Meanwhile the pilot, flying high in a helicopter above Kenya's Amboseli park, circles around the herd to reveal a clearer view of the pack -- and an extremely rare set of twin baby elephants among them.
But although some animals have thrived in the less crowded parks during the pandemic, Covid-19 has had a devastating impact on conservation on the African continent and the millions of livelihoods which depend on ecotourism. That question has triggered Kenya's most ambitious conservation effort yet: counting every single animal and marine life in all 58 national parks across the country for the first time ever.
They will focus on rare species, including the pangolin -- often illegally traded-- the sitatunga antelope, aardvarks and hedgehogs, none of which have ever been counted before.This level of unprecedented data will help Kenya better understand its wildlife and the various threats facing it today -- such as climate change, human-wildlife conflict and shrinking habitats amid the growing competition for land use.
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