Tourism CS Najib Balala has officially launched the elephant naming festival at Amboseli National Park. Kenya will officially host the first annual Magical Kenya Elephant Naming Festival starting August 12, during World Elephant day. With 1,800-2,000 elephants at the Amboseli National Park, this will be the first ever wildlife conservation event. It is meant to celebrate and champion elephant conservation by giving the public an opportunity to adopt and give the selected elephants unique identities. During the Elephant naming ceremony, individuals will have a chance to adopt an elephant after contributing towards conservation.

Source: The Star June 14, 2021 09:11 UTC