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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
figure
Total Rhinos poached in
SSW for the month: 0
Total Rhinos poached in
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
Date • 25 June 2017
Type • Crossing, fence cut and tracks (2)
Incident description
• 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
Date • 27 June 2017
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
Date • 28 June 2017
Type • Crossing & tracks
Incident description
• 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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