25-02 February / March 2025 This week: Rangers discovered a giraffe with a spear lodged in its side, KWS vet responded, darted, and treated the giraffe, but the prognosis for survival is guarded, rangers to monitor // Rangers arrested a suspect with giraffe meat // Rangers prevented elephant from crossing the crop protection fence in several instances // Joint operation led to the arrest of a suspect with 3kg of miraa // Rangers intercepted development equipment without relevant documents in several instances // Rangers responded to a wildebeest caught in a private fence and successfully freed it // Rangers responded to a 5 acre fire and successfully put it out
18-24 February 2025 This week: Rangers located a new fenced farm, no people found, more to follow // Rangers and partners responded to a fire that broke in national park and successfully put it out, area approximately 20 acres, cause unknown // Joint operation led to the arrest of 1 suspect who was involved in bushmeat poaching // Report of a hyena with a wire on its neck seen on the waterhole camera, rangers searched but did not locate it // Rangers responded to the report of cow attacked by lion and found 4 injured cow, rangers diffused the situation // Rangers intercepted several vehicles and machinery that were headed to a farm with no relevant documents and turned away
11-17 February 2025 This week: Rangers prevented elephant from crossing the crop protection fence in several incidents // Rangers responded to a call about 3 dogs that died after eating suspected poisoned meat, KWS vet responded to collect a sample for testing, rangers to monitor for a poisoning site // Rangers stopped development at a farm for lack of relevant documents // Rangers responded to the report of a herder being chased in settlement by an elephant, no one injured // Rangers responded to the report of an adult elephant carcass, ivory intact and recovered by rangers for KWS // Rangers stopped a borehole driller due to lack of relevant documents // Rangers responded to a community call and pushed away lion near settlements // Rangers and partner responded to a report of a suspected speared lion, tracks were found but not the animal, the next day it was spotted and determined that the spear injury on the leg was survivable and does not need treatment
4-10 February 2025 This week: Rangers and partner responded to an incident where a lion killed a cow and diffused tensions // Joint operation led to the arrest of 2 suspects for illegal possession of elephant tusks weighing 18.5kg and warthog teeth weighing 1.5kg // Rangers responded to a buffalo blocking a path near human settlement and pushed him away // Rangers prevented elephant from crossing the crop protection fence
28-3 Jan/Feb 2025 This week: Rangers responded to the report of an abandoned zebra foal and reunited it with a nearby herd and suspected mother // Rangers prevented lions from entering homesteads // Rangers and partners arrested suspects in possession of 5 live tortoises // Rangers responded to the report of a deceased adult elephant, tusks were recovered, more to follow // Rangers and partners arrested suspects for harvesting sandalwood // Rangers responded to the report of an abandoned juvenile wildebeest, responded to reunited with a nearby herd
21-27 January 2025 This week: Rangers and partners made several arrests in separate incidents for illegally logging in national park, possession of ivory, and possession of miraa // Rangers removed a generator that was running along the river with an oil leak that contaminated drinking water // Rangers recovered a large snare
13-20 January 2025 This week: Rangers and partners made several arrests for possession of miraa, charcoal, and ivory // Rangers prevented elephant from crossing the crop protection fence // Rangers responded to the report that a lion was speared while attacking a cow inside boma, rangers determined the wound is not life threatening and will monitor, later sighting showed the lion was healing // Rangers intercepted a tractor at farm without documents, and at another location a borehole driller neither with relevant documents, more to follow // Report of feline stuck in between rocks, rangers responded and captured and released the Serval into sanctuary 06-12 January 2025 This week: Rangers responded to the report of a limping lion, no physical injury, will monitor // Rangers responded to several reports of elephants crossing the crop protection fence, damages were repaired // A ranger was injured by a charging elephant and taken for treatment // 2 arrest incidents made with partners involving bushmeat poaching // Rangers located a farm inside conservancy, more to follow // Rangers located 2 people digging holes for fencing without relevant documents, more to follow
