Nairobi: Kenya has announced that it has raised 16.5 million shillings ($149,000) towards the conservation of elephants against the target of $900,000 within the current financial year that ends in June 2022. Najib Balala, cabinet secretary of the Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife, said that the funds were raised from corporate and individuals in exchange […]
In 2015, KWS put in place a forensic laboratory with a genetic database of rhino and elephant DNA as well as a monitoring system to help obtain critical data, which enables scientists to track endangered species and, if needed, link them to suspected poachers.
