DSWT Anti-Poaching Units Report July 2014

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ANTI-POACHING UNITS MONTHLY REPORT

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JULY 2014 MONTHLY SUMMARY: ALL UNITS TOTAL SNARES COLLECTED: TOTAL ARRESTS MADE: TOTAL ILLEGAL STRUCTURES DESTROYED:

243 10 15

July so far has been the driest month of the year with strong winds which have exacerbated bushfires lit by bordering communities in northern Tsavo East with intent to clear grazing land for livestock. Fires have also grown out of control along the Mombasa highway, most probably accidently started by lorry drivers and communities.

Pressure from cattle has increased dramatically during the month with large numbers being seen within the Park, where herders have also been establishing major water wells along the Tiva River. Within the northern area of Tsavo East in particular charcoal burning continues to be an ongoing issue; the ground units and aerial surveillance unit are patrolling consistently to eradicate further activities.

There have been several key arrests made between the KWS and DSWT ground teams, which in turn have led to further arrests by the KWS who caught a gang of 4 men who had poached 4 elephants on the Tiva River during July. The gang have since been put in prison on a 1million shilling bail and are awaiting trial

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DAILY SITUATION REPORT MONTHLY SUMMARY – JULY 2014 Ndovu Duma/Mamba Chui Faru (Ithumba) (Chyulu/Kenze) (Mtito) (Burra) 15

DAYS ON DUTY

Snares recovered during patrol

Arrests

Fatalities

Escapes/Release s

Confiscations weapons

Confiscations tools/equipmen t

Confiscations Cooking items

Animal DNA

Destroyed

Human sign

Rescues

Small Medium Large Cable Rope Rope with pit Bushmeat poacher Livestock Livestock minors (instances) Trespassing Ivory poacher Fishing Charcoal Honey harvesting Logging Growing/harvesting marijuana Woodcarving Growing/harvesting Mirraa Poachers Bushmeat poacher Livestock Livestock minors (instances) Trespassing Ivory poacher Fishing Charcoal Logging Woodcarving Harvesting Mirraa Panga Bow Rifle Poison arrow Knife Sack of poison Arrow Catapult Spear Jembe Spades Torch Lamp Hand cart Saw Bird trap Axe Fish Trap Rope Wire Carvings Charcoal sacks Motorcycle Bicycle Jerry can Cooking utensils (instances) Food Bushmeat (kg) Dik Dik Carcass Kudu Spotted Hyena Carcass Buffalo Carcass Elephant Carcass waterbuck carcass Ivory (# tusks) Elephant tail Rhino Leopard skin Yellow-necked spurfowl Guinea fowl Shooting blind Manyatta Charcoal kiln Shooting platform Poacher's hideout Footprints Logging Bicycle tracks Wood carving Charcoal burning activity Mining Activity Campfire Livestock with no herders (# instances) Miraa harvesting Dikdik Kudu Impala Zebra Elephant Rhino Buffalo

51

0

Nyati (Tiva)

30

15

30

36 6

41 3

92 11

Simba Sub(Ziwani) total Total 30

2 1

1

1

1

1 1

1 4

3

7

1

1

1

1

243

10

1

2

1

1

1

1 1

2 1

1

1

5

1

1

1

1

2 3 1

8 1 2 3 1

2

3

3 1

5

1

1

220 20 2 1

1

1

15

1

3 7 1

1

6

3

2

4 1 1

1

1

3 1 2

12 1 2 5 1 3

15

2 1

3 1

14

1

1

1 1

1

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TOTAL SNARES COLLECTED - JULY 2014 - All Teams

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INDIVIDUAL TEAM REPORTS JULY 2014

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JULY 2014 BURRA TEAM PATROL AREA: Southern sector of Tsavo East NP & the Taita Ranches

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SECURITY & INCIDENTS SNARES LIFTED 2/07/14

The Burra team spent a day lifting snares placed in the Mwatate Sisal Estate between Taveta and Voi

ELEPHANT TREATMENT 4/07/14

The team assisted Dr Poghon of the Tsavo Mobile Veterinary Unit in treating an elephant with an ingrowing tusk

SNARES LIFTED 6/07/14

Snares were found and confiscated by the team during their routine patrols within the Rhino area

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ELEPHANT RESCUE 7/07/14

The Burra team helped the Voi Keepers in rescuing a baby elephant found abandoned. It was captured and transported to the DSWT Nursery

SNARES LIFTED 10/07/14

The team lifted several small snares from Mbulia ranch, which had been placed to catch small antelope for bush-meat

SNARES LIFTED 12/07/14

The team returned to the Mwatate Sisal Estates to confiscate more snares laid to capture bush-meat

