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SABI SAND WILDTUIN – MONTHLY SECURITY REPORT
FEEDBACK REPORT DECEMBER 2017 – SABI SAND WILDTUIN
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
• During the month five (5) internal incidents were reported.
• Regular liaison is taking place with the KNP and other agencies regarding
Intelligence and Operations.
• The process of upgrading systems within SSW with Dimension Data /CISCO is an
ongoing process. Phase 2 to start within the next 2 months.
• We are waiting for the KNP to sign the agreement for the upgrading of the Toulon
gate at the KNP airstrip.
SPACE INTENTIONALLY LEFT OPEN
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Date last rhino poached in
SSW: 25 Jul 17
Total Rhinos died natural
causes in SSW - month: 1
SSW carcass free days: 159 Total Rhinos died natural
causes in SSW 2017: 3
Total Rhinos poached in
SSW 2017: 1
Total poached South
Africa – 2017
960
Suspected
figure
Total Rhinos poached in
SSW for the month: 0
Total Rhinos poached in
Mala Mala for the year
2017
2
Insurgents 6
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SSW STATISTICS 2017
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 - - - - 1 - - - - - 1+2
Poachers Neutralised & Arrests
- - - - - 2 - - - 4 - - 6
Weapons Recovered
- - - - - - - - - 1 - - 1
Po
ach
ing
Acti
vit
ies
Fence cuts - - - - - 1 1 - 1 1 - 1 5
Crossings - 2 - - 2 2 6 3 1 1 - 3 20
Sightings - 1 - - - - - - - - - - 1
Shots heard 2 2 - 1 1 1 2 6 1 - 3 2 21
Tracks - 1 - - 2 2 6 3 1 1 - 2 18
Contacts - - - - - - 1 - - - - - 1
Gen
era
l
Asp
ects
Environmen-tal incidents
- - 1 - - - - 1 1 - 1 1 5
Other - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 2
-
Poachers neutralised includes the arrests made inside SSW and during Intelligence driven operations outside SSW.
Numbers in red are incidents on Mala Mala
SPACE INTENTIONALLY LEFT OPEN
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Incident 1
Where (Property) • Lisbon
Date • 6 Dec 17
Type • Crossing & tracks (3)
Incident description
• Exit point was found where suspects dug underneath the
fence.
• During the back tracking, an entry point was found where
the suspects crossed from the KNP over the Sabie river
onto the Lion Sands property.
• Group was confused with their point of exit from the KNP,
as they thought they were more to the West towards
Belfast/Cork.
Incident 2
Where (Property) • Alicecot
Date • 11 Dec 17
Type • Shots (2) reported
Incident description
• NRS patrol reported shots
• No poaching activities were found with the follow-up, it is
suspected that shots were fired outside SSW in the
community
• No poaching activity found during the follow-up.
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Incident 3
Where (Property) • Alicecot
Date • 15 Dec 17
Type • Fence cut & Crossing (attempted)
Incident description
• The fence was found cut and then again closed and fixed.
• No tracks were found at the scene
• It could not be determined if it was an old cut.
Incident 4
Where (Property) • Exeter
Date • 20 Dec 17
Type • Crossing & tracks (3)
Incident description
• Exit point was found, entry point unknown.
• During the back tracking the tracks were lost close to the
46 cutline – boundary between Othawa and Exeter.
• The group that entered SSW stayed between the fence
line and the fire break.
• During the exit the group climbed over the fence after the
fence electrical strands were shorted out. This gives an
indication that the group was familiar with the fence alarm
operations. Possible indication is that an ex-field ranger is
involved.
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Incident 5
Where (Property) • Buffelshoek
Date • 30 Dec 17
Type • Shots (1) reported
Incident description
• An NRS patrol reported a shot in the Manyeleti area.
• Manyeleti Rangers were informed.
• No poaching activities were found during the follow-up
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Orientation and Incident Map
Sabi Sand Wildtuin
Map Legend
Contact
Tracks Found/Other
Carcasses
Sighting
Crossing and Tracks
Shots Heard
Incident 5. Shots
reported (1) – 30
Dec 17
Incident 2. Shots
reported (2) – 11
Dec 17
Incident 4.
Crossing, Tracks (3)
– 20 Dec 17
Incident 3. Fence
cut, Crossing – 15
Dec 17
Incident 1.
Crossing, Tracks (3)
– 6 Dec 17
Incident 6. Rhino
rescue from mud –
25 Dec 17
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The graph above show year on year increase since 2011 for rhino poached (green line).
The average trend (11%) (red line) of the past six (6) years shows that we should have
lost 7 rhinos for 2017.
11%
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Lessons learnt during 2017
• Speed of infiltrations.
• Counter-tracking is being used 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.
Predictions
• Incursions into the Western Sector and the Castleton / Dudley / Shaws areas can
increase due to the high number of rhino in the areas. 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 has idecreased during the
past month. Incursions into the Northern parts of Tshokwane are starting to
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increase where the poachers will make use of the Buffelshoek/Gowrie to exit the
area due to the tall lights that are visible for many kilometres, this is then being
used for navigation. Incursions into Tshokwane from Mozambique has also picked
up during the past months.
• Actions in the Southern part of the KNP has increased. Suspected poachers can
make use of the areas bordering the KNP in South as they go through areas to
exit the KNP.
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 Alicecot has been completed and the
work teams are moving to areas on the Northern boundary of SSW.
• Erosion on the fence line 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.
Gates
• 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. Messures are being put in place to have sniffer dogs on a
more regular basis at Shaws.
• The whole gate process are being looked at, to simplify the
processes and speed up the entries.
General
• With access into SSW becoming 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 Ranger
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.
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Sabi Sand Wildtuin – Lodge Searches – Dec 17
Sector Property Comments
Northern Sector
Arathusa Safari,
Hoffmans, Wessels,
Gatiep, Little Gowrie,
Chitwa Chitwa, Jaci
Camp, Cheetah Plains
and Nkorho
Nothing Suspicious found
Intelligence Led Operations
Date Area Reason Outcome
1-31 Dec 17 • 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
1-31 Dec 17 • 67 reports received from
Lodges
• Interviews will be done on
members that failed polygraph.
In total 679 Polygraph test have been completed in SSW and reports received.
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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
Outside SSW
- Acornhoek
Intelligence
operation 20 Jun 17 166/6/2017
Lion head and feet
recovered
Buffelshoek Contact 22 Jul 17 4/7/2017
(Inquest)
NRS contact with
suspects
Exeter Poaching 25 Jul 17 59/7/2017 Rhino shot, horns
illegally removed
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Flight Report – hours flown – Dec 17
Code Type of Flight Hours Missions
011 Patrol: Visible 6.9 5
012 Patrol: Investigation 3.3 3
021 Call Out: Shots Reported 2.1 1
033 Sec Ops Support : Security 1.5 1
061 Maintenance : Transfer 1.3 2
062 Maintenance:Ground run/Check Flight 0.6 1
Numbers in brackets (red) indicate night flights
16.2
Flooding
Some minor flooding occurred during the month. Fences had to be fixed on the western
boundary at the Mabrak and on the Northern boundary at the Manyeleti.
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