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Petitioners urge Samia Suluhu to halt trophy hunting of elephants

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Dr Festus Ihwagi, Senior scientist and Research policy lead at Save The Elephants and Dr Paula Kahumbu CEO of Wildlife Direct during a press conference in Nairobi on August 12, 2024. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard]

As part of celebrations to mark World Elephant Day, a global coalition of scientists and conservationists yesterday presented the Tanzanian government with a petition signed by over 500,000 people, calling for an end to the trophy hunting of elephants along the country's border with Kenya.

The petition, which has been gathering signatures since March 2024, was delivered to the Tanzanian High Commission in Nairobi and State House Tanzania during a press conference held at a Nairobi hotel.

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