[May 24, New Delhi, Sri Lanka Guardian]
From left, Claude Etienne Masimba of Congo, Agus SB Sutito from Indonesia, Onkokame Kitso Mokaila of Botswana, Noah Wekesa of Kenya, Jairam Ramesh, Indian minister of Environment and Forests, Paul I. Sarakiky of Tanzania, Anura Priyadharshana Yapa of Sri Lanka and Mattana Srikrachang of Thailand attend the "Elephant-8 Ministerial Meet" in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, May 24, 2011. Representatives of the eight countries where elephants roam freely are meeting to secure a future for the animal increasingly under threat. Mining and land development are threatening elephants' habitats as does ivory poaching, resulting in increased conflict between humans and the beasts. The E8 countries - Botswana, Congo, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Tanzania and Thailand - will work together to ensure the long-term survival of the elephant and its habitat in their regions. -AP
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