MEP October 2017 Monthly Report EXTERNAL...No clear report of what the thieves stole in the center....
Transcript of MEP October 2017 Monthly Report EXTERNAL...No clear report of what the thieves stole in the center....
MEPOctober2017Report
Collaredelephant,Chelsea,inOlkinyei.General:TheMarahashadseveralheavyrainsturningtheareagreenbutunfortunately,thegrassisstillveryshort.MEPisworkingongettingaweatherstationatHQsothatwecanrecordmoreaccurateweatherinformation.ThismonthwehavebeenreactingtoanumberofsecurityincidentsinLoita,MauandtheMara.TheMEPintelligenceteamhadanotablesuccesswhentheyledaKenyaWildlifeService(KWS)rangerunittoarresttwosuspectswith40kgofivoryinMeru.ThishasbeenthesecondarrestinthelastthreemonthsoutsideNarokCounty.WehavebeenassistingourpartnersKWS,NarokCountyGovernment(NCG)andKenyaForestService(KFS)tobringaseriousloggingissuetolightintheMauForest.We’veprovidedintelligencegatheredthroughaerialreconnaissanceandsubmittedareporttotherelevantpeopleineachorganization.
Fundraising:ESCAPEFoundationExecutiveDirectorBrianKearney-GrievegotawrittenpledgefromChristopherParkerfromOakFoundationforcoreoperationalcosts.ThisisfantasticnewsandwewillbepresentingthefullproposalbeforetheendofNovember.We’realsothrilledMargyMcCormickhaspledgedtosupportanelephantcollarandallactivitiestoprotectthiselephantandtheirherdforthenextthreeyears.UnmannedAerialVehicles(UAVs):Onthe23rdofOctober,wereceivedanoobjectionresponselettertotheKCAAapplicationfortheC.E.O.tooperatetwoMavicProUAVs.Thelastfewitemsweneedtocompleteisclearancefromagenciesinourareasofoperationandupdateddatesofoperation.ThismeansthatwearenowabletocontinuewiththeUAVprogramtochivyelephantsoutofconflict.Research:JakeWallfromSavetheElephantsandVulcancametovisitMEPfor12daysthismonthwhichwasveryproductive.Duringthistime,weachievedthebulkofouragendaandagreedonitemstocontinuetoworkon.OneimmediateexcitingdevelopmentisthatMEPandMaraConservancywillhaveitsownDASchapter.ThismeanswewillbeabletopopulatethesystemwithMEPdatadirectlyandgetautomatedreportsfromourefforts.TheC.E.O.requestedthatJakebetheChairmanoftheMEPScienceBoard.PartnershipDevelopment:ChrisDoehringandJakeWallagreedtopartnerwithustosetupDAS.Thiswillhappeninthenextseveralweeks.TreyFreshenedwhomanagesourSpecialProjectsattendedadronetrainingcoursewithBrianKearney-GrieveinVirginiawithExpertDroneswhoMEPplanstopartnerwithtodeveloptheUAVproject.Security:ThesamegangthatwerecentlyreportedhadrobbedMararientaandshotthepolicemaninAitonghitanotherfourtimesinthelastmonth.Thislevelofactivity,andtheinabilitytocatchthem,istotallyunacceptableandMEPwillre-deployourintelligencenetworktohelp.AsoneofthestakeholdersintheMara,MEPtakesthisissueseriously.Belowisatableoutliningtheiractivities.
Dates LocationNoofpeople Notes
31/9/2017
Laila 3
Noclearreportofwhatthethievesstoleinthecenter.ThreepeoplearmedwithAK47RifflehijackamatatufromMulottoLaila.
18/10/2017
Aitong/Oloosokon 3
ThreepeoplearmedwithanAK47riflehijackamotorbikebelongstoKuseyoKisharuandtookamotorbike,twophonesand218,000ksh.MotorbikelaterfoundinOloosokonbush.
25/10/2017 EndoinyioErinka Unknown Motorbikestoleninendoinyioerinka28/10/2017
Aitongcenter 3ThreepeoplearmedwithAK47rifleandapistolrobbedNoorshopandmanagedtotakeKsh240,000.
