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When the last elephant falls, humanity falls too

CaptionTsavo: A moment in time, and KWS personnel in an elephant translocation exercise - an effort to control human-animal conflict as a conservation activity. [Jayne Rose Gacheri, The Standard]

Standing at Nairobi National Park, where ivory once burned in defiance of poaching, Prof Erustus Kanga, Director General of the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), delivered a stirring reminder: "When the last elephant falls, a part of humanity's soul will die with it."

He was addressing a gathering of conservationists, scientists, corporate leaders, and community members during a gathering to witness the launch of an extraordinary documentary, ''Tsavo: A Moment in Time'' by a conservationist, Simon Trevor.

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