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ANTI-POACHING UNITS MONTHLY REPORT
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MARCH 2015 MONTHLY SUMMARY: ALL UNITS TOTAL SNARES RECOVERED & COLLECTED: TOTAL ARRESTS MADE: TOTAL WEAPON/EQUIPMENT CONFISCATIONS: TOTAL ILLEGAL STRUCTURES DESTROYED:
457 35 20 31
The month of March saw an increase in many illegal activities. A total of 35 arrests were made, mostly for illegal logging in the Chyulu Hills National Park (14 arrests were made by the Chyulu team). Twelve bush-meat poachers were also arrested. Seven of these arrests were by the Ziwani team who have been doing an outstanding job in the last few months of cracking down on the illegal bush-meat trade in their area of operation. Significantly, Mtito team, after much perseverance, were able to apprehend a very notorious ivory poacher and his accomplice who had been poaching elephants with poisoned arrows in Tsavo West near Kamboyo. The pair of poachers were found in possession of two tusks, a poached impala and various hunting paraphernalia including poisoned arrows. They had been responsible for several injured elephants in the area in the last three months, most of which were successfully treated by the KWS vets with assistance from Mtito and Ziwani teams; these elephants have since fully recovered. The total number of snares recovered and collected this month was 457. The majority of these were discovered by the Meru team who lifted 228. The Chyulu team recovered 84 snares and confiscated a further 18 from poachers before they could be set out, of a total of 43 for all of the teams. Other activities carried out by the teams were the destruction of 18 charcoal kilns and 20 shooting blinds.
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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 – MARCH 2015
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TOTAL SNARES COLLECTED – MARCH 2015 - All Teams
TOTAL ARRESTS MADE – MARCH 2015 - All Teams
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INDIVIDUAL TEAM REPORTS MARCH 2015
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MARCH 2015 CHYULU TEAM PATROL AREA: Chyulu National Park, Kibwezi Forest and surrounding communities DAYS ON DUTY:31
SECURITY & INCIDENTS LIVESTOCK GRAZING 5/3/15
The team found illegal grazing in the park area as well as bomas constructed by herders who were arrested
ILLEGAL LOGGING 9/3/15
The team arrested a number of people for illegally logging hardwood inside the Park
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ILLEGAL LOGGING 13/3/15
The Chyulu team arrested a number of women inside the Park who were logging fresh wood
LIFTING SNARES 15/3/15
The team lifted a number of small/medium snares set to trap small antelope
LIVESTOCK INTRUSION 16/3/15
Large numbers of cattle plagued the Parks during the month. The team arrested a number of herders and destroyed several bomas
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CHARCOAL BURNING 18/3/15
The team found a fresh charcoal kiln in the Park and destroyed it
CHARCOAL BURNING 25/3/15
The team found and destroyed another large charcoal kiln created inside the park
POACHERS CAMP 26/3/15
The team found a new poachers camp with bows and poisonous arrows and confiscated all the items
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CHYULU UNIT MONTHLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND PATROL ROUTES
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MARCH 2015 KENZE TEAM PATROL AREA: Kibwezi Forest and surrounding communities DAYS ON DUTY: 13
SECURITY & INCIDENTS POACHER ARRESTED 27/3/15
The Kenze team arrested a notorious poacher and handed him over to the local police
ILLEGAL LOGGING 28/3/15
The team found signs of vegetation destruction caused by illegal logging inside the Park
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LIFTING SNARES 28/3/15
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The Kenze team lifted a number of small wire snares from the Duwa area
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MARCH 2015 ZIWANI TEAM PATROL AREA: Central sector of Tsavo West NP south of the Tsavo River DAYS ON DUTY: 31
SECURITY & INCIDENTS ELEPHANT TREATMENT 3/3/15
The Ziwani team helped the Amboseli vet unit and aerial unit to remove a snare from an elephant's neck
ELEPHANT TREATMENT 7/3/15
The team and the vet unit worked together to try to save a bull elephant with a gunshot wound. Sadly the elephant had to be euthanized
