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Eco-tourism and local communities engaged in conserving them in a proper way. Sea turtles endangered to be critically endangered. Mangroves absorbing C2 - global warming. Elephants - govern, support, KWS, Tasker Beer but still not enough Gestation period - 22 months - elephants migrate for food. (protect them on the way in and out); 1st time female is sexually active 7 years; elephants are matriarchal. KWS tracks families based on mom over 20-40 years. Elephant population, hunting illegally 8,000 up from 19,000; problem now = human pop is expanding, land is set boundaries. Elephant - Keystone species. Many young elephant calf whose moms have been poached. Elephants are not typically adopted by other moms. Instead taken to rehab facilities, re-introduced in the wild after 3 years. It is possible to adopt the elephant thru Nariobi National Park ($50), also turtle. Teeth determine age of elephant(how many sets of teeth are there, 6 sets of teeth, 10-12 years). Elephants will go off under a tree if they know they are about to die or have been hit by poison arrow.