These animals have been our heritage for centuries. If they once existed in the west and then became extinct, well, we are not ready to let go of our own.
We called off the operation because of bad weather,
the single largest translocation of animals undertaken since Noah's Ark.
With a current elephant population of 600, the (Shimba Hills) National Reserve is choking. The elephants destroy the habitat, break park fences and cause mayhem and destruction in villages surrounding the park.
Seventy per cent of Kenya's tourism revenue is wildlife-centred,
It was foggy and we could not get the chopper airborne. We will resume the operation tomorrow.
