Working Groups
Working Groups
AsESG Working Groups
AsESG Working groups have been formed to look at various aspects of elephant conservation in wild and in captivity
The plans/ guidelines/ protocols developed by the Working Groups include
- Sabah Elephant Conservation Action Plan
- National Action Plan for elephant conservation in Bhutan
- Guidelines for the rehabilitation of captive elephants in the wild as a possible restocking option
- Guidelines for the management and care of captive elephants in musth
- Guidelines for the welfare and use of elephants in Tourism
- Guidelines for creating artificial water holes in elephant habitats
The plans/ guidelines/ protocols of the following Working Groups expected soon
- Working Group to arrest the decline of the elephant population of Vietnam
- Sumatra Elephant Conservation Action Plan Working Group
- Human Elephant Conflict Guidelines Working Group
- Working group for mapping the distribution of Asian elephants in range states
- Working group on involving AsESG members to strengthen MIKE
- Working Group to manage the elephant habitats affected by the settlement of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
- Working Group on emerging diseases affecting Asia elephants
The Working Groups on AsESG Communications and AsESG Memberships are also working on their respective mandates
