Kenya Wildlife Service officers and WWF experts insert a microchip in a rhino in Maasai Mara National Reserve. [File, Standard]
The elephant population in the Maasai Mara Ecosystem has recorded a slight increase according to the latest aerial survey conducted by the Wildlife Training and Research Institute (WRTI).
According to the census carried out two months ago in the Mara, a key tourism destination, has over 2,700 elephants compared to 2,595 individuals in 2021.
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