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A sedated elephant lies calmly before being loaded for relocation to Tsavo as part of efforts to reduce human-elephant conflict. [Courtesy, KWS]
As day broke over the vast wilderness of Meru Rhino Sanctuary, a team of wildlife officers waited for giants they had come to know all too well.
The elephants were not a poacher's target, nor were they sick. They had simply become too familiar with people.
They had breached the Sanctuary’s fence, wandered into farms in the Kanjoo-Murera area, causing crop destruction across communities living on the edge of protected wildlife areas. This was a symptom of a deeper crisis unfolding across Kenya's wildlife landscapes.
