20-26 October 2025
This week: Multi-day operations reunited an abandoned lion cub with its family // Rangers and partners contained multiple fires in community areas and national park; one incident burned approximately 4,000 acres; another remained active with operations to continue // Rangers and the drone unit prevented elephant crop raids in several instances; several breaches of the crop protection fence were recorded and repaired; limited crop damage reported  // Reports of elephants damaging school fencing, boreholes, and water infrastructure; school requested repairs // Teams turned back an illegal drilling convoy; a separate theft case was tracked by the dog unit // Two ivory fragments were collected from a waterhole; tusks were retrieved from a deceased elephant

13-19 October 2025
This week: Joint operations led to the arrest of 2 suspects with forest products // Rangers responded to two fires and successfully contained both with air support // Joint operation to treat an injured elephant and rangers to monitor another with an old injury // Rangers recovered an abandoned lion cub; efforts to reunite with its mother ongoing // Rangers prevented elephant crop raids and pushed elephants away from settlements in multiple incidents // Rangers stopped unauthorized water drilling and construction on new farms // A ranger was injured while escaping a charging lioness and was treated for a minor sprain

06 –12 October 2025
This week: Joint operations contained fires in community areas; air support used and mop-up continued // Joint operation led to the arrest of 2 suspects in 1 incident // Rangers and the drone unit prevented elephant crop raids in several instances; some damage to tomatoes, watermelon, and maize reported; fence attendants made repairs // Rangers monitored a previously sick elephant showing improvement; tracking continued on elephants near fence lines // One elephant tusk was recovered from an old carcass by authorities // Rangers responded to elephant damage to private fencing and water infrastructure

29 September–05 October 2025
This week: Joint operations contained multiple fires in community areas and national park; mop-up continued // Joint operations led to the arrest of 7 suspects in 2 incidents; 2 snares recovered // Rangers and the drone unit prevented elephant crop raids in several instances; fence attendants made repairs to multiple breaches // Vet treated an injured elephant; monitoring continues, and a separate speared elephant is being tracked // Rangers responded to an elephant attack on a community member; the person was treated and discharged // Rangers halted unauthorized works (fence/road) and turned back an excavator headed to clear a farm 

22-28 September 2025
This week: Multi-day joint operations worked to contain several wildfires in community areas and national park; air support was used and mop-up continued // Joint operations led to the arrest of 8 suspects in 4 incidents // Rangers and the drone unit prevented elephant crop raids in several instances; fence attendants made repairs to multiple breaches // Rangers responded to community reports of elephant damage to school property and water infrastructure // Rangers recovered 4 snares // Rangers located an injured elephant; vet assessed and monitoring continues

15-21 September 2025
This week: Joint operations led to the arrest of 9 suspects in 6 incidents (bushmeat, sandalwood, charcoal, and wildlife items) // Multi-day joint response contained wildfires across conservancies; teams conducted mop-ups and investigations // Two adult male elephants were darted and translocated to a national park // Rangers and the drone unit prevented multiple elephant crop raids, pushed elephants from settlements, and fence attendants made repairs after several incursions // Joint operation led to the treatment of an injured elephant with a spear wound and scheduled follow-up // Rangers halted unauthorized activities, including turning back vehicles and stopping unpermitted fencing // Rangers responded to a snakebite case and a motorbike accident; patients treated and discharged

08–14 September 2025
This week: Joint operation led to the arrest of 2 suspects in separate incidents for illegal activity in national park // Rangers and partners responded to multiple fires in national park and community land, contained with support from air tractor, operations continued on some fires // Rangers responded to multiple elephant crop raids and fence breakages in several areas, fence attendants made repairs // Rangers and drone unit prevented elephant crop raids in several instances // Rangers responded to reports of lions killing livestock in several locations, calmed community members // Rangers responded to a person injured by a lion

01–07 September 2025
This week: Joint operations led to the arrest of 5 suspects in 2 incidents, including recovery of ivory and python skins // Rangers and partners responded to and contained 2 fires in national park areas, teams also conducted mop-up of smoldering logs // Joint operation with partners treated 1 injured elephant with a spear wound // Rangers responded to multiple reports of elephants crossing the crop protection fence, causing damage to posts, wires, and crops, fence attendants made repairs // Rangers and drone units prevented elephant crop raids in several instances // Rangers responded to reports of elephants damaging private fences and community farms, and pushed them back in several cases

25–31 August 2025
This week: Rangers and partners conducted multiple joint operations to remove giraffes trapped in private fenced farms // Rangers recovered 12 snares in national park // Rangers and partners arrested 6 suspects for bushmeat poaching of a gazelle inside a private farm // Rangers responded to multiple fires in national park, some contained, others ongoing, with one ranger injured during operations, treated and discharged // Rangers and drone unit prevented or controlled elephant crop raids in several instances, though damage was reported // Rangers pushed elephants away from settlements and responded to community reports of damage to trees and water tanks // Fence attendants repaired multiple incidents of elephants crossing or damaging the crop protection fence

18-24 August 2025
This week: Joint intelligence operations led to the recovery of over 28 snares and the arrest of 1 suspect with python skin // Rangers intercepted vehicles carrying illegal materials and logs // A suspect was arrested with 148 kg of sandalwood, and another operation recovered 153 kg abandoned at the scene // Rangers and drone units prevented elephant crop raids and pushed back elephants in several incidents, fence attendants made repairs // Elephants damaged community farms, water infrastructure, and private fences in multiple areas // A serval was rescued and treated for injuries by KWS vet teams

11-17 August 2025
This week: Joint operation led to the arrest of 1 suspect with 13 pieces of elephant tusks weighing 12kg, and 2 suspects with bushmeat // Rangers recovered 15 snares in two incidents and freed livestock entangled in snares // Rangers halted illegal borehole drilling, and responded to illegal logging and development attempts // Multiple incidents of elephants crossing the crop protection fence, damaging posts and wires; rangers and drone units pushed elephants away from settlements and prevented crop raids in several instances // Rangers responded to reports of injured zebra and giraffe, and monitored elephants causing crop damage