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ANTI-POACHING UNITS MONTHLY REPORT
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JANUARY 2016 MONTHLY SUMMARY: ALL UNITS TOTAL SNARES RECOVERED & COLLECTED: TOTAL ARRESTS MADE: TOTAL WEAPON/EQUIPMENT CONFISCATIONS: TOTAL ILLEGAL STRUCTURES DESTROYED:
216 19 12 23
January saw the rains easing off, although large storms still graced some areas throughout the Tsavo Conservation Area. After a quieter couple of months, a slight increase in illegal activities was experienced this month involving mostly charcoal burning activities in the Parks and Protected Areas whilst livestock incursion and logging was also prevalent. 216 snares were recovered during January, most of which were collected by the Yatta team based in Meru National Park, where bush-meat poaching continues to be a significant threat to the ecosystem. Despite this the Yatta team’s presence has been making a substantial difference, especially in witnessing a decline in elephant and rhino poaching. 9 arrests were made during the month including 9 charcoal burners, 4 livestock herders and 2 loggers whilst arrests were also made for illegal woodcarving activities and miraa harvesting. There were also two veterinary interventions during the month which were directly assisted by the Burra Anti-Poaching team. The DSWT/KWS Tsavo Mobile Veterinary Unit treated a wounded elephant and a lion with help from the Burra rangers. Two elephant carcasses were found in January, both of which still had their tusks intact, which were handed over to the KWS. The first carcass was sighted by the DSWT’s Aerial unit on routine aerial surveillance patrols and was followed up on the ground by the Mtito team. The second carcass was a victim of the bush Nairobi-Mombasa highway, having been hit by a lorry. The Mtito team was at the scene having received the report and removed its tusks. All teams were operating during the month with the Tiva, Ziwani and Meru teams taking annual leave 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 – JANUARY 2016
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TOTAL SNARES COLLECTED – JANUARY 2016 - All Teams
TOTAL ARRESTS MADE – JANUARY 2016 - All Teams
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INDIVIDUAL TEAM REPORTS JANUARY 2016
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JANUARY 2016 MTITO TEAM PATROL AREA: Tsavo Triangle, northern sector of Tsavo West NP & surrounding communities DAYS ON DUTY: 31
SECURITY & INCIDENTS LIVESTOCK INTRUSION 2/1/16
Illegal grazing of goats along the Mangelete fence line
SHOOTING BLIND 3/1/16
An old shooting blind found in the Tsavo triangle and destroyed
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ILLEGAL LOGGING 5/1/16
The team found illegal logging along the Mtito river
ILLEGAL LOGGING 7/1/16
Illegal logging was found at the Mangelete in Tsavo West with large trees cut down
HERDERS ARRESTED 8/1/16
The team arrested illegal herders at the Mtito area who were found graving livestock in the park
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LIFTING SNARES 12/1/16
Team members lifting up small and medium snares in the Chyulu Hills area. Weapons were also recovered as well as wood poles
CHARCOAL KILN 13/1/16
Members of the team destroyed a charcoal kiln found along the Mtito river. Snares were also found in the area
CHARCOAL KILN 14/1/16
An active charcoal kiln is set ablaze by the team in the Mangelete area. Tool were recovered from the scene
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SHOOTING PLATFORM 15/1/16
An old shooting platform was found in the triangle by the team during patrols
ELEPHANT CARCASS 16/1/16
A male adult elephant carcass was sighted during an aerial recce with both tusks intact in the Triangle. The tusks were handed over to KWS
ELEPHANT ROAD VICTIM 18/1/16
A sub adult female elephant was hit by a lorry along the busy Nairobi Mombasa highway, the tusks were collected and handed to KWS
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POACHERS CAMP 21/1/16
A poacher’s hideout with a jiko was discovered and destroyed by the team in the Triangle. Snares were also found in the area
ELEPHANT TREATMENT 30/1/16
Team members assist the veterinary team in treating a wounded elephant at Kamboyo
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MTITO UNIT MONTHLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND PATROL ROUTES
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JANUARY 2016 ZIWANI TEAM PATROL AREA: Central sector of Tsavo West NP south of the Tsavo River DAYS ON DUTY: 13
SECURITY & INCIDENTS LIFTING SNARES 22/1/16
Team lifting small and medium snares at the Manyani area
CROPRAIDING ELEPHANT 25/1/16
An operation took place in night time hours to chase elephants from the community maize plantations
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ILLEGAL LOGGING 27/1/16
Illegal logging and mining activities were discovered in the sanctuary as well as a charcoal kiln which was destroyed by the team
CROPRAIDING ELEPHANT 27/1/16
Driving elephants that had invaded and were destroying shambas in the Maktau area during night operations
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ZIWANI UNIT MONTHLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND PATROL ROUTES
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JANUARY 2016 TIVA TEAM PATROL AREA: Northern sector of Tsavo East NP with a focus along the Tiva River DAYS ON DUTY: 13
SECURITY & INCIDENTS CHARCOAL BURNERS 20/1/16
The Tiva team captured two charcoal burners in their hideout
ELEPHANT TRAP 26/1/16
An elephant trap was found and filled in, in the Umbi area. The poachers had dug a deep pit on a well-used animal path
