Category Archives: Conservation

Elephant Poachers Kill Wildlife Works Conservation Ranger and Critically Injure Another

Posted by wlwsWP on January 16, 2012 No comments

As vigilant as we are when it comes to protecting our community and the wildlife surrounding us, tragedy still finds us at times. On Friday, January 13th, elephant poachers opened fired on our unarmed conservation rangers who were patrolling the Kasigau Corridor project area in Kenya. One of our rangers, Abdullahi Mohammed, was fatally shot and another ranger, Ijema Funan, was injured by the gunfire.

At the time, our rangers, along with members of the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), were tracking the poachers after discovering a wounded elephant in the protected project area. “This is the first time in 15 years that any of our rangers have been killed in the line of duty, and it reflects an escalation in violence caused by the increasing demand for ivory in the far eastern markets, especially China,” said Wildlife Works founder, Mike Korchinsky.

Wildlife Works Rangers

With each passing day, we hear good news following this senseless act of violence. Two of the gang of three elephant poachers were arrested in Makinnon Road on Sunday afternoon, January 15, and they are helping us with the ongoing investigation as well as providing us with essential information concerning the shooting.

One of the two arrested men led our rangers and the Kenyan Police to the place where the rifle and ammunition had been buried. The rifle was wrapped in a pair of trousers and buried under a bush on Taita Ranch, which must have been the route the poachers took to exit the sanctuary after the fatal contact. We believe this is the rifle that shot at our rangers two days ago because it was recently fired and kept in very good condition.

The rifle that was found buried under a bush on Taita Ranch

Although this is not the end of this chapter, we feel confident that justice will prevail, as we continue to work diligently to ensure that everyone is caught and security is restored within the Kasigau Corridor. As we continue our investigation, we are happy to report that Ijema, the injured Wildlife Works ranger, is comfortable, eating well, and seems to be on his way to a full recovery.

In the aftermath and as we move forward, our VP of African Operations, Rob Dodson, would like to thank all of the Wildlife Works staff in Kenya for the countless hours you are putting in to ensure that justice is being served and the community remains safe and secure. He would also like to thank Eric, who led the operation to find the buried weapon, along with his team – Elem, Moses, Eregai and the rest of the rangers who have barely slept over the last 72 hours.

Rob and the Wildlife Works Rangers with the rifle that was found

“This appalling and heart wrenching incident underscores the real threat to the community and wildlife of this region. As long as an illegal market for ivory remains, they are in grave danger, so we will continue to support brave Kenyans in their struggle to protect their local environment. We will never forget the sacrifice that Abdullahi Mohammed, Ijema Funan and their families made today in the name of wildlife conservation.” – Mike Korchinsky, founder and CEO of Wildlife Works

Restoring Rukinga

Posted by wlwsWP on December 9, 2011 No comments

Rukinga, the home of Wildlife Works in Kenya, has seen many human-influenced changes to its landscape. Once a pristine wilderness with a small hunter-gatherer population, the last century or so has been witness to a depletion of natural resources due to an increase in population and the transformation into a cattle ranch. Now, Wildlife Works is working with the people of Rukinga to restore the land to its former glory as a paradise for a huge range of fauna and flora.

Up close and personal with an acacia tree.

The end of the 19th century saw the construction of the Mombasa-Uganda railway, which runs within a kilometre of the north-eastern boundary of the wildlife sanctuary. Throughout the construction, an abundance of resources, such as trees was stripped away from the land to fuel the construction of the “Iron Snake”, which is what the locals called the railway at the time. Due to its new-found accessibility, the land was then used as prime hunting ground for many years, dramatically reducing the wildlife in the area. After its hunting heyday, the land was left more open to cattle herders before being converted into Rukinga Ranch in 1972.

As well as losing the majority of the wildlife, the failing cattle ranch slowly lost a good share of trees to charcoal production, and parts of the land were severely degraded by overgrazing until Wildlife Works took over in 1998. For more than a decade, Wildlife Works has been steadily restoring this cattle ranch back into a haven for wildlife. Cleaning up and regenerating Rukinga is part of the key to the balance of the area, as it is one of the ranches that make up the Kasigau Corridor, a crucial wildlife corridor between two of Kenya’s National Parks: Tsavo East and Tsavo West.

