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ANTI-POACHING UNITS MONTHLY REPORT
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MAY 2014 MONTHLY SUMMARY: ALL UNITS TOTAL SNARES COLLECTED: TOTAL ARRESTS MADE: TOTAL WEAPON/EQUIPMENT CONFISCATIONS: TOTAL ILLEGAL STRUCTURES DESTROYED:
199 53 11 44
During May there was no significant rain anywhere in Tsavo, which meant that most of the wider area began to dry out, with waterholes diminishing in number forcing wildlife to concentrate in smaller areas where some water remains. This situation makes wildlife and especially elephants an easier target for a poacher which has of course has increased the importance of ground patrols in these areas. Livestock incursions are also on the rise as viable pastures have reduced considerably. The Ziwani team spent a large portion of their month on joint patrols with the KWS to evict livestock with a total of 12 arrests of herders being made. Another significant threat faced in Tsavo during May was commercial charcoal burning. The Tiva team destroyed 34 charcoal kilns in an effort to put a stop to large-scale charcoal burning occurring in the Northern area of Tsavo East NP. The highlight of the month was the arrest of an ivory poacher by the Ithumba team who was caught in the act of removing tusks from an elephant. It is rare that perpetrators are caught "red-handed" and it will go a long way toward getting a conviction. In addition, two elephant carcasses were discovered and their ivory recovered by the Burra and Mtito teams.
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DAILY SITUATION REPORT MONTHLY SUMMARY – MAY 2014 DSWT Field Operations -- Daily Situation Report Summary Ndovu Duma/Mamba Chui Faru (Ithumba) (Chyulu/Kenze) (Mtito) (Burra) DAYS ON DUTY
Snares recovered during patrol
Arrests
Escapes/Releases
Confiscations weapons
Confiscations tools/equipment
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 Bushmeat poacher Livestock Livestock minors (instances) Trespassing Ivory poacher Fishing Charcoal Logging Woodcarving Harvesting Mirraa Panga Bow 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 Bicycle Adze 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 kiln Mining Activity Campfire Livestock with no herders (# instances) Miraa harvesting Dikdik Kudu Impala Zebra Elephant Rhino Buffalo
Nyati (Tiva)
15
30
30
30
30
24 8
35
54 24
2 10 3
32
1
1 3
2
Simba Sub(Ziwani) total Total 30 147 42 10
7
4 1
12 3
199
5 19 3 1
1 9 8 1
11
2 1
4
13 1
5
5
53
5
1
5 1 2 1
4 1 2
1
2
2
50
50
9
2
0
1
1
2
2
1
3 57
4
4
3
7
34
34 2 1
1 1 4
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
3 1
12 1
3
5
2
4
8
1 2
1 3
44
26
4
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TOTAL SNARES COLLECTED - May 2014 - All Teams
TOTAL ARRESTS MADE - May 2014 - All Teams
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INDIVIDUAL TEAM REPORTS MAY 2014
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MAY 2014 BURRA TEAM PATROL AREA: Southern sector of Tsavo East NP & the Taita Ranches
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SECURITY & INCIDENTS ELEPHANT ROAD DEATH 18/05/14
The team received a report of a young elephant which had been hit and killed on the Mombasa-Nairobi road.
LIVESTOCK INTRUSION 21/05/14
The Faru (Burra) team found herders illegally grazing livestock within the Park and escorted them out
FIREWOOD COLLECTION 24/05/14
The team found a group of people inside of the Park illegally collecting firewood and escorted them out.
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SNARES LIFTED 25/05/14
Snares were found and confiscated by the team during their routine patrols
HERDERS ARRESTED 16/05/14
Livestock herders were arrested illegally grazing their cattle within Park near the Manyani area
ELEPHANT INCIDENT 17/05/14
An elephant managed to trap its tusk in a tree trunk, the team watched the situation making sure the elephant soon untangles itself
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SNARES LIFTED 17/05/14
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The team discovered several snares near the Ndii area and surrounding the Voi headquarters
BURRA UNIT MONTHLY DATA MAP
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MAY 2014 CHYULU & KENZE TEAMS PATROL AREA: Chyulu National Park, Kibwezi Forest and surrounding communities
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SECURITY & INCIDENTS ILLEGAL LOGGING 7/05/2014
The team discovered logging within the Mukururo area and confiscated all findings
LOGGER ARRESTS 10/05/14
The team found loggers harvesting wood from within the Park in the Mukururo area and made several arrests
CHARCOAL BURNING 11/05/14
The Chyulu team during joint patrols with the Kenze team arrested a charcoal burner
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CHARCOAL BURNING 17/05/14
More charcoal burners and wood loggers were caught and arrested during the month by the teams and all structures were destroyed
ILLEGAL LOGGING 23/05/14
Two loggers were discovered in the Chyulus logging large amounts of wood. They were arrested and the log piles were confiscated
CANNABIS PLANTATION 25/05/14
The teams found a small marijuana (cannabis) plantation in the Chyulus and arrested the farmer before destroying the plants
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LIFTING SNARES 29/05/14
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On routine patrols the teams collected several snares placed along wildlife tracks
CHYULU UNIT MONTHLY DATA MAP
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MAY 2014 TIVA TEAM PATROL AREA: Northern sector of Tsavo East NP with a focus along the Tiva River
MAP OF ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES
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SECURITY & INCIDENTS SHOOTING BLIND 4/05/14
The Tiva team found and destroyed a shooting blind constructed by poachers within the Kyaerock area.
