The Tsavo Conservation area will receive a Sh70 million grant to set up anti-poaching cameras. There has been an increase in rhinos and elephant poaching in Kenya. Conservationists from Zoological Society of London won the £500,000 (Sh64 million) grant from Google’s Global Impact Awards to deploy the state-of-the-art camera traps in Tsavo, following massive public support in an online cyber competition. A public surge of support for the project saw huge numbers of people vote online for ZSL to receive the funding ahead of nine other finalists. ZSL’s campaign was backed by celebrities such as...
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