Aerial view of our surrounding protection area.

The first steps in the restoration process were to remove the cattle enclosures, unwanted fences, the cattle dips, and decaying water butts that were dotted throughout the 80,000 acres of Rukinga. Also, the massive amounts of rubbish, such as old tires, unused piping and metal barrels, that appeared everywhere needed to be removed. Along with cleaning up the wildlife sanctuary, Wildlife Works and the local community are working to reforest the degraded areas of Rukinga by planting indigenous hardwood trees. The team has now decided to take their regenerating efforts one step further from planting indigenous trees to removing invasive plant species.

First, in the metaphorical cross-hairs, is Opuntia engelmannii – a spiky cactus introduced from Mexico and the southern states by colonists.

Small clusters of Opuntia - How big your spines are!

Opuntia was planted on many ranches and farms in Kenya to create dense hedgerows which were sometimes used to protect cattle from predators. It was also used around the outside of houses for ornamental purposes, as well as to help prevent unwanted visitors at your window! It was popular because it grows quickly, is resilient, and is fairly efficient as a barrier due to its one-inch-long spines growing from its pads. After spreading from the Marungu Hills at the north-east of the ranch, the cactus is now growing all over Rukinga which prevents indigenous shrubs from growing.

There are several stages in the removal of Opuntia engelmannii, which grow in clusters. First, the plants are cut down and then cut into smaller pieces, after which herbicide is carefully applied to the stumps.

Bernard and Rob painting herbicide on the stumps

The shredded remains of the plant are placed in a hole two feet deep and buried. Opuntia, however, continues to fight every step along the way, and the properties that made Opuntia useful on farms are some of the reasons why it is so incredibly difficult to prevent it from propagating – let alone removing it completely! So, the biggest issue with Opuntia is its incredible ability to grow back after being cut down, and not just from the roots, but also from pads that may have dropped or have been removed from the plant. This means that when cutting down the cactus, you have to be very meticulous and pick up every piece of the plant, as well as very efficient at painting herbicide on every part of the remaining root.

As mentioned earlier, Opuntia grows quickly, which is why we have taken the GPS coordinates of each cluster, and they are checked on a regular basis to ensure we are curbing any regrowth. This may sound extreme, but it is necessary if we are to ensure it is removed from the wildlife sanctuary.

Opuntia regenerating from a small, fallen and broken pad

At the moment, the road seems long when it comes to envisioning an Opuntia-free Rukinga. We are constantly trying new methods of removing it as environmentally-friendly and efficiently as possible. In the meantime, we are finding methods in which to use the Opuntia that we are cutting down in various ways that help to restore the sanctuary and benefit the community at the same time. But that’s another story…

Traditional Roofing in Kenya

Posted by wlwsWP on October 18, 2011 No comments

By: Scolastica Fundi – Eco-factory assistant – 18th October 2011

Our pilot REDD project area at Rukinga, Kenya, Wildlife Works’ growth has been tremendous within this last year. We are erecting seven new building all using traditional materials and techniques.

Here we show traditional roofing called Makuti in the building of our new dining room. Makuti are bunches weaved leaves from a coconut plant caked Mnazi in Swahili. They are mostly found in coastal region of Kenya. Kenyan coastal people like the Mijikenda tribe mostly do Makuti production.

PROCESS OF MAKING MAKUTI:

STEP 1: The coconut plant leaves are harvested when they turn brown

STEP 2: The leaves are soaked in water to facilitate easy folding.

STEP 3: Sticks are cut according to the appropriate size for building.

For example, 30cm sticks are used for folding over the makuti.

STEP 4: The leaves are stitched over the sticks using back stitching method.

STEP 5: The makuti are carefully packed in bundles and stored safely.

STEP 6: When roofing, the makuti are first tied to the roofing structure from the bottom going upwards, to the topline of the roof using a sisal fiber. The makuti are laid down in a way that they overlap at a distance of 4 inches to avoid water dripping inside the house.

