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15 July 2019
Aerial Surveillance Report for June 2019June was a quiet month in terms of almost all illegal activities. In fact, only one instance of fresh poaching activity was discovered, which was a fresh elephant carcass on the Tiva River with ivory pulled out. ...
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Aerial Surveillance Report for May 2019Throughout May, the Aerial Unit was occupied primarily with cases of human-wildlife conflict (HWC) in the communities surrounding the Tsavo Conservation Area. The helicopter attended to a total of 11 separate HWC callouts; some of these instances involved our fixed wing aircraft scouting ahead to first locate the herds of elephant. Moving elephants back into protected areas is challenging work!...
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Aerial Surveillance Report for April 2019April saw the very late and scattered arrival of the rainy season in Tsavo. A few small areas received heavy storms, however, the bulk of the Park remained dry during a month when the rains would normally be coming to an end. ...
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