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Zero Rhinos Poached in Kenya Last Year â Better Policing is One of the Keys
Feb 13, 2021
2020 was remarkable year for rhino protection in Kenya where not one single rhino lost its horn or lost its life last yearâa feat not achieved since 1999.
Travel restrictions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic was just one of the contributing factors. Other interventions include tackling poverty in nearby rural areas and increasing policing efforts to seize rhino horns being trafficked in the last few years.
In a statement, Kenyan Wildlife Service (KWS) Director retired-Brigadier General John Waweru said, âFor the first time in 21 years, KWS reported zero poaching of rhinos in the year 2020. The last time this feat was achieved was in 1999.â