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ANTI-POACHING UNITS MONTHLY REPORT
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FEBRUARY 2015 MONTHLY SUMMARY: ALL UNITS TOTAL SNARES RECOVERED & COLLECTED: TOTAL ARRESTS MADE: TOTAL WEAPON/EQUIPMENT CONFISCATIONS: TOTAL ILLEGAL STRUCTURES DESTROYED:
266 17 10 11
In total 246 snares were recovered during February and an additional 20 snares confiscated from poachers before they could be set. The majority of snares recovered were from the Meru team (114), Kenze team (67) and the Ziwani team (40). The Tiva team made the most arrests, apprehending a total of 11 offenders including 4 poachers, 3 charcoal burners, 2 loggers and 2 herders. The Ziwani team also arrested 3 herders and the Kenze team managed to arrest an additional 2 poachers and another herder. Of note during the month was the unlikely capture of an ivory poacher in the Tsavo Triangle, which was achieved with great teamwork between the Kenya Wildlife Service rangers, the Tiva team and the DSWT Aerial Unit. Having been spotted from the air the poacher was flushed from the bush and eventually captured on the ground by the Tiva team. Beyond their normal duties, the Ziwani team was also involved in the treatment of 4 injured elephants with various poaching related injuries. They worked with the Tsavo Mobile Veterinary Unit and KWS Field Veterinary Officer Dr Poghon as well as the DSWT Aerial Unit in attending to these cases.
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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 – FEBRUARY 2015
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TOTAL SNARES COLLECTED – FEBRUARY 2015 - All Teams
TOTAL ARRESTS MADE – FEBRUARY 2015 - All Teams
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INDIVIDUAL TEAM REPORTS FEBRUARY 2015
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FEBRUARY 2015 CHYULU TEAM PATROL AREA: Chyulu National Park, Kibwezi Forest and surrounding communities DAYS ON DUTY: 10
SECURITY & INCIDENTS LIFTING SNARES 24/2/15
The team lifted a number of small wire snares laid by bush-meat poachers to capture small game bordering the Kibwezi Forest
KIBWEZI POWERLINE 26/2/15
The team monitored the powerline construction along a section of the Kibwezi forest
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CHYULU UNIT MONTHLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND PATROL ROUTES
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FEBRUARY 2015 KENZE TEAM PATROL AREA: Kibwezi Forest and surrounding communities DAYS ON DUTY: 28
SECURITY & INCIDENTS FENCE REPAIR 4/2/15
The Kenze team monitored the repair of a section of fence-line which was broken by an elephant
BUSH-MEAT POACHERS 10/2/15
The team caught a bush-meat poacher bordering the Kibwezi Forest and arrested him
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LIFTING SNARES 11/2/15
The Kenze team lifted a number of small wire snares from the Duwa area
POACHER ARRESTED 17/2/15
The team arrested a poacher at the Ketracco powerline
LIFTING SNARES 19/2/15
The team lifted a number of snares in the Duwa
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KENZE UNIT MONTHLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND PATROL ROUTES
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FEBRUARY 2015 ZIWANI TEAM PATROL AREA: Central sector of Tsavo West NP south of the Tsavo River DAYS ON DUTY: 28
SECURITY & INCIDENTS ILLEGAL MINING 1/2/15
The Ziwani team came across illegal mining at the Maktau area and reported it to the KWS
ELEPHANT TREATMENT 3/2/15
The team and the Voi vet worked together to treat an arrowed elephant at Komboyo – one of three elephant treatments on the 3rd
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ELEPHANT TREATMENT 3/2/15
The team helped to treat the second elephant bull later on that afternoon at Komboyo
ELEPHANT TREATMENT 3/2/15
The 3rd elephant was treated later in the afternoon within the Komboyo area – all three cases were due to arrow wounds
LIFTING SNARES 9/2/15
The team lifted a number of large game snares at the Taita Hills Sanctuary
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LIFTING SNARES 10/2/15
The Ziwani team lifted large cable snares along park boundary at Maktau
ELEPHANT CALF SNARE 14/2/15
The team works with Dr Poghon on the treatment of an elephant calf injured by a snare in the Taita Hills
LIFTING SNARES 15/2/15
The team lifted a number of small snares set at Mugeno Ranch
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ELEPHANT TREATMENT 17/2/15
Treatment of an Elephant bull injured by a poachers bullet in Tsavo River
LIFTING SNARES 19/2/15
The team lifted a large snare set along the Tsavo River to capture an elephant
SHOOTING PLATFORM 24/2/15
The team found and destroyed a newly built shooting platform found along the Tsavo River
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ELEPHANT CARCASS 25/2/15
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The team found an Elephant Carcass at Mzima the cause of death was a spear wound. The ivory was missing.