25-02 February / March 2025 This week: Rangers discovered a giraffe with a spear lodged in its side, KWS vet responded, darted, and treated the giraffe, but the prognosis for survival is guarded, rangers to monitor // Rangers arrested a suspect with giraffe meat // Rangers prevented elephant from crossing the crop protection fence in several instances // Joint operation led to the arrest of a suspect with 3kg of miraa // Rangers intercepted development equipment without relevant documents in several instances // Rangers responded to a wildebeest caught in a private fence and successfully freed it // Rangers responded to a 5 acre fire and successfully put it out
18-24 February 2025 This week: Rangers located a new fenced farm, no people found, more to follow // Rangers and partners responded to a fire that broke in national park and successfully put it out, area approximately 20 acres, cause unknown // Joint operation led to the arrest of 1 suspect who was involved in bushmeat poaching // Report of a hyena with a wire on its neck seen on the waterhole camera, rangers searched but did not locate it // Rangers responded to the report of cow attacked by lion and found 4 injured cow, rangers diffused the situation // Rangers intercepted several vehicles and machinery that were headed to a farm with no relevant documents and turned away
11-17 February 2025 This week: Rangers prevented elephant from crossing the crop protection fence in several incidents // Rangers responded to a call about 3 dogs that died after eating suspected poisoned meat, KWS vet responded to collect a sample for testing, rangers to monitor for a poisoning site // Rangers stopped development at a farm for lack of relevant documents // Rangers responded to the report of a herder being chased in settlement by an elephant, no one injured // Rangers responded to the report of an adult elephant carcass, ivory intact and recovered by rangers for KWS // Rangers stopped a borehole driller due to lack of relevant documents // Rangers responded to a community call and pushed away lion near settlements // Rangers and partner responded to a report of a suspected speared lion, tracks were found but not the animal, the next day it was spotted and determined that the spear injury on the leg was survivable and does not need treatment
4-10 February 2025 This week: Rangers and partner responded to an incident where a lion killed a cow and diffused tensions // Joint operation led to the arrest of 2 suspects for illegal possession of elephant tusks weighing 18.5kg and warthog teeth weighing 1.5kg // Rangers responded to a buffalo blocking a path near human settlement and pushed him away // Rangers prevented elephant from crossing the crop protection fence
28-3 Jan/Feb 2025 This week: Rangers responded to the report of an abandoned zebra foal and reunited it with a nearby herd and suspected mother // Rangers prevented lions from entering homesteads // Rangers and partners arrested suspects in possession of 5 live tortoises // Rangers responded to the report of a deceased adult elephant, tusks were recovered, more to follow // Rangers and partners arrested suspects for harvesting sandalwood // Rangers responded to the report of an abandoned juvenile wildebeest, responded to reunited with a nearby herd
21-27 January 2025 This week: Rangers and partners made several arrests in separate incidents for illegally logging in national park, possession of ivory, and possession of miraa // Rangers removed a generator that was running along the river with an oil leak that contaminated drinking water // Rangers recovered a large snare
13-20 January 2025 This week: Rangers and partners made several arrests for possession of miraa, charcoal, and ivory // Rangers prevented elephant from crossing the crop protection fence // Rangers responded to the report that a lion was speared while attacking a cow inside boma, rangers determined the wound is not life threatening and will monitor, later sighting showed the lion was healing // Rangers intercepted a tractor at farm without documents, and at another location a borehole driller neither with relevant documents, more to follow // Report of feline stuck in between rocks, rangers responded and captured and released the Serval into sanctuary 06-12 January 2025 This week: Rangers responded to the report of a limping lion, no physical injury, will monitor // Rangers responded to several reports of elephants crossing the crop protection fence, damages were repaired // A ranger was injured by a charging elephant and taken for treatment // 2 arrest incidents made with partners involving bushmeat poaching // Rangers located a farm inside conservancy, more to follow // Rangers located 2 people digging holes for fencing without relevant documents, more to follow