The advantages of using makuti are that they have efficient cooling effect than other roofs and are the cheapest way of roofing in Kenyan coast.

Stay tuned for more eco building techniques from the Kenyan bush.

Statement made in Kenya to Heighten Awareness on Elephant Poaching

Posted by wlwsWP on August 2, 2011 No comments

Article by Jason Straziuso, Independent Newspaper

Kenya has publicly burnt elephant ivory worth £10m – at Manyani, Tsavo National Park – in an attempt to focus attention on rising poaching deaths. President Mwai Kibaki personally wielded the torch to light the bonfire of 335 confiscated tusks and 41,000 ivory trinkets.

He told several hundred people gathered at a rural Kenya Wildlife Service training facility: ”Through the disposal of contraband ivory, we seek to formally demonstrate to the world our determination to eliminate all forms of illegal trade in ivory.”We must all appreciate the negative effects of illegal trade to our national economies. We cannot afford to sit back and allow criminal networks to destroy our common future.”

Elephant numbers are much healthier today than in the recent past, but conservationists say a second crisis is looming as poachers seek to satisfy China’s appetite for ivory.

Iain Douglas-Hamilton founder of Save the Elephants said he hoped people would see Kenya’s latest ivory destruction as further warning that elephants are again being hunted. The economic loss from the burning was part of the message. ”This is a clear signal that it’s worth a lot more money than you could get on the market. We have to stop the buying if we want to stop the killing,” he said. “I’m not totally pessimistic. I think the Chinese can be converted.”

A global ban on the ivory trade in 1989 briefly halted the elephants’ demise. But the ban’s initial success has been undermined by booming Asian economies and increasing demand for land. Africa had 1.3 million elephants in the 1970s but has only 500,000 today.

Injured Elephant Treated on Rukinga

Posted by laracowan on February 18, 2011 1 comment

BY ROB DODSON – VP – RUKINGA - 15th February 2011

Our Wildlife Works rangers came across a large male elephant that was having trouble walking and so we called in the Sheldrick Trust vet to dart him and have a look at the heavily swollen leg. Our rangers led the vet through the thick bush to where the elephant was leaning against a tree, showing obvious severe discomfort.

A dart was successfully shot into his flank and he went down after a few minutes and we were able to have a good look at him. We found that he had a small but deep and badly infected penetration wound on his shoulder, made by either a bullet, an arrow or a spear point. The vet cleaned the wound thoroughly and then tended the numerous other small sores he had on his body, which were probably caused by the infection. He was also given antibiotics and anti-inflamatories and then the reversal drug and he managed to stand up and totter off into the bush.

We will continue to monitor him over the next few days and I doubt he will move off very far whilst his leg is so painful.

Thank you to The Sheldrick Wildlife Trust vet and his assistant for a job well done.

Wildlife Works Rangers point out the location of the sick elephant to the vet.

Our staff assist the vet to move the elephants good leg off the injured one so that he can try and find wound that has caused the inflammation. Water is poured over his ears and neck area to cool him down whilst he is immobilised.

We think that the swelling on his leg was caused by the injury higher up on his shoulder.

The vet cleans the puncture wound to the elephants shoulder with hydrogen peroxide.

Wounds treated and reversal drug administered, we left the elephant to wake up quietly. It took about 3 minutes for him to come around and stand up again.

Tsavo Elephant Count

Posted by laracowan on February 18, 2011 1 comment

BY ROB DODSON – VP – Saturday 12th February 2011

The Tsavo Conservation Area 2011 elephant census found 12,572 elephants in Tsavo East, West, Chyulus, the ranches, Mkomazi and the adjoining dispersal areas.

This is up from 11,696 that were counted in the 2008 count, representing a 2.5% increase per year, which is significantly less than the 4.5% increase in numbers recorded between the 2005-2006 counts and the 2006-2008 counts.

Of significant interest is that the 2008 only found 30 carcasses, which is in line with natural deaths. This time over 500 were spotted, which is a huge increase and is likely to be attributed to the 2009 drought and the huge increase in poaching that we’ve seen over the last few months.

