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We invite you to visit the elephant elephant welfare section of ElephantVoices, which has been reorganized and improved over the last couple of weeks; new expansions will be uploaded over the course of the next few months. Some may wonder what our elephant welfare work has to do with elephant communication or with elephant conservation, for that matter. We see this part of our work as an important application of our many years of study of elephant behavior. Decades of knowledge is useful for the advancement of science, yes, but we also want to ensure a better future for elephants, as individuals and as a species. To do that we need to educate people, to translate all the reams of data into something that the public can digest, be moved by and put into action. As acknowledged experts in the field we feel a need to speak out on their behalf. Further analysis of the material collected during our playback experiments in Amboseli in December/January is also high on our to-do list. Cheers, Petter and Joyce
4 Comments posted on "Communication and the interests of elephants"
F. J. PECHIR on February 7th, 2008 at 1:39 pm
Thank you Petter and Joyce for your information, very interesting as always! A good news about elephant conservation in Africa is that today starts a convention in Bamako, Mali, where 17 african nations will be discussing the possible creation of a coalition of countries that presents a common front in the fight to save elephants from poaching and habitat loss. This meeting is sponsored by IFAW and I hope that at the end of this, very good news could be spected for the conservation of this magnifficent creatures!
Anita on February 7th, 2008 at 10:12 pm
Thank you, Joyce
Sheryl, Washington, DC on February 8th, 2008 at 7:51 am
I love your Web site! great information. I’m going to read all of it so I can learn as much as possible about elephants. Thank you, again, for your testimony at the Ringling trial. They’ve narrowed it down to only a few elephants, but it still matters. s.
THERESA SISKIND on February 8th, 2008 at 12:38 pm
Joyce, I remember as a child, back in the sixties, going to the circus and seeing the elephants perform their tricks, like standing on a small stool. An inner voice told me then, something isn’t right here, it doesn’t look natural and I felt sorry for them, even as a youngster. First they are robbed of their family, then their freedom, and then, their dignity. How awful. Keep up the good work and thanks for providing the link, its great! Post a comment
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