Our elephants are quite safe, KWS boss assures

Poaching of elephants is not on the increase, the Kenya Wildlife Service has said.

KWS director Julius Kipng’etich said the recent seizure of ivory in Nairobi was not a cause for alarm as the tusks were old and had originated from southern Africa.

“Kenya was just a transit point,” he said.

Speaking at the launch of the Wheelbarrow Race, an event organised to raise funds for conservation, at Hells Gate National Park in Naivasha on Thursday, Dr Kipng’etich said KWS officers were always on high alert.

He also said many of the parks had recovered from the effects of last year’s drought and that the number of wildlife was increasing. (KNA) - Kenya safari vacations
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