CITES CoP19 STATEMENT IN FAVOUR OF RESOLUTIONS TO PREVENT THE EXPORT OF WILD ELEPHANTS INTO CAPTIVITY

THE ABOVE STATEMENT IS SIGNED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE PRO ELEPHANT NETWORK:

  1.  Owais Awan – Advocate in the High Court, Islamabad, Pakistan
  2.  Suparna Baksi-Ganguly – President /Co-Founder, Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation Center, India
  3. Dr Brett Bard – Wildlife Veterinarian, South Africa
  4. Dr Jessica Bell Rizzolo – Postdoctoral Researcher, Michigan State University, USA
  5. Professor David Bilchitz – Director, South African Institute for Advanced Constitutional, Public, Human Rights and International Law, South Africa
  6. Megan Carr – Founder, Rhinos in Africa, South Africa
  7. Lenin Chisaira – Founder, Advocates 4 Earth / Green Law Connect, Zimbabwe
  8. Janey Clegg – Committee Member, SPCA Mutare, Zimbabwe
  9. Dr Betsy Coville – Exotic and Wildlife Animal Veterinarian, USA
  10. Dr Harvey Croze – Co-FounderAmboseli Elephant Research Project, Kenya
  11. Nomusa Dube – Founder, Zimbabwe Elephant Foundation, United Kingdom
  12. David Ebert – Founder and Director, Animal Defense Partnership, USA
  13. Stefania Falcon – Co-Founder, Future 4 Wildlife, South Africa
  14. Daniela Freyer – Co-Founder, Pro Wildlife, Germany
  15. Michele Franko- Captive Elephant Caregiver and Wildlife Advocate, USA
  16. Chief Stephen Fritz – Indigenous Leader, South Peninsula Khoi Council, South Africa
  17. Dr Toni Frohoff- Ethologist, Behavioral Biologist, Founder of TerraMar Research, USA
  18. Dr Marion E. Garai – Elephant Behaviour Specialist, South Africa
  19. Georgina Groves – Elephant Behaviour Specialist and Animal Welfare Technical Expert, UK
  20. Dr Ross Harvey – Environmental Economist, Botswana
  21. Heike Henderson-Altenstein – Co-Founder, Future for Elephants e.V., Germany
  22. Alok Hisarwala Gupta – Lawyer, Centre for Research on Animal Rights, India
  23. Iris Ho – Head of Policy Pan African Sanctuary Alliance (PASA), USA
  24. Peter Hodgskin – Founder, Hands-off Fernkloof, South Africa
  25. Sangita Iyer – Founder, Voice for Asian Elephants Society, Nat Geo Explorer, Filmmaker, Canada
  26. David Kabambo – Founder and Director of Peace for Conservation, Wildlife Management, Tanzania
  27. Dr Paula Kahumbu – Chief Executive Officer WildlifeDirect, Kenya
  28. Professor Mohan Kharel – Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal
  29. Nuria Maldonado Torrecabota – Founder, IScapes, Spain
  30. Duncan McNair – CEO, Save The Asian Elephants, United Kingdom
  31. Jim Karani – Director, Lawyers for Animal Protection in Africa, Kenya
  32. Dr Winnie Kiiru – Founder, Conservation Kenya, Kenya
  33. Brigitte Kornetzky – President and Founder, Elefanten in Not, Switzerland / India
  34. Professor Bob Jacobs – Psychology Department, Colorado College, USA
  35. Lynne James – Consultant, Elephant Conservation, Zimbabwe
  36. Dr Mark Jones – Veterinarian & Head of Policy, Born Free Foundation, UK
  37. Kahindi Lekalhaile – Africa Network for Animal Welfare, Kenya
  38. Dr Smaragda Louw – Director, Ban Animal Trading, South Africa
  39. Dr Keith Lindsay – Collaborating Researcher Amboseli Trust for Elephants, Advisor FFW, UK
  40.  Giorgio Lombardi – Warden, Vogelgat Private Nature Reserve, South Africa
  41. Linda Masudze – Lawyer, Advocate 4 Earth, Zimbabwe
  42. Varda Mehrotra- Co-Founder, Samayu, A Just World, India
  43. Brett Mitchell – Chairperson Elephant Reintegration Trust, South Africa
  44. Dr Cynthia Moss – Director, Amboseli Trust for Elephants, Kenya
  45. Dr Nurzhafarina Binti Othman- Founder, Seratu Aatai, Elephant Conservation and Research, Malaysia
  46.  Sharon Pincott – Elephant Behavioral Specialist, ex-Hwange, Zimbabwe
  47. Michele Pickover – Executive Director, EMS Foundation, South Africa
  48. Bharati Ramachandran – CEO of the Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organizations, India
  49.  Ian Redmond OBE – Co-Founder, Rebalance Earth, Chairman Ape Alliance, UK
  50. Ingo Schmidinger – Director of International Operations, Elephant Sanctuary, Brazil
  51. Dr Jan Schmidt-Burbach – Head of Wildlife and Animal Welfare, World Animal Protection Int, Germany
  52. Dr DJ Schubert – Wildlife Biologist, Animal Welfare Institute, USA
  53. Dr Liz Tyson – Animal Welfare Law, Programs Director, Born Free, USA
  54. Antoinette Van de Water – Director, Bring the Elephant Home, South Africa
  55. Vasanthi Vadi – Trustee of the Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organizations, India
  56. Professor Dan Wylie – Poet, Author, Rhodes University, South Africa
  57. Amy P. Wilson – Director, Animal Law Reform, South Africa