Kenya: Cites Convention ?Fails to Protect the African Elephant?

20 March 2013

The Kenyan delegation to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species and the Kenya Elephant Forum members' hopes were dashed in the first few days of the convention in Bangkok, Thailand. The Cites conference was held from March 3-14.

Several conservation and animal welfare organisations which attended the conference said they were outraged by the failure of Cites to stop elephant poaching particularly in Africa.

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