Kenya conservationists score major win against avocado farm Africanews 4 hrs ago
Elephants roam in Kimana Sanctuary.
Last year a large 180-acre farm near the Amboseli National Park, Kimana Sanctuary, and other conservation areas, was sold by local Maasai to KiliAvo Fresh, who fenced off the site and prepared it to plant avocados.
Conservationists and a group of local landowners, Amboseli Land Owners Conservancies Association, took their objections to National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), arguing that it disrupted a key migratory route for elephants and other wildlife and threatened to disrupt the local ecosystem.
Kenya conservationists score major win against avocado farm
Conservationists in Kenya say a planned avocado farm near the Amboseli National Park would block a crucial migration route for elephants. But the farm is arguing that the community would benefit from the project.
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