Despite favourable conditions in the field, February was busy for the SWT/KWS Anti-Poaching Teams. Over the course of the month, rangers collected 1,029 snares, made 48 arrests, confiscated 37 kg of elephant ivory, and assisted in four veterinary treatments.
In February, SWT/KWS Anti-Poaching Teams lifted 1,029 snares. They also supported 48 arrests, including 13 arrests for poaching activities and two for possession of bushmeat. Other arrests made during the month included 11 livestock herders, five for illegal entry into the National Parks, five charcoal burners, five loggers, four fisherman, one honey harvester, one miraa harvester, and one in possession of sandalwood. Bushmeat confiscated from poachers and camps totaled 10kg, including 30 more carcasses.
During the month, the teams destroyed 24 charcoal kilns and three charcoal camps, including many charcoal sacks, along with 19 harbors/hides/camps used by offenders in the parks and 4 livestock bomas.
In February, the teams also helped the SWT/KWS Vet Units treat two injured elephants, one wildebeest and one zebra. They also discovered three elephant carcasses and handed over 37kg of ivory to the KWS.
