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When KWS personnel released Mountain Bongos at the 776-acre Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy during their rewilding, on May 7, 2024. [File, Standard]
Historical underfunding amid rising visitor numbers is hampering infrastructure upgrades within the country's wildlife-protected areas.
In addition, Kenya Wildlife Service officials say harsh environmental factors that accelerate degradation, high maintenance costs in remote and rugged national parks as well as overreliance on public funding were cited as other challenges hindering the smooth operations within the parks.
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