Protect, Conserve, Inspire REPORT December and January 2016

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Protect, Conserve, Inspire REPORT December and January 2016 Firearms recovery and arrest of 4 suspects in e Transmara 5 January 2016 Weaer and Rainfall: The rains have continued roughout is period

The traditional poaching hotspots have changed and we are seeing more killings in e community conservancies. This includes a spate of killings in e Ollaro Conservancy area in Siana.

MEP is going rough e process of professionalizing e organization and special consultant Brian Kearney-Grieve has been driving is process.

1 Protect, Conserve, Inspire REPORT December and January 2016 Firearms recovery and arrest of 4 suspects in e Transmara 5 January 2016 Weaer and Rainfall: The rains have continued roughout is period but are suspected to stop in February. General In December and January we lost 9 elephants and made 3 ivory arrests. This is an increase in elephant killings compared to e last reporting period. The traditional poaching hotspots have changed and we are seeing more killings in e community conservancies. This includes a spate of killings in e Ollaro Conservancy area in Siana. 4 elephants were poached for eir ivory in is at e end of January and 1 elephant was killed in e Ol Choro Conservancy mid January. MEP is going rough e process of professionalizing e organization and special consultant Brian Kearney-Grieve has been driving is process. We would like to ank e ESCAPE Foundation for supporting is hugely beneficial exercise in addition to e core budget. WWF Kenya and KWS have collared 10 elephants in e Mara. They deployed e collars in areas where our current data has gaps. We hope to develop our relationship wi WWF so at we can access eir collars on e same system. Partnership Development MEP SIT REP December and January

2 We have requested an additional 8 KWS rangers to deploy wi MEP. So far we have received 4 additional rangers which has been a huge help to improve e law enforcement in e aitong hillsrekero, Oldonyo Erinka and a portion Olkinyei. We hope to increase e operational area to e norern border of Naboisho Conservancy and Olkinyei Conservancy wi e 4 additional rangers. rd On e 27 to e 30 we conducted a 3 drone training wi partner RESOLVE in e Grumeti National Reserve in e Serengeti Tanzania. We trained 27 rangers from TANAPA, WD and e WMAs. The training was attended by KWS officials who have reported to e service on e same. We hope to have a drone demo in Kenya in e next few mons where we invite officials to inspect from e KCAA, Ministry of Defense, and e KWS. Photo of e rangers at e recent drone training in Tanzania. The CEO attended e Paways conference at e Mt Kenya Safari Club wi funding partner PREPARED from USAID. At e conference we were able to present wi Big Life Foundation and Honey Guide Foundation about HWC toolkits and mitigating HWC. We were also exposed to a variety of projects working in conservation projects in Kenya, in different part of Africa and across e globe. The event was successful to bo bringing conservationists and projects togeer but also to share a ideas and learn from oers. Fundraising: Board member Trey Fehsenfeld has raised 50,000USD for MEP in We hosted e CEO of Tusk Trust on January 17 and we hope at eir funds will be made available to purchase e digital radio network. We will need to leverage funds for is and plan to raise e balance ough STE from e Wildlife Conservation Network. Security: On e 5 of January we arrest 4 suspects wi e KWS near Lolgorian wi 2 AK 47 assault rifles. This gang had been terrorizing community members and killed 5 over e course of last year including attacking e police station in Lolgorian. The community came out in numbers at e police station in MEP SIT REP December and January

3 Lolgorian town when e arrest was made to support MEP, KWS and e Police. 2 of e gang members were released on 500,000KSh (5,000USD) bond each. MEP has been given access to a supercub aircraft (previously reported) by e ESCAPE Foundation for aerial support-up to 20hrs per mon. We have been deploying e supercub wi eier a MEP warden or KWS warden several times a week. The flights have been to establish where elephant herd are when ground rangers loose em. This has enabled us to deploy our ground forces more effectively. HEC In December we erected 3 more chili fences in e Transmara at e request of farmers in e area. Staff: The second ranger of e quarter was awarded to Jackson Maitai. The CEO went on annual leave from e 13 to e 27 of December. The last staff meeting was held on e 4 of January at e MEP HQ. The next staff meeting is planned for e 15 of February at e MEP HQ. This year we will need to get updated certificates of good conduct. We have purchased deworming medicine for all e rangers in January. Incidents sitrep: Dead elephant on 5/12/15 arrest: 1/12/ day old carcass of adult male found during routine ground patrol, between olemoncho and saruni hills close to KWS saruni station. Illegally killed by spear wound to ribs on left hand side. Cause of e dea: was speared on e left side, bo tusk were chopped out by poachers. Mike file 31/15 1 suspect was arrested by MEP and KWS in Chemonir Mulot wi total of 3 kgs ivory, 2 pcs. He was taken to Narok police station and booked. Dead elephant: 14/12/15 arrest: 14/12/15 2 day old carcass of sub-adult male found by local community on banks close to e Ilopilukuny village of Trans-Mara. Carcass had been swept down e River Mogor. The cause of dea was gunshots wounds. Bo tusks had been removed by poachers (See arrest bellow) mike file 32/15. And en were recovered later e same day and 4 arrested. See below. Above elephant carcass found by local community in Lolgorian (Ilopilukuny) and reported to KWS. Response team went to e site and followed tracks made by e poachers, leading to eir farm. 4 suspects were caught wi total 8kg ivory, 2pcs. Suspects were taken to Lolgorian police station and booked. MEP SIT REP December and January