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ELEPHANT MONITORING 8/3/15
The team monitored a mother and her calf who was treated earlier in the month for a snare injury
BUSH MEAT POACHING 8/3/15
A house was raided by the team after a tip off. Giraffe meat was found hanging on a line to dry. The perpetrators were arrested
ELEPHANT RESCUE 9/2/15
Having tried to keep the baby elephant treated earlier in the months with its mother it was decided to rescue it as its wound was not healing
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POACHERS ARRESTED 11/3/15
The Ziwani team arrested a poacher with two dikdiks and his tools of work whilst pursing and arresting another 2 offenders that night
POACHER ARRESTED 12/3/15
The team caught a poacher with ten dikdiks that had been skinned and hung in trees to dry
ELEPHANT RESCUE 14/3/15
The team rescued a baby elephant from the Salt Lick area and transported it to the DSWT Voi stockades for care
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CHARCOAL BURNING 17/3/15
The team sighted and destroyed a charcoal kiln at the Oza ranch area and destroyed it. They also destroyed the illegal camp nearby
ELEPHANT TREATMENT 18/3/15
The team worked with the DSWT aerial unit and veterinary unit in treating an injured elephant
POACHER ARRESTED 19/3/15
A suspected notorious poacher was caught in the area and handed over to KWS and the police
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LIFTING SNARES 20/3/15
The team sighted and lifted a large snares that had caught a giraffe and strangled it to death. Snares had also killed another giraffe and an eland
WILD FIRE 24/3/15
Team members using anything at their disposal to try to contain the fire that had consumed 100acres area of the park
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ZIWANI UNIT MONTHLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND PATROL ROUTES
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MARCH 2015 MTITO TEAM PATROL AREA: Tsavo Triangle, northern sector of Tsavo West NP & surrounding communities DAYS ON DUTY: 31
SECURITY & INCIDENTS ELEPHANT CARCASSES 5/3/15
Three elephant carcasses were found shot dead near Patterson lodge and their tusks were missing. The KWS are following this up
SHOOTING BLIND 6/3/15
The team found a fresh shooting blind in the Zero delta area and destroyed it
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ILLEGAL LOGGING 8/3/15
The team found and confiscated a pile of wet wood found along the Mtito river and arrested the culprit
ILLEGAL LOGGING 8/3/15
The Mtito team arrested a logger found cutting wood in the Park and burning charcoal
ELEPHANT CARCASS 11/3/15
The Mtito team found an elephant carcass spotted during an aerial recce at the Ngulia area. The tusks were recovered by the KWS
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WOOD CARVING 13/3/15
The team recovered wood carvings from carvers in the Chyulu area
CHARCOAL BURNING 13/3/15
A fresh charcoal kiln at Mangelete area and was destroyed by the Mtito team
ELEPHANT CARCASS 13/3/15
Team members together with KWS rangers assisted the veterinary unit in treating an injured bull elephant
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ELEPHANT TREATMENT 18/3/15
The team assisted in an elephant treatment and rescue exercise at Kamboyo area
BUSHMEAT POACHER 22/3/15
A notorious poacher was arrested at the Mangelete area for poaching bush-meat
ELEPHANT CARCASS 23/3/15
The Mtito team returned to the Arabuko Sokoke forest to help the KFS and KWS and discovered an elephant carcass with tusks missing
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PIT SNARE 23/3/15
The team destroyed a pit snare used in poaching elephants in Arabuko forest
LIFTING SNARES 23/3/15
The team lifted a number of large snares from the Arabuko Forest set on elephant paths to snare elephants
ELEPHANT CARCASS 25/3/15
An elephant carcass was found in the Arabuko(Mida area) with tusks already missing
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ILLEGAL LOGGING 26/3/15
The team sound signs of significant logging at the Arabuko swamp area
POACHING TRAP 28/3/15
A trap used in poaching the Gambian giant rat in Arabuko Forest, which was found and destroyed by the team
LARGE SNARES 30/3/15
A team member lifting up a large snare used in snaring big game in Arabuko forest
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MTITO UNIT MONTHLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND PATROL ROUTES
