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Kenya increases compensations for wildlife attacks by nearly 700 percent
"Kenyans have suffered for a long time as a result of human-wildlife conflict and we want to at least recognise human life."
"Without the public interest in caring and co-existing with the animals, our tourism sector will be affected. That is why we want to take care of those who will suffer from the conflict."
- Morris Dzoro, Tourism and Wildlife Minister
"Without the public interest in caring and co-existing with the animals, our tourism sector will be affected. That is why we want to take care of those who will suffer from the conflict."
- Morris Dzoro, Tourism and Wildlife Minister
Nairobi - The Kenyan government has increased compensation for people either killed or injured by wildlife by nearly 666 percent after years of lobbying by wildlife activists and local communities, officials said Thursday.
For decades, activists and local communities have pressed the government to review the compensation rates as a way of improving conservation and reducing human-wildlife conflict.