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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. ...
Read more26 June 2019
The arrival of Zora and AyaTwo new Belgian Malinois dogs have been welcomed into the SWT fold, both handpicked out of many hundreds, and imported to Kenya from the Netherlands. We are looking to boost our Canine Unit to help complement further the SWT/ KWS field teams in their pursuit to keep Tsavo safe. ...
Read more25 June 2019
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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