The Kenya Wildlife Service GIS team have promised to share all the flight transect and plot data with us once they’ve cleaned it up…

Four of the aircraft that were used by the counting teams to carry out the elephant census.

It took over 100 people a week to cover the 43,000 square kilometer Tsavo Conservation Area, which included Tsavo East and West National Parks, Galana Ranch, the Taita Ranches, the Chyulu Hills and Mkomazi National Reserve in Tanzania.

Indigenous Tree Seedling Purchase – November 2010 Report

Posted by laracowan on January 20, 2011 No comments

By Silvester Mkamaganga, Forester at Wildlife Works Carbon 13 November 2010

TREE SEEDLINGS PURCHASE INTRODUCTION

The Kasigau Corridor REDD project has now created an economic incentive for the landowners and communities within the corridor to protect their forest. Wildlife Works will be working with the landowners and local communities to implement forest management plans that exclude the destructive use of forest resources. In that local communities are encouraged to raise indigenous tree seedlings in their own home made nursery in different containers and will be purchased by Wildlife Works for nurturing them to the right size then they will be taken back to the communities to be planted to the degraded land, for the purpose of increase tree cover which will help to reduce forest degradation.

OBJECTIVES

The objective is to purchase indigenous tree seedlings from the community farmers in which they have propagated and raise them in different containers to be taken to the nursery for nurturing them to the right size for planting program in their areas.

PURCHASING

The purchasing of the tree seedlings commenced at Marasi area where we concentrated on the first day and purchased 6,149 tree seedlings. The other days we moved to other areas including Marungu, Bondeni, Chamani, Rukanga, Bungule, Kajire and Talio. We covered Marungu Hill Mount Kasigau and Lower Sagalla Hill. The species mix we collected include Acacia nilotica, Acacia robusta, Acacia mellifera, Balanite aegyptica, Lannea, Commifora Africana, Delanox elata and other indigenous species, In total we managed to purchase 29,043 tree seedlings. The strategy we used in seedling purchase we were moving to points of collection which were close to the road. The farmers who had tree seedlings far from the collection points, had to transport them to the nearest collection point, due to bad roads and bad terrain. It was also our mandate to assess the tree seedlings if they were ready to be purchased and transported to our tree nursery in Maungu.

DISCUSSIONS

This time we got a huge purchase compared to the previous ones. The highest seller emerged to Mr Mliwa with 3, 986 tree seedlings and the lowest was Mr Mwangere with 5 tree seedlings. The ones with the lowest seedlings could due to dry spell which killed most of the seedlings.

The activity went on well although there were some challenges here and there. These challenges included:

I. Under budgeting and the nursery owners had high expectation of high sales and hence we had to apologize for the inconveniences.

II. Some of the tree seedlings were not ready for purchasing and some of the owners were trying to force, but we had to leave them because most of them could die on the way to the nursery and hence we would have incurred a lot of loss on our side.

III. Some roads were in very bad condition, we had to find ways of reaching the purchasing points.

IV. The duration set for collection and purchases of different areas were very short compared to the work on the ground, hence we had to extend the duration in some areas and this affected a lot on the time and energy input to the communities and they complained a lot.

We did apologize for the inconveniences we caused.

CONCLUSION

Tree seedling purchase to the community it is an important part of the Carbon project so we have to reduce as many challenges as possible to smoothen this activity. We propose that there should be some survey prior to planning and budgeting is done. We should also discourage disinformation and encourage the local communities to come for the right information from our offices. We should also set specific collection points which are practical for us and allow the more isolated areas in the Project Zone to benefit from the cash flow it brings.

The summary of the tree seedling purchase

Mr Clinton Mliwa our highest tree supplier with his son on their tree seedling stock at Marasi area with 3,986 seedlings purchased.

