Voice of America: Kenyan Makes 900-Km US Trek to Fight Elephant Poaching

Voice of America Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries

Want free Kindle ebooks? Sign up to receive the best freebie Kindle ebook deals in your email every day. From our sponsors

Kenyan Makes 900-Km US Trek to Fight Elephant Poaching Oct 2nd 2013, 19:59, by webdesk@voanews.com (Pamela Dockins) Jim Nyamu is a man on a mission. With Kenyan flag in hand, he has spent the past month crossing the northeastern United States on foot, stopping along the way to tell people how a growing demand for elephant ivory, especially in Asia, has fueled an increase in poaching that could drive some elephant populations to extinction.   Why United States? Because Americans, Nyamu says, aren't aware of the severity of the problem.   "Many people ask me the same question: '[Why ... Media files: F441D56F-129B-4A2E-9C8C-91BC00C2AA1A_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

You are receiving this email because you subscribed to this feed at blogtrottr.com. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, you can unsubscribe from this feed, or manage all your subscriptions