These operations resulted in the seizure of:
❗6 elephant tusks
❗8 weapons including 1 AK-47
❗3 pangolins, 2 rescued alive
❗1 leopard skin
❗462 wire snares
❗Multiple axes, knives, spears and crowbars
❗4 illegal fishing boats
❗1.500 m of fishing nets
❗48 logs from illegally logged trees
The Akashinga rangers patrolled over 4.500 km by foot and 34.600 km by vehicle. They mitigated 36 human wildlife conflicts including elephants, hippos, leopards and baboons.
Our 6 dogs and their handlers spent a total of 576 hours on rhino monitoring and 432 hours on operations where they searched for and arrested suspected poachers.
On top of that they spent 3564 hours on different safeguarding activities such as observation posts, where ranger teams with dogs move to spots where they can see vast areas of wilderness. They stay, look and listen for any signs of suspicious activity in the bush.
A big thank you to everyone who supports our work, YOU make this possible!
