When it comes to stamping out poaching , Kenya is film up a fresh philosophy : a lifetime for a life .
The African nation is front to fast - track new laws that intend wildlife poacher could theface the destruction penaltyas part of their ongoing plan to disembarrass the country of wildlife crime , allot toXinhua Formosan state medium .
“ We have in space the Wildlife Conservation Act that was enacted in 2013 and which fetches offender a life history judgment of conviction or a fine of $ 200,000 , " Najib Balala , the Minister for Tourism and Wildlife , order reporters at the launching of the northern white rhino commemorating stamps at Ol Pejeta Conservancy , one of Africa ’s twoIUCN Green Listedreserves .
" However , this has not been deterrence enough to conquer poaching , hence the proposed loaded sentence . "
The Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya was the home of Sudan , the world’slast survivingmale northern white rhino who perish in March this year . Loss of home ground and war played a part in the diminution of this species , but it was largely down to – you guessed it – ten of overhunting and poach .
Richard Vigne , the CEO of Ol Pejeta , also announced a bold young programme to save the northerly white rhinos from impendent extinction . Using a technique never successfully pull off with rhinos , they are planning to take testicle from the ovaries of the two remain female person and fertilize them using cryogenically keep up seminal fluid from since - deceased males . However , the deficiency of available familial diversity means that this will be no small effort .
" This effort will cost a vast amount of money , but is a noble campaign to reverse at least one of the wrong that humankind has wreaked upon other metal money that inhabit this major planet with us , " added Vigne .
The UK’SNatural History Museumestimates the lengthy process could be as much as £ 6.5 million .
Kenya has really been making dull but unwavering advancement at undertake poaching and the illegal wildlife trade . The land lost nine rhinos and 60 elephants to sea poker in 2017 , compared to 14 rhinoceros and 96 elephants in 2016 .
Southern White rhinoceros were almost driven to near extermination by colonial poachers in the late 19th century when their number dropped to less than 100 individuals . However , thanks to vast conservation efforts , their numbers were up tonearly 20,000 in 2017 , realise them the only rhino species to not be listed as endangered .
Nevertheless , poaching is a problem that continues to chip by at the country ’s already struggling wildlife . Just this month , on May 2 , poacher bolt down two black rhino and a calf in Meru National Park , Kenya .
