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.
During the month, the KWS/SWT Anti-Poaching Units lifted 1,046 snares and made 35 arrests, including 12 poachers and five offenders caught in possession of bushmeat. Other arrests included two charcoal burners, one livestock herder, five loggers, and six individuals for illegal entry into the parks. Over 42 kilograms of confiscated bushmeat — primarily hippo and dikdik — along with 33 carcasses were recovered from poachers and camps.
The teams also destroyed 18 charcoal kilns, seven charcoal camps, including the confiscation of five charcoal sacks. Forty harbors/hides/camps used by offenders in the parks were also found and destroyed.
In June, the teams also discovered four elephant carcasses and handed over 41 kilograms of ivory to the KWS for safekeeping.