African Elephant Specialist Group

The African Elephant Specialist Group (AfESG) was founded in he mid 70´s 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)