An elephant forages on March 20, 2012 in the Tsavo-east National park during the second phase of a collaring excercise funded by International Fund...
{"Image ImageDescription": "An elephant forages on March 20, 2012 in the Tsavo-east National park during the second phase of a collaring excercise funded by International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) and the Kenya Wildlife Services (KWS) in the wake of a dramatic increase in elephant killings for their prized tusks. Kenya's estimated 30,000 elephant population has come under growing risk as reported incidences of poaching from all over the country continue to mount despite efforts by the government and international wildlife agencies. While speculation points to the influx of Asian nationals into Africa in the last decade as having driven up the demand and with it the price of ivory, IFAW Eastern Africa Regional Director James Isiche said during the excercise that the collared elephants in Tsavo East and West National Parks, will assist in mapping out the migratory corridors in the parks and the buffer zones within the 43,000 square km ecosystem, adding that the need for Kenya to embrace cutting-edge technology in the management of its elephant population is now critical.                   AFP PHOTO / TONY KARUMBA (Photo credit should read TONY KARUMBA/AFP via Getty Images)", "Image Copyright": "2012 AFP"}