Why Kenya is trying to count every single animal

The Kenyan government is conducting a wildlife census as tourism to Kenya has dropped by 84% since the Covid-19 pandemic began.

(CNN) — The wildlife researcher diligently marks his notepad as the elephants come into view, eager to not miss a single one in his count. Meanwhile the pilot, flying high in a helicopter above Kenya's Amboseli park, circles around the herd to reveal a clearer view of the pack -- and an extremely rare set of twin baby elephants among them. "The last time Kenya recorded elephant twins was 40 years ago," Najib Balala, Kenya's tourism minister, says over the crackly headphone set.