Poaching cases down by 90pc, survey shows

Tourists admiring a herd of elephants at Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary in Taita Taveta County. [File, Standard]

Elephant and rhino poaching has reduced by 90 per cent in the last seven years, according to statistics from the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS).

A survey by KWS has revealed a steady decline in such cases between 2012 and 2018, with documented elephant poaching incidents declining from 384 to 38 in the period of study.