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ANTI-POACHING UNITS MONTHLY REPORT
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NOVEMBER 2015 MONTHLY SUMMARY: ALL UNITS TOTAL SNARES RECOVERED & COLLECTED: TOTAL ARRESTS MADE: TOTAL WEAPON/EQUIPMENT CONFISCATIONS: TOTAL ILLEGAL STRUCTURES DESTROYED:
198 13 29 21
November saw the start of the rains, which soaked the parched soils of the Tsavo Conservation Area and filled the rivers and water holes. The rains always cause dispersal of wildlife, which can gradually move more freely due to the increase of vegetation and access to water. The DSWT anti-poaching teams, along with their KWS partners, have been actively patrolling throughout the month yet due to the wet and muddy road conditions most patrols were made on foot. The presence of poachers in the park has been significantly reduced due to the rains and the fact that most subsistence poachers are back home in their farms planting crops, although 6 offenders were arrested for bush-meat poaching. A few tracks of possible elephant poachers have been followed but hampered by the rains. Crop raiding elephants occupied the time of two of the DSWT’s teams this month. Assisting KWS rangers the teams managed to push the wild elephants back into safe areas, protecting the communities and the elephants. The Tiva River and Athi/Galana River have been in full flood due to rains further inland. This has made it difficult to reach certain parts of the park for patrols. The DSWT Aerial Unit during this time has been extra vigilant, assisting the ground teams when necessary. Despite reduced poaching incidents the teams recovered and collected nearly 200 snares, destroyed a number of shooting platforms and hideouts whilst apprehending charcoal burners and livestock herders.
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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 – NOVEMBER 2015
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TOTAL SNARES COLLECTED – NOVEMBER 2015 - All Teams
TOTAL ARRESTS MADE – NOVEMBER 2015 - All Teams
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INDIVIDUAL TEAM REPORTS NOVEMBER 2015
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NOVEMBER 2015 MTITO TEAM PATROL AREA: Tsavo Triangle, northern sector of Tsavo West NP & surrounding communities DAYS ON DUTY: 12
SECURITY & INCIDENTS BUSHMEAT POACHER 20/11/15
The team arrested a poacher with bushmeat who had been poaching dik diks and small antelope using the lamping method
LIFTING SNARES 22/11/15
A team member found a cable for snaring big game in the Tsavo Triangle
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ILLEGAL GRAZING 22/11/15
Illegal grazing and signs of logging were found in the Tsavo Triangle
CHARCOAL BURNING 26/11/15
A number of charcoal kiln were destroyed in the Mangelete area and were destroyed
LOGGER ARRESTED 28/11/15
An arrested wood logger at Mtito who had been caught felling trees in Tsavo East National Park
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ELEPHANT CARCASS 28/11/15
An elephant carcass was sighted in Tsavo west with both tusks intact. The team removed the tusks and handed them over to KWS
ILLEGAL LOGGING 30/11/15
Piles of wet wood found in the Triangle during patrols along with a charcoal kiln, which was destroyed
POACHERS CAMPS 30/11/15
The Mtito team found a number of new and old poacher’s camps in the Tsavo Triangle during the month, along with some small snares
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MTITO UNIT MONTHLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND PATROL ROUTES
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NOVEMBER 2015 ITHUMBA TEAM PATROL AREA: Northern sector of Tsavo East NP, northern boundary & Gazi DAYS ON DUTY:30
SECURITY & INCIDENTS ILLEGAL LOGGING 6/11/15
Illegal logging was found by the Ithumba team in the Chai Rock area
LIFTING SNARES 6/11/15
Team members lifting snares during patrol at the Chai Rock area
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POACHERS CAMP 8/11/15
Poachers fire place and hideout was found in the Tundani area near Tiva River
LIFTING SNARES 10/11/15
Snares found in Powerline area and also tracks of poachers
LIFTING SNARES 20/11/15
Snares being removed by team member in Mathai area
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LIVESTOCK INTRUSION 24/11/15
Illegal grazing in Kimweli area was found. The livestock was pushed out of the boundary
POACHERS CAMP 27/11/15
A fresh poachers fire place was found in the Leslau area. The team followed footprints in an attempt to catch the offenders
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ITHUMBA UNIT MONTHLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND PATROL ROUTES
