Executive Director of Elephants Neighbors Centre here in Kenya Jim Justus Nyamu joins Michelle Ngele on Morning Express. Jim is a recipient of the Ecowarrior 2016 award. (KTN News Kenya, 2017)
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World Celebrities ‘Join the Herd’ to Fight for Africa’s Elephants
World Celebrities ‘Join the Herd’ to Fight for Africa’s Elephants
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Year of the Elephant by Peter Scott
East Africa Grassroots Elephant Campaign Walk March thru May, 2016
Walking for Elephants with Jim Justus Nyamu of the Elephant Neighbors Center (ENC)
The elephant population in 1970 was at 167, 000. The numbers stand at 26,400 elephants in Kenya today. Kenya loses one (1) elephant daily to poaching and over 365 elephants for its tusks (ivory) annually. If this trend continues the national elephant population may decline given that mortality rate was 4% compared to a growth rate of 2% in 2011. Over 80% of Kenya’s elephants are found outside protected areas and the rest in National Parks and Reserves. Poaching is an emerging challenge and if its not managed now, it will lead to decline of elephant numbers and negatively impact the economy (GDP).
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