SNARES LIFTED 9/05/14
The Nyati (Tiva) team removed several snares found throughout the Kanziku area
CHARCOAL & LOGGING 11/05/14
On routine patrols the Tiva team caught charcoal burners and loggers in the Gazi area
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POACHERS ARRESTED 11/05/14
The Nyati (Tiva) team arrested a gang of poachers in northern Tsavo who were caught with a poached buffalo and poisoned arrows
CHARCOAL BURNERS 22/05/14
The team discovered a camp for charcoal burners with large stores of logs, charcoal and camping supplies. The camp was destroyed
CHARCOAL BURNING 25/05/14
Over several days the Tiva team swarmed the area destroying all the charcoal camps and kilns which had been illegally established
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LIVESTOCK GRAZING 27/05/14
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The team arrested a herder who was illegally crazing his cattle within Park boundaries.
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MAY 2014 ZIWANI TEAM PATROL AREA: Central sector of Tsavo West NP south of the Tsavo River
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SECURITY & INCIDENTS WOUNDED ELEPHANT 9/05/14
The Simba (Ziwani) team supported the DSWT Tsavo Vet Unit in treating an injured elephant. Sadly after a couple of weeks including an additional treatment this bull died from his wounds
LIVESTOCK INTRUSION 17/05/14
The team pushed a large herd of cattle out of the Park, the herders were not captured as they fled the Park
LIVESTOCK INTRUSION 21/05/14
The team pushed cattle out of the Park into an improvised confinement stockade. The herders were later arrested as they returned for their cattle
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ORPHAN ZEBRA 26/05/2014
The team rescued a zebra foal that had been reported to have a foot injury. The zebra was taken to the DSWT Voi stockades for care
ELEPHANT ORPHAN 27/05/14
The team supported the Voi elephant Keepers in capturing a young elephant calf with a terrible bullet wound. Sadly the calf did not survive
SHOOTING PLATFORM 30/05/14
The team discovered and destroyed a shooting platform constructed by a poacher
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ZIWANI UNIT MONTHLY DATA MAP
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MAY 2014 MTITO TEAM PATROL AREA: Tsavo Triangle, northern sector of Tsavo West NP & surrounding communities
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SECURITY & INCIDENTS SHOOTING BLIND 7/05/14
The Chui (Mtito) found and destroyed a shooting blind in the Park, which poachers had built by a water hole popular with wildlife
POACHERS’ HIDE 7/05/14
The team found a poacher’s hide which had been recently used within the Park
ILLEGAL LIVESTOCK 9/05/14
The Mtito team found livestock illegally grazing within the Park and arrested the herder after pushing the livestock over the Park border
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ELEPHANT CARCASS 11/05/14
The team found an elephant carcass in the Ngulia area, with both tusks intact. The tusks were removed and handed to the KWS
LIFTING SNARES 12/05/14
The team lifted and confiscated several snares throughout the patrol area set for small game
SHOOTING PLATFORM 18/05/14
The team found and destroyed a shooting platform erected by a poacher within the Park to target elephants and big game
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LOGGER ARRESTED 23/05/14
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The team arrested a logger who was also setting wire snares to capture small game
MTITO UNIT MONTHLY DATA MAP
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MAY 2014 ITHUMBA TEAM PATROL AREA: Northern sector of Tsavo East NP, northern boundary & Gazi
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SECURITY & INCIDENTS SNARES LIFTED 25/05/14
The team lifted several snares from the Mathae area during routine patrols in the Park
POACHER ARRESTED 30/05/14
The Ithumba team caught a poacher in the act removing tusks from an elephant he had killed with a poison arrow. The tusks were recovered
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