Rettet die Elefanten Afrikas e.V.

Residents of Olopito location in the outskirts of Narok town killed one of the 16 rogue jumbos that destroyed their crops. The elephants in search of water and pastures had destroyed an acre of maize.

The armed residents threatened to kill all the elephants saying the Kenya Wildlife Service failed to respond to their distress call. The KWS officials later arrived and chased away the jumbos.

The villagers accused the KWS officers of laxity in protecting their lives from the elephants saying several people have been injured by the jumbos. "We feared that the jumbos would attack us especially the children who are going to school and women who are fetching water," said Kerepei Nkuruna, one of the residents.

Narok senior warden Kenneth Naisho warned the residents against taking the law into their hands by killing the straying animals. He told them to report to the relevant authorities when wild animals invade their area.

Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201103100425.html