EYES IN THE SKIES: AERIAL PATROL
Brad Reid, Bush Pilot Extraordinaire, joined us back at CLZ for November and December and helped us out with flying our Cessna 172 Reims Rocket during aerial patrols over both the national park and the game management area. The plane is an invaluable tool against poaching both as a rapid response facility, back-up support for foot patrol teams and as a deterrence for illegal hunters in the area. Carcasses and poaching camps, which might remain undetected, can be spotted easily from the air. As soon as the plane is Zambian registered we will be up in the air again – eyes in the skies!
This month reported illegal activities have been low and currently we have not had any elephant carcasses reported. This brings our annual total of reported poached elephant carcasses in the Park and GMA this year to 22 (at the time of publication). Well done also to Eland Team (Luangwa Command Control) who had a contact on 16 December and recovered one muzzle loader and bushmeat.
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