ZIWANI UNIT MONTHLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND PATROL ROUTES
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FEBRUARY 2015 MTITO TEAM PATROL AREA: Tsavo Triangle, northern sector of Tsavo West NP & surrounding communities DAYS ON DUTY: 10
SECURITY & INCIDENTS SHOOTING BLIND 25/2/15
The Mtito team destroyed a recently built shooting blind in the Triangle constructed by poachers to target elephants
POACHERS CAMP 26/2/15
The team found a recently used poacher’ camp with a fire pit in the Triangle. The team followed tracks left.
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ILLEGAL LOGGING 26/2/15
The team founds signs of illegal logging of hardwood in the Triangle but the perpetrator was not to be found
SHOOTING PLATFORM 27/2/15
The Mtito team found a shooting platform in a tree in the Tsavo Triangle area and destroyed it
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MTITO UNIT MONTHLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND PATROL ROUTES
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FEBRUARY 2015 ITHUMBA TEAM PATROL AREA: Northern sector of Tsavo East NP, northern boundary & Gazi DAYS ON DUTY: 28
SECURITY & INCIDENTS PROBLEM ELEPHANTS 16/2/15
The team worked with the DSWT aerial unit and helicopter in pushing elephants out of community land in the Umbi area
POACHERS CAMP 20/2/15
The Ndovu (Ithumba) unit found a fresh poacher’s fire near the Kalovoto area
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BUSH MEAT 21/2/15
The Ithumba team found the remains of skinned dikdiks found near a poachers camp between the kalovoto and leslau dam area
ITHUMBA REPEATER 26/2/15
The team helped a technical crew to fix the mobile repeater at Ithumba which is vital for communication
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ITHUMBA UNIT MONTHLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND PATROL ROUTES
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FEBRUARY 2015 BURRA TEAM PATROL AREA: Southern sector of Tsavo East NP & the Taita Ranches DAYS ON DUTY: 10
SECURITY & INCIDENTS SECURITY PATROLS 27/2/15
The Bura team were on leave for the majority of the month but spent patrolled the Manyani Plains area and further afield where security reports were made
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BURRA UNIT MONTHLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND PATROL ROUTES
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FEBRUARY 2015 TIVA TEAM PATROL AREA: Northern sector of Tsavo East NP with a focus along the Tiva River DAYS ON DUTY: 28
SECURITY & INCIDENTS CHARCOAL BURNING 6/2/15
The team arrested several charcoal burners operating illegally in the Gazi area
ILLEGAL LIVESTOCK 6/2/15
The team found livestock grazing illegally in the park and arrested the herder
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CHARCOAL BURNING 7/2/15
The Tiva team found a number of live charcoal kilns within the Park and destroyed them
CHARCOAL BURNING 8/2/15
The Tiva team arrested more charcoal burners caught in the Park. The Gazi area is under full-time security to prevent further burning
BIRD TRAPS 11/2/15
The Tiva team found a number of bird traps found in the Nthalakana area
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POACHER ARRESTED 11/2/15
The Tiva team arrested an elephant poacher at the Nthalakana area who had also been bush-meat poaching
LIFTING SNARES 14/2/15
The Tiva team lifted a number of small snares from the Gazi area most probably set by those doing the charcoal burning
POACHER ARRESTED 20/2/15
The Tiva team with the help of the DSWT chopper arrested an ivory poacher at triangle area who was first spotted by the DSWT aerial unit
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SHOOTING BLIND 22/2/15
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The Tiva team found and destroyed a shooting blind set near a water hole in the Triangle
TIVA UNIT MONTHLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND PATROL ROUTES
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FEBRUARY 2015 YATTA MOBILE TEAM (Meru National Park) PATROL AREA: This is a mobile anti-poaching team currently operating in Meru and the northern and eastern conservation area DAYS ON DUTY: 12
SECURITY & INCIDENTS SHOOTING PLATFORM 18/2/15
The Yatta team is still operating in Meru. They found and destroyed a shooting platform in the mk9 area
SNARED HYAENA 19/2/15
The team found a hyaena carcass, which had died trapped in a snare set by poachers
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LIFTING SNARES 22/2/15
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A number of large snares were found and confiscated from the Kindani area
YATTA UNIT MONTHLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND PATROL ROUTES
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