The shooting of a family of 12 elephants at Tsavo last week marked the climax of a year that has seen no less than 360 out of Kenya’s 39,000 elephants killed by poaching-gangs. Poaching is now at its worst for three decades, not only in Kenya, but in the whole of Africa. While most agree that it’s the increased demand for ivory in Asian countries that is fuelling the crisis, some also say that it’s partly due to widespread poverty: with few alternative incomes to choose from, poaching is seen by some as a good paying job...
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