25-31 May 2026
This week: Rangers and partners continued monitoring a treated lion, condition reported improved // Drone unit responded to elephant near settlements, farms, school and crop protection fence in several instances, fence attendants made repairs // Rangers responded to a report of 2 pupils chased by elephant, 1 sustained minor injuries and both were taken to hospital // Rangers and partners monitored lions near settlements in several instances // Rangers halted development activity for lack of relevant documents in 4 incidents // Rangers moved livestock from disallowed areas in 2 incidents // Rangers assisted a vulnerable community member in 2 instances

18-24 May 2026
This week: Joint operation led to the arrest of 4 suspects in 2 incidents with suspected illegal plants and 3 pieces of elephant tusk // Joint operation led to the successful treatment of an injured elephant, rangers continued monitoring // Rangers recovered 2 elephant tusks and a tusk fragment, weights to be confirmed // Rangers pushed elephant away from farms, settlements, and the crop protection fence in several instances, fence attendants made repairs // Rangers prevented multiple elephant crop raids // Rangers stopped ongoing fencing on a farm without relevant documents // Rangers continued monitoring a treated lion, an injured lioness, and an injured hyena, more to follow // Rangers supported community members after a person was reported missing and later found safe // Rangers supported community members in recovering 30 missing cows

11-17 May 2026
This week: Rangers transported an abandoned juvenile eland for care // Joint operation led to the successful treatment of an injured giraffe // Drone unit tracked and responded to elephant crossing the crop protection fence in several instances, fence attendants made repairs // Rangers rescued and transported an orphaned zebra foal // Joint operation investigated a butchered giraffe, follow-up continues // Rangers and partners responded to several land use and corridor incidents, including stop orders, drilling reports, and vehicles carrying materials // Rangers continued searching for a hyena suspected to be caught in a snare, more to follow

04-10 May 2026
This week: Drone unit prevented or pushed away elephant from farms, settlements and the crop protection fence in several instances, fence attendants made repairs // Rangers responded to 3 incidents where elephant injured people, including 2 rangers and 1 child, all transported for treatment // Rangers and partners rescued 2 zebra from open toilet holes in 2 incidents // Rangers responded to a hyena reported in a settlement, no damage caused // Rangers intervened in 2 land clearing incidents without relevant documents, more to follow

27-03 April/May 2026
This week: Joint operation led to the recovery of 6 cut pieces of elephant tusks // Drone unit prevented elephant from crossing the crop protection fence and tracked responsible elephant in several instances // Rangers responded to several elephant crossings of the crop protection fence, fence attendants made repairs // Rangers responded to report of elephant within a settlement, elephant had left on its own and no damage was caused