“West African Elephant Conservation in Burkina Faso – Ecosystem Dynamics in a Conservation Environment” Project Dates: July 1 2004 – June 30 2005 Final Report 15 September 2005 Christine C. Jost, DVM, MA Principal Investigator Beth Suedmeyer, GIS Specialist The International Program/ TuftsCCM Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine 200 Westboro Rd. North Grafton, MA 01536 USA Telephone: (508) 887-4763 Fax: (508) 839-7930 Email: christine.jost@tufts.edu Adrien Marie Gaston Belem, DVM, PHD University of Bobo-Dioulasso Rural Development Institute 01 B.P. 3770 Ouagadougou 01, Burkina Faso Telephone: 226-50357295 Email: amg.belem@fasonet.bf Aimé Joseph Nianogo, PHD Mission de l’IUCN au Burkina Faso 01 B.P. 3133 Ouagadougou 01, Burkina Faso Telephone: 226-50313154 Fax: 226-50301351 Email: uicnbf@fasonet.bf This project was funded under USFWS Grant Agreement Number 98210-3-G689 with Tufts University. This report does not represent the views or opinions of USFWS or Tufts University, and the principal investigator takes full responsibility for its contents.