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MAY 2021
MAY 2021 MONTHLY SUMMARY: ALL UNITS
395kg Bushmeat
19 Arrests
87
390
80kg
Problem Elephants
Snares Lifted
Elephant Tusks
This month the SWT established a new mobile de-snaring team in the Shompole–Nguruman ecosystem. The KWS requested support from the SWT to establish this new team to help with the containment of rampant bushmeat poaching and Human-Wildlife Conflict Arrests this month included 8 poachers, 2 charcoal burners, 2 trespassers, 2 woodcarvers, 2 arrests for illegal grazing and 2 arrests for illegal harvesting. From the poachers arrested the teams confiscated 395kgs of bushmeat, 250kg of which was found by the Ziwani team. Other illegal activities attended to include the eviction of 53 livestock bomas, the destruction of 20 charcoal kilns and 16 hideouts/camps. Nearly 80kgs of elephant ivory was also recovered from the field during May and securely handed over the KWS. The teams assisted the Tsavo Veterinary Unit with 4 cases involving 2 elephants, 1 lion and 1 wild dog. A bushfire was also responded to as well as 87 problem elephants. The Ithumba team pushing 59 of these elephants out of community lands and back into the safety of the park. This month the Mobile North team took annual leave whilst the Galana, Chyulu, Sobo and Meru teams worked part of the month. 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 – MAY 2021
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TOTAL SNARES COLLECTED – MAY 2021 – All Teams
TOTAL ARRESTS MADE – MAY 2021 - All Teams
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INDIVIDUAL TEAM REPORTS MAY 2021
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MAY 2021 MOBILE SOUTH TEAM PATROL AREA: Mobile team in southern Tsavo East DAYS ON DUTY: 31
SECURITY & INCIDENTS LIVESTOCK INTRUSION 9/5/21
The Mobile South team found cattle boma in the park and bushmeat in the livestock herders’ camp
LIFTING SNARES 17/5/21
The team lifted a number of small and medium snares from the park
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LIVESTOCK INTRUSION 30/5/21
MAY 2021
Bomas and illegal settlements which had been built inside the park were destroyed and livestock and their herders evicted
MOBILE SOUTH UNIT MONTHLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND PATROL ROUTES
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