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SA Rhino Poaching Incidents 2000 – 2010 (August)

SA Rhino Poaching Incidents 2000 – 2010 (August). 290 R 101,500,000. R 65,100,000. 391 R 136,850,000. Jan – August 2010. Rhino Poaching Incidents : South Africa Jan – August 2010 Illegally Hunted =(186) : Arrests = (62). 27. 12. KNP 79. 9. Limpopo. 15. 32. 35. Mpumalanga.

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SA Rhino Poaching Incidents 2000 – 2010 (August)

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  1. SA Rhino Poaching Incidents 2000 – 2010 (August) 290 R 101,500,000 R 65,100,000 391 R 136,850,000 Jan – August 2010

  2. 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

  3. KNP Rhino Poaching Incidents 2000 – 2010 (August) 124 R 43,400,000 R 27,650,000 KNP Sections Jan – Aug 2010 12 / 22

  4. Rhino Poaching Incidents : KNP Jan – August 2010 Illegally Hunted =(79) : Arrests = (32) 8 4 5 7 1 14 5 3 4 4 4 18 2 8 4 4 4 8 3 1

  5. Rhino Poaching Incidents: South Africa : Jan – Aug 2010

  6. 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)

  7. NATIONAL WILDLIFE CRIME REACTION INITIATIVE Rhino Poaching Arrests: South Africa : Jan – Aug 2010 (62)

  8. NATIONAL WILDLIFE CRIME REACTION INITIATIVE Investigation Process Provincial NWCRU National NWCRU Interpol Illegal Possession / Trading Corruption / Racketeering Incident Illegal Hunting Investigation Complexity Levels of Threat 1 2 3 4 5 Park Local National International Consumer

  9. NATIONAL WILDLIFE CRIME REACTION NATIONAL WILDLIFE CRIME REACTION INITIATIVE 5 5 NWCRU Investigations National Provincial 4 4 Threat Levels 3 3 Designated Prosecutors Provincial Provincial SAPS OCU DEA EMI 2 2 Private Landowners Private Security EMI / APU Parks 1 1

  10. NATIONAL WILDLIFE CRIME REACTION INITIATIVE NATIONAL WILDLIFE CRIME REACTION DEA EMI INTERPOL SARS Designated Senior Prosecutor National National SAPS OCU 5 5 NWCRU Investigations National Provincial 4 4 Asset Forfeiture Specialist Support Threat Levels 3 3 2 2 1 1

  11. NATIONAL WILDLIFE CRIME REACTION INITIATIVE DEA EMI INTERPOL SARS Designated Senior Prosecutor National National SAPS OCU 5 NWCRU Investigations National Provincial 4 Asset Forfeiture Specialist Support Threat Levels 3 Designated Prosecutors Provincial Provincial SAPS OCU DEA EMI 2 Private Landowners Private Security EMI / APU Parks 1

  12. 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

  13. 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 anational 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.

  14. 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;

  15. 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;

  16. 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;

  17. 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;

  18. 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;

  19. NATIONAL WILDLIFE CRIME REACTION INITIATIVE Policy Outcome 3 Supporting the establishment of anational coordination structure for information management, law-enforcement response, investigation and prosecution; Actions • National Wildlife Crime Reaction Unit; • Implementation plan; • Memorandums of Understanding (MOU’s) 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;

  20. 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;

  21. 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;

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