	Supplier	Locality	Total tree seedlings Per supplier
1.	W.Mwikamba	Marasi	1672
2.	C.Mliwa	Marasi	3986
3.	P.John	Marasi	216
4.	E.Mwandigha	Marasi	275
5.	N.Mswahili	Marasi	187
6.	G.Mswahili	Marasi	140
7.	J.Kitatu	Marasi	408
8.	N.Makuto	Marasi	270
9.	F.Ndenge	Marasi	10
10.	A.Mswahili	Marasi	116
11.	H.John	Marasi	179
12.	G.Chao	Marasi	36
13.	J.Ngati	Marasi	126
14.	E.Kanyeki	Marasi	287
15.	Kulii Ndile	Marasi	788
16.	Ngonyo Boni	Bondeni	462
17.	M.Ng’endo	Bondeni	1165
18.	C.Mwakitau	Marungu	38
19.	C.Ali	Marungu	55
20.	W.Mwakina	Marungu	1325
21.	F.Mwadime	Marungu	89
22.	F.Mwakina	Marungu	160
23.	L.Mwakina	Marungu	513
24.	H.Mwakio	Marungu	10
25.	Kalaghe M	Marungu	103
26.	M.Baraka	Marungu	156
27.	B.Mwanyika	Marungu	15
28.	Mwandoe	Marungu	238
29.	N.Obare	Marungu	36
30.	G.Muru	Marungu	63
31.	P.Onyango	Marungu	400
32.	T.Shauri	Marungu	717
33.	C.Ngonge	Marungu	262
34.	J.Mrunde	Rukanga	278
35.	M.Machocho	Rukanga	155
36.	J.Zingiri	Rukanga	173
37.	N.Chao	Rukanga	140
38.	P.Hannah	Rukanga	34
39.	P.Wawuda	Rukanga	42
40.	M.Malemba	Rukanga	121
41.	J.Muasya	Rukanga	2550
42.	S.Muthini	Rukanga	762
43.	J.Kabaya	Rukanga	252
44.	C.Mwasingo	Rukanga	58
45.	M.Mchawia	Rukanga	113
46.	E.Mterengo	Rukanga	86
47.	E.Mwakai	Rukanga	22
48.	H.Paul	Rukanga	661
49.	N.Nyiro	Rukanga	531
50.	E.Nyambu	Rukanga	522
51.	J.Nyambu	Rukanga	904
52.	F.Njeghe	Rukanga	65
53.	P.Mwanganda	Rukanga	73
54.	N.Katuu	Rukanga	57
55.	D.Silas	Rukanga	60
56.	Eu.Nyambu	Rukanga	54
57.	M.Mwandango	Rukanga	1008
58.	P.Mwazaule	Rukanga	28
59.	R.Ngali	Bungule	552
60.	F.Mwamvula	Bungule	1740
61.	R.Wali	Bungule	99
62.	M.Mzee	Bungule	20
63.	J.Mwikamba	Bungule	17
64.	L.Kimani	Bungule	151
65.	E.Michael	Bungule	130
66.	C.Mwaluda	Bungule	44
67.	M.Bambanya	Bungule	20
68.	S.Kilongozi	Bungule	121
69.	L.Mwachia	Bungule	254
70.	M.Mwangeje	Bungule	37
71.	F.Njemu	Bungule	463
72.	S.Makenga	Bungule	92
73.	M.Mshai	Bungule	19
74.	T.Mwangere	Bungule	5
75.	I.Mzee	Bungule	100
76.	D.Michael	Bungule	31
77.	A.Mdawida	Bungule	335
78.	N.Mwamvula	Bungule	150
79.	M.Motibo	Kajire	251
80.	S.Mwambela	Kajire	30
81.	J.Mwakima	Kajire	210
82.	M.Mwambonu	Kajire	160
83.	G.Talu	Talio	206
84.	E.Mkamburi	Talio	463
85.	J.Pelu	Talio	56
86.	G.Mwacharo	Talio	35
	TOTALS		29043

Elephant Poaching on Rukinga Sanctuary

Posted by laracowan on January 3, 2011 No comments

3 JANUARY 2011 – Eric Sagwe, Head Ranger

On Monday 3 January 2011 having checked into Rukinga Headquarters in the morning, I and my team of 8 Rangers, went out on an afternoon patrol through Rukinga Sanctuary. At 3.00pm we found some footprints of 3 people who we tracked off Rukinga and into a neighbouring ranch.

