(Posted 23rd May 2025)
Courtesy of African Elephant News and The Star, Nairobi
| Cyrus Ombati, The Star, May 21, 2025 |
| Multi-agency teams in Maralal, Samburu County, recovered 47 kilos of elephant tusks after a shootout with suspected poachers. The seven pieces of ivory were abandoned on a motorcycle on a roadside on Tuesday, May 20. A group of poachers had been looking for a market to sell the ivory before they were duped; the buyers were ready. |
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