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NOVEMBER 2015 ZIWANI TEAM PATROL AREA: Central sector of Tsavo West NP south of the Tsavo River DAYS ON DUTY: 30
SECURITY & INCIDENTS LIFTING SNARES 6/11/15
Desnaring activity taking place at the Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary
BUSHMEAT POACHER 8/11/15
The team cornered a poacher who was selling bushmeat and arrested him
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CHARCOAL KILN 9/11/15
Sighting and destroying an active charcoal kiln at Oza ranch area
ILLEGAL LOGGING 9/11/15
Illegal logging taking place inside the ranch
BUSHMEAT SELLER 11/12/15
Changaa brewer arrested with elephant and buffalo bushmeat at her den
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CHARCOAL BURNERS 12/11/15
Charcoal burners hideout discovered deep in the jungle at Kishushe ranch area. The camp was destroyed and some offenders were arrested
ELEPHANT CARCASS 18/11/15
Team removing the two tusks from an elephant carcass found by the aerial surveillance unit
LIFTING SNARES 21/11/15
Team lifting snares strategically set in the thickets at Salt lick lodge area including medium and large wire snares
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SHOOTING PLATFORM 24/11/15
Destroying a shooting platform sighted adjacent to a busy elephant track in the area
LIVESTOCK INTRUSION 25/11/15
Driving cattle back to the Tanzania side, that had croosed over toward the park
ROAD ACCIDENTS 28/11/15
Cases of road kills are on the increase along the Taveta Voi road after tarmacking
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ZIWANI UNIT MONTHLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND PATROL ROUTES
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NOVEMBER 2015 TIVA TEAM PATROL AREA: Northern sector of Tsavo East NP with a focus along the Tiva River DAYS ON DUTY: 30
SECURITY & INCIDENTS LIFTING SNARES 6/11/15
The team removes a number of small wire snares from the Kyai Rock area
SHOOTING BLIND 12/11/15
The team members destroy a poachers shooting blind in the Tundani area
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LIFTING SNARES 13/11/15
Small game snares set by poachers were collected by the team during routine patrols in the Gazi area
BUSHMEAT POACHER 13/11/15
The Tiva team manage to arrest a poacher in the Gazi area who was out setting snares to trap bushmeat
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TIVA UNIT MONTHLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND PATROL ROUTES
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NOVEMBER 2015 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: 29
SECURITY & INCIDENTS LIFTING SNARES 7/11/15
The Yatta team during November continued to patrol in Meru National Park. Lifting small snares at the Ura area
LIFTING SNARES 15/11/15
The team lifting large snares at the Ciabaringo area
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HIPPO CARCASS 16/11/15
The Yatta team found a hippo carcass at the Rojewero area. Its cause of death unknown.
LIFTING SNARES 19/11/15
The team lifting small snares at Elsa's grave area
POACHER ARRESTED 20/11/15
A poacher was arrested at the mk11 area with bushmeat and a bow and poisoned arrows
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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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NOVEMBER 2015 CHYULU TEAM PATROL AREA: Chyulu National Park, Kibwezi Forest and surrounding communities D DAYS ON DUTY: 12
SECURITY & INCIDENTS LIVESTOCK INTRUSION 24/11/15
The team found livestock grazing inside the Park and pushed it outside the boundary
LIVESTOCK BOMA 25/11/15
The team found and destroyed a new maasai boma built in the park for cattle and the herders
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POACHERS ARRESTED 25/11/15
The team arrested two poachers in the park who had in their possession, camping gear and equipment for bushmeat poaching
TREE PLANTING 28/11/15
For several days the team participated in tree planting in the Kibwezi forest
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CHYULU UNIT MONTHLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND PATROL ROUTES
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NOVEMBER 2015 KENZE TEAM PATROL AREA: Kibwezi Forest and surrounding communities DAYS ON DUTY: 30
SECURITY & INCIDENTS CROP RAIDING ELEPHANT 15/11/15
The Kenze team helped push wild elephants back into the Kibwezi gate, who were causing problems in the community
POACHERS ARRESTED 25/11/15
Together with the Chyulu team, the Kenze team arrested two poachers in the satellite area
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TREE PLANTING 27/11/15
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The Kenze team helped with a tree planting project in the Kibwezi Forest
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