Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "Jim Nyamu (middle name: Justus), of Nairobi, Kenya, is an elephant research scientist and activist against poaching and trade in ivory. In September and October 2013, he walked 560 miles—from Boston, MA, to Washington, DC—culminating 4 October in the Washington, DC, portion of an International March for Elephants, a worldwide event organized by the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (DSWT). The DSWT sponsored marches in 15 cities, ranging from London to Cape Town to Bangkok. Independently, sympathetic groups marched in about 25 other cities around the world.In February 2013, Nyamu walked from Mombasa to Nairobi (311 miles) and, in the months of May and June 2013, he walked from Maasai Mara to Nairobi (1,063 miles). After his U.S. trek, he planned to head back to Africa to walk another 1,550 miles, from Uganda to Tanzania, ending up in Amboseli, Kenya. Nyamu calls this program of walking for elephants "Ivory Belongs to Elephants." One report indicates that he plans to walk another 5,000 kilometers (3,107 miles). He is quoted as saying "I will only stop when the world appreciates the fact that ivory belongs to elephants.""@en }
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- Jim_Nyamu abstract "Jim Nyamu (middle name: Justus), of Nairobi, Kenya, is an elephant research scientist and activist against poaching and trade in ivory. In September and October 2013, he walked 560 miles—from Boston, MA, to Washington, DC—culminating 4 October in the Washington, DC, portion of an International March for Elephants, a worldwide event organized by the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (DSWT). The DSWT sponsored marches in 15 cities, ranging from London to Cape Town to Bangkok. Independently, sympathetic groups marched in about 25 other cities around the world.In February 2013, Nyamu walked from Mombasa to Nairobi (311 miles) and, in the months of May and June 2013, he walked from Maasai Mara to Nairobi (1,063 miles). After his U.S. trek, he planned to head back to Africa to walk another 1,550 miles, from Uganda to Tanzania, ending up in Amboseli, Kenya. Nyamu calls this program of walking for elephants "Ivory Belongs to Elephants." One report indicates that he plans to walk another 5,000 kilometers (3,107 miles). He is quoted as saying "I will only stop when the world appreciates the fact that ivory belongs to elephants."".