DSWT/KWS Anti-Poaching Report June 2017

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ANTI-POACHING UNITS MONTHLY REPORT

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JUNE 2017 MONTHLY SUMMARY: ALL UNITS TOTAL SNARES RECOVERED & COLLECTED: TOTAL ARRESTS MADE: TOTAL WEAPON/EQUIPMENT CONFISCATIONS: TOTAL ILLEGAL STRUCTURES DESTROYED:

425 49 174 47

Like last month, illegal activities have shown a downward trend in the parks and protected areas where the DSWT/KWS teams are patrolling, which is typical of this time of year. Despite this, the teams have continued to patrol diligently and have still achieved a number of successes including the rescue of a pangolin, which is a nocturnal scaly anteater, critically endangered in some countries whilst listed as threatened with extinction on the IUCN Red list in Kenya. This pangolin was confiscated from two bushmeat poachers who were later arrested, whilst the pangolin was checked for any injuries and soon after released with a good bill of health. This pangolin would have been caught and eaten as bush meat whilst the scales can also be used in traditional medicine.

Other arrests made during the month included 22 livestock herders, 12 charcoal burners, 8 bushmeat poachers and 7 loggers. All offenders are handed over to the local police station and are charged for their offences. The Burra team arrested a bushmeat poacher, having found him with buffalo meat and the carcass of the snared buffalo he had caught and butchered. On top of these arrests 425 snares were collected from the bush or recovered from bushmeat poachers, the Meru team collecting over 257 snares from Meru National Park where snaring continues to threaten the area.

The Kenze, Ithumba, Yatta and Mobile were on leave for the majority of June whilst the remaining teams were carrying out full operations.

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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 – JUNE 2017

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TOTAL SNARES COLLECTED – JUNE 2017- All Teams

TOTAL ARRESTS MADE – JUNE 2017 - All Teams

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INDIVIDUAL TEAM REPORTS JUNE 2017

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JUNE 2017 ZIWANI TEAM PATROL AREA: Central sector of Tsavo West NP south of the Tsavo River DAYS ON DUTY: 30

SECURITY & INCIDENTS ILLEGAL LOGGING 3/6/17

The Ziwani team sighted logging activity in the park

AMBUSH FOR POACHERS 5/6/17

Ziwani team was joined by canine unit and a team of rangers deployed to search the poachers

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LIFTING SNARES 8/6/17

Large snares sighted and retrieved from the Park

POACHERS CAMP 13/6/17

Poachers camp/hideout found in the park which had been recently constructed

POACHERS ARRESTED 16/6/17

The poachers with snares and poaching tools as well as a live pangolin at Makitau gate. The pangolin was safely released the following day

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LIVESTOCK INTRUSION 24/6/17

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Livestock herds sighted in the park and removed

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JUNE 2017 TIVA TEAM PATROL AREA: Northern sector of Tsavo East NP with a focus along the Tiva River DAYS ON DUTY: 30

SECURITY & INCIDENTS LIVESTOCK INTRUSION 3/6/17

Cattle was found in the park in the Kalovoto area, along with some young herders who were given a warning and evicted

POACHER’S CAMP 4/6/17

A poacher’s camp was found with tools and a dead dik dik

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LIFTING SNARES 7/6/17

The team found a number of small snares

POACHER ARRESTED 9/6/17

An arrested bushmeat poacher at the Maathai area found with snares

LIFTING SNARES 23/6/17

Bushmeat poacher/logger arrested carrying a log of wood by bicycle

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TIVA UNIT MONTHLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND PATROL ROUTES

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JUNE 2017 YATTA TEAM PATROL AREA: Yatta Plateau & northern sector of Tsavo East NP DAYS ON DUTY: 11

SECURITY & INCIDENTS LIFTING SNARES 23/6/17

Desnaring in the Gazi area along the river

LIFTING SNARES 26/6/17

Desnaring at Gazi and following poachers tracks

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YATTA UNIT MONTHLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND PATROL ROUTES

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JUNE 2017 CHYULU TEAM PATROL AREA: Chyulu National Park, Kibwezi Forest and surrounding communities D DAYS ON DUTY: 30

SECURITY & INCIDENTS CHARCOAL BURNING 5/6/17

The team destroying a charcoal kiln in the Utu area and arresting charcoal burners

CHARCOAL KILN 11/6/17

Destroying a charcoal kiln in the Kathekakai area and arresting charcoal burners/bushmeat poachers

