Severe drought takes heavy toll on wildlife in Kenya: KWS official

STORY: Severe drought takes heavy toll on wildlife in Kenya: KWS official DATELINE: Nov. 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:59 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of wild elephants 2. various of Global Wildlife Program (GWP) Conference 3. SOUNDBITE (English): EDWIN WANYONYI, Director of KWS 4. various of wildlife 5. various of the conference STORYLINE: A severe drought in Kenya following three consecutive failed rainy seasons has posed threats to the wildlife survival. Animals in the region are dying from lack of water and food. Edwin Wanyonyi, director at the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), said at the ongoing Global Wildlife Program (GWP) annual conference in Nairobi that the drought may lead to more acute human-wildlife conflicts if it persists. SOUNDBITE (English): EDWIN WANYONYI, Director of KWS "Today, we have a drought because of climate change across many of our areas. They are very dry. Our wildlife has been affected. But there are a number of efforts that we're putting in place to try