We are developing a reference section so that The Elephant Charter may be used as a document to defend the interests of elephants in a court of law, as well as to allow interested parties to obtain further information if they so wish.

If you are looking for references that support a specific statement contained within The Elephant Charter Appendix simply click on the Reference link at the bottom of the page and you can find references to the point in question. Our list is not meant to be exhaustive and you will notice that some references are currently missing (June 2009). Compiling references is a large task, which we will complete over time. Since we would like to ensure that key references are included, we would appreciate your help in completing this section.

If you have published work that supports a particular statement, or if you know of others who have done so, we would be grateful if you would send us an e-mail with the Principle number, the point and the paper (e.g. Principle VII Complex Social Organization, a.: Moss, C.J. Moss and Poole, J.H. 1983. Relationships and social structure in African elephants. In: Primate Social Relationships: an Integrated Approach. Hinde, RA (Ed.). Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford: pp 315-325.). If supporting evidence is contained within a book please provide the page number where possible. We would furthermore be grateful to receive the full document in .pdf-format, so that it can be linked.