Attention to an elephantWWF. Video: CADA generation of elephants has died in Kenya as much of the Horn of Africa suffers its worst drought in 40 years, according to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). WWF footage showed dehydrated elephant calves and adults struggling to get standing. The areas to the north and south of Kenya are the most affected by the drought and are also home to the majority of the Kenyan elephant population. Kenyan Tourism Minister Peninah Malonza said on Friday that the drought had killed 205 elephants and dozens of other wildlife between February and October. The drought was also affecting farming communities, said Samson Lenjir, coordinator of the Kenya tourism program. WWF elephants in Kenya. “The herding communities are really at serious risk of another catastrophic situation where we are not only losing livestock, but we could also be losing people,” added Lenjir, Although sporadic rains have finally started in the region, the Meteorological Department of Kenya forecasts below-average rainfall across much of the country for the coming months, raising fears that the threat to Kenya’s wildlife is not over. The drought is also affecting tourism, which in Kenya contributes about 10 % of economic output and employs more than 2 million people