PATROL IN BASIRI SECTOR
Category: Ranger Patrols, Rangers | Date: Nov 01 2007 | By: admin
The Okapi Reserve overlaps in 3 Administrative Territories Mambasa, Watsa and Wamba. It has neighboring with Beni ( in South), Bafwasende ( South -West ) , Isiro ( North ), Komanda - Yedi ( East ).
Since some years, the Reserve is under pression of poaching from neighboring zones. The management organized a mixture operation with the Government military from Mambasa (Rangers and Soldiers). It is not easy to organize such operation, but fortunately the Congolese Institute of Nature Conservation (ICCN) signed a convention with the Military Region of Kisangani. Patrol ration, Medicare care, and bonus were allocated by the Reserve.
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Rangers and soldiers ready for moving in the bush
After the operation, Captain Mayala praying in front of his team
Since some years, the Reserve is under pression of poaching from neighboring zones. The management organized a mixture operation with the Government military from Mambasa (Rangers and Soldiers). It is not easy to organize such operation, but fortunately the Congolese Institute of Nature Conservation (ICCN) signed a convention with the Military Region of Kisangani. Patrol ration, Medicare care, and bonus were allocated by the Reserve.
However, the South sector was swept and the pression from
Beni
tries minimizing, but we still noticing some incursion of poachers from West sector of the Reserve. Last week, a patrol conducted by Mr. Kembo was out, and succeeded to catch a professional poacher named LOYEMBE alias Zembra with an AK 47. He is under interrogation and we are quietly waiting for the last decision of the prosecutor.
Professional poacher Zembra under prosecution
It is a great effort done by the brave Patrol Post Commander Kembo Lualaba and his team. Any kind of your donation for the protection of this natural Reserve; the only home of the endemic specie okapi ( okapia Johnstoni) is warmly welcomed.
Somba
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9 Responses to “PATROL IN BASIRI SECTOR”
Virginia, on 01 Nov 2007
Somba, good news a new convention was siged. Hopefully many poachers will be captured. Please send us pictures of the Okapis. Thank you for all your good work.
Ann, on 01 Nov 2007
Great work, Somba! Please share with everyone how thankful we are for their efforts in patrolling and capturing poachers. We know it is not an easy job and we appreciate everything you all do!
Tim, on 01 Nov 2007
What good news! Thank you for working so hard to combat poaching, and for all that you do every day to protect the precious wildlife in the Reserve.
F. J. PECHIR, on 01 Nov 2007
Good work! The poachisng is, as you know, one of the principal problems that faces wildlife conservation. Keep with this kind of good news!
Bruno, on 01 Nov 2007
This is great news !!!
Somba, on 03 Nov 2007
Virginia,
Yes, It was a proper initiative of the Management of the Reserve, and so far the agreement is there, and the Region Commander (9th) wrote blank on white the decision to not deploy soldiers inside the Reserve.You supposed to convince people and pushing some constructive reason, and also maintained order in terms of security.
Somba
Somba, on 03 Nov 2007
Ann,
Thanks a lot for your recognition on our job in Epulu, and we shall do our best to kick out poachers.
Somba
Somba, on 03 Nov 2007
Tim,
From our side, we thank you very much for this moral reconfort.
Somba
Somba, on 03 Nov 2007
Bruno,
Of course, we are determined to go a head to kick out all anti conservation.
Somba
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