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- Discussion of ambush situations - w/ guns involved, it's either killed or be killed... 9. Nairobi Nat'l Park: Monument for fallen heroes - began 3-sided, now 7 due to increase of names inscribed on the wall. Dec 6, each year, families of fallen come to honor their heroic family members. - System of reporting incidents goes back to HQ (save palms of hands of poachers as proof of having killed them) - Incentivize wildlife conservation, Jan 10 a new law spelled out benefit sharing mechanisms was signed into Nat'l law. Demand (market) is ripe for poaching nowadays, so community education against poaching is important. - We go out in units (10 soldier 1 commander) - How to protect ourselves? A) gather intelligence ahead B) never go alone - Who are these poachers (and from where?) Stats are normal people - not 1 partic[[?]] community, it's market that influences who poaches (untrue that it's only Somale)[illegible strikethrough]) - What to do when they find an injured animal? Dispatch veterinary mobile ER unit (elephants, rhinos, giraffes), treats them takes them to a recovery unit. Fleet of 17 aircrafts Most [strikethrough] do come [/strikethrough] poachers do come from Somalia (w/ arms) - How to replace rangers? Try for every 2 yrs., 570 new rangers (570 about to train), 4,800 rangers total. Due to budget, not possible to always do every 2 years, but more popular as communities see benefit of conservancy. - When poachers come in contact, how to approach them? 2 types - Poach for subsistence (gazelles, giraffe) bows + arrows- disappear - heavy armed when approached (elephants, rhinos) - confrontation (90% of time guns will fire) Poaching groups of 5-14 - approach is military, also gather mastermind long-term intelligence (who's planning, where are they) - poaching getting better or worse? Support from govt is improving, situation overall is. 8% of land only has 40% of K's wildlife 11% increase in elephant population (this is an indicator population see the state of all other animals) When the poacher takes an animal how to they get out of Kenya. methods of killing the elephant (not just straight shooting; also poison arrows, and hit elephant and wait to die) - also k9 unit to patrol these alternative methods of killing).