It is so horrifying
for more so a tourist to come across dead wild animals especially when it has
been killed from its territory by a speeding car yet this is becoming a big
problem that has got to be solved by the Kenya Wildlife services immediately.
There are so many animals that have been killed in the due course including the
recently killed pregnant suni.
It is so absurd that
actually people often run over these but never even consider slowing down so
they can spare wildlife and yet are great contributors to the country’s revenue
just like in all the other East African countries. It is likely that people who
commute through the park and those returning from work are responsible for
these accidents but the KWS staff, contractors, tour operators and day tourists
in private vehicles are not excluded. There is an alarming trend coming because
there is another female bush buck that was reported killed not so long ago and
yet numerous shrub hares have been killed. It is probably also because of the
increased growth of city more people enter the park and speeding has definitely
increased dramatically.
Meanwhile, KWS has
issued various warning letters in an attempt to control speed. But then such
letters can’t really be useful with some people so they will continue to drive
as fast as they want and kill more animals. If this is not addressed, a large
animal like a Black rhino, buffalo or giraffe will soon be knocked down, this
is why KWS should now take drastic action to control speeding (above 40km/hr)
in the park and also increase the number of rangers and traffic patrols, speed
bumps among others which will hopefully help in solving the problem.
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