Elephants today and tomorrow: a perspective from Kenya

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Until mid-1989 there was a rampant illegal elephant ivory trade in Kenya. On Jul 18, 1989 Kenya's president, H.E. Daniel Arap Moi, publicly burned several thousand confiscated tusks worth about $3 million. Broadcast on international television, this led to an international ban on the ivory trade and a fall in the price of ivory. This event also brought the plight of elephants in Africa to the attention of the developed world. Donations from private sources and governmental agencies became available to help enforce laws against poaching. Combined, the effect was essentially to eliminate elephant poaching in Kenya.

Forecasts and trends, Africa, Ivory, African elephant

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Letter from Kenya

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Wildlife Conservation Society's (WCS) African Conservation Center director Helen Gichohi believes conservationists must address human issues concerning wildlife located outside parks. People have been hostile towards some wildlife protection policies and their needs must be addressed before truly effective measures can take place. Gichohi's determination to be a part of WCS's Kenya organization was rewarded when she became the director's assistant and later replaced the director several years later.

Officials and employees, Interview, Women conservationists, Wildlife Conservation Society, Gichohi, Helen

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Can bees keep elephants away from crops in Sumatra?

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The use of bees in protecting crops from elephants in Indonesia is discussed. Elephants frequently enter farms and consume crops. The effects of placing beehives in farm fences are also explained.

Indonesia, Regulation of Agricultural Marketing and Commodities, Plant Protection Programs, Methods, Usage, Behavior, Bees, Plants, Protection of, Plant protection, Proboscidea

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