DE-SNARING UNITS & ANTI-POACHING EFFORTS
MONTHLY REPORT
FEBRUARY 2024
FEBRUARY 2024
MONTHLYSUMMARY:ALLUNITS
12,023 44 50kg 592 6
PatrolKms Covered Arrests Bushmeat Snares Lifted Poachers’ Camps
In February the teams lifted 592 snares and made 44 arrests including 2 bushmeat poachers, 32 livestockherders,4loggers,2fishmen,3charcoalburners,and1firewoodcollector. Theteamsalso confiscatedfirewood,loggedpostsandtimber,6charcoalsacksandconfiscatedaconsignmentof50kg offish.
During the month the teams also destroyed 21 livestock bomas, 16 active charcoal kilns and 6 poachers’ camps. 2 elephant carcasses were discovered with tusks weighing a combined 10.6kg of ivory,whichwashandedovertoKWSforsafekeeping.TheteamsalsosupportedtheSWT/KWSVet Unitintreating8injuredelephantsand1lion.
InFebruarytheSoboandUmbiteamswereonannualleavewhilsttheKulaluII,Chyulu,MobileNorth, Dakadima,Yatta,ChyuluMobileandShompoleteamsworkedpartofthemonth.Therestoftheteams wereoperatingfulltime.
MAP OF ALL UNIT’S PATROL ROUTES
TOTAL SNARES COLLECTED – FEBRUARY 2024– All Teams
TOTAL ARRESTS MADE – FEBRUARY 2024- All Teams
INDIVIDUAL TEAM REPORTS FEBRUARY
FEBRUARY 2024
MERU TEAM (Meru National Park)
PATROL AREA: This is a mobile team operating in the Meru Conservation Area and National Park
DAYS ON DUTY: 30
SECURITY & INCIDENTS
