Saturday, August 8, 2009

Kenya's wildlife in steep decline

A recent study has shown a decline in the wildlife population in Kenya due to the issues of co-existence with humans and climate change. I'm sure this problem is not unique to Kenya especially with the growing population sizes as a result of an increase in life expectancy, whereas the land mass remains static with some uninhabitable areas due to the effects of global warming. This is a serious matter that needs to be looked into, as the Maasai mara is central to the tourism industry. What is the Kenyan government and the Kenyans doing to protect their wildlife? For one, I don't understand the statement ""One of the problems is that the pastoralists own the land but the government owns the wildlife," - I thought the land is protected and so where does ownership come in?

You can read the whole article at: http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/04/22/kenya-wildlife.html

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