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Ranger Report - Jan & Feb 2018
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Hi All,
I hope you are fine.
l would like to thank you for the support you rendered in 2017. Now that we are going into the rainy season we have a different plan to combat poaching. Because of bad roads during this time we started “flying anti poaching camps,” where scouts are camping for twenty (20) days before we put another team in the field.
We managed to confiscate two guns, impala meat, fifteen (15) snares and two pairs of ivory tusks. A poacher was arrested and a gun and impala meat was recovered in the Game Management Area near the Mwangazi River. The two pairs of ivory tusks was dropped by poachers after an encounter with officers on the Mutants Plain. More ivory and a firearm were recovered by another team of officers in Kazungula.
I would like to report that we had twenty (20) days operation in the month of January, 2018. In four different operations, we arrested three poachers, and we recovered two guns, a pair of ivory tusks and six pieces of ivory.
One poacher we arrested was a forty-five (45) year old man from Musoro village nicknamed “Commander.” He had a homemade muzzle loading gun which had no serial number. He was caught in Luangwa National Parks as he was hunting elephants. When he was caught he had not killed any, but he confirmed he was hunting elephants.
The other two poachers where caught with six pieces of ivory. They were on Mwanya Lundazi Road transporting 130.6 kilograms of ivory to be sold. They were from Malawi. They are now in prison cells waiting to appear in court.
Another gun was recovered after it was dropped by poachers when they saw wildlife officers from a distance. The officers tried to follow, but the distance between them was too great and they were unable to catch them.
The pair of ivory tusks were recovered in the afternoon of a sunny day from a dead elephant near the from Tena Tena Bush Camp.
Regards
Stay blessed
Charles Silomba
Anti Poaching Manager
Nsefu Wildlife Conservation Foundation
South Luangwa National Parks
Nsefu Sector
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National Compass / Animal Stories
The National Compass is a great information source!
The National Compass recently posted a story featuring Nsefu Wildlife's efforts to stop poaching in Africa. The National Compass has many more animal related stories we'd like to share.
Click on the links below to check out more National Compass stories.
June 2017
- Yulin Dog Meat Festival – It’s Time To Stop The Pain And Suffering
- Wildlife Conservation And Protection – The Destruction Of Trophy Hunting
- Keeping Pets Safe: The Dangers of Hot Cars, Asphalt, and Hiking
July 2017
- Animal Farming – (The Poultry Industry) We Must Be Their Voice
- Wildlife Encroachment – The Sad Reality of Human Expansion in Rural Areas
- Disabled Dogs And Cats – Amazing Mobility With Pet Wheelchairs And Water Therapy
- Wildlife Poaching And Smuggling In Africa And Asia – The Fight To Prevent Extinction
- Therapy Animals Bring Comfort, Reduce Stress, Companionship And Relieve Depression
August 2017
- Abandonment – Animals Left Behind During Disasters Like Harvey or From Lack of Compassion
- Animal Farming – The Bear Bile Industry; We Must Be Their Voice
- Fish Farming, Human Health Dangers, Netting And Bycatch; We Must Be Their Voice
- Animal Farming, Abuse of Pigs, Sows and Piglets – We Must Be Their Voice
- Animal Farming, Abuse of Cattle and Calves – We Must Be Their Voice
September 2017
- Animal Farming – Rabbits Abused For Fur and Meat; We Must Be Their Voice
- Canine and Feline Therapy Methods (Massage and Acupuncture)
- Hurricane Harvey – Domestic Animals In Crisis, The Rescue Underway & How You Can Help (Part One)
- Hurricane Harvey – Livestock In Crisis, The Rescue – How You Can Help (Part Two)
- Hurricane Harvey – Wildlife In Crisis, The Rescue – How You Can Help (Part Three)
October 2017
- Wolves, The Endangered Species Act and H.R 424
- Isolation – The Lonely Life Of Dogs
- Part Two: Disabled Animals Who Overcame Their Challenges Thanks to Their Human Angels
- Seal Hunting – End the Barbaric Slaughter; We Must Be Their Voice
November 2017
- Pet Crates; Safe Environments or Animal Prisons?
- Christmas, A Time for Joy? Yes – Except For Many Pets Given As Gifts
December 2017
NSEFU's Chabwela School Fund - To buy school desks and supplies for 60 students
Find out how you can help!
One of NSEFU’s key initiatives is community outreach and EDUCATION. If taught from early childhood why it is so important to protect their treasured wildlife and resources, the community will be committed for life to stop the poaching. To that end, the Chabwella School was born!
The school building is now up (funded by a donor) and 60 students are ready to start. We need at total of $4,400.
20 school desks ($40 each);
School supplies for 60 students ($20/student);
Education costs ($30 per student, per year);
$600 Classroom interior set up needs (blackboard, chairs, paint, etc.)
Chabwela School Students greeting visitors!
National Compass: Nsefu Wildlife Conservation Foundation – The Dream That Became a Reality and the Future
See what the National Compas has to say about Nsefu Wildlife!
Nsefu Wildlife has recently been featured in a National Compass article written by J. Lee. Here's a sample from the story:
Nsefu Wildlife Conservation Foundation was founded in 2015 by Coe Lewis, President and Director of U.S. operations and ‘Victory’ Victoria Wallace, President and Director of Zambian operations.
Coe is a radio personality for KGB 101.5 FM in San Diego, CA. Victoria and her husband David, own Zikomo Safari (an Eco-Lodge) in Zambia.
Nsefu is a 501(c)(3) organization. They use 100% of their donations for anti-poaching and community outreach. Their ten board members are not paid a salary. Nsefu is a Zambian word for “eland”, which is a type of antelope in that region.
Rangers get their new Patrol Boat!
Check out the photos of our new Patrol boat.
Nsefu Wildlife Rangers recently got a new patrol boat, made possible by your generous donations, and were trying it out by crossing the Luangwa River. While the boat is an important tool for our Rangers, they still have to go on foot to catch the poachers.
And while on patrol, our Rangers found an Elephant that had died recently, and still had his tusks on him. There was no sign of foul play, but the rangers took the tusks to keep them out of poacher hands.
