New security force to protect Ol Pejeta's
wildlife
October 2012. It's been more than a year since a semi tame rhino called Max was
gunned down on the Ol Pejeta Conservancy, but this terrible incident marked a
turning point for Ol Pejeta's security forces. In June 2011, recognizing the
ever-increasing threat on rhinos, the Government of Kenya allowed Ol Pejeta to
receive Kenya Police Reservist (KPR) status changing the way they protect our
rhinos on the Conservancy - for the better.
Kenya policy reservists get
training
Under the command of the local police chief, 32 Ol Pejeta staff were issued KPR
status, which gives them the right to carry automatic firearms, and are they
are now the nucleus of what has become an independent department. Working
closely with the Kenya Wildlife Service, the Kenya Police and other government
agencies, Ol Pejeta's security department has grown since its inception last
year and undergone extensive training.
All this has paid with a reduction in
poaching incidents. This year there has been only one attempted poaching which
was unsuccessful, unlike last year where five rhinos were poached.
New fast reaction force
In a further effort to curb poaching in the greater Laikipia region, the Ol Pejeta Conservancy has partnered with Space for Giants to support the Kenya Wildlife Service under the command of the Kenya Police, by providing an anti-poaching rapid response team. A team of five Ol Pejeta KPR are on stand-by, ready to respond via helicopter, fixed-wing aircraft or vehicle to any incident of poaching or banditry in the area. In the first two months of operations, a total of eight arrests have been made and six firearms recovered.
In a further effort to curb poaching in the greater Laikipia region, the Ol Pejeta Conservancy has partnered with Space for Giants to support the Kenya Wildlife Service under the command of the Kenya Police, by providing an anti-poaching rapid response team. A team of five Ol Pejeta KPR are on stand-by, ready to respond via helicopter, fixed-wing aircraft or vehicle to any incident of poaching or banditry in the area. In the first two months of operations, a total of eight arrests have been made and six firearms recovered.
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