DSWT/KWS Anti-Poaching Report May 2015

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ANTI-POACHING UNITS MONTHLY REPORT

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MAY 2015 MONTHLY SUMMARY: ALL UNITS TOTAL SNARES RECOVERED & COLLECTED: TOTAL ARRESTS MADE: TOTAL WEAPON/EQUIPMENT CONFISCATIONS: TOTAL ILLEGAL STRUCTURES DESTROYED:

284 15 7 19

In the month of May, 247 snares were recovered by all of the teams (Meru - 137, Burra - 21, Kenze 36, Ithumba - 17, Ziwani - 36). A further 37 snares were confiscated from poachers by the Ithumba and Tiva teams before they could be set. The Mtito team was on leave during May whilst the Burra, Meru and Chyulu teams were working half month.

Fifteen arrests were made including 8 charcoal burners, 2 loggers, and 5 bushmeat poachers. The majority of these were by Ziwani team who arrested 7 of the charcoal burners and 3 of the bushmeat poachers.

Also during May a total of 16 charcoal kilns were destroyed as well as 2 poacher's hideouts and 2 shooting blinds.

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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 – MAY 2015

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TOTAL SNARES COLLECTED – MAY 2015 - All Teams

TOTAL ARRESTS MADE – MAY 2015 - All Teams

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INDIVIDUAL TEAM REPORTS MAY 2015

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MAY 2015 ITHUMBA TEAM PATROL AREA: Northern sector of Tsavo East NP, northern boundary & Gazi DAYS ON DUTY:31

SECURITY & INCIDENTS RADIO COMMUNICATION The team checked on the radio repeater at Ithumba hill to ensure all 5/5/15 radio communication are functioning properly

LIFTING SNARES 12/5/15

The team removed snares in the Kanziku area near the fence line

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SHOOTING BLIND 17/5/15

The Chyulu team found and destroyed a poachers shooting blind

POACHER CAMP & BIKES 17/5/15

The team found a recently used poachers camp and two bicycles used by the poachers.

LIFTING SNARES 22/5/15

12 snares were lifted from the Kanziku fenceline area

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ITHUMBA UNIT MONTHLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND PATROL ROUTES

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MAY 2015 KENZE TEAM PATROL AREA: Kibwezi Forest and surrounding communities DAYS ON DUTY: 31

SECURITY & INCIDENTS SNARES LIFTED 3/5/15

The Kenze team collected a number of snares from the Algon area

LIFTING SNARES 12/5/15

The team lifted snares from the Kenzili and Duwa areas

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LIFTING SNARES 18/5/15

The Kenze team lifted more snares set for small game from the Duwa area

CHARCOAL BURNING 20/5/15

The Kenze team destroyed a live charcoal kiln built illegally in the Protected Area

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KENZE UNIT MONTHLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND PATROL ROUTES

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MAY 2015 CHYULU TEAM PATROL AREA: Chyulu National Park, Kibwezi Forest and surrounding communities DAYS ON DUTY: 16

SECURITY & INCIDENTS CHARCOAL BURNING 24/5/15

The team found and confiscated several sacks of charcoal hidden to be transported during the night

CHARCOAL KILN 24/5/15

The team members found an active charcoal kiln in the Park and destroyed it, they also found a large amount of logged wood

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CHARCOAL BURNERS 25/5/15

The team apprehended and arrested a charcoal burner in the Park

INTRUSION/LOGGING 26/5/15

A newly erected boma was found and destroyed in the Park surrounded by piles of freshly logged wood

CHARCOAL KILN 26/5/15

The team found and a destroyed an active charcoal kiln in the Park

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LIVESTOCK INTRUSION 28/5/15

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The team found and evicted large herds of sheep and cows from the Park

CYHULU UNIT MONTHLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND PATROL ROUTES

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MAY 2015 BURRA TEAM PATROL AREA: Southern sector of Tsavo East NP & the Taita Ranches DAYS ON DUTY:16