As we followed their tracks in the sand we came across their lunch break camp which was very recent, and showed evidence of bush-meat having been eaten – a small team of poachers. The tracks kept getting fresher and clearer until an hour and half later we knew we where very close. At that time and knowing that the poachers would be armed I ordered our Wildlife Works Rangers team to pull back and I alerted Kenya Wildlife Services (KWS).

A team of 3 tough and very skilled Somali bush-men had been elephant poaching heavily in the area since September last year and had managed to elude quite an intensive air and ground operations between KWS and Wildlife Works Rangers since then. We all hoped that we had found them again. KWS Armed response unit, headed by Corporal Jele, were based at 6.0, our new Rangers post and they immediately came to us. Previous response times had been up to 5 hours. I gave KWS our best tracker Mohammed Bakula to show them to where the poachers where resting.

Within 10 minutes KWS had found them, and opened fire immediately. The Bushmen fled without returning fire, leaving behind crucial evidence. We reunited with KWS and went to where the poachers had run from. They had left 6 elephant tusks – 4 big ones from old kills, and 2 non matching pairs from much younger elephants which where 3 or 4 days old. This confirmed our fears that there had been more elephants slaughtered very recently and very close to us. By now it was nightfall. We made a plan for the following day for KWS to continue pursuing the Poachers and that Wildlife Works Rangers would backtrack their footprints in the hope that it would lead us to the elephant carcasses.

At daybreak having spent the night at Makaramba we split up. Our 8 Rangers and I backtracked the poachers’ tracks, which where still very clear, to their camp in thick bush near a dam on Rukinga. It was evident from their tracks that they had spent considerable time there. Bones from animals, a discarded torch and many tracks around the dam where they had collected water confirmed that this was their base camp. They had used it for 3 to 4 days.

I decided to split the rangers up into three smaller teams, one going North, one going South and one going East from the Poachers Base Camp. This would I hoped find the elephant carcasses quickly. At 2.30 pm one team called in to say that they had come across a dead female elephant – we quickly came together and within 10 metres of the first carcass we found the other two butchered elephants.

One of the Slaughtered Elephants was not even 4 years old. The carcasses showed evidence of AK47 destruction: multiple bullet wounds to the heads.

12 Cartridges were found on the ground, confirming the type of weapon used in their slaughter.

The following day, KWS called into say that they had found another 4 freshly killed elephant tusks discarded on the poachers trail. This confirmed the 3 elephants killed, and gave us some conciliation to know that the poachers had not got away with any of the ivory. Their mission had not been successful.

Ivory poaching in the area has seen an incredible increase in the last six months. We will catch this team of poachers soon and put a stop to their slaughtering.

Rangers Recruitment Day 2, Marapou Borehole, Sagalla – 6th November 2010

Posted by laracowan on December 20, 2010 No comments

By Lara Cowan – Office Manager – 6^th November 2010.

Wildlife Works Rangers Recruitment Day 2 at Marapu Borehole, 6 November 2010

The recruitment day at Marapu was to allow the communities of Sagalla Hill lower such as Zomngwani, Raghasi, Marapau Talio B, Teri B to participate in the recruitment process. These are new community areas from Phase II, and are not yet being employed by Wildlife Works Carbon. It was very important to involve them.

Our Rangers and management at the Marapu Borehole completing registration.

All applicants had to come with their IDS, Application letters, be between the age of 18 to 40 years old and for men be over 5 foot 6 inches tall. All women where welcome. There was no education level or other restrictions on the applicants.

In total there where 107 people who participated in the recruitment day.

Of which 28 where ladies!

The Female contingent at the start of the race.

The start of the race for the male recruits – the ladies were allowed a five-minute head start.

Some of the spectators who came to watch the Recruitment Day

This photo below shows the stunning surrounding area under which recruitment exercise took place on 6^th of November 2010. The area is well covered with a variety of both indigenous and exotic tree species which could be considered a prime location for the REDD project.

The day was a huge success and we would like to thank everyone for their help.

