Prince William, Duke of Cambridge is in Africa this week to discuss threats to conservation ahead of a London conference on illegal trade in wildlife.
The Duke of Cambridge was in Namibia on Tuesday and will go on to visit Tanzania and Kenya. On Monday he met Namibian Vice President Nangolo Mbumba. The prince’s visit to Africa will end on Sunday.
Kensington Palace says Prince William is making the “private working trip” as president of the United for Wildlife group and patron of Tusk, another conservation organization.
The prince has campaigned against the killing of elephants, rhinos, pangolins and other species. He has also noted that poaching has a human toll when rangers are killed, communities lose the benefits of wildlife tourism and criminal networks flourish.
Britain is set to host a meeting on the illegal wildlife trade from October 11th to 12th.