SECURITY & INCIDENTS ORPHANED BUFFALO 22/5/15

The Burra team rescued a baby buffalo from the Makina area and transported it to the Voi stockades

LIFTING SNARES 29/5/15

The team lifted small sized snares from the Manyani Plains area

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BURRA UNIT MONTHLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND PATROL ROUTES

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MAY 2015 ZIWANI TEAM PATROL AREA: Central sector of Tsavo West NP south of the Tsavo River DAYS ON DUTY: 31

SECURITY & INCIDENTS AERIAL PATROL 6/5/15

The Ziwani team rangers went on a patrol flight with the DSWT pilot to monitor the area

LIVESTOCK INTRUSION 6/5/15

During the aerial patrol a number of fresh and old cattle bomas were spotted at the Ziwani area

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SNARED WILDLIFE 7/5/15

The team found old eland and giraffe remains which had died in a snare at Taita hill sanctuary

POACHING BLIND 8/5/15

Poachers hideout sighted at water point and destroyed by the team

BROKEN TUSK 10/5/15

A fallen tusk from an elephant after fighting for dominancy was found at the Kangechwa area

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ILLEGAL LOGGING 12/5/15

Evidences of illegal logging going on at the Salaita area were found by the Ziwani team

SHOOTING BLIND 16/5/15

The team found and destroyed a shooting blind discovered at Mbulia Ranch

LIFTING SNARES 16/5/15

A big snare meant for a giraffe was removed from an acacia tree at Mbulia Ranch

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CHARCOAL BURNING 18/5/15

Charcoal burners were found at Oza Ranch and were arrested by the team

BUSH MEAT TRADE 19/5/15

The team raided a bush meat poacher’s house after a tip off about bush meat in their premises. The poachers were arrested.

SHOOTING BLIND 22/5/15

The team found an active shooting blind discovered in the Murka area

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ELEPHANT TREATMENT 25/5/15

Treatment of a speared elephant being undertaken by the Tsavo Mobile Veterinary Unit and Ziwani de-snaring team at Lake Jipe

ELEPHANT CARCASS 27/5/15

An old elephant carcass was found at the Manyani area. The tusks were not intact

POACHERS CAMP 28/5/15

A recently used poacher's hideout was found at the Mbuyuni area

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CHARCOAL BURNING 29/5/15

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Fresh charcoal kilns being destroyed by rangers at Kishushe Ranch as well as tools being confiscated

ZIWANI UNIT MONTHLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND PATROL ROUTES

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MAY 2015 TIVA TEAM PATROL AREA: Northern sector of Tsavo East NP with a focus along the Tiva River DAYS ON DUTY: 31

SECURITY & INCIDENTS ELEPHANT CONFLICT 16/5/15

The team worked with the KWS in pushing roaming elephants out of community land through the fence & back into the Park in the Gazi area

ROAD REPAIR 19/5/15

Team members repair part of the road on patrol in the Umbi area where rains had caused erosion

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ILLEGAL LOGGING 20/5/15

The Tiva team captured illegal loggers operating in the Park and handed them over to the police

BUSH MEAT 23/5/15

The Tiva team found a poachers hideout in the Gazi area with special lamping torches, crude weapons & Dikdik meat

CHARCOAL KILN 27/5/15

A charcoal kiln was found and destroyed in the Ngazi area as well as illegal logging

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POACHERS ARRESTED 27/5/15

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Poachers were arrested setting snares and poaching bush meat in the Gazi area

TIVA UNIT MONTHLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND PATROL ROUTES

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MAY 2015 YATTA MOBILE TEAM (Meru National Park) PATROL AREA: This is a mobile team operating in the Meru Conservation Area and National Park DAYS ON DUTY: 15

SECURITY & INCIDENTS LIFTING SNARES 19/5/15

The Yatta team during May returned to Meru National Park. On the 19th they lifted a number of snares from the Ura River area

LIFTING SNARES 24/5/15

The team found and confiscated a number of small to large snares set in the MK9 area to catch game for bushmeat

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