Elephant poaching: thousands march worldwide for wildlife protection via The GuardianThousands march
Elephant poaching: thousands march worldwide for wildlife protection via The GuardianThousands marched in Africa and around the world Saturday to pressure governments to do more to stop the poaching industry that many fear is driving rhinos and elephants to the brink of extinction.The protests, dubbed the Global March for Elephants and Rhinos, took place in 136 cities and towns across six continents, from Soweto to Nairobi, and Paris to New York and Tokyo.In South Africa, which is struggling to stem a rhino poaching crisis, demonstrators gathered across 17 cities.“We are protesting against the political leaders of the world, who do not have the guts and political will to make changes in their laws,” said Dex Kotze, one of the march organisers.“We have to do this for our future generation,” he said. “The youth today is making a statement globally in 136 cities that it’s their heritage that is being killed.”From 27 million elephants 350 years ago, Africa now has about 400,000 left, and roughly 9% of those are being killed each year, Kotze said.South Africa, home to the world’s largest rhino populations, has seen at least 700 killed so far this year.Continue reading on The Guardian -- source link
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