Ivory, python, leopard and civet cat skins confiscated in Kenya; authorities arrest 3

Ivory, python, leopard skins confiscated in Kenya

NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenyan police have arrested three men for possessing ivory and the skins of protected animals.

Police official Phomas Atuti says the three Kenyans were arrested in the capital of Nairobi on Monday after a tip-off.

They were trying to sell a small amount of ivory and the skins of three python, a leopard and three civet cats.

The animals are protected under Kenyan law.

Kenya recently has pushed African countries to step up enforcement against animal poaching, particularly poachers who target elephants for their ivory tusks. African ivory is often sent to China and Japan, where demand for ivory is high.