VOICED: Rising demand for ivory worries Kenyan conservationists

The video discusses the efforts to count elephants in a large Kenyan ecosystem, highlighting the historical decline and recent recovery of elephant populations. It addresses threats such as poaching, driven by ivory demand, and human-elephant conflicts due to land encroachment. Despite challenges, elephant numbers are improving, showing resilience.

What was the elephant population in Kenya in 1973?

• 35,000

• 12,500

• 50,000

• 5,000

How did the drought of 2009 affect the elephants?

• It improved their health.

• It caused many young elephants to die.

• It increased their population.

• It had no effect.

What event in 2008 is believed to have increased poaching?

• A one-off lifting of the ivory sales ban

• An increase in elephant population

• A severe drought

• A new wildlife protection law

Which country is mentioned as having an increased demand for ivory?

• India

• Brazil

• China

• Australia

What is a major cause of human-elephant conflict in Kenya?

• Climate change

• Expansion of farmland

• Increased tourism

• Introduction of new predators