4 Dead elephant: 26/12/15 Dead Elephant: 28/12/15 Firearms recovered and arrest: 5/1/16 1 day old carcass of adult male found by local community, inside ick bush between 3 manyattas, eastern side of Endoinyo Erinka Hills, Mbitin. Elephant illegally killed by spear wound to left hand side of body. Bo tusks had been removed by poachers using a power saw. Mike file 33/15 1-day-old carcass of juvenile age found by Olkupelia guides in an open area close to Olkupelia camp, Olare-orok. Elephant killed by lions. Tusks collected by KWS ranger on 28/12/15.from Olare orok rangers. Mike file 34/15 4 suspects arrested at Keronga village of Kuria East wi two AK47 Riffles and 31 rounds. Dead elephant on: 16/1/16 Dead elephant on: 23/1/2016 Dead Elephant: 23/1/2016 Dead Elephant: 23/1/16 2-day-old carcass of adult male found during routine ground patrol by olchorro conservancy rangers on opposite side of Nabaala Boma and was reported to e MEP team. Elephant illegally killed by spear wound on right hand side of body. Bo tusks chopped out. Mike file 01/16 Fresh carcass of adult male found by mep team during air patrol, at Olarro, Siana Spring. Report to MEP team and kws. The cause of dea confirmed as due to spear wound from poachers. Tusks chopped out by poachers. Mike file 02/16 Fresh carcass found of an adult male in e Olaro area in Siana. The elephant was killed by means of spearing and bo tusks were chopped out by poachers. Mike file number 3/2016 A dead elephant was found by community in e Ollaro Area Siana e tusks were retrieved by KWS. The means of killing was spearing. Mike file number 4/2016 Dead Elephant/ 24/1/16 arrest: 24/1/2016 A dead elephant was found by elephant aware in e Siana area and bo tusks were chopped out by poachers. The means of killing was spearing. Mike file number 5/ suspects arrested in aitong oltorotua village wi 2 kgs ivory and taken to narok police station. Elephant Tracking: Save e Elephants has developed e Standard Analytical Reporting Framework (SARF) tool for generating reports from e collar data. The advanced software is able to generate e reports automatically. We are showcasing e last quarter report in is period. Traditional tacking report: Hugo Fred Polaris Mytene Lina Hugo spent most of time on e Mara Nor (MN) - MMNR border, by Musiara swamp. He moved to Mara Conservancy (MC) in January, before returning to Mara Nor at e end of January. Fred was at Musiara swamp, MMNR at e beginning of December. He moved to Mara conservancy, and en returned to Musiara swamp at e end of December. In January he moved to Mara Nor where he remained until e end of e mon. Polaris collar dropped off at e beginning of January, erefore tracking data is unavailable. Mytene spent e duration of December and January in e Serengeti National Park, apart from a single day on e Tanzanian side of MMNR in January. Lina was in Naibosho Conservancy roughout December and January, apart from a single day spent in Olare Orok Conservancy in January. MEP SIT REP December and January

5 Bobo Ivy Caroline Kegol Lucy Naibosho Chelsea Limo Shorty Bobo was in e Ol Donyo Erinka and Rekero area in Pardamat Conservancy. He broke geofences in e area and has been visited by e Ol Donyo team on a regular basis. He moved to e border of Lemek and Olchorro Conservancy mid-december, en began breaking geofences in Enonkishu Conservancy at e end of December. He spent January in Lemek hills of Mara Nor Conservancy. Ivy spent most of December and January in Mara Nor. She travelled rough Lemek Conservancy at e end of December and route to Ol Chorro Conservancy. Here she stayed for a few days in early January. She returned to Mara Nor in mid-january, again passing ough Lemek Conservancy. Caroline spent e beginning of December in Naboisho Conservancy. She moved to Ol Donyo Erinka in Pardamat Conservancy and began breaking geofences in mid-december. She travelled via Olare Orok Emotorogi Conservancy on her return to Naboisho Conservancy at e end of December. She stayed in Naboisho Conservancy roughout January. The signal from Kegol s collar was lost roughout December and January. Lucy spent December and January in e Nyekweri forest. She has broken several geofences and we have visited e different sites. Lucy en came right to e Mara River near e Royal Mara Lodge in Mara Nor Conservancy. She moved to Mara Triangle in January. Was in MMNR for December and January where she currently is. Chelsea spent e last period December and January in Olkinyei conservancy moving togeer wi Limo up to mid- January. Limo has been spending e last period in Olkinyei Conservancy up to mid-december where he moved to Pardamat conservancy. And is currently in Olkinyei conservancy. Has spent e last period in e Mugumu area in e Serengeti. MEP SIT REP December and January

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