DSWT/KWS Anti-Poaching Report July 2016

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ANTI-POACHING UNITS MONTHLY REPORT

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JULY 2016 MONTHLY SUMMARY: ALL UNITS TOTAL SNARES RECOVERED & COLLECTED: TOTAL ARRESTS MADE: TOTAL WEAPON/EQUIPMENT CONFISCATIONS: TOTAL ILLEGAL STRUCTURES DESTROYED:

1107 107 98 23

It has been an incredibly busy month for all the DSWT/KWS Anti-Poaching Units with all teams present and active in the field. Following last month with the arrival of the new Yatta Unit, the new Mobile Unit was also deployed this month for full-time patrols providing security and surveillance where they are needed the most throughout the Tsavo Conservation Area. With these two new units rolled out this year the DSWT are now funding and managing a total of 10 teams who all work together with dedicated armed KWS rangers in support of the Kenya Wildlife Service’s efforts in the field.

Now, in the height of the dry season, illegal incidences have increased in the greater area whilst so has each unit’s successful outcomes. This month a total of 1107 snares were collected from the field and recovered from arrested poachers. This is a huge number of snares including a variety of small wire snares set for dik-diks and other small antelope ranging to large snares laid to trap buffalo and even elephants.

Overall during July, the teams made 107 arrests, which is double the number compared to last month, which can in part be contributed to the rise in illegal activities during the dry season as well as the increased number of teams operating in the area and more boots on the ground. These arrests included 19 bush-meat poachers and two ivory poachers. The new Mobile Unit ambushing and arresting 1 of those ivory poachers as well as 4 bush-meat poachers. In total the teams confiscated 33.5 kilograms of bush-meat, mostly that of dik-dik. Other arrests made included charcoal burners, livestock herders, loggers and a number of other offenders illegally entering the Parks.

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MAP OF ALL UNIT’S PATROL ROUTES

MAP OF ALL UNIT’S ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES

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DAILY SITUATION REPORT MONTHLY SUMMARY – JULY 2016

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TOTAL SNARES COLLECTED – JULY 2016 - All Teams

TOTAL ARRESTS MADE – JULY 2016 - All Teams

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JULY 2016 DSWT ANTI-POACHING DOG UNIT MONTHLY SUMMARY The DSWT’s much anticipated Dog Unit was officially launched this month. This new unit consists of KWS Manyani graduated rangers who this year received specialist training in Tanzania to be dog handlers along with their three canine friends, Max, Tanya and Naiko, who are of Belgian Malinois breeding. These dogs make the perfect trackers being able to follow scents over long distances and track down bush-meat and ivory poachers inside and outside of the Parks.

This month the dogs and their trainers have been acclimatising themselves to their new home, which is close to the DSWT’s Kaluku headquarters in Tsavo East. The unit has been concentrating on their skills and training techniques and routines including discipline, one-day tracks whilst allowing the dogs to get used to the environment and climate. Training is an ongoing process for both the dogs and their handlers who continue to form greater bonds. Other training during July included familiarisation with the DSWT’s helicopter where there was plenty of opportunity to get the dogs accustomed to the aircraft including entering and exiting with their handlers, getting used to the noise and obeying commands whilst in flight. Using the helicopter for these missions will ensure the rapid response of the Dog Unit team to any report received within the Tsavo Conservation Area.

The Dog Unit has also commenced live operations in the field alongside the DSWT/KWS Anti-Poaching Units seeing enormous success leading to a number of apprehensions including tracking down and arresting bush-meat poachers, sniffing out cattle intrusion and uncovering other illegal activities in the Park such as charcoal burning and logging. These outcomes in the past month have shown how incredibly valuable this new unit is and will be in the future.

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INDIVIDUAL TEAM REPORTS JULY 2016

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JULY 2016 ZIWANI TEAM PATROL AREA: Central sector of Tsavo West NP south of the Tsavo River DAYS ON DUTY: 14

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IVORY COLLECTION 22/7/16

The Ziwani team recovered parts of tusks of a poached elephant in the Kishushe area

LIVESTOCK INTRUSION 23/7/16

Big herds of livestock were sited grazing in the park in the Ziwani area, the team worked to flush the cattle outside the park and arrested herders

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ELEPHANT CARCASS 26/7/16

The team found the elephant carcass that part of the tusks had been recovered from earlier in the month from the Kishushe area

LIFTING SNARES 28/7/16

Lifting a number of small wire snares set by poachers in Mbulia ranch

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ZIWANI UNIT MONTHLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND PATROL ROUTES

