Trends of elephant poaching in Kenya: the elephant mortality database.

Abstract

In 1992 KWS established an Elephant Mortality Database for monitoring all incidents of elephant mortality, to enable the relevant departments to respond appropriately to each particular circumstance. The database contains information on poaching, illegal trafficking of ivory, patrols, surveillance, problem animal control etc. This paper intends to share information on monitoring of elephant poaching in Kenya with other Range States and examine ways of improving the overall elephant security network by establishing collaboration and other relevant mechanisms with other countries, and to demonstrate the importance of establishing a wide and efficient information system within countries, regions and Range States as a whole.