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ANTI-POACHING UNITS MONTHLY REPORT
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JUNE 2015 MONTHLY SUMMARY: ALL UNITS TOTAL SNARES RECOVERED & COLLECTED: TOTAL ARRESTS MADE: TOTAL WEAPON/EQUIPMENT CONFISCATIONS: TOTAL ILLEGAL STRUCTURES DESTROYED:
475 66 1155 24
In the month of June a high number of snares were recovered by the DSWT Anti-Poaching Units operating within the Tsavo Conservation Area. 461 snares were recovered in total with Meru finding 241 snares of varying sizes, most of which were set to trap small animals such as dikdik for bush-meat. A further 14 snares were confiscated from poachers by the Mtito team before they could be set. It was a busy month for the teams as they made 66 arrests including 9 bush-meat poachers and 2 ivory poachers. Other arrests made included woodcarving, logging and livestock herding within the Parks and protected areas. 15 charcoal kilns were destroyed as well as 4 poacher's hideouts and 2 shooting blinds. Other notable incidences included the recovery of ivory from a poached elephant, which was discovered by the DSWT Aerial Unit, finding an elephant carcass with tusks already removed and supporting the KWS/DSWT Tsavo Vet Unit in a buffalo and two elephant veterinary treatments. All teams were working throughout the month of June whilst the Ithumba and Kenze teams patrolled for 12 days.
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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 2015
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TOTAL SNARES COLLECTED – JUNE 2015 - All Teams
TOTAL ARRESTS MADE – JUNE 2015 - All Teams
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INDIVIDUAL TEAM REPORTS JUNE 2015
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JUNE 2015 ITHUMBA TEAM PATROL AREA: Northern sector of Tsavo East NP, northern boundary & Gazi DAYS ON DUTY:12
SECURITY & INCIDENTS LIFTING SNARES 23/6/15
The team members remove snares set from within the Kimweli area found whilst on foot patrols
ILLEGAL LOGGING 24/6/15
The team discover illegal logging in the Kimweli area found whilst on foot patrols
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TRACKING POACHERS 25/6/15
The team headed for an ambush in the Kimweli area after known poachers having followed footprints and receiving a tip-off.
LIFTING SNARES 26/6/15
Team members came across a number of snares in the Kanziku area and removed them
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ITHUMBA UNIT MONTHLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND PATROL ROUTES
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JUNE 2015 MTITO TEAM PATROL AREA: Tsavo Triangle, northern sector of Tsavo West NP & surrounding communities DAYS ON DUTY: 30
SECURITY & INCIDENTS ELEPHANT CARCASS 5/6/15
An old elephant carcass was found at the kichwa tembo area
ILLEGAL MINING 6/6/15
The team found signs of illegal mining activities going on along the Tsavo river area
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BUSHMEAT POACHERS 11/6/15
Three bushmeat poachers were arrested with seven dikdik carcasses at the Mwatate sisal farm area
RECOVERED IVORY 16/6/15
Tusks were recovered at the kichwa tembo area after an aerial recce saw them from the air
BUFALLO TREATMENT 11/6/15
The Mtito team helped the veterinary officer from Voi in inspecting the wounded leg of a buffulo at the salt lick area
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BUSHMEAT POACHING 27/6/15
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The team discovered dikdik carcasses found at Maktau area during patrol
MTITO UNIT MONTHLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND PATROL ROUTES
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JUNE 2015 KENZE TEAM PATROL AREA: Kibwezi Forest and surrounding communities DAYS ON DUTY: 12
SECURITY & INCIDENTS FENCE CUTLINE 23/6/15
The Kenze team monitored the fence cutline clearance being done at the Kenzili area
LIFTING SNARES 24/6/15
The team lifted small snares set by bushmeat poachers within the Duwa area
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ILLEGAL LOGGING 30/6/15
The Kenze team found significant logging and destruction of the forest in the Kenzili area
CHARCOAL BURNING 30/6/15
The Kenze team destroyed a live charcoal kiln built illegally in the Kenzili area
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KENZE UNIT MONTHLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND PATROL ROUTES
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JUNE 2015 CHYULU TEAM PATROL AREA: Chyulu National Park, Kibwezi Forest and surrounding communities DAYS ON DUTY: 30
SECURITY & INCIDENTS ELEPHANT TREATMENT 7/6/15
The team helping the vet at the Ithumba stockade treating one of the orphaned elephants. The Chyulu team covered the Ithumba AntiPoaching team whilst they were on offs.
