Strategies for success in the ivory war
by Paula Kahumbu from Environment | The Guardian on (#TRQ7)
Kenya's coalition for wildlife has succeeded in bringing poaching under control. This article explains how it was done
Since 2013, according to the latest estimates, elephant deaths from poaching in Kenya are down by 80% and deaths of rhinos by 90%. This is a success story that deserves to be more widely known.
Kenya was traditionally in the forefront of wildlife conservation in Africa. However, in 2008 the sale of ivory from four southern African countries to China and Japan triggered an explosive demand and poaching erupted across the continent.
