Mara Elephant Projet rangers wanted to show YOU what your support has enabled them to do in 2018!
Mara Elephant Project rangers have been hard at work the first half of 2018 (January – June).
So, to celebrate World Ranger Day, here is a snapshot of the numbers.
2018 TOTALS
| Total Hours on Patrol | Total Elephants Sighted | Total Incidents Responded | Total Poaching Incidents | Total HEC Incidents | Total Snares Recovered | Suspects Arrested | Ivory Seized | Elephants Collared |
| 3,634 | 2,815 | 196 | 3 | 104 | 25 | 22 | 172 kg | 4 |
| Total Distance on Foot | Total Distance in Vehicle | Total Distance on Motorbike | Tusks Recovered | Elephants Treated | Leopard Skins Recovered | Giraffes Saved from Fences | ||
| 5,846 km | 49,208 km | 17,376 km | 6 sets | 16 | 2 | 18 |
January
| Total Hours on Patrol | Total Elephants Sighted | Total Incidents Responded | Total Poaching Incidents | Total HEC Incidents | Total Snares Recovered | Suspects Arrested | Ivory Seized | Elephants Collared |
| 490 | 453 | 37 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 52 kg | 1 – Kegol |
| Total Distance on Foot | Total Distance in Vehicle | Total Distance on Motorbike | Tusks Recovered | Giraffes Saved from Fences | Elephants
Treated |
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| 872 km | 2,727 km | 676 km | One Set | 18 | 0 |
February
| Total Hours on Patrol | Total Elephants Sighted | Total Incidents Responded | Total Poaching Incidents | Total HEC Incidents | Total Snares Recovered | Suspects Arrested | Ivory Seized | Elephants Collared |
| 528 | 308 | 42 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 18 kg | 0 |
| Total Distance on Foot | Total Distance in Vehicle | Total Distance on Motorbike | Tusks Recovered | Elephants Treated | ||||
| 1,169 km | 11,247 km | 654 km | One Set | 1 |
Acquired four Garmin in-reach devices. These devises send location points every two minutes via satellite to our office via DAS. They also give us real time data of the ranger’s position and allow rangers to send 40 free messages per month and unlimited pre- set messages.
Deployed a new HEC mitigation tool called solar powered flashing lights. These lights can be charged while in the field and provide a bright flashing light that is a deterrent for elephants. We installed them around one big farm in the Olopikidongoe area, the worst conflict site, and the lights worked very well and can be attributed for a decrease in conflict in the area.
March
| Total Hours on Patrol | Total Elephants Sighted | Total Incidents Responded | Total Poaching Incidents | Total HEC Incidents | Total Snares Recovered | Suspects Arrested | Ivory Seized | Elephants Collared |
| 510 | 307 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 25 kg | 1 – Julia |
| Total Distance on Foot | Total Distance in Vehicle | Total Distance on Motorbike | Tusks Recovered | New Motorbikes Received | New Intelligence Vehicle Purchased | Elephants
Treated |
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| 936 km | 5,904 km | 2,230 km | Two Sets | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Held two community meetings on the Mau Forest’s edge due to high levels of poaching in the area. Rangers informed the community about the poached elephants found nearby and encouraged open communication between them and MEP in order to address the poaching issue.
Deployed the intelligence unit in the Mau area to work with the rapid response unit to investigate the poaching and hopefully uncover the ivory and those responsible.
April
| Total Hours on Patrol | Total Elephants Sighted | Total Incidents Responded | Total Poaching Incidents | Total HEC Incidents | Total Snares Recovered | Suspects Arrested | Ivory Seized | Elephants Collared |
| 631 | 343 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 27 kg | 0 |
| Total Distance on Foot | Total Distance in Vehicle | Total Distance on Motorbike | Tusks Recovered | New Mau Vehicle Received | Elephants Treated | |||
| 869 km | 4,973 km | 2,032 km | One Set | 1 | 0 |
Started basic training of the new David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (DSWT) Mau Team rangers and any MEP rangers who had not received formal training yet
Created a joint human-elephant conflict team with Olarro Conservancy.
May
| Total Hours on Patrol | Total Elephants Sighted | Total Incidents Responded | Total Poaching Incidents | Total HEC Incidents | Total Snares Recovered | Suspects Arrested | Ivory Seized | Elephants Collared |
| 688 | 692 | 35 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 4 kg | 1 – Caroline |
| Total Distance on Foot | Total Distance in Vehicle | Total Distance on Motorbike | Tusks Recovered | Elephants Treated | ||||
| 816 km | 10,541 km | 5,795 km | 0 | 13 |
Deployed five collar-activated alarm systems around farms in high conflict areas
Installed two flashing light fences in Lemek
June
| Total Hours on Patrol | Total Elephants Sighted | Total Incidents Responded | Total Poaching Incidents | Total HEC Incidents | Total Snares Recovered | Suspects Arrested | Ivory Seized | Elephants Collared |
| 787 | 712 | 43 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 46 kg | 1 – Amare |
| Total Distance on Foot | Total Distance in Vehicle | Total Distance on Motorbike | Tusks Recovered | Elephants Treated | Leopard Skins Seized | |||
| 1,184 km | 13,816 km | 5,989 km | One Set | 2 | 2 |
Installed flashing light fences in a few farms and also put the new base lighting system with alarms than can trigger when collared elephants are nearby to scare them and awake the farmer to respond.
