The number of elephants in Kenya has doubled over thirty years, local wildlife campaigners have said.
Elephants are threatened by poaching and the ivory trade, while their habitats have been slashed by half since 1979, according to the World Wildlife Fund.
But the number in Kenya has gone up from about 16,000 in 1989 to nearly 35,000 in 2020, the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) said this week.
Tourism minister Najib Balala said that the East African country had "managed to tame poaching" within its borders in recent years.
The number of elephants harmed by poachers has dropped from 80 in 2018 to just seven in the first half of this year.
Speaking at an event for World Elephant Day, Mr Balala added: "Today we are also launching the Magical Kenya elephant naming campaign, an annual festival whose objective will be to collect funds from the naming, to support the rangers' welfare.
"This year alone, about 170 elephant calves have been born."
Despite Kenya's success story, the picture for elephants elsewhere in Africa looks more bleak. There are just 500,000 in the continent, down from about five million in the early 20th century, according to wildlife campaigners Born Free.
The decline in numbers is largely driven by demand for ivory from elephant tusks, activists say.
Kenya has looked to crack down on poachers, setting harsh prison sentences and major fines for anyone caught taking part.
The country's president, Uhuru Kenyatta, even burnt a pile of elephant tusks and rhino horns to make clear the government's attitude to the trade.
