Kenya, Tanzania to conduct joint wildlife census in Amboseli
Amboseli National Park where Kenya and Tanzania will conduct a joint cross-border aerial count of elephants and other large mammals. PHOTO/FILE
What you need to know:
- The one week census will begin Sunday
- The aerial census will seek to establish the wildlife population, trends and distribution
- information gathered from the census will be also used for planning and preparing park management
Kenya and Tanzania will conduct a joint cross-border aerial count of elephants and other large mammals in the shared ecosystem of the Amboseli National Park.
The one week census will begin Sunday and will be conducted by the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute, Wildlife Division of Tanzania and Tanzania National Parks and Non-Governmental Organisations.
The aerial census will seek to establish the wildlife population, trends and distribution as well as foster cross-border collaboration on wildlife monitoring and management between the two East African countries.
The exercise, which will cost Sh 12million, will also seek to safeguard the vast ecosystem that is threatened by human activities such as crop farming and charcoal burning.
“The information gathered from the census will be also used for planning and preparing park management for possible wildlife security and human-wildlife conflict eventualities in any ecosystem,” a statement from KWS indicated.
