1.   Second, better monitoring of where elephant products come from, and of the extent of poaching, is required.

2.   The European Commission agreed Monday to relax a ban on imports of live elephants, ivory and other elephant products from selected southern African nations.

3.   The European Commission agreed Monday to relax a ban on imports of live elephants, ivory and other elephant products from three southern African nations.

4.   Southern African countries have agreed to lobby for a partial lifting of the ban on trade in elephant products, the South African environmental affairs ministry said Friday.

5.   South African conservationists believe that sales from perishable elephant products will enable them to finance elephant convservation.