LIFTING SNARES 9/6/15
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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SHOOTING PLATFORM 9/6/15
An old shooting platform was sighted in a tree and destroyed during patrol
ILLEGAL LIVESTOCK 17/6/15
Illegal livestock grazing was discovered in the park as the team returned to the Chyulu Hills. They also arrested a herder
LOGGER ARRESTED 18/6/15
The team arrested a man who was found logging hard wood in the Chyulu Hills
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ELEPHANT TREATMENT 28/6/15
The team helping the mobile vet unit to treat an elephant with a bad leg injury
CABLE SNARE 28/6/15
The team found and confiscated a large cable snare set to catch an elephant
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CYHULU UNIT MONTHLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND PATROL ROUTES
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JUNE 2015 BURRA TEAM PATROL AREA: Southern sector of Tsavo East NP & the Taita Ranches DAYS ON DUTY:30
SECURITY & INCIDENTS POACHERS CAMP 5/6/15
The Burra team found an old poachers camp in some caves at maji chumvi within the rhino area
CHARCOAL BURNING 8/6/15
The team members with KWS rangers destroying a charcoal kiln at Mbulia ranch
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LIVESTOCK GRAZING 8/6/15
The team discovered illegal livestock grazing at mbulia ranch and evicted the herds
LIFTING SNARES 8/6/15
Lifting medium sized snares at Mbulia ranch
TRESPASSING ARRESTS 11/6/15
The team arrested three men in the park with four jerry cans of diesel, there intentions in the Park were unknown
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LIFTING SNARES 13/6/15
The team leader with a KWS ranger lifting cable snares set at Irima plains
CHARCOAL BURNING 24/6/15
Destroying a charcoal kiln at the Ngazi area
LIFTING SNARES 24/6/15
The team lifted small sized snares at the Ngazi area set to capture small game for bushmeat
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BURNER ARRESTED 25/6/15
A charcoal burner was arrested in the Ngazi area who had been operating illegally in the Chyulu Hills
ILLEGAL LOGGING 26/6/15
Illegal cutting down of trees and charcoal burning was evident throughout the Ngazi area as well as intrusion of livestock
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BURRA UNIT MONTHLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND PATROL ROUTES
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JUNE 2015 ZIWANI TEAM PATROL AREA: Central sector of Tsavo West NP south of the Tsavo River DAYS ON DUTY: 30
SECURITY & INCIDENTS POACHER CAMPS 5/6/15
The Ziwani team found active poacher hide outs discovered in the Kichwa Tembo area
CABLE SNARES 5/6/15
During foot patrols cable snares meant for elephants and big game were removed by the team
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IVORY POACHER ARREST 7/6/15
The team arrested a notorious elephant poacher at the Kangenchwa area
SHOOTING PLATFORM 12/6/15
An active shooting platform was discovered at Mzima area during patrol and was destroyed
ILLEGAL LOGGING 17/6/15
During patrol at Mugeno ranch, the Ziwani team discovered a lot of fresh trees were felled by illegal loggers
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CHARCOAL BURNER 22/6/15
A charcoal burner was found inside the park during patrol at the Salaita area
POACHING TRAPS 24/6/15
The team found a guinea fowl trap and a shooting blind in the Maktau area
CHARCOAL BURNING 26/6/15
The team found charcoal sacks that were abandoned in the ranch as the charcoal burners had heard the team approaching and run away.
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ELEPHANT CARCASS 29/6/15
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An elephant carcass previously sighted by the aerial unit that had been poached in the Murka area was checked out by the team
ZIWANI UNIT MONTHLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND PATROL ROUTES
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JUNE 2015 TIVA TEAM PATROL AREA: Northern sector of Tsavo East NP with a focus along the Tiva River DAYS ON DUTY: 30
SECURITY & INCIDENTS POACHERS CAMP 13/6/15
The Tiva team recovered poacher utensils, poisoned arrows, bows and dikdik meat after they narrowly escaped at Tharakana area
ILLEGAL LOGGING 14/6/15
Team find signs of Illegal logging at the Umbi area
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POACHER TRACKS 20/6/15
The Tiva team found a poachers cooking place at the Gazi area along the Athi river along with fresh foot prints
CHARCOAL BURNER 20/6/15
The Tiva team arrested an illegal charcoal burner captured in the Gazi area along the Athi river
LIFTING SNARES 23/6/15
Team members remove snares in the Mathae area towards Kimweli area
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ILLEGAL LOGGING 26/6/15
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Illegal logging was found in the Gazi area
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JUNE 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: 28
SECURITY & INCIDENTS LIFTING SNARES 4/6/15
The Yatta team during May continued to patrol in Meru National Park. On the 4h they lifted a number of snares from the mk11 area
LIFTING SNARES 5/6/15
The team continued to lift a number of small to medium snares whilst they were able to rescue a snared dikdik just in the nick of time
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LIFTING SNARES 11/6/15
The team lifted a number of large and medium snares at the Kiolu area
POACHERS CAMP 15/6/15
The team found a recently used poacher's hideout at the Rojewro area where a number of snares were also found
POACHERS CAMP 23/6/15
A poacher's hideout was found at the mk9 area, which had been recently used Again snares were found set throughout the perimeter
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LIFTING SNARES 26/6/15
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The team lifted a number of large, medium and small snares recovered from the Murondia area
YATTA UNIT MONTHLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND PATROL ROUTES
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