Born Free USA’s “Out of Africa” Report Informs Conservationists

in Animal News

On October 4, Kenya participated in the Global March for Elephants and Rhinos, which took place in 136 cities and a host of towns across six continents. Participants urged the Kenyan government to step up security patrols and coordinate with neighboring countries to tackle poaching. The march followed a recent report commissioned by Born Free USA, Out of Africa: Mapping the Global Trade in Illicit Elephant Ivory, which said that the Mombasa Port registered the most illegal ivory seizures worldwide in 2013-2014, replacing Dar es Salaam Port.

Link: AllAfrica

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