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![]() Building Capacity for Elephant Conservation and ManagementThis means that extensive resources must be invested in training at all levels, that is to say: in local communities; in wildlife scouts, rangers, and game wardens; in community extension officers; and from primary school pupils through to post-graduate s tudents. Such an effort in capacity building need not be focused exclusively on elephants as such, but should encompass all the fields which pertain to their conservation and management.
Relatively few African nationals, for example, have been trained in ground, or aerial, survey techniques; fewer still have taken part in such surveys. There has been very limited training in creating and administering intelligence networks, and in the eff ective deployment of personnel and equipment, and much of the training provided in such schools as Mweka and Garoua is outdated. Remarkably few African nationals are involved in studying the illegal trade in elephant products; in drafting enabling legisla tion for the implementation of international treaties such as CITES; in learning to effectively prosecute trade violations; or in actively lobbying their positions in international fora. These, and many more areas concerned with the conservation of the Af rican elephant, require new, young, and competent professionals.
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