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SEPTEMBER 2020
MONTHLY SUMMARY: ALL UNITS
39
Bushfires
9
Arrests
4
Elephant Tusks
3069 Snares Lifted
160kg
Bushmeat Recovered
Fires continued to plague the Tsavo Conservation Area during September with nearly all teams spending many days fighting blazing fires and creating firebreaks to stop their spread, with support from the KWS, other NGOs and community teams. In total 39 fires were fought this month, including some huge blazes close to community lands, which took several days to get under control and significant manpower on the ground and in the air. Subsistence poaching has been on the increase since the Covid19 outbreak as community members turn to bushmeat poaching during these hard times. The number of snares collected this month was the highest in years with over 3000 snares lifted and over 160kgs of bushmeat confiscated. 9 bushmeat poachers were also arrested. The SWT has set up a community feeding program to help reduce these activities in Tsavo. 3 old elephant carcasses were also found during the month with 2 pairs of tusks successfully retrieved and handed over to KWS. This month the Kenze team took annual leave whilst the Mobile South, Sobo, Burra and Mukururo teams took some much deserved time off now that procedures and protocols are in place, ensuring that the virus isn’t spread. The rest of the teams were operating fulltime.
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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 – SEPTEMBER 2020
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TOTAL SNARES COLLECTED – SEPTEMBER 2020– All Teams
TOTAL ARRESTS MADE – SEPTEMBER 2020 - All Teams
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INDIVIDUAL TEAM REPORTS SEPTEMBER 2020
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SEPTEMBER 2020 MOBILE NORTH TEAM
PATROL AREA: Mobile team in northern Tsavo East
DAYS ON DUTY: 30
SECURITY & INCIDENTS LIFTING SNARES 2/9/20
The team lifted a number of small snares from the park
ILLEGAL LOGGING 3/9/20
The team found a loggers camp in the park and rescued a snared dikdik
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BUSHMEAT POACHER 6/9/20
The team arrested a bushmeat poacher inside the park
LIFTING SNARES 8/9/20
The team lifted a number of medium snares
BUSHMEAT POACHER 9/9/20
The team arrested two bushmeat poachers with snares
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BUSHMEAT POACHER 12/9/20
The team arrested another bushmeat poacher in the act of laying snares
LIFTING SNARES 13/9/20
The team lifted hundreds of snares set by the arrested bushmeat poachers
FIREFIGHTING 17/9/20
The team helped fight a bush fire in the park
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LIFTING SNARES 20/9/20
SEPTEMBER 2020
The team lifted many more snares set by bushmeat poachers and rescued a dikdik
MOBILE NORTH UNIT MONTHLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND PATROL ROUTES
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