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Letter from ElephantVoices et al to Director General Vitalis Chadenga, Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority, regarding elephant capture in Hwange National Park. The letter, dated 21 May 2010, is signed by more than 50 organisations from around the world.

Statement from 79 elephant experts from across the globe announcing their outrage and opposition to the proposed import of 18 elephants from Swaziland by the Dallas Zoo in Texas; Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, Nebraska; and Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita, Kansas.

Statement published 26 October 2015. (.pdf, filesize 733 kB)

FAQs developed by ElephantVoices and collaborators related to proposed import of 18 elephants from Swaziland by the Dallas Zoo in Texas; Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, Nebraska; and Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita, Kansas. The FAQs was published in relation to the publishing of a Statement from 80 elephant experts from across the globe announcing their outrage and opposition to the proposed import.

Document published 28 October 2015. (.pdf, 140 kB)

Representatives of 25 African countries meeting in Cotonou, Benin, have adopted a ground-breaking Declaration demanding a total ban on Ivory trade worldwide. The Cotonou Declaration, adopted by the African Elephant Coalition on 4th November 2015, calls for immediate and decisive action to save the African elephant. The African Elephant Coalition demands a total ban on ivory trade. The Declaration was adopted on 5 November 2015, in Cotonou, Benin.

Open letter to the British Government from 100 politicians, conservationists and celebrities, also signed by ElephantVoices' Co-Founders Joyce Poole and Petter Granli: The British Government must take global leadership with a 'total ban' on the ivory trade. Published October 2016.