Elephants are fascinated by the remains of their dead. They will often examine the remaining bones and tusks.

AWF at IUCN World Conservation Congress 2008

IUCN Barcelona 2008

Come visit us at the 2008 IUCN World Conservation Congress in Barcelona. Our booth is number E-030 located on the Ground Floor of the Congress venue (CCIB), Area 3.

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Building Effective Conservation-based Enterprises: Successes, Outstanding Challenges and Optimal Means for Scaling up Impact

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Joanna Elliott
Vice President for Program Design
United Kingdom


Philip Muruthi, PhD
Director of Conservation Science
Nairobi, Kenya


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