As elephant management in Africa and Asia confronts the ever-increasing difficulties of maintaining populations in the wild, there is a critical need for access to information on the part of managers and decision makers on all continents.

Common problems include loss of habitat, compression of elephants into protected areas, competition and conflict with human beings for resources, poaching for meat and ivory, and lack of resources for conservation. It is difficult for wildlife authorities, concerned NGOs and donors to gain access to all the latest developments through the news.

A need exists for an electronic information network, or listserv, that links and informs all persons interested in the management, conservation, and science of elephants worldwide. A service that circulates African as well as Asian elephant news stories, research results, new publications, conference details and other new resources can benefit all subscribers who work with these endangered species.

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