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DE-SNARING UNITS & ANTI-POACHING EFFORTS MONTHLY REPORT
AUGUST 2023
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AUGUST 2023 MONTHLY SUMMARY: ALL UNITS
1717
47
370kg
5
22.9kg
Snares Lifted
Arrests
Bushmeat Confiscated
Vet Treatments
Ivory Recovered
In August the teams lifted 1717 snares including 35 bird traps, which seems to be becoming a more common poaching method in the Northern Area of Tsavo East. The teams made 47 arrests during the month including 23 bushmeat poachers, confiscating 370kg of bushmeat, most of which was bushbuck and eland meat. Other arrests included 7 livestock herders, 5 woodcarvers, 3 loggers, 1 fisherman, 1 charcoal burner and 3 trespassers. They also arrested 4 men for theft who were caught trying to steal solar panels and pumps from an SWT water project. Other illegal activities the teams attended to included destroying 16 illegal livestock enclosures erected inside the parks and protected areas by herders. Destroying 26 charcoal kilns, 13 poachers’ hideouts and 14 other camps. The teams also discovered 4 elephant carcasses and recovered ivory weighing 22.9kgs, which was handed over to KWS for safekeeping. August also saw the teams help the Veterinary Units with the treatment of 1 buffalo, 1 elephant, 1 lion and 2 zebras. The teams also responded to 2 bushfires, 3 cases of livestock predation, 1 problem hippo straying into a community area as well as 7 problem elephants. In August the Yatta and Chyulu Mobile team were on annual leave whilst Chyulu, Dakadima, Galana Kulalu 2, Mobile North, Shompole, Sobo and Umbi teams worked part of the month. The rest of the teams were operating fulltime.
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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 – AUGUST 2023
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TOTAL SNARES COLLECTED – AUGUST 2023– All Teams
TOTAL ARRESTS MADE – AUGUST 2023- All Teams
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INDIVIDUAL TEAM REPORTS AUGUST 2023
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AUGUST 2023 TIVA TEAM (MOBILE) PATROL AREA: Northern sector of Tsavo East NP with a focus along the Tiva River DAYS ON DUTY: 31
SECURITY & INCIDENTS BUSHMEAT POACHING 11/8/23
The Tiva team arrested 2 bushmeat poachers in a camp in the park with large amounts of dried bushmeat
ELEPHANT TREATMENT 29/8/23
The team helped the Vet Unit treat an injured elephant
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TIVA UNIT MONTHLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND PATROL ROUTES
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