June was a busy month for the SWT/KWS Anti-Poaching Teams. In total, the teams covered 18,837 kilometres on patrol, making 58 arrests and collecting 1,391 snares. They also supported six veterinary interventions and confiscated 89 kilograms of ivory.
The arrests, carried out by KWS rangers assigned to each unit, included 11 arrests for poaching activities, and the arrest of 4 loggers, 7 miraa harvesters, 8 charcoal burners, and 17 livestock herders. During arrests and patrols, the teams confiscated bows and poisoned arrows, lamping equipment including torches, and charcoal burning tools. They also found and disposed of 29kg of bushmeat including dik-dik, gerenuk and fish. Other bushmeat carcasses confiscated from poachers included guineafowls, bustards, and elephant shrews.
During the month, the teams destroyed two livestock bomas, five charcoal camps and 29 charcoal kilns, and 26 poachers hides/camps. The teams also supported the SWT/KWS Vet Units responding to six veterinary treatments involving five injured elephants and one zebra.