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A Wildlife Security Framework

Presented By: Faye Cuevas, Senior Vice President & tenBoma Architect, International Fund for Animal Welfare

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A wildlife security framework marrying local knowledge to US military operational and intelligence processes to protect wildlife, build enforcement capacity, stabilize communities and illuminate transnational organized wildlife crime networks.

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Kenya

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Tanzania Lines of Effort

Improve partner intelligence

processes

Increase partner operational

capacity (decide, move, communicate)

Illuminate organized criminal

wildlife trade networks Limit resource competition and redundancies

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MWCT

TsavoCon

WildlifeWorks

SORALO

KWS/IFAW

AO LION: Primary Threats • Poaching • Human Wildlife Conflict

• Corruption

AO TRANSIENT: Primary Threats • Poaching • Cattle Incursion

AO EDEN: Primary Threats • Poaching • Cattle Incursion

• Transit

AO SISAL: Primary Threats • Poaching • Human Wildlife Conflict

• Transit

AO SPRINT: Primary Threats • Poaching • Corruption

• Trafficking • Transit

AO SENTRY: Primary Threats • Poaching • Corruption

• Trafficking • Transit

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LEGEND 2016 2015 2014 2013

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Poaching Deaths Caused by Poison Arrow 2013 - 2016

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Poaching Deaths Caused by Gunshot 2013 - 2016

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AO EDEN

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Malindi

Mombasa

OBJ Alameda – AO EDEN tB As of: 11SEP17

HOLLYWOOD

Facilitator

IRVING

Facilitator

COMPTON

Facilitator

BARSTOW

Financier

FAIRCHILD

Unknown

GENESEE

Unknown

EASTMONT

Transporter

Transporter

DANBY

Facilitator

FRESNO

Facilitator

INGLEWOOD

Facilitator

LONG BEACH

Facilitator

CULVER CITY

Broker

ALAMEDA

Broker

NAIROBI BASED

MALINDI BASED

MOMBASA BASED

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Lon: 36°47'11.17"E Lat: 2°32'52.75"S

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BLUF: Il l icit trafficking networks operating IVO the Kenya/Tanzania BCPs are considered high-priority targets and assessed to be highly vulnerable. Disrupting these networks would most l ikely have

a domino effect all the way back to the localized cells actually conducting poaching operations, forcing wildlife crime networks to adjust their Tactics Techniques and Procedures (TTP) and

potentially i lluminate operations so that they become targetable through the concurrent collection and analysis. These BCPs and the areas surrounding them have long been regarded as comfort

zones for criminal gangs, dealers and smugglers to conduct criminal activity which is often overlooked by local authorities either due to corruption or lack of resources.

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tB Oloitokitok AOI Overview Oloitokitok, Kajaido, Kenya

Lon: 37.508014 Lat: -2.927328

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NAI Breakdown:

Oloitokitok: -2.925014, 37.508058

It has been reported that perishable

contraband is occasionally stored at suspected

refrigerated outlets / stores located within the

BCPs under the full surveillance of a converted

security detail employed by smugglers/dealers;

cases of Maasai manyatta acting as stopover

storage areas has also been confirmed.

Kilombero: -2.931519, 37.471464

Kilombero is an undesignated BCP used by

smugglers to evade the Laset BCP. It mostly serves

as a route to transit all kinds of contraband.

Kilombero-Tarakea Road: SP: -2.934151, 37.468335 EP: -2.999783, 37.563755

Road used by smugglers and dealers for the

transportation of contraband to evade law

enforcement.

Smuggling Routes: Entry: -2.973551, 37.535708 Exit: -2.948679,

37.557489

Exit: -2.951892, 37.561450 Exit: -2.965953, 37.560416

Established smuggling routes that exit past

Laset BCP and connect to the Oloitokitok-

Nairobi route. These routes have many

tributaries that are traveled by foot, motorcycle

and vehicle. They are usually busy and active

during the night and dry season.

Laset: -2.960055, 37.571468

Laset is a major crossing point used by

smugglers to export contraband such as

sandalwood and ivory.

Tarakea: -2.960055, 37.571468

Tarakea serves as trading center and is used

by criminal actors to store illicit goods before

transit into Kenya.

