Another Elephant was killed by Poachers Saturday evening in Laikipia. The Pregnant elephant's unborn calf also died. Information posted by Space for Giants stated that, "We are very sorry to post this picture of one
of Laikipia's precious young cow elephants who was was found yesterday,
having succumbed to gunshot injuries sustained during an attempted
poaching incident last Saturday evening. Tragically she
was heavily pregnant and her unborn calf who was due to be born any day
now, also died. The Laikipia community policing initiative rapid
response team & sniffer dogs arrived on the scene to track up the
suspects at first light on Sunday morning but were unable to pick up any
fresh scents.
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| Picture by Anne Powys |
The poachers and their backers remain at large.....While
we are doing our very best to try and keep elephants secure in this part
of the world, we need some help from those who could close the illegal
markets in Asia, particulalry in China. In the meantime we will continue
to work with the Kenya Wildlife Service, the police and our partners,
Ol Pejeta, to bolster security for wildlife here. Sorry for sharing such
shocking images but we feel Kenyans and the rest of world should know
what is happening to our natural heritage to supply nonsensical trinkets
to unsuspecting or poorly informed consumers in Asia."
STOP THE TRADE!President of Kenya: Please Declare Poaching a National Disaster. Sign pettion here
