Japan vet works to protect elephants from poaching in Kenya

Japan vet works to protect elephants from poaching in Kenya

MASAI MARA, Kenya - Japanese veterinary Asuka Takita (C) talks with local people in the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya on Aug. 11, 2014, during her work to protect African elephants from poaching. (Kyodo)

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