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ARRESTING HERDSMEN 19/6/17

The team arrested men illegally grazing their livestock in the Chyulus

CHARCOAL BURNING 27/6/17

The team arrested a charcoal burner in the Utu area

LIFTING SNARES 27/6/17

Desnaring in the utu area; the team found a number of small wire snares

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CHYULU UNIT MONTHLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND PATROL ROUTES

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JUNE 2017 KENZE TEAM PATROL AREA: Kibwezi Forest and surrounding communities DAYS ON DUTY: 12

ILLEGAL LOGGING 24/6/17

The Kenze team found signs of logging in the Kari area

CHARCOAL KILN 25/6/17

Destroying a charcoal kiln in the Utu area

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CHARCOAL KILN 27/6/17

The Kenze team destroyed a charcoal kiln in Utu and arrested a charcoal burner

CATTLE INTRUSION 28/6/17

The team arrested livestock herders in the Chyulu hills

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KENZE UNIT MONTHLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND PATROL ROUTES

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JUNE 2017 BURRA TEAM PATROL AREA: Southern sector of Tsavo East NP & the Taita Ranches DAYS ON DUTY: 30

SECURITY & INCIDENTS ELEPHANT TREATMENT 5/6/17

The Burra team helped the vet unit to treat a baby elephant which had a snare injury to the leg

LOGGING/CHARCOAL 8/6/17

An abandoned cart full of wet wood whose owners escaped at Sagalla ranch

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CHARCOAL ARREST 14/6/17

Arrested charcoal burners at Kishushe area

BUSHMEAT POACHING 23/6/17

A recently used campsite was found along with large snares. 150kgs of dried buffalo meat was also found and a poacher was arrested

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BURRA UNIT MONTHLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND PATROL ROUTES

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JUNE 2017 MERU TEAM (Meru National Park) PATROL AREA: This is a mobile team operating in the Meru Conservation Area and National Park DAYS ON DUTY: 29

SECURITY & INCIDENTS

LIFTING SNARES 9/6/17

The Meru team collected big snares from the mike9 area

CATTLE INTRUSION 15/6/17

Livestock herders were arrested while grazing cattle in illegally in the Park

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LIFTING SNARES 15/6/17

A snared dikdik carcass was found at the shifta rock area

LIFTING SNARES 20/6/17

Lifting small snares at Ura down stream

ELEPHANT TREATMENT 28/6/17

Treating an elephant with an injury with the Meru Vet Unit

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MERU UNIT MONTHLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND PATROL ROUTES

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JUNE 2017 MOBILE TEAM PATROL AREA: This team is mobile and works where it is needed the most DAYS ON DUTY: 11

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LIFTING SNARES 6/5/17

The mobile team removed a number of small snares at block TE4

CHARCOAL BURNING 21/6/17

The team arrested two charcoal burners/bushmeat poachers in the Park.

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LIFTING SNARES 25/6/17

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The team collected large snares at block TR8 set to trap large game for bushmeat

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JUNE 2017 ITHUMBA TEAM PATROL AREA: Northern sector of Tsavo East NP, northern boundary & Gazi DAYS ON DUTY: 11

SECURITY & INCIDENTS ARRESTED LOGGER 23/6/17

Illegal logger arrested at the Umbi area carrying a large piece of timber on his bike through the Park

LIVESTOCK INTRUSION 21/5/17

A fresh boma was found at the Kalovoto area, and herders were arrested

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ITHUMBA UNIT MONTHLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND PATROL ROUTES

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JUNE 2017 MTITO TEAM PATROL AREA: Tsavo Triangle, northern sector of Tsavo West NP & surrounding communities DAYS ON DUTY: 30

SECURITY & INCIDENTS LIVESTOCK INTRUSION 8/6/17

Livestock was pushed out of the Park whilst a logger and herders were arrested

CHARCOAL KILN 10/6/17

A charcoal kiln was destroyed at the Mangelete fence line area

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LOGGER ARREST 15/6/17

Arrested illegal logger at the Tsavo Triangle

CHARCOAL KILN 17/6/17

Destroying a charcoal kiln at the Mangelete area

BUSHMEAT POACHER 24/6/17

The team arrested a bushmeat poacher in the Tsavo Triangle, who was caught with snares

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ELEPHANT TREATMENT 29/6/17

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The team worked with the vet unit to treat an injured elephant in Tsavo East

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