Global March: Stop Elephant and Rhino poaching!

Published October 4, 2014
Hundreds of Kenyans join conservationists and activists for a march demanding action to stop the soaring rhino and elephant poaching, in Nairobi. Photo-by-AFP
Hundreds of Kenyans join conservationists and activists for a march demanding action to stop the soaring rhino and elephant poaching, in Nairobi. Photo-by-AFP
Hundreds of Kenyans join conservationists and activists for a march demanding action to stop the soaring rhino and elephant poaching, in Nairobi. Photo-by-AFP
Hundreds of Kenyans join conservationists and activists for a march demanding action to stop the soaring rhino and elephant poaching, in Nairobi. Photo-by-AFP
Hundreds of Kenyans join conservationists and activists for a march demanding action to stop the soaring rhino and elephant poaching, in Nairobi. Photo-by-AFP
Hundreds of Kenyans join conservationists and activists for a march demanding action to stop the soaring rhino and elephant poaching, in Nairobi. Photo-by-AFP
Demonstrators show the message “Let Live” on the palms of their hands as they take part in the “Global March for Elephants and Rhinos” to raise awareness for their plight, in Nairobi, Kenya. Photo-by-AP
Demonstrators show the message “Let Live” on the palms of their hands as they take part in the “Global March for Elephants and Rhinos” to raise awareness for their plight, in Nairobi, Kenya. Photo-by-AP
Demonstrators take a “selfie” with their smartphone and display the message “Let Live” on the palms of their hands as they take part in the “Global March for Elephants and Rhinos” to raise awareness for their plight, in Nairobi, Kenya. Photo-by-AP
Demonstrators take a “selfie” with their smartphone and display the message “Let Live” on the palms of their hands as they take part in the “Global March for Elephants and Rhinos” to raise awareness for their plight, in Nairobi, Kenya. Photo-by-AP
A demonstrator wears a cut T-shirt to display the elephant tattoo on his back as he takes part in the “Global March for Elephants and Rhinos” to raise awareness for their plight, in Nairobi, Kenya. Photo-by-AFP
A demonstrator wears a cut T-shirt to display the elephant tattoo on his back as he takes part in the “Global March for Elephants and Rhinos” to raise awareness for their plight, in Nairobi, Kenya. Photo-by-AFP
Young demonstrators sit with a placard as they prepare to take part in the “Global March for Elephants and Rhinos” to raise awareness for their plight, in Nairobi, Kenya. Photo-by-AP
Young demonstrators sit with a placard as they prepare to take part in the “Global March for Elephants and Rhinos” to raise awareness for their plight, in Nairobi, Kenya. Photo-by-AP
Demonstrators take part in the “Global March for Elephants and Rhinos” to raise awareness for their plight, in Nairobi, Kenya. Photo-by-AFP
Demonstrators take part in the “Global March for Elephants and Rhinos” to raise awareness for their plight, in Nairobi, Kenya. Photo-by-AFP

Poaching has reached crisis levels, according to some advocates. Killed for their magnificent ivory tusks, activists worry that wild elephants and rhinos could near extinction in a decade.

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