DAVID SHELDRICK WILDLIFE TRUST
ANTI-POACHING UNITS MONTHLY REPORT
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JUNE 2016 MONTHLY SUMMARY: ALL UNITS TOTAL SNARES RECOVERED & COLLECTED: TOTAL ARRESTS MADE: TOTAL WEAPON/EQUIPMENT CONFISCATIONS: TOTAL ILLEGAL STRUCTURES DESTROYED:
714 53 278 20
Such like last month a high number of snares were collected and confiscated from poachers in the TCA. Out of 714 snares collected in total, over 340 were found by the Ithumba and Tiva teams and over 100 by the Burra team, whilst all the other teams also came across set snares or confiscated snares from poachers. During each dry season in the greater Tsavo area the teams are aware of the increase in bush-meat poaching activities caused by the increase in demand for meat in the communities bordering the Parks and protected areas as well as further afield to satisfy a growing commercial bush-meat trade. Overall during June, the teams made 53 arrests including the apprehension of two ivory poachers in Meru National Park and 12 bush-meat poachers who were arrested in the act with snares, kilograms of bush-meat and other poaching tools. Other arrests included logging and charcoal offenders as well as livestock herders illegally grazing their cattle in the Parks. The Burra team also spent time patrolling the Arabuko Sokoke Forest on Kenya’s north coast where there is a threatened population of elephants and the ongoing threat of logging and unsustainable extraction of natural resources. All teams were operating during the month with the Ithumba, Yatta and Kenze teams working 12 days of the month.
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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 2016
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TOTAL SNARES COLLECTED – JUNE 2016 - All Teams
TOTAL ARRESTS MADE – JUNE 2016 - All Teams
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INDIVIDUAL TEAM REPORTS JUNE 2016
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JUNE 2016 ZIWANI TEAM PATROL AREA: Central sector of Tsavo West NP south of the Tsavo River DAYS ON DUTY: 30
SECURITY & INCIDENTS ELEPHANT TREATMENT 4/6/16
The Ziwani team treated an injured elephant in the Salt Lick area
BUSH-MEAT ARRESTS 6/6/16
Two bush-meat poachers were arrested in the Mbulia area with 3 kgs of snared bush-meat and tools.
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CHARCOAL BURNING 10/6/16
A charcoal kiln was destroyed in the Salt Lick area and logs were confiscated
LIFTING SNARES 11/6/16
The team collected a number of small wire snares set along wildlife tracks in the Mbulia area
POACHER ARRESTED 20/6/16
An ivory/bushmeat poacher was arrested in the Malivenyi area with a bow, arrows, snares and other poaching tools
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ILLEGAL FISHING 22/6/16
The team patrolled Lake Jipe working to prevent further illegal fishing and extraction in the area
LIFTING SNARES 27/6/16
The team found nearly 30 small wire snares in the Mbulia ranch area and confiscated them
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ZIWANI UNIT MONTHLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND PATROL ROUTES
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JUNE 2016 TIVA TEAM PATROL AREA: Northern sector of Tsavo East NP with a focus along the Tiva River DAYS ON DUTY: 30
SECURITY & INCIDENTS ILLEGAL BEEHIVES 4/6/16
A beehive was erected in a tree inside the park to harvest honey
INJURED ELEPHANT 5/6/16
An elephant with an arrow wound was sighted at the Ithumba mudbath area and the vet team was called
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LOGGER ARRESTED 5/6/16
A poacher was arrested at Mathae area after laying an ambush in one of the poacher's busy route
SHOOTING BLIND 11/6/16
Sighted and destroyed a fresh shooting blind in the Tundani area
POACHERS’ CAMPS 11/6/16
A number of poacher’s hideouts were found at Tundani powerline area
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HONEY HARVESTING 18/6/16
A tree felled for the purpose of extracting honey from its trunk
ELEPHANT CARCASS 19/6/16
Recent carcass of an elephant sighted outside the park at the Kanziku area
LOGGER ARRESTED 21/6/16
An illegal logger arrested at the Umbi area after laying an ambush in the area
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LIFTING SNARES 22/6/16
Dikdiks caught in snares are commonly found, many times too late to be rescued. A number of snares were collected in the area
POACHED ELEPHANT 23/6/16
A poached elephant was found with its tusk intact. It had been killed with a poisoned arrow. The tusks were removed and handed to KWS
CATTLE INTRUSION 24/6/16
Livestock grazing activity was found in the park, the team drove the cattle away
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TIVA UNIT MONTHLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND PATROL ROUTES
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JUNE 2016 CHYULU TEAM PATROL AREA: Chyulu National Park, Kibwezi Forest and surrounding communities D DAYS ON DUTY: 30
SECURITY & INCIDENTS ENVIRONMENT DAY 5/6/16
The team took part in World Environment Day, which was attended by hundreds of visitors, KWS senior officials and government members
WOODCARVERS CAMP 6/6/16
The team found a wood carvers camp in the Chyulus and will monitor the area to see if the carvers return
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BUSHMEAT POACHERS 7/6/16
The team arrested bush meat poachers in the Satelliete area who were caught with snares and tools
CHARCOAL BURNER 9/6/16
The team arrested a charcoal burner in the Kikunduku
CHARCOAL BURNERS 25/6/16
A number of charcoal burners were arrested during the month showing how commercial it is in the area. Arrests and confiscations were made
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CHYULU UNIT MONTHLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND PATROL ROUTES
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JUNE 2016 KENZE TEAM PATROL AREA: Kibwezi Forest and surrounding communities DAYS ON DUTY: 12
SECURITY & INCIDENTS ILLEGAL LIVESTOCK 24/6/16
The Kenze team found cattle grazing illegally in the Kari area and pushed them out of the Park boundary
CHARCOAL ARRESTS 25/6/16
Large scale charcoal burning was discovered in the Kari area. The team made a number arrests on a joint patrol with the Chyulu team
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KENZE UNIT MONTHLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND PATROL ROUTES
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JUNE 2016 BURRA TEAM PATROL AREA: Southern sector of Tsavo East NP & the Taita Ranches DAYS ON DUTY:30
SECURITY & INCIDENTS CHARCOAL BURNING 3/6/16
The Burra team destroyed a fresh charcoal kiln in Mbulia Ranch. A number of small snares were also found in the area
ILLEGAL LOGGING 4/6/16
A number of offenders were arrested for logging in the Park in the Kajire area. There were also some old charcoal kilns.
