Daily Nation reports that the two animals had wandered from Mt Kenya forest when they came across the victim who was working on his farm. Electric forest fence collapsedAccording to Sagana Irrigation Water Project secretary Jackson Miano, the man was saved by villagers who rushed to the scene when they heard his screams. Elephants injured cows, destroyed food cropsApart from the attack on Warui, the elephants injured two cows and trampled over food crops worth thousands of shillings. Officers from the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) responded to the distress call and drove the elephants back into the forest. Warui is currently admitted at Jamii Hospital with medical reports showing that he is responding well to treatment.

Source: Daily Nation July 12, 2022 19:09 UTC