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3 Poachers Arrested

Category: Poachers | Date: Apr 24 2008 | By: Kimojino

The patrol team went out this morning along the border towards Mara Bridge, it was a routine patrol without any prior information. They continued their patrol on foot for 6 kilometres along the drainage line and caught up with three poachers near the river.

The poachers were relaxing in a hide-out, and Ranger John Ntoika saw one of the poachers seated and first wasn’t sure if it was a human being or an animal. He called Ranger Jackson Singai, and just before Singai came he saw another poacher appear in a thicket.

The three poachers arrested.

The three poachers here at Serena Station

Immediately a chase ensued, with Singai and Ntoika running towards the poachers. Before the seated poacher was able to react and runaway, Singai had him within his grasp. The other poacher quickly ran away, and was followed by Ntoika for about 300 metres and then caught. The third poacher had covered himself in grass and was hidden in a bush. He was found and arrested by Ranger Alfonse Saris.

The three poachers are from Tanzania, and they had come to hunt warthog. As they were caught in Kenya, they will be handed over to the Kenyan authorities in Kilgoris.

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9 Responses to “3 Poachers Arrested”

Lisa, Seattle, on 24 Apr 2008

Excellent job! I hope these Rangers know how many people appreciate what they do.

sheryl, washington dc, on 24 Apr 2008

Very nice work! Thank you so much.

s.

sauwah, on 24 Apr 2008

great jobs! do you know why they poach? and how can we turn these poachers into wildlife friendly people? who are they? they do look sad and thin. what about the wildlife in tanzania? does its government have program to stop or slow down on wildlife poaching?

seinlife, on 24 Apr 2008

Good catch:-) @sauwah - they were probably poaching for food to eat/sell and if that is the case if these people have jobs to give them a steady income so they can eat then that might solve the problem. I also think sometimes poaching is done as a sport or to get wild meat that might be considered a luxury to eat or wild animal parts to be used in traditional rituals. Again i don’t know the reason for this particular incident other than speculate:-)

Theresa Siskind St Petersburg FL, on 24 Apr 2008

Joseph, great team work. What your men do is really interesting, the detective work involved…following the signs of intruders. Besides the obvious beneficial results of catching these poachers, there is the ranger science that goes with it. Your men have years of experience, and their work is fascinating. Big thank you to all your rangers!!!

kimojino, on 25 Apr 2008

On behalf of my comrades thank you all for these appreciative comments. I usually inform them what people around the world say about our work, and so whenever they detect anything during their patrols, they call us to cover the goings.

Sauwah and Seinlife- Your comments are so noble, but most of these poachers are from the neighbouring Tanzania. I got some informations that TANAPA, the authority managing all the parks, has been changing most of the poachers to be village scouts. Their main duty is collecting informations on poachers`movements, then reportinig to the nearest Ranger posts for action. They also investigate the trading of any game meat in their respective villages and then report to Game Division officials in their areas. So since their engagement is sometimes not fulltime, it is not easy to monitor. Most of them are not trusted persons and therefore can still engage in illegal activities.

I think it is also very difficult because many people are engaged in poaching despite all these efforts. The authority in Kenya is providing some crucial projects like schools, water and dispensaries to all the communities living along the parks.So i believe there`s no reason why these people still kill wildlife for sale. They stop it and appreciate wildlife as a profitable natural resource, which i believe it is.

seinlife, on 25 Apr 2008

Thanks Kimojino:-)

Kirsty, on 03 May 2008

i love elephants dearly and when i heard that you caught these three poachers i was over welmed!! with joy i really admire your job and appreachiate that it isn’t just me who hates poaching once again, well done at least thats a tick in your good books for successful catches i hope them men rote, for what they do to our beautiful animals!!

Daniel, on 27 May 2008

Kimojino–

Thanks for the great work you are doing to save, conserve and protect OUR African beauty and treasure for OUR future generations. I believe that economic development and environmental conservation are mutually inclusive endeavors for a better future for all of us. I support your work at the Masai Mara Wildlife Reserve and I will make your efforts and initiatives known to my friends here in the USA and the West. Keep it up and know that you have our support.

http://www.africamattersinternational.org/

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Thank you,

Daniel Mutai

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