Kenya wildlife under siege by Somali poachers
Hunted wildlife across Kenya faces decline as organized Somali poachers raid the border near Somalia with machine guns. In Tsavo National Park, 1040 elephants 235 rhinos and 20 leopards have been killed in the last six months, leaving carcasses to rot.
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Kenya Wildlife Faces Extinction Threat in Kenya Parks
Kenya faces a wildlife crisis as elephants drop from 35 900 in 1973 74 to 20 200 last June and zebras fall from 15 000 to about 1 500 in Nairobi National Park. Experts cite poaching human pressure and habitat loss while parliament moves to probe the wildlife ministry and consider hunting bans or licensing.
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