WesenttherapidresponseunitbackintotheMauForestandtheyhaverecordedalotofhumanactivity,includingillegallogging,insidetheforestandHECwithsurroundingfarmers.Theyfollowedabullherdandafamilygrouplookingforcollaringcandidates.Onthe16thwerespondedtoshotsfiredinLoitawithasmallarmedteamfromKWS.Theyinterviewedmanyherdersintheforestandpatrolledtheareaswheretheshotscamefrom.Fromthe11thtothe17thwejoinedandprovidedaerialsupporttoajointoperationintheNyekweriForesttostopillegalcharcoalburningoperations.Weweresuccessfulwith27suspectsarrested.Incidentssitrep
Deadelephanton:11/10/2017.
AdeadelephantwasfoundinMaraNorthConservancy;thecarcasswasreportedbyMEPHQteam.Thecauseofdeathconsideredashuman-elephantconflict,therawcausewasarrowwound.ElephantknownasCourtneywasoneofMaraElephantProject’smostrecentcollaredelephants.ShewascollaredonOctober29,2016inOlonkolinaftershewasfoundwoundedby11arrows.Shewasinaharrowingattackbyfarmersaftersheandherherdhadbeenactivelycropraiding.TuskswererecoveredandhandedovertotheKWSEwuasoNgirostation.Mikefilenumber20/17.
Ivoryrecoveredandarrest:22/10/17.
TwosuspectsarrestedinMerutownbytheKWSrangersonMEPintel,with40kgivory.SuspecttakentoMerupolicestationandbooked.
IvoryrecoveredinMeruPatrolReport:
AllMEPgroundpatroltracksforOctobergeneratedbyWILD.Rangerspatrolreport Kawai HQ Munyas Enkutoto Olkinyei Mobileteam Totals
Hoursonpatrolpermonth 219:45:00 63:55:00 121:29:01 115:24:00 112:58:00 133:34:00
Distancewalkedpermonth(Foot)
56.8 10.7 84.4 355.9 123.3 69.8 700.9
NO.oftargetpointsvisitedpermonth
3 1 4 3 6 2 19
No.ofelephantssightedpermonth
283 139 87 245 505 84 1343
DaysofWILDdatasubmitted 23 25 16 29 29 16 138
DaysofWILDdataMissing 7 5 14 1 1 14 42
No.ofqualitiesphotossubmitted
3 8 6 5 23 1 46
No.ofincidentpermonth 1 0 4 0 2 2 9
HEC 2 0 0 1 0 0 3
POACHING 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ANIMALMORTALITY 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
PROPERTYDESTRUCTION
0 2 1 0 0 0 3
ILLEGALHUMANACTIVITIES
0 0 0 0 0 2 2
No.ofpoacherscaughtpermonth
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
No.ofsnaresrecoveredpermonth
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Allissuedequipmentpresent Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 0
Conditionofequipment Good Good Good Good Good Good
Distancecoveredbyvehicle 397.5 390.6 210.4 0 177.7 644.8
Distancecoveredbymotorbike 0 _ 6.4 76.9 61.2 _
Vehiclebreakagesduringthemonth
Servicenextmonth,coilspringreplace.
Weldingandfrontmainspringbushesrepair.
_ _ Injectorpumpcalibrationandclutchplate.
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Motorbikebreakagesduringthemonth
_ _ _ KMDN034Wgoodcondition
Kmdn052WGoodcondition.
