Elephant deaths trigger Kenyan call for Tanzania to curb hunts

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A bird flies over elephants as it walks at the Amboseli National Park in Kajiado County, Kenya on April 4, 2024. PHOTO | REUTERS

In the rolling grasslands of the Amboseli wildlife park, conservationists fret about an emerging threat to Kenyan elephants that are crucial to its tourism business: licensed hunters across the border in Tanzania.

The two neighbours manage elephant herds differently. Tanzania issues some trophy hunting licences to wealthy sport hunters every year, while Kenya gets all its revenue from wildlife safaris.