iScapes
Dr Jan Schmidt-Burbach – Veterinarian, Head of Wildlife Research and Animal Welfare, World Animal Protection International
Dr DJ Schubert – Wildlife Biologist, Animal Welfare Institute – USA
Antoinette Van de Water – Director, Bring the Elephant Home, South Africa
Vasanthi Vadi – CEO – Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organisations – India
Professor Dan Wylie – Rhodes University, South Africa
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