The Kenya Wildlife Service has established a rapid response unit to patrol areas facing human-wildlife conflict. The Problem Animal Management Unit, will be working closely with affected communities as part of the elaborate measures taken by KWS to stem human-wildlife conflict and encourage co-existence between wildlife and communities. “KWS Management has put in place elaborate measures to encourage human-wildlife co-existence, which include working with communities in all affected areas in Kenya,” it added. The ongoing prolonged drought has worsened the human – wildlife conflict especially in the areas near the protected areas, leading to death of livestock from predation by carnivores. On Sunday, Tourism CS Peninah Malonza visited Mwingi county to look into the challenges of human-wildlife co-existence in the area.

Source: The Star January 16, 2023 08:32 UTC