African Elephant Specialist Group
The African Elephant Specialist Group (AfESG) was founded in he mid 70s and is connected to the species survival commission in the IUCN (International Union of conservation of nature)
AfESG is a group of technical experts focusing on the conservation and management of African elephants
There are at present three AfESG offices
- The AfESG secretariat in Nairobi (Kenya)
- The AfESG West Africa Programme Office (Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso) and the
- Central Africa Programme Office (Yaounde, Cameroon)