The pain an Elephant or
Rhino has to endure to have its tusk or horn cut/removed by a poacher is out of
this world. Poachers have graduated from use of arrows, pangas and snares to
now power saws, grenades and sophisticated guns on choppers.
Militants such as
Janjaweed are said to benefit immensely from poaching. One day, they are
alleged to have killed 26elephants in Dzanga-Ndoki National Park in Central
African Republic.
Kenya's no different as this week Dr.Leakey (Wildlife Direct
founder) claimed that 25 Government officials in the Jubilee Government are
engaged in illegal animal tusks trade. As much as the new anti-poaching law
appears tough to an average poacher, it could be a walk in the park for
poaching bigwigs, particularly if the Ksh.20M fine is to go by, given the fact
that 6kg of rhino tusks can fetch about ksh.25M.
However, a life sentence to a
convicted poacher can turn a few tables if often applied. 2012, 2013 and 2014
have been the bloodiest years Africa conservation has seen.
Here is my 2bob collection of Poaching incidents in Africa the last 2Years:
- http://kijijimoja.blogspot.com/2014/03/wildlife-poaching-in-kenya-2014.html
- http://kijijimoja.blogspot.com/2013/03/a-pregnant-elephant-loses-life-to.html
- http://kijijimoja.blogspot.com/2013/11/suspected-poachers-killed-in-laikipia.html
- http://kijijimoja.blogspot.com/2013/03/another-black-rhino-loses-life-to.html
- http://kijijimoja.blogspot.com/2013/09/41-elephants-poisoned-by-poachers-in.html
- http://kijijimoja.blogspot.com/2013/06/another-elephant-killed-save-elephant.html
- http://kijijimoja.blogspot.com/2013/05/poachers-kill-26-elephants-at-sanctuary.html
- http://kijijimoja.blogspot.com/2013/05/breaking-biggest-elephant-massacres-in.html
- http://kijijimoja.blogspot.com/2013/04/gruesome-tragedy-as-another-elephant.html
- http://kijijimoja.blogspot.com/2013/03/breaking-news-from-bangkok.html
- http://kijijimoja.blogspot.com/2013/03/thai-prime-minister-pledges-to-end.html
- http://kijijimoja.blogspot.com/2012/09/world-rhino-day.html
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