Elephants graze during World Elephant Day, in the Amboseli National Park, Kenya, August 12, 2020. REUTERS/Baz Ratner
AMBOSELI NATIONAL PARK, Kenya (Reuters) - Kenya's elephant numbers more than doubled between 1989 and 2018, thanks to increased anti-poaching efforts, the tourism minister said on Wednesday.
Kenya had just 16,000 elephants in 1989, and this rose to more than 34,000 in 2018, Minister Najib Balala said.
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