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DE-SNARING UNITS & ANTI-POACHING EFFORTS MONTHLY REPORT
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DECEMBER 2018 MONTHLY SUMMARY: ALL UNITS
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5
19
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17
Arrests Made
Arrested Ivory Poachers
Vet cases
Charcoal Kilns
Snares Recovered
HEC Elephants Moved
The 15 arrests made during December included arrests for charcoal burning, miraa harvesting, illegal grazing and logging; along with these illegal activities in the parks, the teams also arrested 2 ivory poachers in possession of ivory and 3 bushmeat poachers. The 2 ivory poachers were arrested by the Chyulu team during a night ambush and they were caught red-handed with some 10kgs of ivory broken into pieces. The Ziwani team apprehended 1 of the bushmeat poachers who was captured cutting up 50kgs of ostrich meat, whilst the other 2 bushmeat poachers were caught by the Chyulu team; 2 of which were arrested with a crocodile skin and 1 with packaged bushmeat ready for market. Other activities during the month included 5 veterinary treatments involving 4 elephants and 1 zebra as well as a baby elephant rescue which was found trapped down a drain and a snared waterbuck. The Chyulu team was also busy during December dealing with human-elephant conflict cases, whilst one particular HEC, which saw a stray bull elephant go on a rampage in Voi town, was urgently attended by ground teams and the DSWT Aerial Unit to ensure a rapid relocation of the elephant before any fatalities were experienced. The Mobile North, Ithumba and Meru teams were on annual leave this month, whilst the Kenze team was patrolling half month, with the rest of the teams operating full patrols.
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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 – DECEMBER 2018
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TOTAL SNARES COLLECTED – DECEMBER 2018- All Teams
TOTAL ARRESTS MADE – DECEMBER 2018- All Teams
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INDIVIDUAL TEAM REPORTS DECEMBER 2018
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DECEMBER 2018 ZIWANI TEAM PATROL AREA: Central sector of Tsavo West NP south of the Tsavo River DAYS ON DUTY: 31
SECURITY & INCIDENTS LIFTING SNARES 3/12/18
The Ziwani Team lifted large snares at saltlick area
BUSHMEAT POACHING 14/12/18
Team members uncover large consignments of ostrish meat at Haria area near saltlick, a bushmeat poacher was also arrested
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LIVESTOCK INTRUSION 18/12/18
Illegal livestock was sighted at manda area and pushed out of the park
SHOOTING PLATFORMS 26/12/18
Two shooting platforms were sighted and destroyed at manyani area
ELEPHANT TREATMENT 29/12/18
Team members assist the vet to remove a snare from an elephant at saltlick area
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ZIWANI UNIT MONTHLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND PATROL ROUTES
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DECEMBER 2018 TIVA TEAM PATROL AREA: Northern sector of Tsavo East NP with a focus along the Tiva River DAYS ON DUTY: 31
SECURITY & INCIDENTS LIFTING SNARES 7/12/18
The Tiva team De-snaring in kyamanyenze area
POACHERS CAMP 23/12/18
Poacher hideout at kyae rock with dik dik bushmeat
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LIFTING SNARES 27/12/18
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Removing snares at kyae rock
TIVA UNIT MONTHLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND PATROL ROUTES
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DECEMBER 2018 MTITO TEAM PATROL AREA: Tsavo Triangle, northern sector of Tsavo West NP & surrounding communities DAYS ON DUTY: 31
SECURITY & INCIDENTS CHARCOAL BURNING 4/12/18
The team found a charcoal site and old camp
WATERBUCK RESCUE 5/12/18
The team rescue a snared waterbuck
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IVORY RECOVERY 12/12/18
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The Mtito team find broken pieces of ivory and hand them over to KWS
MARIJUANA PLANTATION The Mtito team find and destroy areas growing with illegal marijuana 20/12/18 plants
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MTITO UNIT MONTHLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND PATROL ROUTES