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MARCH 2015 ITHUMBA TEAM PATROL AREA: Northern sector of Tsavo East NP, northern boundary & Gazi DAYS ON DUTY: 15
SECURITY & INCIDENTS POACHERS CAMP 24/3/15
The team found a recently used poachers camp near a large baobab where poachers would hide and a fireplace
POACHER ARRESTED 20/2/15
The Ndovu (Ithumba) unit captured and arrested a poisoned arrow poacher with his poaching equipment hunting elephants in the Park
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ILLEGAL LOGGING 29/3/15
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The Ithumba team found signs of significant illegal logging inside the Park and confiscated what was found
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MARCH 2015 BURRA TEAM PATROL AREA: Southern sector of Tsavo East NP & the Taita Ranches DAYS ON DUTY:31
SECURITY & INCIDENTS POACHERS CAMP 5/3/15
The Burra team found a poachers camp in Tsavo West NP and destroyed it
ELEPHANT DEATH 8/3/15
The team attended to an elephant killed on a road near the Ndii area. The KWS was called to remove the tusks
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POACHER ARRESTED 10/3/15
The team a bushmeat and ivory poacher from Mbulia ranch and handed him over to the police
FOUND IVORY 17/3/15
A piece of ivory was collected a long Galdesa camp which had broken off from an elephant’s tusk
LIFTING SNARES 18/3/15
The team lifted a number of medium sized snares at the Irima plains area
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POACHER ARRESTED 25/3/15
The team arrested a logger and poacher from the Lion Hill area who was caught in the area
LIFTING SNARES 27/3/15
A number of small and medium snares were lifted from the Voi wildlife area and confiscated
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BURRA UNIT MONTHLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND PATROL ROUTES
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MARCH 2015 TIVA TEAM PATROL AREA: Northern sector of Tsavo East NP with a focus along the Tiva River DAYS ON DUTY: 31
SECURITY & INCIDENTS LIVESTOCK INTRUSION 6/3/15
The team pushed a large herd of cattle out of the Park. The herder had hidden to avoid capture
POACHERS CAMP 12/3/15
The team found a recently used poachers camp and followed tracks in an attempt to locate the offenders
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CHARCOAL BURNING 17/3/15
The Tiva team found a number of live charcoal kilns within the Park and destroyed them
POACHERS ARRESTED 17/3/15
The Tiva team arrested three men for poaching for bushmeat. They were handed over to the police
CHARCOAL BURNING 26/3/15
The Tiva team found and destroyed another charcoal kiln within the Park
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TIVA UNIT MONTHLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND PATROL ROUTES
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MARCH 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: 29
SECURITY & INCIDENTS LIFTING SNARES 4/3/15
The Yatta team is still operating in Meru. They lifted medium snares at the Ntoe area
SNARED BUFFALO 9/3/15
The team found a buffalo carcass, which had died trapped in a snare set by poachers. Other snares were also removed from the area
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LIFTING SNARES 12/3/15
A number of small snares at Tesiwa area were lifted which had been set to capture small antelopes
SHOOTING BLIND 13/3/15
A shooting blind was found and destroyed at the Tesiwa area
LARGE SNARES 14/3/15
The team found big cable snares set to trap elephants and large game at the Kiolu area
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WILD FIRE 15/3/15
The team members helped to put out a fire at the Kiolu area
SNARED GIRAFFES 15/3/15
Three snared giraffe carcasses were found within the Kiolu area. The snares were removed
LIFTING SNARES 19/3/15
The team continued to lift a number of snares of varying sizes set throughout the Park during the month
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POACHERS CAMP 22/3/15
The team members found a recently used poacher's hideout at mlima tatu area
SNARED GIRAFFE 27/3/15
A fourth snared giraffe was found and the cable snare was removed and confiscated
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YATTA UNIT MONTHLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND PATROL ROUTES
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