Read < 1minuteOfficials display illegal ivory. Kenya Wildlife Service rangers in Kwale County on December 15, 2017 arrested two suspected poachers with ivory worth Sh4 million (approx $40,000). FILE PHOTO | NATION MEDIA GROUP
Authorities in Kenya have seized 40kg of illegal elephant ivory, the Daily Nation reports.
The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) rangers in the coastal county of Kwale arrested two suspected poachers in connection with the ivory worth $40,000.
According to KWS deputy warden officer Nathan Gatundu, the arrest followed a tip from members of the public.
“The two were arrested separately with two pairs of ivory each weighing 34kg and 16kg respectively,” he said.
Another suspect was arrested at Melinane in Kinango sub-county with two leopard skins, Mr Gatundu said.
