(Posted 24th August 2025)
Courtesy of African Elephant News
| Cyrus Ombati, The Star (Kenya), August 21, 2025 |
| There was drama when three men were arrested as they waited to meet a potential buyer of elephant tusks weighing seven kilos in Lunga Lunga, Kwale county. The tusks were valued at Sh700,000, Kenya Wildlife Service and police said. The men had traveled from Samburu county to the area, which is about 500 kilometres apart, with the six pieces of tusks. |
| Disclaimer: The price of ivory quoted in this article is incorrect. The current price for ivory in Africa is estimated to be between $50-$100 per kilo. Overstating the price of ivory incentivises poachers. |
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