Kenya relocates 50 elephants to larger park to ease overcrowding

Kenya has relocated 50 elephants to a larger park in bid to reduce overcrowding in the Mwea National Reserve.

It is hoped that the move will ease environmental pressure and reduce conflict between the large mammals and humans in the area.

Tourism and Wildlife Minister, Rebecca Miano, said the smaller Mwea Reserve should ideally hold 47 elephants, but the last national wildlife census recorded 156 of the large mammals.

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