News Source: Honolulu Advertiser
| 2 months ago
Authorities in Ethiopia and Kenya have seized more than 2,600 pounds of bloodstained ivory from about 100 illegally killed elephants at airports, the head of Kenya's Wildlife Service said today. Julius Kipng'etich said trained dogs sniffed out a...
News Source: Seattle Times
| 2 months ago
Kenya — The head of Kenya's wildlife service says Ethiopian and Kenyan authorities have seized more than 2,600 pounds (1,200 kilograms) of ivory from nearly 100 illegally killed elephants. Julius Kipng'etich said Wednesday that specially trained...
News Source: BBC
| 2 months ago
The Kenya Wildlife Service says a similar amount was intercepted in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa...The BBC's Will Ross in Nairobi says poaching is on the increase mostly owing to high demand for ivory in Asia. Our reporter says it is not yet...
News Source: Daily Nation
| 2 months ago
Kenya has seized 684 kilogrammes of ivory at the country's busiest airports. Related Stories The seizure, at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport was made by the the Kenya Wildlife Service Security team in collaboration with other security...