Government calls for support in war against wildlife trophy markets

 

The  Kenyan government has raised the bar on the war against wildlife trophy market and remained optimistic in the efforts of bringing poaching to an end.

The war heightened after President Uhuru Kenyatta held talks with his host, Alexander van Bellen, the President of Austria, yesterday on the sidelines of the ongoing Africa-EU high level forum in Vienna.

The head of state called on the Austrian government to back Kenya’s push for the total abolishment of Wildlife trophy markets which he said fuels the rampant destruction of precious wildlife species especially on the African continent.

The meeting between the two Presidents focused on  Wildlife conservation, renewable energy development and curriculum reforms as their top of the agenda.

“We are grateful for the support given to the Kenya Wildlife Service by the University of Innsbruck in the development of this important topographical map of our wildlife resources. This tool will go along way in boosting our conservation efforts,” President Kenyatta said.
This move by President Kenyatta to ask for support from the Austrian government fuels the First Lady’s remarks when she said that all  wildlife trophy markets should be shut down.
The First Lady’s remarks came during the feting of the conservation heros on Sunday 16th Decemeber which was held at the Kenya Wildlife Service Headquarters in Nairobi.
Margaret Kenyatta said that the war against poaching will never be won as long as there are countries that encourage and support trade in wildlife trophies.
“The war on poaching will not be won if the countries that drive the demand for these products do not shut the markets. We therefore call upon the international community to prevail upon the countries driving trophy demand globally to shut them down,” she stated
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