The economic pains of human-wildlife conflict

Kenya Wildlife Service Rangers capture a stray lion on October 28, 2018, in Ngata area. PHOTO | AYUB MUIYURO | NMG

Addressing human-wildlife conflict (HWC) has been a problem in Kenya for years, compounded by a rapidly expanding population that has encroached on wildlife sanctuaries and migratory corridors.

A new report by The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) warns that human-wildlife conflict is the main threat to the long-term survival of some of the world’s most emblematic species.

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