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SABI SAND WILDTUIN – MONTHLY SECURITY REPORT

FEEDBACK REPORT JUNE 2017 – SABI SAND WILDTUIN

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• During the month, three (3) internal incidents and one (1) external incident were

reported.

• Regular liaison is taking place with the KNP regarding Intelligence and Operations.

• The process of upgrading systems within SSW with Dimension Data/ CISCO is an

ongoing process. Planning for Phase 2 of the project has started.

Date last rhino poached in

SSW:

19 Aug

2016

Total Rhinos died natural

causes in SSW - month: 1

SSW carcass free days: 316 Total Rhinos died natural

causes in SSW 2017: 1

Total Rhinos poached in

SSW 2017: 0

Total poached South

Africa – 2017

560

Suspected

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SSW for the month: 0


Mala Mala for the year

2017

2

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SSW STATISTICS 2017

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Incident Type

Jan

Feb

Mar

Ap

r

May

Ju

n

Ju

l

Au

g

Sep

Oct

No

v

Dec

TO

TA

L

Rhino Poached - 0+2 - - - - 0+2

Poachers Neutralised & Arrests

- - - - - 2 2

Weapons Recovered

- - - - - - -

Po

ach

ing

Acti

vit

ies

Fence cuts - - - - - 1 1

Crossings - 2 - - 2 2 6

Sightings - 1 - - - - 1

Shots heard 2 1+1 - 1 1 1 6+1

Tracks - 1 - - 2 2 5

Contacts - - - - - - -

Gen

era

l

Asp

ects

Environmen-tal incidents

- - 1 - - - 1

Other - - - - - - -

-

Poachers neutralised includes the arrests made inside SSW and during Intelligence driven operations outside SSW.

Numbers in red are incidents on Mala Mala

SPACE IS INTENTIONALLY LEFT OPEN

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Incident 1

Where (Property) • Outside SSW - Acornhoek

Date • 20 June 2017

Type • Intelligence operation

Incident description

• During an Intelligence operation in the Acornhoek area 2 x

suspected poachers were arrested for being in possession

of a lion head and feet.

Incident 2

Where (Property) • Arathusa


Type • Crossing, fence cut and tracks (2)


• In the early hours of the morning a fence alarm was

received.

• On inspection it was found that suspected poachers (2)

cut the fence and exited SSW.

• Back tracking was done and no poaching activities were

found.

Incident 3

Where (Property) • Buffelshoek


Type • Shots heard (3)

Incident description • NRS patrols in Buffelshoek reported 3 x shots into the

KNP area.

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• It was later determined that it was the Tshokwane

Rangers that fired shots from a helicopter to disrupt

suspected poachers in their area.

Incident 4

Where (Property) • Buffelshoek


Type • Crossing & tracks


• This incident is related to the shots reported in the KNP.

• Suspected poachers exited from the KNP back into

Manyeleti and took a short cut via SSW to exit near the

Dixie area.

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The graph above shows a year-on-year increase since 2011 for rhino poached (green

line). The average trend (11%) (red line) of the past six years shows that we should lose

7 rhinos for 2017. The blue line (100%) shows the current status to date for the year 2017.

11%

100%

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Lessons learned during 2016/7

• Speed of infiltrations.

• Counter-tracking is being used more and more by suspected poachers during their

incursions and great care is taken by suspected poachers to enter SSW and when

crossing roads/cutline in order not to leave any tracks or markings behind.

• Use of help on the outside has become the norm during incursions.

• It is also seen that suspected poachers do detail reconnaissance before

attempting to enter SSW.

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Predictions

• Incursions into the Western Sector and the Castleton / Dudley / Shaws areas

will/can increase due to the high number of rhinos in the area. Incursions will be

quick - same day/night in and out. On the Southern boundaries in the Lisbon area

increased activities could also be expected.

• The Northern boundary and the Buffelshoek property still stays an area of great

concern. Incursions into Manyeleti and Kingfischerspruit have increased during the

past months. Incursions into the Northern parts of Tskowane are starting to

increase where the poachers will make use of the Buffelshoek/Gowrie area as

exfiltration route back to the Dixie/Hluvukani area. Incursions into Tshokwane from

Mozambique have also picked up during the month.

Risks

Fences

• With the increased caution that suspected poachers are taking to

enter, new and innovative changes must be made on the fence to

make it more difficult to cross. Internal upgrades are underway.

Changes to the fence line in the Alicecot area is well underway.

• Erosion on the fence line during the rainy season remains a

problem. Most of the erosion is on the outside (community side).

• The fence at the Protea Hotel will be upgraded. This will be done

once changes have been made to the current fence.

• Drainage lines must be strengthened with Y standards to ensure

that suspected poachers do not dig underneath the fence – ongoing

process.

Gates

• Gowrie gate stays a potential threat due to the building of the new

gate. Construction is well underway and we are working towards

the end of July 2017 for completion.

• Sniffer dogs at the gates are working well. Shaws gate still is a

problem due to the fact that we cannot accommodate the dogs at

the gate.

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• The whole gate process is being looked at, to simplify the

processes and speed up the entries.

General

• With access into SSW becoming more and more difficult, suspected

poachers will be making use of staff members working on SSW to

assist them obtaining information on rhino locations as well as

Rangers movements. We can expect that internal involvement will

increase in the coming months.

• Blackmailing of Rangers and staff can also take place in exchange

for information and assistance.

Intelligence Led Operations

Date Area Reason Outcome

1-30 June

2017

• Intelligence driven

operations outside

SSW.

• Determining rhino

poaching groups

influencing SSW.

• Ongoing.

Deception Tests Feedback and Tests Completed for the Month

Date Test Further Investigation

1-30 June 2017

• 17 reports received from

Lodges

• None.

In total 328 Polygraph tests have been completed in SSW.

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Sabi Sand Wildtuin – Outstanding SAPS Cases – 2016/7

Property Incident type Incident date Case

Number Comments

Exeter Contact 23 Feb 16 38/2/2016 Suspect arrested

Outside

SSW -

Acornhoek

Intelligence

operation 17 Mar 16 135/3/2016 Weapon recovered

Buffelshoek Contact 10 Apr 16 21/04/2016 Suspects KIA

Outside

SSW -

Acornhoek

Intelligence

operation 12 Aug 16 101/8/2016 Weapon recovered

Shaws Poaching 18 Jul 16 32/07/2016 Rhino shot, horns

intact

Castleton Poaching 19 Aug 16 58/8/2016 Rhino shot, horns

intact

Outside

SSW -

Acornhoek

Intelligence

operation 21 Aug 16 192/8/2016 Weapon recovered

Outside

SSW -

Acornhoek

Intelligence

operation 26 Aug 16 220/8/2016

Ammunition

recovered

Dulini Weapon found 10 Nov 16 2/11/2016

(inquest) Weapon found

Outside

SSW -

Acornhoek

Intelligence

operation 21 Nov 16 200/11/2016 Weapon recovered

Case number Skukuza CAS 51/9/2015 is still ongoing with next court appearance on

the 4 July 2017 at Bushbuckridge.

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Flight Report – hours flown – June 2017

Code Type of Flight Hours Missions

011 Patrol: Visible / Perimeter 3.7 (2.2) 4 (2)

012 Patrol: Investigation 0.8 1

013 Patrol: NVG 2.1 2

021 Call Out: Shots Reported 2.5 (0.7) 3 (1)

054 Training: Ground Crew 0.7 1

Numbers in brackets (red) indicate night flights

9.8 (5)

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