SA Rhino Poaching Incidents

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SA Rhino Poaching Incidents 2000 2010 (August)
290 R 101,500,000
R 65,100,000
391 R 136,850,000
Jan August 2010
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Rhino Poaching Incidents South Africa Jan
August 2010 Illegally Hunted (186) Arrests
(62)
27
12
KNP 79
9
Limpopo
15
32
35
Mpumalanga
North West
GP
1
4
10
Free State
Kwazulu Natal
Northern Cape
14
Eastern Cape
3
Western Cape
5
2
4
KNP Rhino Poaching Incidents 2000 2010 (August)
124 R 43,400,000
R 27,650,000
KNP Sections Jan Aug 2010 12 / 22
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Rhino Poaching Incidents KNP Jan August
2010 Illegally Hunted (79) Arrests (32)
8
4
5
7
14
1
5
3
4
4
4
18
2
8
4
4
4
8
3
1
6
Rhino Poaching Incidents South Africa Jan
Aug 2010
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NATIONAL WILDLIFE CRIME REACTION INITIATIVE
Rhino Horn Conduits - Organized Crime Levels of
Threat
5 International Consumer Buyer (NWCRU)
NWCRU National Team
4 International Couriers / Buyers /
Exporter (NWCRU)
Conduit
3 National Couriers / Buyers / Exporter (NWCRU)
2 Local Poaching Groups / Couriers /
Buyers (NWCRU, Park and Farm Management)
NWCRU Provincial Teams
1 Protected Area /Private Land - Poaching
Individual / Groups (Park and Farm Management)
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NATIONAL WILDLIFE CRIME REACTION INITIATIVE
Rhino Poaching Arrests South Africa Jan Aug
2010 (62)
Poaching Level KNP GP MP EC LP NW FS KZN WC NC SA Totals Level Description
Level 1 26 4 3 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 43 Poacher
Level 2 5 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 13 Poacher/Coordinator
Level 3 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Syndicate/National
Level 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Syndicate/Regional
Level 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Syndicate/Driver
Total Arrests 32 9 4 5 12 0 0 0 0 0 62  
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NATIONAL WILDLIFE CRIME REACTION INITIATIVE
Investigation Process
Interpol
Provincial NWCRU
National NWCRU
Incident
Illegal Hunting
Illegal Possession / Trading
Corruption / Racketeering
Investigation Complexity
Levels of Threat
1
2
3
4
5
Local
Park
National
International
Consumer
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NATIONAL WILDLIFE CRIME REACTION INITIATIVE
NATIONAL WILDLIFE CRIME REACTION
5
5
NWCRU Investigations National Provincial
4
4
Threat Levels
3
3
Provincial SAPS OCU
Designated Prosecutors Provincial
DEA EMI
2
2
Parks
Private Landowners
Private Security
EMI / APU
1
1
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NATIONAL WILDLIFE CRIME REACTION INITIATIVE
NATIONAL WILDLIFE CRIME REACTION
DEA EMI
INTERPOL
SARS
Designated Senior Prosecutor National
5
National SAPS OCU
5
NWCRU Investigations National Provincial
4
4
Specialist Support
Asset Forfeiture
Threat Levels
3
3
2
2
1
1
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NATIONAL WILDLIFE CRIME REACTION INITIATIVE
DEA EMI
INTERPOL
SARS
Designated Senior Prosecutor National
National SAPS OCU
5
NWCRU Investigations National Provincial
4
Specialist Support
Asset Forfeiture
Threat Levels
3
Provincial SAPS OCU
Designated Prosecutors Provincial
DEA EMI
2
Parks
Private Landowners
Private Security
EMI / APU
1
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NATIONAL WILDLIFE CRIME REACTION INITIATIVE
NWCRU Investigators National
5
4
INTERPOL
Threat Levels
3
Law Enforcement
Prosecuting Authority
Wildlife Investigations International Authority
2
Parks
Private Landowners
Local Authorities
1
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NATIONAL WILDLIFE CRIME REACTION INITIATIVE
National Policy / Strategy Rhino Poaching
Objectives

• Implementing an immediate action plan aimed at
  mitigating the current escalation
• Securing the shared commitment of government (at
  national and provincial level), private land
  owners local communities and international
  stakeholders
• Supporting a national coordination structure for
  information management, law-enforcement response,
  investigation and prosecution
• Developing an integrated national information
  management system for all information
• Investigating proactive security measures aimed
  at facilitating regulated and controlled
  international trade in the species, and any
  associated by-products.

