The countries, through the African Elephant Coalition meeting in Cotonou, Benin, have called for immediate and decisive action to save the African elephant.
Representatives from the countries stressed that African elephants are facing the worst crisis since 1989 when all populations were listed on CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora), banning international ivory trade.
“As a result, elephants are being decimated at an alarming rate throughout Africa, while human lives are being lost in attempts to protect this global flagship species,” the delegates indicatedAn elephant approaches a helicopter in Samburu game reserve on September 15, 2015. Kenya is among 25 African countries that have adopted a declaration demanding a total ban on ivory trade worldwide.
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