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LOGGING ARREST 26/1/16
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Team members arrested a logger with his loot in the Park
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JANUARY 2016 CHYULU TEAM PATROL AREA: Chyulu National Park, Kibwezi Forest and surrounding communities D DAYS ON DUTY: 31
SECURITY & INCIDENTS INJURED LION TRAP 11/1/16
The team helped in setting a humane trap for an injured lion in the Ndia Ndasa area
CHARCOAL BURNERS 14/1/16
Charcoal burners apprehended at Ngazi area on a joint operation
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ILLEGAL LIVESTOCK 19/1/16
The team found large herds of cattle illegally grazing in the park area
MIRAA HARVESTERS 22/1/16
Miraa harvesters were arrested by the team during patrol in the Park
WOOD CARVING 26/1/16
Wood carving items recovered by the team from an offender who was arrested in the Park
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CHYULU UNIT MONTHLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND PATROL ROUTES
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JANUARY 2016 KENZE TEAM PATROL AREA: Kibwezi Forest and surrounding communities DAYS ON DUTY: 31
SECURITY & INCIDENTS LIVESTOCK INTRUSION 4/1/16
The Kenze team helped push cattle out of the park in the Kikunduku area
FENCE BREAKING 4/1/16
Elephants causing problems at the fence-line in the Manyanga area, Kibwezi forest
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HUMAN-ELE CONFLICT 8/1/16
The Kenze team worked with the DSWT pilots driving problem elephants out of shambas
LIFTING SNARES 11/1/16
The Kenze team lifted a number of small to medium snares in the Kari area
POACHERS CAMP 12/1/16
The Kenze team found a poacher hideout in the Kari along with more snares
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HUMAN-ELE CONFLICT 13/1/16
The Kenze team driving elephants into the Kibwezi forest with the KWS. The elephant had gotten caught between communities and borders
LIFTING SNARES 18/1/16
The Kenze team lifted a number of small in the Kiboko area
LOGGING AND CHARCOAL 19/1/16
The Kenze team found logging, charcoal burning and snaring in the Kiboko area
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RECOVERED MIRAA 20/1/16
The Kenze team recovered Miraa, which had been grown and harvested in the area
CHARCOAL BURNERS 21/1/16
The Kenze team arrested charcoal burners in the Park
LOGGING ARRESTS 26/1/16
The Kenze team found logging activities and made arrests in the Metava area
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KENZE UNIT MONTHLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND PATROL ROUTES
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JANUARY 2016 BURRA TEAM PATROL AREA: Southern sector of Tsavo East NP & the Taita Ranches DAYS ON DUTY:31
SECURITY & INCIDENTS ELEPHANT TREATMENT 5/1/16
The team helped the vet unit treat a young snared elephant at the Sala gate area
LION TREATMENT 5/1/16
The team assisting the vet unit to rescue a snared lion at Sala Gate area
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LIFTING SNARES 6/1/16
The team lifted a number of snares in the Mbulia area of Tsavo West National Park
LIVESTOCK INTRUSION 7/1/16
The team found cattle illegally grazing in park at the Maung area and pushed the cattle out
POACHERS BLIND 11/1/16
An old poachers’ hideout was found and destroyed at Sangayaya area
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CHARCOAL CAMP 15/1/16
The team members destroyed a charcoal burners camp at Kulalu ranch
LIFTING SNARES 22/1/16
The team members found snares and traps set over burrows at Ngutuni ranch and removed them
LIFTING SNARES 23/1/16
The team leader with KWS ranger lifting snares at Irima plains
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LIFTING SNARES 28/1/16
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The team found snares at Ngulia in Tsavo West National Park
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JANUARY 2016 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: 26
SECURITY & INCIDENTS POACHER ARRESTED 9/1/16
The Yatta team during November continued to patrol in Meru National Park. On the 9th they arrested a poacher in the Park
LIFTING SNARES 15/1/16
The team found a carcass of a snared buffalo carcass at Mughwagwo area
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LIFTING SNARES 17/1/16
The Yatta team found medium to small snares at the shifta rock area
LIFTING SNARES 21/1/16
The team lifted small snares at Ura downstream and found a campsite used by a poacher
LIFTING SNARES 24/1/16
Lifting big snares at the Mlima Tatu area
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LIFTING SNARES 23/11/15
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Lifting medium snares at the shifta rock area
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JANUARY 2016 ITHUMBA TEAM PATROL AREA: Northern sector of Tsavo East NP, northern boundary & Gazi DAYS ON DUTY:31
SECURITY & INCIDENTS LION TRAP 8/1/16
The Ithumba team worked with the other teams in trying to trap an injured lion in desperate need of treatment
CHARCOAL & LOGGING 14/1/16
The team discovers a huge operation of charcoal burning in the Gazi area and arrested three culprits
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POACHERS HIDE 27/1/16
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A poacher’s hideout was found in the Kyae rock area. There were no recent tracks in the area
ITHUMBA UNIT MONTHLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND PATROL ROUTES
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