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JULY 2016 TIVA TEAM PATROL AREA: Northern sector of Tsavo East NP with a focus along the Tiva River DAYS ON DUTY: 13

SECURITY & INCIDENTS LIFTING SNARES 23/7/16

Team members lifting snares that had been set in the Lesalau area

POACHER’S CAMP 24/7/16

A recent poacher's jiko on a rock shooting platform along a busy elephant track

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BUSH MEAT CAMP 25/7/16

Horrific sight of skinned dikdiks in the Lesalau area

RESCUED DIKDIK 25/7/16

Rescuing a dikdik nabbed by a snare which fortunately survived. The team also collected a lot of other snares in the area

POACHERS ARRESTED 28/7/16

Poachers arrested at Kiasa area while poaching with poisoned arrows and bows as well as laying snares

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ILLEGAL LOGGING 29/7/16

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Illegal logging evident at the Kasaala area

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JULY 2016 CHYULU TEAM PATROL AREA: Chyulu National Park, Kibwezi Forest and surrounding communities D DAYS ON DUTY: 31

SECURITY & INCIDENTS POACHER ARRESTED 4/7/16

A poacher was arrested in the Mbukoni area with a bow and poisoned arrows

CHARCOAL BURNING 5/7/16

An arrest was made of a man in the Ngiluni area who was charcoal burning

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SANDALWOOD CUTTERS 13/7/16

The team arrested a number of men for cutting and harvesting sandlewood trees in the Utu area

CHARCOAL BURNING 18/7/16

A charcoal kiln was found and destroyed in the Kathekakai area and two charcoal burners were arrested

CHARCOAL BURNERS 19/7/16

Arrested charcoal burners in the Mbukoni area

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LIVESTOCK INTRUSION 26/7/16

Livestock was pushed out of the park and a herder was arrested

CHARCOAL BURNERS 26/7/16

Arrested charcoal burners in the Mbukoni area

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CHYULU UNIT MONTHLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND PATROL ROUTES

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JULY 2016 KENZE TEAM PATROL AREA: Kibwezi Forest and surrounding communities DAYS ON DUTY: 31

SECURITY & INCIDENTS ILLEGAL LIVESTOCK 2/7/16

The Kenze team found cattle grazing illegally in the Metava area as well as finding evidence of charcoal burning

LIFTING SNARES 3/7/16

De-snaring in the Tidima area

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LOGGERS ARRESTED 5/7/16

A number of loggers were arrested in the Kari area with pushbikes and motorbikes carrying freshly cut wood from the Park

WOUNDED BUSHBUCK 7/7/16

Treating a wounded bushbuck at Umani, which was found close to the compound

POACHER ARRESTED 11/7/16

A bushmeat poacher was arrested in the Kari area with wire snares

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LIFTING SNARES 13/7/16

De-snaring in progress in the Kari area where they even found a cow snared, which was illegally grazing in the park. The cow was released.

LIFTING SNARES 14/7/16

More snares were lifted in the Kari area set to trap dik diks and small game

CHARCOAL BURNING 26/7/16

Charcoal burners and loggers were arrested towards the end of the month whilst a number of kilns were destroyed and logs confiscated

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KENZE UNIT MONTHLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND PATROL ROUTES

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JULY 2016 BURRA TEAM PATROL AREA: Southern sector of Tsavo East NP & the Taita Ranches DAYS ON DUTY: 31

SECURITY & INCIDENTS CHARCOAL BURNING 4/7/16

The Burra team destroyed a fresh charcoal kiln in Mbulia Ranch and found piles of wet wood

CHARCOAL BURNING 5/7/16

A fresh charcoal kiln was found at the Kishushe area and destroyed

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CHARCOAL BURNERS 18/7/16

A charcoal burners hideout found at Kajire area and arrests were made by the team

LIFTING SNARES 27/7/16

A number and variety of snares were found in and around Irima and Mbulia areas

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BURRA UNIT MONTHLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND PATROL ROUTES

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JULY 2016 MERU TEAM (Meru National Park) PATROL AREA: This is a mobile team operating in the Meru Conservation Area and National Park DAYS ON DUTY: 20

SECURITY & INCIDENTS LIFTING SNARES 19/7/16

The Meru lifted big snares found within the Mike 9 area set to trap elephants and large game

LIFTING SNARES 26/7/16

Lifting medium snares from the Murondia area set to trap bushbuck and other medium sized game