K i l o m b e r o

Known/Suspected actors Arrested ● Hadija Shera Abdi – Elephant Tusks

● Anthony Mwange – Elephant Tusks

● Daniel Muteti Mutuku – Elephant Tusks

● Pekei Shoke – Elephant Tusks

Dealers

Suspects ● Kimaat Mbaluka ID No. 30702228 Cell- 0727390420

● Millia Kanyere

● Willium Mbaluka

● John Karara Cell- 0725830621

● Arristide Masewe (TZ) Phones-

0711375184, 255757366463, 0706914043

● Habanas Mwika (TZ)

● Richard John (TZ)

● Loonkishu Joseph

● Stanley Ndungu Cell- 0723010770, Bike Reg. No. KMDJ 147T

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Suspect carrying a contraband illicit brew from TZ.

3/24/2017 - Three suspects

with 10 kg ivory and 2

python skins arrested in

Oloitokitok.

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Data provided courtesy of: © Big Life Foundation

Operation SISAL GREEN Kajaido, Kenya

Lon: 36°47'11.17"E Lat: 2°32'52.75"S

Arrest reporting from 9/9/2015 - 3/28/2017 indicated a total of 79 individuals were detained during

43 wildlife crime related arrests within the greater Amboseli Area. Analysis of the reported data revealed trophy possession (to

include ivory and other illegal wildlife products) accounted for a 51% majority of the offenses with the second most common

offense being bushmeat poaching (37%). Areas with the highest concentrations of these arrests are the eastern edge of Chyulu

Hills National Park, and Kimana/Rombo Group Ranches. Trophy Poaching was the least likely occurrence with one recorded arrest.

Wildlife Crime related arrests in the Amboseli Ecosystem:

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Kimana Group Ranch – Six arrests for

primarily poaching related crimes.

Rombo Group Ranch – Seven arrests

for primarily poaching related crimes

Chyulu Hills National Park: Eastern Edge –

Eleven arrests primarily for trophy possession.

Human Wildlife Conflict

Occurrence

Density

44% 3%

9%

37%

7%

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Analyst Comment: Analysis of the reported data suggests that the occurrences of trophy possession are more highly concentrated in the northern areas around Chyulu Hills National Park (probably due to the fact that the Nairobi–Mombasa Road (A109) is a primary route for smuggling illicit goods like ivory and pelts) while poaching based offenses are more heavily concentrated in the southern areas where Human Wildlife Conflict (to include predation and crop-raiding incidents) occurs the most.

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Analyst Assessment: Reporting identifies JKIA as a common

transit hub for illegal wildlife products that likely originate

from other source countries in Africa due to the limited

number of air transit locations that service Asia from Africa.

However, these arrests have no identified links to current

poaching activities within Kenya. Additionally, the trend of

trafficking ivory in the form of bangles and trinkets aligns

with reported trends going back several years.

Arrests/Seizures

- Disguised as food packaged in small boxes

September 2017-

Chinese man apprehended with Ksh. 60000 of ivory.

- Source Country: CAR

- Transit Country: Kenya

- Destination Country: Guangzhou, China

- Mode of Transport: Air, Kenya Airways

- Disguised as bangles/necklaces

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Arrests/Seizures

March 2017-

Chinese woman identified as Cao Juhua apprehended

with 120kg of ivory.

- Source Country: Malawi

- Transit Country: Kenya

- Destination Country: Hanoi, Vietnam

- Mode of Transport: Air, Kenya Airways

- Packed in suitcases (No recipient name)

Arrests/Seizures

July 2017-

Two Individuals arrested with 11kg of Ivory.

- Source Country: N/A

- Transit Country: Vietnam

- Destination Country: China

- Mode of Transport: Ground

- Ivory necklaces and bracelets

Arrests/Seizures

July 2017-

Seven arrested with 48kg of Ivory.

- Source Country: N/A

- Transit Country: N/A

- Destination Country: Beijing, China

- Mode of Transport: N/A

- 3185 ivory products confiscated in a raid on Daliu

Guanxin market in Chaoyang District

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BLUF: Multiple arrests within the last

year in Kenya’s JKIA and various

locations in Asia continue to identify

Asia as a top destination for the

smuggling of illegal wildlife

products, both in raw form, and in

finished products such as jewelry

and knickknacks.

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Presented By: Faye Cuevas, Senior Vice President & tenBoma Architect, International Fund for Animal Welfare