![]() ![]() $3,463.57 (from a total additional grant of $29,091.89) will cover the increased cost of a new Landcruiser for the general security team, since we submitted the original 5-year proposal and budget in 2021.Another $4,335.16 will pay for bush modifications for the new Landcruiser USFWS Rhino and Tiger Conservation Fund awarded extra grants in 2023, in recognition of the increased costs as a result of the war in Ukraine: food and fuel prices have particularly suffered.$2,675 from INL for intelligence gathering and analysis during May 2023.$2,675 from INL for intelligence gathering and analysis during April 2023.We sent $2,675 from the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs’ (INL) grant for Project UPTICK (Uniting Protection, Training and Intelligence in Central Kenya) to cover the cost of intelligence gathering and analysis during March 2023. ![]() We sent $17,153.85 from INL to pay for ongoing IT support during May 2023 for KWS sites using EarthRanger: the KWS HQ in Nairobi, nine national parks (Tsavo West, Lake Nakuru, Aberdare, Meru, Ruma, Mt Kenya, Ngulia Rhino Sanctuary, Amboseli & Shimba Hills), and seven regional headquarters (Western, Mountain, Tsavo, Southern, Coastal, Central Rift (Lake Nakuru) & Eastern) and $4,848 for the installation costs of EarthRanger in Ruma NP ($2,173 for hardware, and $2,675 for staff time).$5,148 from INL via Project UPTICK went towards the installation of EarthRanger: $3,786 for the set-up of an operations room in Ngulia Rhino Sanctuary, within Tsavo West National Park and $1,380 to buy computers for KWS Regional Headquarters in Rumuruti and Narok.We sent another $15,493.80 from INL to pay for ongoing IT support during April 2023 as above.We sent $15,493.80 from the INL 4-year grant for Project UPTICK to pay for ongoing IT support during March 2023 for KWS sites using EarthRanger: the KWS HQ in Nairobi, nine national parks (Tsavo West, Lake Nakuru, Aberdare, Meru, Ruma, Mt Kenya, Ngulia Rhino Sanctuary, Amboseli and Shimba Hills), and seven regional headquarters (Western, Mountain, Tsavo, Southern, Coastal, Central Rift (Lake Nakuru) and Eastern).We sent $2,675 from INL for intelligence gathering and analysis during May 2023, and $4,408 for LoRa WAN and EarthRanger support costs during May 2023.We sent $2,675 from INL for intelligence gathering and analysis during April 2023, and $4,408 for LoRa WAN and EarthRanger support costs during April 2023.We sent $2,675 from the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs’ (INL) grant for Project UPTICK to cover the cost of intelligence gathering and analysis during March 2023, and another $4,408 for LoRa WAN and EarthRanger TM support costs during March 2023.The RPUs patrol the Park to look for signs of rhinos (spoor, dung, browse, wallows) and also retrieve and destroy any snares they find, and report any illegal activities, e.g. As well as being home to the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary’s captive population of rhinos, there are thought to be a handful of animals surviving in the wild in Way Kambas. dons, to be allocated to the Rhino Protection Unit (RPU) programme in Way Kambas NP in the southeast of Sumatra. ![]()
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