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BUSH FIRE 27/7/16

The team helped stop a fire in the mike 11 area

LIFTING SNARES 29/7/16

lifting medium snares at the Kimongoro drift area which had been set in trees by poachers

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MERU UNIT MONTHLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND PATROL ROUTES

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JULY 2016 ITHUMBA TEAM PATROL AREA: Northern sector of Tsavo East NP, northern boundary & Gazi DAYS ON DUTY: 31

SECURITY & INCIDENTS CHARCOAL KILNS 5/7/16

Charcoal kiln found at the Yatta area during a joint patrol with both the Ithumba and Yatta teams

BUSHMEAT POACHER 10/7/16

An arrested bushmeat poacher at the Kimweli area with a panga and lots of snares.

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LIFTING SNARES 16/7/16

Team member lifting snares around the areas of Kalovoto

IVORY POACHER ARREST 27/7/16

The illegal poacher arrested in the Bisadi area with a bow and poisoned arrows

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ITHUMBA UNIT MONTHLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND PATROL ROUTES

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JULY 2016 MOBILE TEAM PATROL AREA: This team is mobile and works where it is needed the most DAYS ON DUTY: 31

SECURITY & INCIDENTS DOG UNIT TRAINING 15/7/16

The new Mobile team worked jointly with the DSWT’s new Dog Unit patrolling and doing training exercises in the Kasaala area

SQUIRREL TRAP 19/7/16

The team found a small trap made to kill squirrels which had been set by a bush meat poacher in the Gazi area. They dismantled the trap

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POACHERS ARRESTED 19/7/16

The team arrested four bushmeat poachers in the Gazi area who were equipped with snares, pangas and knives

POACHERS BLIND 25/7/16

The team destroyed an old shooting blind at Kyairock and also collected a number of small snares

ILLEGAL LOGGING 25/7/16

Illegal logging was also found in the Kyairock area

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POACHER ARRESTED 27/7/16

Working jointly with another DSWT/KWS Unit an ivory poacher was arrested in the Bisadi area and taken to the police station

LIFTING SNARES 29/7/16

The mobile team collected a number of medium snares set in the Kasaala area, which had been set by bushmeat poachers

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JULY 2016 YATTA TEAM PATROL AREA: Yatta Plateaux & northern sector of Tsavo East NP DAYS ON DUTY: 31

SECURITY & INCIDENTS SHOOTING BLIND 5/7/16

The Yatta team found and destroyed a shooting blind erected by a poacher over a waterhole, they also found numerous snares

LIFTING SNARES 6/7/16

The team lifted snares in the Kimweli area

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COMMUNITY MEETING 14/7/16

The team joined a community awareness meeting at the Kanziku area about wildlife and environment protection

BUSHMEAT POACHER 17/7/16

The Yatta team arrested a bush meat poacher and charcoal burner at the Gazi area

BUSHMEAT POACHERS 19/7/16

Bushmeat poachers and charcoal burners were arrested in the Gazi area

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BUSHMEAT CAMP 22/7/16

Recovered dikdik meat found in a hideout in the Leslau area

CHARCOAL BURNING 30/7/16

The Yatta team found and destroyed a large charcoal kiln in the Gazi area and also arrested a charcoal burner who was also bushmeat snaring

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YATTA UNIT MONTHLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND PATROL ROUTES

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JULY 2016 MTITO TEAM PATROL AREA: Tsavo Triangle, northern sector of Tsavo West NP & surrounding communities DAYS ON DUTY: 31

SECURITY & INCIDENTS HERDER ARRESTS 5/7/16

Illegal grazing was found in the Triangle and a herder was arrested. A number of women cutting wood were also evicted from the Park

LOGGER ARRESTED 6/7/16

A man was arrested for illegal logging activities in the Park

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LIFTING SNARES 7/7/16

Herdsmen were arrested in the Chyulu Hills area by the team

ELEPHANT CARCASS 11/7/16

An elephant carcass was sighted in the Ziwani area; its tusks had been removed by poachers.

LIFTING SNARES 13/7/16

A number of small snares were collected which had been set to trap and kill dik diks.

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CHARCOAL BURNING 18/7/16

Illegal charcoal burning was found at Mangelete and the kilns were destroyed. Both men and women were arrested at the site

LIVESTOCK HERDERS 23/7/16

Herdsmen were arrested in Ziwani area and a cattle boma was destroyed which had been constructed in the Park

LIFTING SNARES 27/7/16

A large charcoal burning operation was uncovered and many sacks of charcoal were confiscated

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