Kenya drought leaves wildlife gasping for breath

Kenya drought leaves wildlife gasping for breath

By EWN AMBOSELI – As he peers at the carcass of the young elephant, Kenyan park ranger Josphat Wangigi Kagai says such disturbing sights have become all too familiar – a reflection of the vicious drought sweeping across the Horn of Africa. “I used to...
Drought is killing Kenya’s endangered wildlife

Drought is killing Kenya’s endangered wildlife

By Ayenat Mersie – Reuters NAIROBI, Sept 27 (Reuters) – Kenya’s worst drought in four decades has killed almost 2% of the world’s rarest zebra in three months, and 25 times more elephants than normal over the same period. It is starving...