The illegal trade in ivory kills up to 40,000 elephants in Africa each year.
That is 5 elephants, every hour, every day, every month, for 12 months!
That is around one every 12 minutes!
It’s not just the animals that are dying. While working to conserve elephant populations in Kenya, two KWS rangers were recently felled by poachers.
I thank God for organisations like KWS, IFAW and David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust that are active in protecting the elephants, because if they don’t continue with their conservation efforts, estimates say photos like these below will be the only elephants we see in 20 years.
Amboseli National Park.
Amboseli National Park.
Tsavo West National Park.
Tsavo West National Park.
Tsavo West National Park.
Ol Pejeta Conservancy.
Ol Pejeta Conservancy.
Ol Pejeta Conservancy.
Ol Pejeta Conservancy.