More than 200 people, including three African presidents, gathered in Kenya for a three-day anti-poaching summit to find ways to stop the slaughter of Africa’s elephants by protecting at least 50 percent of these animals and their landscapes by 2020. African countries were also encouraged to destroy their ivory stockpiles. Kenya ended the summit by burning 105 tons of ivory Saturday, and President Uhuru Kenyatta pledged his support for a complete ban on the ivory trade.
African Presidents Vow to Step Up Efforts to Save Elephants
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Kenyan Police Reservists demonstrate Rapid Response Team actions to fight poaching at Ol Pejeta conservancy, in Laikipia Plateau, Kenya, April 28, 2016. Teams consist of rangers, a tracker dog and helicopter support.
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Rangers prepare for demonstrations on front-line protection against poaching at Ol Pejeta conservancy, the largest black rhinoceros sanctuary in East Africa, in Laikipia Plateau, Kenya, April 28, 2016.
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A demonstration at Ol Pejeta conservancy, the largest black rhino sanctuary in East Africa, shows how a bee fence can be used to limit human-elephant conflict, in Laikipia Plateau, Kenya, April 28, 2016.