Kenyan conservationists have called on Tanzania to amend its regulations on hunting after three elephants were killed after wandering over the border.
Tanzania is known to issue trophy hunting licences to wealthy sports hunters, an affair that has triggered a backlash by Kenyan conservationists.
The conservationists now want the Tanzanian government to restrict the issuance of licences for trophy hunting in a bid to protect the Kenyan elephants.
Among those leading the call for changes in the hunting rule by the neighbouring country include Kajiado Governor Joseph Ole Lenku.
"It is not right to license trophy hunting near the border with Kenya," stated Governor Ole Lenku during a recent briefing.
Kenya’s way of managing elephants is quite different from that of Tanzania, while the latter allows for selective hunting, Kenyan laws ban the hunting of elephants.
It is also worth noting that tourism is one of Kenya’s top earners in terms of foreign exchanges and the sector has similarly employed millions.
Meanwhile, Tanzania charges between Ksh1.3 Million and Ksh2.6 million for those seeking to participate in trophy hunting.
Upon payment of the fees, the money is split between the government and the community if the trophy is hunted in conservation areas run by local groups.
Recently, Governor Ole Lenku revealed that three elephants have been killed by the ongoing trophy hunting within Tanzania.
“This alarming development underscores the urgent necessity for heightened vigilance and decisive action to uphold conservation efforts in the region," the governor noted.
“In the past few months, three of these revered elephants have tragically fallen victim to trophy hunting within Tanzania, signalling a distressing breach of the established conservation agreement.”
