ACWF in Kenya August 24-25, 2012
Collaboration with Kenya Wildlife Service
Few days ago, the ACWF started a collaboration with the renowned Kenya Wildlife Service, to tackle the online illegal wildlife trade. As ACWF we will keep working together for the elephant conservation during the CITES CoP.
Patrick Omondi, Senior Assistant Director and Head of Species and Conservation Management of the Kenya WildlifeService, Solomon Kyalo of the CITES Management and Scientist Authority and other KWS Officials, just after one of our meetings in Tsavo and Nairobi last week.
The KWS is a leader in elephant conservation in Africa, and Kenya is the head country of the African Elephant Coalition, which is fighting to stop the senseless and brutal poaching of elephants for their ivory.
With Mr. Omondi
The KWS was created to contra attack the intense elephant poaching in Kenya and has a paramilitary army of courageous rangers,that risk their lives everyday to save elephants, rhinos and other wildlife in Kenya. Only this year, 15 brave rangers have died in confrontations with poachers in this country. They also work with their communities, providing education and helping the people around the national parks.
Elephants in Tsavo West, Kenya
It is a real honour for me to collaborate with the KWS in these issues. For more information about the KWS, please read our article: Kenya Wildlife Service Interview 2010 here: http://www.catcahelpanimals.org/24.html
