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

3. Rhino Poaching Incidents : South Africa Jan – August 2010
Illegally Hunted =(186) : Arrests = (62) 27 12 9
KNP 79
Limpopo 15 32 35
Mpumalanga
North West GP 1 4 10
Free State
Northern Cape
Kwazulu Natal 14
Eastern Cape 3
Western Cape 5 2

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

5. 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

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

7. 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)

8. Rhino Poaching Arrests: South Africa : Jan – Aug 2010 (62)
NATIONAL WILDLIFE CRIME REACTION INITIATIVE
Rhino Poaching Arrests: South Africa : Jan – Aug 2010 (62)
Poaching Level
KNP GP MP EC LP NW FS
KZN WC NC
SA Totals
Level Description
Level 1 26 4 3 5 43
Poacher
Level 2 1 7 13
Poacher/Coordinator
Level 3 6
Syndicate/National
Level 4
Syndicate/Regional
Level 5
Syndicate/Driver
Total Arrests 32 9 12 62

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

10. 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

11. NATIONAL WILDLIFE CRIME REACTION
NATIONAL WILDLIFE CRIME REACTION INITIATIVE
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

12. 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

13. Prosecuting Authority Wildlife Investigations
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

14. 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 a national 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.

15. 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;

16. 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;

17. 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;

18. 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;

19. 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;

20. NATIONAL WILDLIFE CRIME REACTION INITIATIVE
Policy Outcome 3
Supporting the establishment of a national 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;

21. 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;

22. 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;