Elephants in Tsavo are under serious threat from poachers as well as ordinary people living close to the park and for that reason. The Kenya Wildlife Service is collaring elephants in Tsavo for easy tracking to reduce human-wildlife conflict. KWS veterinarians, researchers, doctors and capture personnel fitted two elephants with GPS satellite collars at Rukinga Ranch in the Tsavo ecosystem.
Sospeter Kiambi who is the programme coordinator said collaring will help in monitoring the movement of these elephants around villages that are adjacent to the park and also help in collecting data about how elephants use the habitat for the for researchers.
KWS will use the GPS to come up with ways of reducing human-wildlife conflict and monitor the animals to protect them from illegal hunters . Farmers have been provided with two receivers and hoping to give them 12 more so that they can inform officers where the animals are at all time. The long term goal in this case is having an increase in the animals which are a huge attraction to so many tourists. Parks with lots of wildlife would mean great tourism business.
