Ranger Report - September 2017

Hi All,

I hope you are fine.  I wanted to let you know we had two patrols recently. One from 08/30/17 to 09/09/17 and another from 09/04/17 to 09/12/17.

During the first patrol, the rangers removed seven snares. They recovered three rifles. The rifles were dropped by poachers in the Nyonyo area as
the rangers tracked the poachers.

The second patrol, in the Chipako area resulted in the seizure of three firearms and of elephant meat.

I must quickly mention the progress that has been made. Most of the big elephant killers and the ivory dealer in the area have been arrested. One of the elephant killers died while in the hands of the Zambia Wildlife Investigation Officers and his partner, who remains in prison, is not well. The community did not receive the news of the poacher’s death well.

Regards.  Thank You.  God Bless You.

Charles Silomba
Anti-Poaching Manager
Nsefu Wildlife Conservation Foundation
Nsefu Sector
South Luangwa National Park
Mfuwe, Zambia
 

New School Construction!

The first bricks are being laid.

Rangers getting guns out of the field!

Nsefu Rangers are doing a great job getting the poachers tools out of the field.

Update from the field - August 2017

Hi All,

I hope you are fine and doing great.  Thank you all for the support you are giving the Nsefu Wildlife Conservation Foundation (NWCF) ranger team.   The NWCF rangers were able to complete two long patrols in August. 

The first patrol was from August 5th to 14th.  The rangers operated along the Luangwa River which runs between the Game Management Area and the National Park.  Many people pretending to be fishermen were discovered along the river.  These people were actually poaching or helping poachers to cross into the National Park to kill our animals.  The rangers removed people from the river area.

The second patrol was from August 17th to 26th.  The rangers moved to another part of the National Park.  Here, eight snares were removed and four people were arrested. 

This year we have seen more elephants around the camps and lodges.  This indicates the elephants feel comfortable.  Unfortunately, sometimes they move towards the village where they are more difficult to protect.  We are doing our best to protect the wildlife.  We hope to be able to add more rangers to our team so we can do a better job.

Regards, Charles Silomba

* This report from C.Shimbola was edited by Tony Hunstiger.

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Nsefu would like to thank Kendra Scott and all the great people that came out on August 9th in support of conservation in Africa.