Kenya wildlife officials suspended over poaching crisis
Nairobi (AFP) April 11, 2014 - Five officials working for Kenya's state-run wildlife service have been suspended as part of a probe into allegations of mismanagement and an upsurge in poaching, the government said Friday. The purge comes just weeks after the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) was forced to counter accusations from wildlife activists that it was losing the fight against the booming elephant ivory and rhino horn ... more

---