Rangers Recruitment December 2010

Posted by laracowan on December 20, 2010 No comments

By Rob Dodson – General Manager, 31 May 2010

To: ALL CHIEF CAMPS

Re: RANGERS RECRUITMENT

Wildlife Works would like to inform you that our recruitment was successful, and the total number who qualified and have been shortlisted, as Rangers was 30. We are still building/preparing the camps, and once we are done we will employ all the number of Rangers selected.

The listed names below 14 men and 6 ladies are the shortlist and will be trained between January to March 2011. They represent 5 recruits from each of the 4 areas where the recruitments were held.

1. Jane Mwae from Bondeni

2. Constance Mwandaa from Talio

3. Grace Manga from Rukanga

4. Florence M Ndoro from Mkamenyi

5. Fidlorah K Mwaighacho from Relinyi

6. Grace V Mwalumba from Kajire

7. Ramadahan A Galagola from Rukanga

8. Joseph Ningulo from Landi

9. Bernard M Mwatate from Marapu

10. Harrsion N Mwatibo from Kajire

11. Jonah K Juma from Bungule

12. Calvin K Elipinah from Marapu

13. Fernard Kidundu from Marapu

14. Japhet M Gomboshi from Marapu

15. Feisal Kizongona from Landi

16. Julius M Mwangala from Landi

17. Jermiah K Mnjala from Landi

18. Dafton M Kidedela from Jora

19. Isaack Mwandisha from Kajire

20. Wildfred Wamisi from Kishamba

The following 10 recruits will be employed at a later stage.

21. Fionah M Muthini from Makwasenyi

22. Mary M Mwachira from Landi

23. Javotah M Mwachai from Marapu

24. Joyce M Mwambingu from Landi

25 Daudi Ndawiro from Landi

26 Raphael Malandi from Kajire

27 Alfred Mwanjala from Kajire

28 Ian K Cheusi from Rukanga

29 Ali M Mwanyungu from Landi

30 David S Mwadime from Marapu

The listed names below had started since last May and June 2010:

1. Stephen Mswahili – Makwasinyi

2. Elemu Lokichari – Miasenyi

3. Simon Kiprop – X Ranger

4. Boniface Mnyambo – Wildlife Works

5. Nicholus Rono – X Ranger

6. Domnic Kivuva – Maungu

7. Peter Anelico – Mwambiti

8. Emmanuel Ndurya – Kale

9. Mohamed Abdalla – Maungu

10. Fedrick Kyalo – Mackinon road

11. Joshua Thuranira – Maungu

12. Daniel Ngazi Kombo – Itinyi

13. Jumaa Chiboya – Sasenyi

14. Chrispin Mazozo – Mwatate

15. Paul Msheshe – Sagalla

16. Evans Mwachoki – Maungu

17. Ayub Lalo – Mackinon road

18. Omari A Wanjala – Maungu

19. Stephen Mwalimo – Kibaoni

20. Jackson Ngiyo – Marungu

21. Peter Nyamoko – Lockichogio

22. Moses Lorewa – X Ranger

23. Lalo M Lalo – Mackinon road

24. Mohamed Rai – Sasenyi

25. Cassian Mwakio – Maungu

26. Hassan Lugwe – Sasenyi

27. Augustine Mjomba – Buguta

28. Michael Mulonzi – Itinyi

29. Davis Mwakuro – Rukanga

30. John Lopeyo – Samburu

There will be some other community projects, which will start very soon, and we will pick from the same people who did the recruitment but did not qualify as Rangers.

Wildlife Works Blog

Category Archives: Conservation

Elephant Poachers Kill Wildlife Works Conservation Ranger and Critically Injure Another

Restoring Rukinga

Traditional Roofing in Kenya

Statement made in Kenya to Heighten Awareness on Elephant Poaching

Injured Elephant Treated on Rukinga

Tsavo Elephant Count

Indigenous Tree Seedling Purchase – November 2010 Report

Elephant Poaching on Rukinga Sanctuary

Rangers Recruitment Day 2, Marapou Borehole, Sagalla – 6th November 2010

Rangers Recruitment December 2010

Recent Posts

Recent Comments

Archives

Categories

Meta

WHAT IS WILDLIFE WORKS?