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BURRA UNIT MONTHLY DATA MAP

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JULY 2014 MTITO TEAM PATROL AREA: Tsavo Triangle, northern sector of Tsavo West NP & surrounding communities

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SECURITY & INCIDENTS CHARCOAL SELLING 6/07/14

The team made an arrest having found a man illegally transporting charcoal out of a Protected Area

BUSHFIRE 8/07/14

The team helped the KWS in putting out a large bushfire in the Tsavo Triangle along the Manyani area

ILLEGAL LOGGING 9/07/14

The Mtito Team found a case of illegal logging within the Tsavo Triangle and confiscated all equipment whilst destroying any structures

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CHARCOAL KILN 9/07/14

The team found an illegal kiln within the Park boundaries and destroyed it

ELEPHANT CARCASS 11/07/14

An elephant carcass was killed by poachers outside the Park in Kalawa, a community area. The tusks had been taken

CHARCOAL BURNING 13/07/14

More charcoal kilns were found within the Park and destroyed by the rangers

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ELEPHANT TREATMENT 23/07/14

The Mtito team worked with the DSWT helicopter and mobile vet unit in searching for an injured elephant

ELEPHANT TREATMENT 24/07/14

The Mtito team the following day once again found the elephant and treated it for an arrow wound

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MTITO UNIT MONTHLY DATA MAP

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JULY 2014 TIVA TEAM PATROL AREA: Northern sector of Tsavo East NP with a focus along the Tiva River

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SECURITY & INCIDENTS POACHER ARRESTED 3/07/14

The KWS and Tiva team were caught in a gunfight with 2 armed poachers having followed bike tracks; 1poacher was killed and 1captured

LIFTING SNARES 6/07/14

The Nyati (Tiva) team on a routine patrol collected a large number of medium snares placed for antelope and larger game animals

LIFTING SNARES 7/07/14

On routine patrols the Tiva team found a recently used cave where a poacher had been camping as well as small snares

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CHARCOAL KILN 13/07/14

The team found and destroyed a charcoal kiln constructed within the Park boundaries

CATTLE INTRUSION 13/07/14

The team found a herd of cattle within the Park Boundaries and pushed the herd back out

POACHER ARRESTED 18/07/14

A poacher was arrested with poaching equipment and near an old elephant carcass

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CAMP DESTROYED 23/07/14

A recently used charcoal/bush-meat poaching camp was found and destroyed by the team within the Park

ELEPHANT SIGHTING 29/07/14

An elephant was an old wound was sighted and monitored in case it needed treatment, yet the wound had healed well naturally

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TIVA UNIT MONTHLY DATA MAP

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JULY 2014 ZIWANI TEAM PATROL AREA: Central sector of Tsavo West NP south of the Tsavo River

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SECURITY & INCIDENTS CHARCOAL KILN 6/07/14

A recently used charcoal kiln was found inside the Park boundaries. The charcoal had already been removed

BOMA CONSTRUCTION 6/07/14

Fresh bomas were found by the team in the Kishushe area and destroyed

ILLEGAL LOGGING 7/07/14

The team found piles of logs in the Park, which were being prepared for a charcoal kiln

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OLD POACHER’S CAMP 14/07/14

A used fire pit was found with signs of a poacher’s camp. All structures were destroyed by the team

LOGGING & CAMP 21/07/14

Fresh illegal logging was evident within the Kishushe area, close to Voi, on the southern boundary of Tsavo East, a camp was also destroyed

ELEPHANT CARCASS 22/07/14

An elephant carcass was found without tusks in the Ziwani area, a clear victim of poaching

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ELEPHANT CARCASSES 25/07/14

Three elephant carcasses were spotted while doing an aerial patrol by the DSWT pilot. All tusks were missing

BUSHMEAT 26/07/14

Bushmeat had recently been left to dry in trees for it to be preserved for sale

SHOOTING PLATFORM 28/07/14

A shooting platform was discovered and destroyed by the Ziwani team, whilst snares set for giraffes surrounding the area were removed

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ZIWANI UNIT MONTHLY DATA MAP

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JULY 2014 ITHUMBA TEAM PATROL AREA: Northern sector of Tsavo East NP, northern boundary & Gazi

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SECURITY & INCIDENTS POACHER ARRESTED 18/07/14

The Ithumba team worked with the Tiva team to arrest a known poacher, who was found with poisoned arrows and poaching equipment

LIFTING SNARES 18/07/14

The Ithumba team found snares and poaching accessories within the area

IVORY RECOVERED 30/07/14

The team recovered ivory from a poached elephant discovered in the northern area. The ivory was handed over to the KWS

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ITHUMBA UNIT MONTHLY DATA MAP

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