April was another busy month for the SWT/KWS Anti-Poaching Teams. Over the course of the month, rangers collected 1,086 snares and made 29 arrests. Teams also destroyed 22 charcoal kilns and recovered 46 kilos of ivory.
During the month the KWS/SWT De-Snaring Units lifted 1,086 snares and made 29 arrests including 3 arrests for poaching activities and 3 arrests for possession of bushmeat. Other arrests made during the month included 13 charcoal burners, 6 livestock herders, 2 loggers, 1 miraa harvester, and 1 arrest made for illegal entry into the parks. Bushmeat confiscated from poachers and camps totaled 100kg.
During the month, the teams destroyed 22 charcoal kilns, 3 charcoal camps, including 10 charcoal sacks, along with 21 harbors/hides/camps used by offenders in the parks and 4 livestock bomas.
In April the teams also discovered 2 elephant carcasses and handed over 46kg of ivory to the KWS.
SWT/KWS Anti-Poaching Teams
For a quarter of a century, SWT rangers have been frontline defenders of Kenya’s ecosystems. Working in partnership with the Kenya Wildlife Service, they face the most pressing threats to conservation. In addition, they serve as a vital link in our wider field work, supporting not only anti-poaching operations, but also veterinary treatments, orphan rescues, human-wildlife conflict mitigation, and all manner of field emergencies.
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