THE PROSPECT OF ELEPHANT EXTINCTION

Kenya has always flourished in the wildlife sector from centuries dating to the beginning of life on earth. Poaching of elephants for the their tusks has always been a lucrative sport for the tribesmen  “wanainchi” dating back to the times of colonialism.Powerful tribes such as the Baganda ,and the Nyamwezi etc,would hunt the elephants for their tusks to trade them in to the Swahili Arabs in the coast ,in order to make their Kingdom Wealthy.This favored warrior sport which generates an enormous wealth for the Kingdom came about from the tusks of the elephants better know as Ivory being in large demand in the world outside Africa.

As we all know Ivory has been used ,and still  illegally used in sculpting into art objects ,decorative jewelry etc.Due to the size of the elephant’s tusk been  3 meters in length and a weight of 102 kilograms(225 pounds) at a larger scale. this has made elephants a valued source of Ivory .

In 1989,in an effort to reduce the illegal killing of the elephants, the African elephant was classified as an endangered species by the Convection on International Trade in Endangered Species.The action put into effect a ban on most trade in ivory .But the demand for ivory ,particularly in Asia,continues to grow .And this demand fuels the poaching of elephants for their tusks.African countries particularly  Kenya are working on ways to save their elephant populations.Policies have been put in place to protect elephants living in nature reserves and to fight the poachers.Kenya’s elephants may vanish in ten years ,warns prominent Naturalist  .

#HAND OF OUR ELEPHANTS!!!!!!!