Kenya Relocates 10 Bull Elephants From Conflict-Prone Area to Protect Farms Against Raiding: Wildlife Service
22:55 23.05.2026 (Updated: 23:04 23.05.2026)
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Kenya Relocates 10 Bull Elephants From Conflict-Prone Area to Protect Farms Against Raiding: Wildlife Service
Removing elephants from Salama Village aims to "reduce pressure on community farmlands while strengthening genetic diversity in their new habitat," the Kenya Wildlife Service said on social media.
Crop-raiding incidents rose as elephants' natural paths increasingly cross farms near Rumuruti Forest, according to the service.
Now, teams are moving the animals to a wildlife service-managed park, with help from local residents, it noted.
"When the rains turned roads into deep mud and recovery vehicles carrying sedated elephants became stuck, the people of Salama came out in large numbers to help the teams push, pull, and clear paths for the trucks to move again," the organization emphasized.
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