Maasai save Kenyan elephants
By DW
21 January 2018 |
5:47 pm
Poachers have their eyes on the grazing elephants at home in the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro. But neighboring Maasai and Safari tour operators are teaming up to protect the animals.
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