The illicit trade in Ivory has seen a slight increase over the past year due to the lucrative profits it fetches the poachers mainly from Asia and the middle east. With the population of elephants having began to pick after a concerted effort by local and international conservation organizations, the increase in poaching is beginning to threaten their population once again.
Kenyan wildlife rangers shot dead two poachers suspected of killing two elephants in one of the country’s top national parks, a park official said Friday.
The pair, a Kenyan and Tanzanian, were gunned down Thursday near the Amboseli National Park in the south of the country as they prepared to shoot a herd of elephants.
“It is a group of poachers that we have been following up for the last three to four weeks. They were responsible for the death of two elephants about a month ago,” said George Osuri, the Amboseli park senior warden.
Kenya lost more than 200 elephants last year due to illegal trade in ivory driven by Asian and Middle Eastern demand for the tusks used in traditional medicines and for aphrodisiac potions.
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