Big Life Foundation
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Wildlife Crime /
   Anti-Trafficking

wildlife crime anti poaching

Big Life employs Maasai rangers from local communities who work collaboratively with a vast informer network. Our rangers are expertly trained and well-equipped to tackle a variety of wildlife crimes, including combating wildlife trafficking. We track and apprehend poachers and collaborate with local prosecutors to ensure that they are punished to the fullest extent of the law.

Following the arrest of suspects by Big Life rangers, our Prosecution Officer monitors all major wildlife court cases to ensure that maximum penalties are pursued. It also involves ensuring that all Big Life witnesses and arresting officers attend the necessary cases, as well as working with local prosecutors to improve the handling of wildlife cases.

Meanwhile, Big Life’s intelligence team remains actively involved in investigating wildlife trafficking, both in the immediate ecosystem and well beyond. A strong network of informers has led to the arrest of hundreds of suspects and the confiscation of thousands of kilos of ivory.

 

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January 14, 2021

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January 08, 2021

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The package arrived coiled into a tight ball, the harmless creature’s natural defense against wild predators like lions and hyenas. While this doesn’t protect the animal against its human enemies, luckily this one was… Read More
August 26, 2023

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Some dogs spend their lives in lofty apartments barking at pigeons, others exist perpetually in pursuit of tennis balls, or waiting semi-patiently for their next meal. But here at Big Life, our tracker dogs do things a… Read More
April 14, 2023

IVORY INTEL

Recently, Big Life informers sent along information about two suspects trafficking ivory. The intel led to a successful KWS operation that saw the arrest of two suspects in possession of 37 pieces of elephant tusks… Read More
January 10, 2022

IVORY DEALERS CAUGHT ON THE RUN

Think of them as international salesmen of the worst kind. The four men had been crisscrossing the boundary between Kenya and Tanzania looking to peddle their contraband, which was in this case extremely unusual -… Read More
October 08, 2021

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What endangered natural substance is as sought after and illegally trafficked as ivory or rhino horn? HINT: It’s not from an animal. The answer is sandalwood, a word you are likely familiar with from using candles,… Read More
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April 28, 2021

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An informant received a tip that someone was trying to sell ivory. The trafficker had 12 pieces weighing just over 35 kg. Posing as an interested buyer, the informant laid the trap, and KWS made the arrest. These 12… Read More
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This was no holiday. Two men had travelled to Tanzania on an illegal shopping trip. After crossing the border, they didn’t have to go far to find what they were looking for on the black market – dead lions. Or rather,… Read More
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