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NATIONAL WILDLIFE CRIME REACTION INITIATIVE
National Policy / Strategy Rhino Poaching
Principle Statements

• Focus - policy is on safety and security
• Recognize - marked escalation in the threat to
  the security of rhino
• Accept - resourcing of the initiatives backed
  by political will is paramount
• Accept - positive interaction and relationships
  with all stakeholders facilitates effective and
  efficient information exchange
• Support - development of an environmental crime
  investigation unit
• Support - national crime investigation and
  information management mechanism
• Accept - highly motivated, well trained,
  resourced and equipped personnel, are the single
  most important factor ensuring the success

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NATIONAL WILDLIFE CRIME REACTION INITIATIVE
Principle Statements continued

• Accept - research data is currently not adequate
• Adhere - to accepted and lawful criminal
  investigation procedures
• Recognise - need for Research and Development of
  new investigation techniques
• Recognise - monitoring and evaluation systems are
  essential
• Accept - understanding of the end-user demand is
  required
• Adopt - relationship with all recognized NGO
  stakeholder groups

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NATIONAL WILDLIFE CRIME REACTION INITIATIVE
Proposed Intervention strategies and/or
activities
Policy Outcome 1
Implementing an immediate action plan aimed at
mitigating the current threat, to the rhino
population, posed by the escalation in poaching
and the illegal trade in rhino horns and
associated by-products
Actions

• Immediate action plan
• Shared commitment
• Resources
• Political will
• National coordination structure- Investigation
  prosecution
• National information management system
• Proactive security measures aimed at facilitating
  regulated and controlled international trade

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NATIONAL WILDLIFE CRIME REACTION INITIATIVE
Actions continued .

• Interim National Wildlife Crime Reaction Unit
  (NWCRU)
• Evolve into a permanent NWCRU structure
• Support from all stakeholders
• Secondment of officials
• Joint operations
• Inter-departmental analysis
• Risk and threat assessment
• Information sharing
• Common understanding of best practices
• Interim minimum standards
• Community-based security and policing
  initiatives
• Budget and skilled manpower
• Monitoring mechanisms
• Coordinated conservation initiatives and
  sensitise private sector to training

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NATIONAL WILDLIFE CRIME REACTION INITIATIVE
Policy Outcome 2
Securing the shared commitment of government (at
national and provincial level), private land
owners local communities and international
stakeholders, as well as the necessary financial
and manpower resources and political will to
implement this policy
Actions

• Political commitment and mandate
• Identify relevant role-players/stakeholders
• Stakeholder participation and commitment
• Communication structure with all stakeholders
• Information sharing
• Adequate budget
• Additional financial resources
• Lobby support and acceptance

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NATIONAL WILDLIFE CRIME REACTION INITIATIVE
Policy Outcome 3
Supporting the establishment of a national
coordination structure for information
management, law-enforcement response,
investigation and prosecution
Actions

• National Wildlife Crime Reaction Unit
• Implementation plan
• Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with
  stakeholders
• Development of protocols and monitoring tools
• Sharing of best practices
• Minimum standards and specifications for
  enhancing compliance
• Specialised environmental courts
• Adequate human capital at the government and
  private sector level

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NATIONAL WILDLIFE CRIME REACTION INITIATIVE
Policy Outcome 4
Developing an integrated and coordinated national
information management system for all information
related to rhino species in order to adequately
inform security related decisions
Actions

• National database
• Information sharing mechanisms
• Applied scientific research
• National permit system for all CITES permits
• Inter-departmental analysis of all available
  information

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NATIONAL WILDLIFE CRIME REACTION INITIATIVE
Policy Outcome 5
Investigating proactive security related measures
aimed at possibly facilitating a better
understanding for any possible future regulated
and controlled international trade in the
species, and any associated by-products
Actions

• Comparative technical study on current
  international projects and research
• Support all international initiatives
• Support Regional initiatives
• Support optimal demographic and genetic
  management of rhino populations
• Support Biodiversity Management Plan for species
• Monitoring
• Impact of agreements, legislation and policies
  not related to NEMA
• Research Development of new investigation
  techniques