Living with Nature —Takita Asuka’s Journey
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I’m Takita Asuka,/a veterinarian in Kenya. I have been working/to protect African wildlife,/especially elephants. In Africa,/over 20,000 elephants are killed/by illegal hunters every year. They want the elephants’ ivory. African elephants have been in danger of extinction/for many years.
To take care of animals,/my colleagues and I/often drive on rough roads/for more than 200 kilometers/a day. Sometimes/I even fly a light plane/to look for injured animals. I also work with rangers/to protect animals/from illegal hunters.
I have been living in a tent/in the savanna/for more than ten years. People often ask me,/“Aren’t you scared/to live near wild animals?” In fact,/I sometimes hear lions roar/near my tent at night,/but I’m used to it.
Section 1
I’m Takita Asuka,/a veterinarian in Kenya. I have been working/to protect African wildlife,/especially elephants. In Africa,/over 20,000 elephants are killed/by illegal hunters every year. They want the elephants’ ivory. African elephants have been in danger of extinction/for many years.
To take care of animals,/my colleagues and I/often drive on rough roads/for more than 200 kilometers/a day. Sometimes/I even fly a light plane/to look for injured animals. I also work with rangers/to protect animals/from illegal hunters.
I have been living in a tent/in the savanna/for more than ten years. People often ask me,/“Aren’t you scared/to live near wild animals?” In fact,/I sometimes hear lions roar/near my tent at night,/but I’m used to it.