September was a busy month for the Anti-Poaching Teams, operated in partnership with the Kenya Wildlife Service. Rangers patrolled 29,940 kilometres, seized 401 kilograms of bushmeat, and made 57 arrests. They also supported a wide range of field operations, including human-wildlife conflict missions, veterinary treatments, firefighting, and orphan rescues.
In September, SWT/KWS Anti-Poaching Teams lifted 1,430 snares and made 57 arrests and cautions: 23 for bushmeat poaching, 8 for illegal entry into protected areas, 7 for charcoal burning, 7 for illegal grazing, 5 for illegal logging, 3 for firewood collection, 2 for illegal miraa plantations, 1 for illegal fishing, and 1 for possession of bushmeat. Teams continued to encounter a broad range of illegal activities, highlighting the continuing pressure on protected areas from poaching and illegal resource use.
During the reporting period, the teams also seized 401kg of bushmeat and 105 bushmeat carcasses, destroyed 2 charcoal camps, 26 charcoal kilns and 8 sacks of charcoal, and dismantled 2 illegal livestock bomas. They also seized 67kg of honey, recorded 136 illegally logged trees, and destroyed 43 illegal hides, harbours and camps.
In September, the teams also discovered 5 elephant carcasses and recovered 85.9kg of ivory, comprising 11 tusks and 5 additional ivory pieces. They continued to support wider conservation operations, including human-wildlife conflict response, veterinary interventions and wildlife rescues.
