3rd Asian Elephant Range States Meeting to be held in Nepal

Guwahati: The 3rd Asian Elephant Range States Meeting (AsERSM) will be held in Nepal from April 27.

The sole purpose of the meeting is to secure the future of Asian elephants.

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Delegates from all 13 Asian Elephant Range States are going to be a part of the meeting.

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The main objective of the AsERSM is to identify the priorities and challenges at a country and range-wide level and to determine how they might best be addressed. 

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To secure the future of the Asian #elephant, Government representatives from the 13 Asian elephant range countries are joining the 3rd Asian Elephant Range States Meeting in #Nepal from April 27-29.#AsianElephants #AsianElephantConservation #AsERSM2022 pic.twitter.com/3Wi7powvbx

— IUCN SSC Asian Elephant Specialist Group (@IUCN_AsESG) April 26, 2022

Every few years a select group of Asian elephant specialists, researchers, and conservationists convene to discuss priorities and goals to protect this endangered species. 

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Known as the Asian Elephant Specialist Group (AsESG), they are an advisory group of volunteer members that functions under the Species Survival Commission (SSC) of the World Conservation Union (IUCN).