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LIFTING SNARES 6/6/16
The team collected a number of medium and small wire snares from the Salt Lick area
ELEPHANT DEATH 9/6/16
An elephant was hit and killed on the Mombasa-Nairobi railway line. KWS managed to retrieve the ivory but community members took the meat
POACHED ELEPHANT 19/6/16
An elephant was found poached in the Ndara area. The tusks had already been moved by poachers
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BUSHMEAT POACHER 20/6/16
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A bushmeat poacher was arrested in the Ndii area. The poacher was arrested with snares and other tools
BURRA UNIT MONTHLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND PATROL ROUTES
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JUNE 2016 MERU TEAM (Meru National Park) PATROL AREA: This is a mobile team operating in the Meru Conservation Area and National Park DAYS ON DUTY: 29
SECURITY & INCIDENTS POACHERS ARRESTED 9/6/16
The Meru team caught two ivory poachers operating in Meru National Park with bows and poisoned arrows
LIFTING SNARES 10/6/16
Lifting medium snares in the Kibangua area set on well used wildlife tracks
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POACHERS’ CAMP 14/6/16
A recently used poacher's hideout was found at the Mughwango area
ARRESTS 27/6/16
Two bushmeat poachers’/charcoal burners were arrested from the MK9 area with snares and bags of charcoal
LIFTING SNARES 28/6/16
The team lifted a number of medium snares from the Ciabaringo area
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MERU UNIT MONTHLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND PATROL ROUTES
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JUNE 2016 ITHUMBA TEAM PATROL AREA: Northern sector of Tsavo East NP, northern boundary & Gazi DAYS ON DUTY: 12
SECURITY & INCIDENTS ELEPHANT CARCASS 19/6/16
An elephant carcass was found within the Kanziku area after a tip off and information from the local community.
ILLEGAL LOGGING 21/6/16
An illegal logger was arrested at the Umbi area during a joint patrol with the new mobile team
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ELEPHANT CARCASS 23/6/16
The elephant found dead from a poisoned arrow adjacent the fenceline as reported by a fence maintenance team
LIFTING SNARES 24/6/16
Lifting of small game snares at the powerline area
POACHERS CAMP 26/6/16
A fresh poacher's hide out was sighted at the Kanziku area along with an elephant trap
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ITHUMBA UNIT MONTHLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND PATROL ROUTES
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JUNE 2016 YATTA TEAM PATROL AREA: Yatta Plateaux & northern sector of Tsavo East NP DAYS ON DUTY:12
SECURITY & INCIDENTS POACHERS CAMP 6/6/16
The Yatta team found a poacher's hideout in a baobab tree. A makeshift bed had been made
LIFTING SNARES 12/6/16
The team found and removed a number of small snares set on wildlife paths to trap small antelopes
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CARVERS CAMP 17/6/16
The team discovered a camp were wood carvers had been operating and logging hard wood in the Park
DOG UNIT PATROL 22/6/16
The Yatta team teamed up on a joint patrol with the new DSWT Dog Unit following charcoal offenders tracks
POACHERS CAMP 29/6/16
On top of the Yatta Plateaux a poacher’s camp was discovered, which had been recently used. The team will re-visit the site
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YATTA UNIT MONTHLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND PATROL ROUTES
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JUNE 2016 MTITO TEAM PATROL AREA: Tsavo Triangle, northern sector of Tsavo West NP & surrounding communities DAYS ON DUTY: 29
SECURITY & INCIDENTS HERDER ARRESTS 8/6/16
At the beginning of the month a number of herders were arrested for illegally grazing their cattle in the Park
SHOOTING BLIND 11/6/16
An old shooting blind was sighted in the triangle and destroyed
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LIFTING SNARES 15/6/16
A number of small and medium wire snares were lifted during patrol
LIFTING SNARES 18/6/16
A herder was arrested with livestock and a number of small snares, which he was setting whilst he was watching his cattle
BUSHMEAT ARREST 21/6/16
A man was arrested with ready cooked dikdik meat which was poached in the Park by the use of snares
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MTITO UNIT MONTHLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND PATROL ROUTES
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