| ID | 125941 |
| Title Proper | Rethinking Ivory |
| Other Title Information | why trade in tusks won't go away |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Walker, John Frederick |
| Publication | 2013. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | TSAVO WEST, Kenya-Two years ago, in what was billed as a defiant message to elephant poachers, Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki arrived by helicopter at a dusty airstrip in Tsavo West National Park to set fire to five tons of seized contraband ivory.
A military band in crisp khakis blared out anthems and marches, mostly on key, traditional dancers stomped energetically, and a series of government officials introduced each other at length in the lead-up to the president's speech. It wasn't easy to hear them over the dry wind that whipped through the flapping tents sheltering hundreds of guests on rows of plastic chairs, but a local politician got rapt attention and applause when he complained about lack of protection from crop-raiding elephants. His plea delivered a mixed message at an event aimed, Kibaki intoned, at sending "a clear signal to poachers and illegal traders." But elephant conservation is never simple. |
| `In' analytical Note | World Policy Journal Vol. 30, No.2; Summer 2013: p.91-100 |
| Journal Source | World Policy Journal Vol. 30, No.2; Summer 2013: p.91-100 |
| Key Words | Kenya ; Ivory ; Mwai Kibaki ; International Media |