De-Snaring Report for October 2015

October was an exceptionally dry month with communities living around the parks becoming increasingly desperate as the dry weather continued

October was an exceptionally dry month with communities living around the parks becoming increasingly desperate as the dry weather continued.  As a result poaching for bush meat escalated as did the intrusion of livestock into the Parks and Reserves.

The teams recovered 493 snares, noting that there was also a sudden increase in the incidence of cable snares targeting elephants. The teams also reported a rise in poisoned arrow incidences and the use of a more effective poison.

A total of seven elephant carcasses were visited on the ground having died from expected arrow poisoning, one leaving a young calf that was rescued. The ground teams also assisted in several elephant treatments alongside the DSWT/KWS Amboseli and Tsavo vets.

You can read more about each team’s activities in the DSWT’s monthly Anti-Poaching Report: