THE DAVID SHELDRICK WILDLIFE TRUST

PO BOX 15555 Mbagathi 00503 Tel: 020 230 1396 Email: [email protected]

www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org

DE-SNARING REPORT JANUARY 2013

NYATI TEAM Nyati Team De-Snaring Report for January, 2013

Participants Peterson Kihara

Paul Kyalo

Leandas Lewangati

Bernard Kimani

Julius Kyalo

Bramuel Ireri

Areas Patrolled Umbi Hill Tundani Tiva Ndara Masobo Macho Kombo Kasaala Powerline Kasaala fencline Kalovoto Kai Rock Imenti Arrests

0 Arrest(s) this month

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Illegal Activities - Number, Type and Description

Illegal ActivityNo. Incidents Location Percentage Scale Arrests

Poaching , Snaring - 1 Kalovoto 20.00% Commercial No Small Game

Poaching , Snaring - 1 Kasaala 100.00% No Medium/Large Game

Poaching , Snaring - 1 Kalovoto 50.00% Commercial No Large Game

Poaching , Old Hideout 1 Tiva 100.00% Commercial No

Poaching , Fresh 1 Masobo 14.29% No Tracks

Logging , Wet Wood 1 Tundani 14.29% Commercial No

Logging , Wet Wood 1 Kalovoto 14.29% Commercial No

* 'Percentage' indicates the overall percentage occurrence (encountered by all de- snaring teams) of that particular illegal activity during the selected month.

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Snares Collected Snare Type Snare Size Snare Description No. Confiscated Thin Wire Large Scattered 0

Total Snares Collected: 0

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Simisi

Ikutha

T iv a Kasala Imale !!( (! ((

MAKINDU Nyayo (! (! Kisayani Makutano Athi

Kibwezi Galana

Kibwezi Forest Tsavo East National Park

Ngwata Kivuthini (!(!

Kambu Chyulu NP

MBIRIKANIA Makutano Ivingoni ei And Mtito Key Nthongoni 5 Kilimanjaro HL Matangini Patrol Route

CHYULU WEST GAME CONSERV. AREA Illegal Activities (! Logging KUKU Tsavo West National Park Kinani (! Poaching

Nyati Team January 2013 desnaring report photographs

Above: Bringing back strayed elephants Above: Destroying a fence to allow movement for the elephants

Above: Poachers’ hide out at Tiva Above: Liftin a small snare at Kasala power line.