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TheabovetableisconstructedfromdataintheWILDappwhichhasbeenmanuallycompiledbyTrackingManagerWilsonSairowua.WearestillhavingissueswithWILDnotbeingabletoexporttracksandtabulatepatroldata;however,wecanstillbetterraterangerteamsandkeepontopoftheirmovementssowestillfindWILDusefuloperationally.WearelookingatoptionstocollectrangerdatawhichgoesstraitontoDASusingGarminInReachdevicesandthengeneratereportsfromourdata.HEC:ThismonthweonlyexperiencedafewHECincidents.Thesewererelatedtoelephantsinsettlements,cropraidingrecentlyplantedmaizefarms,anddisturbinglivestockherds.DATES SECTOR
NAMECROPS ACTION/OPERATIONDETAILS MEANS
04/10/2017 Munyas Maizefarms Pushelephantsoutofmaizefarm byuseofcar&firecrackers
08/10/2016 Munyas settlement Pushelephantsoutoffarms byuseofcar&firecrackers
08/10/2017 Kaawai maizefarms PushelephantstoNyakweriforest byuseofcar&firecrackers
09/10/2017 Isokon maizefarms Moveelephantsdowntheescarpment byuseofcar&firecrackers
14/10/2017 Munyas maizefarms Moveelephantsoutofmaizefarms byuseofcar&firecrackers
17/10/2017 EndoinyioNarasha
settlement movedbigherdtoOlkinyeiconservancyafterbreakingschoolfence
Byuseofcar
18/10/2017 Ngosuani maizefarms Moveelephantsoutoffences Byuseofcar
21/10/2017EndoinyioNarasha Settlement MoveelephantsawayfromtheSettlement Helicopter
26/10/2017 Lemek Maizefarms Pushelephantsbacktosafeareafromsettlement Byuseofcar27/08/2017 Ngosuani Maizefarms Moveelephantsoutoffences Byuseofcar
Meetings:JakeWallandNicElliotfromtheMaraLionProjectmetatthepredatorhubonthe24thtodiscussascientificcollaboration.TheC.E.O.attendedtheElephantConservationandManagementStrategy(2012-2021)CentralRiftCommitteemeetinginNakuruonthe30thofOctober.Thestrategyreviewwaspresentedandallthepartnershavealottodo.Onthe14thWilsonhostedatrainingcourseatMEPHQforthemanagementofMNC,Olchoro,andNaboishoontheWILDapp.ElephantTracking:KWSgaveuspermissiontocollartwoelephantsintheMauForest.AsmentionedintheincidentssituationreportwelostelephantCourtney.Wehavenotbeenabletomonitoralltheelephantsbyairthismonthbutwedidvisitafewduringotheroperations.Thismonthwearepresentingthe3rdquarterSARFanalysis.OnenotablemovementwasChiriwhohada40%increaseinrangelastquarterwhenshewenttoLoitaandthenbacktoSiana.
Helicopter:ThismonththeKWShasrequestedandfundedpatrolflightsandsupportmissionstotheMauandLoitaareas.Date Justification
10/04/2017 ToNairobiforCoAinspection
10/04/2017 TestflightforCoA
10/09/2017 ReturntoMara
10/10/2017 MauReccewithEkiru
10/11/2017 TriptoNarokReturnforfirearmslicense
10/12/2017 MauReccewithKWS
10/12/2017 LoitaReccewithKWS
10/13/2017 MauReccewithNarokCountyGovernment
10/14/2017 LolgorianjointoperationsupportandcheckHangzhou
10/16/2017 RapidresponsetogunshotsinLoita,FerryKWSrangerstoLoita
10/18/2017 ToNairobiforFirearmsrenewalviaOlolunga
10/19/2017 ReturnMaraViaMosirotocheckSantiyan
10/21/2017 RetrieveLoitaKWSrangersfromSianaandrefuel.
10/21/2017 ChivielephantLimofromOdonyoNarashaCenter
10/22/2017 CheckfarmingstatusinEmartiArea
10/23/2017 MauresponsetogunshotsinOlengurone.MeetupwithMauteam
10/24/2017 LookingforMaraLionprojectcollarwhichdroppedoffinNaikara
10/24/2017 HECnearNgoswanicenterandcheckOlchoda
10/29/2017 DASmeetingwithBrianHeathandmonitoring.Hugo,Fred,Kegol.
10/30/2017FlighttoNakuruforprovincialcommitteemeetingoftheKWSElephantStrategy
10/30/2017 NakurutoMeruviaNanyuki
OneofthelandingzonesintheLoitaForestwheninterviewingherders.