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China's booming economy and demand for ivory is causing an upsurge of illegal elephant poaching in Kenya. On January 16, 2013, the Washington Post reported that 638 pieces of elephant ivory were seized at Kenya's main port. At the current poaching rates, conservationists wonder if there is any hope for saving elephants as a species.

The rise in poaching is not only an environmental issue, but an economic one as well. Diminishing numbers of elephants in Kenya means a loss of revenue from tourists who travel to the country to see the elephants.

If the government takes action to end poaching, there is hope that elephant numbers can recover. Elephants studied by the nonprofit group Save the Elephants show that the species experienced a baby boom following the intense poaching of the '70s and '80s. Please sign the petition to convince the Kenyan government to draft a new legislation and take steps to address poaching in their country.

Source: thepetitionsite.com

Target: Kenyan Government

Please go to thepetitionsite.com to sign the petition.