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DECEMBER 2018 MOBILE SOUTH TEAM PATROL AREA: Mobile team in southern Tsavo East DAYS ON DUTY: 31
SECURITY & INCIDENTS LIFTING SNARES 9/12/18
Removing snares at Maathai area
CHARCOAL BURNING 23/12/18
Charcoal burning at Tiva area with small snares found as well
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LIFTING SNARES 24/12/18
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Snares at mathai area
MOBILE SOUTH UNIT MONTHLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND PATROL ROUTES
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DECEMBER 2018 YATTA TEAM PATROL AREA: Yatta Plateau & northern sector of Tsavo East NP DAYS ON DUTY: 31
SECURITY & INCIDENTS POACHERS CAMP 4/12/18
Poachers hideout at tharakana
ROAD ACCESS 23/12/18
Opening roads at Garzi area
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YATTA UNIT MONTHLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND PATROL ROUTES
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DECEMBER 2018 CHYULU TEAM PATROL AREA: Chyulu National Park, Kibwezi Forest and surrounding communities O DAYS ON DUTY: 31
SECURITY & INCIDENTS CHARCOAL BURNING 7/12/18
Arrested charcoal burner, KARI
CHARCOAL BURNING 11/12/18
Destroying charcoal kiln and making an arrest,KARI
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IVORY POACHERS 13/12/18
Arrested ivory poachers at Kisayani area
MIRAA HARVESTERS 19/12/18
Arrested miraa harvesters, kathekakai
POACHERS ARRESTED 12/12/18
Arrested poachers, with crocodile skin, kinyambu town
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CHARCOAL BURNING 23/12/18
Charcoal burning, KARI
POACHERS ARRESTED 28/12/18
Arrested bushmeat poachers, KARI
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CHYULU UNIT MONTHLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND PATROL ROUTES
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DECEMBER 2018 KENZE TEAM PATROL AREA: Kibwezi Forest and surrounding communities DAYS ON DUTY: 13
SECURITY & INCIDENTS ELEPHANT CONFLICT 20/12/18
Driving elephants back into the forest at Kenze area
POACHERS ARRESTED 20/12/18
Arrested poachers with crocodile skin
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CHARCOAL BURNING 23/12/18
Charcoal burning, KARI
POACHERS ARRESTED 28/12/18
Arrested bush meat poachers, KARI
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KENZE UNIT MONTHLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND PATROL ROUTES
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DECEMBER 2018 SOBO TEAM PATROL AREA: This is a mobile team operating south of the Voi River, Bura area as well as in the Ziwani area DAYS ON DUTY: 31
SECURITY & INCIDENTS CHARCOAL BURNING 3/12/18
Team members destroying charcoal sacks and a kiln at mbulia area
ELEPHANT RESCUE 5/12/18
The team rescued a young elephant in a sewage at manyani prison
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LIFTING SNARES 22/12/18
Team members lifting small and medium snares at manyani prison area
LIFTING SNARES 29/12/18
Team member retrieve snares at mbulia area
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SOBO UNIT MONTHLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND PATROL ROUTES
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DECEMBER 2018 BURRA TEAM PATROL AREA: Southern sector of Tsavo East NP & the Taita Ranches DAYS ON DUTY: 30
SECURITY & INCIDENTS CHARCOAL BURNING 6/12/18
Bags full of charcoal found at Sagalla ranch
POACHERS CAMP 6/12/18
A poacher’s camp found at Sagalla with some of the items recovered and snares
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ELEPHANT TREATMENT 9/12/18
Team assist the mobile vet treat a wounded elephant at Ngutuni area
ELEPHANT CONFLICT 10/12/18
DSWT chopper and other KWS and police officers assisting in pushing elephant from Voi town back into to the park
ZEBRA TREATMENT 17/12/18
Team assist the vet in removing a snare from a zebra at Ngutuni area
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ELEPHANT TREATMENT 24/11/18
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Team assisting the vet treat a wounded elephant at Sagala ranch
BURRA UNIT MONTHLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND PATROL ROUTES
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