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June was a busy month, as the dry season started to take hold and there was an expected rise in illegal activities. SWT/KWS Anti-Poaching Teams teams collected 1,046 snares, made 35 arrests, and confiscated 41 kilograms of elephant ivory during the month, covering 46,457 kilometres on patrol.
Read moreMay was a busy month for the Aerial Unit . Highlighted operations included the large-scale effort to translocate 12 black rhinos between conservancies in northern Kenya, several orphan rescues and aerial-assisted veterinary treatments, and eight human-elephant conflict cases. Over the course of the month, pilots flew 258 hours, covering 32,873 kilometres.
Read moreAs conditions started to dry up, there was a reliable increase in illegal activites in May. Over the course of the month, SWT/KWS Anti-Poaching Teams arrested 40 individuals, collected 778 snares, and covered 37,709 kilometres on patrol.
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