1. THE ASSOCIATION OF PRIVATE LAND RHINO SANCTUARIES (APLRS)

2. APLRS – OUR COMMON VISION, OBJECTIVES & HOW TO ACHIEVE THEM.
Extract from the Conservation & Management Strategy for Black Rhino in Kenya 2012 – 2016.

3. THE APLRS
Registered on 17th January 1990 (Reg No ) under the Societies Act to:
Conserve & manage all Rhino on private lands in consultation & collaboration with the KWS.
Represent the private sector involved in the conservation & management of all rhino’s on private Land,
Provide secure land & offer security to all rhino’s held in private Land,
Fund-raise in consultation with KWS for rhino management on private land,
Build capacity for rhino monitoring & security teams,
Offer advise on issues relating to rhino conservation & management to members of the association,
Share Logical support amongst members,
Coordinate channeling of specific issues relating to rhino on private land to the National Rhino Steering Committee.
APLRS comprise 8 of the 19 rhino conservation areas in Kenya
Sera: Established Oct 2014 – rhino’s in May Lewa: established Borana: established Il Ngwesi: , Ol Jogi established 1980, expanded 2005, OPC: established 1988, Solio: established 1970, Chyulu: Rhino’s “rediscovered” in the mid 90’s.
Oserian, Kigio, Ol Ari Nyiro & Mugie “destocked”.

4. APLRS CONSTITUTION Chairman (as elected by members),
Secretary (as elected by members),
Treasurer (as elected by members),
Representatives of Private Land Rhino Sanctuaries,
Rhino Program Coordinator,
KWS District Warden in Rhino Conservation Areas,
KWS Senior Scientist – other species,
Co-opted members as decided by the association.
Oversee & Drive Local Area Implementation
Coordinate, Synergize Strategy Implementation & Updating
Major Decisions & Oversight
Area Rhino Management Committees
(ARMC’s)
The ARMC’s have been totally ineffectual & the REC has not sat in the last strategy term. Whereas the role of the REC has been undertaken by ECOM, the APLRS acts as the primary “grass-route” advisory body to the RPC.
Rhino Executive Committee
Rhino Steering Committee
Association of Private Land Rhino Sanctuaries (APLRS)
Association of Private Land Rhino Sanctuaries (APLRS)
Association of Private Land Rhino Sanctuaries (APLRS)

5. APLRS areas fall in Tsavo conservation area, northern conservation area & Mtn conservation area. Despite that Lewa doesn’t fall in Laikipia, it has merged with Borana which does & their rhino population is reported as one.

6. Kenya’s habitat sanctuaries were established in a desperate bid to prevent extinction in the poaching onslaught of the 1970’s & 1980’s.
Is it coincidence that the first positive growth in decades coincided with the establishment of the APLRS in 1989?

7. INTRODUCTION TO KENYA’S RHINO’S
KENYA HAS 1149 RHINO’S (Source: National Rhino Office, 31st December 2016)
THEY INCLUDE 3 SUB-SPECIES:
Eastern Black Rhino (Diceros Bicornis Michaeli), 696
Southern White Rhino (Ceratotherium simum simum), 450
Northern White Rhino (Ceratotherium simum cottoni). 3
BR’s: Public: 49% Private: 42% County: 7% Community 3%
SWR’s: Public: 22% Private: 77% County: 0% Community 1%
NWR’s: Public: 0% Private: 100% County: 0% Community 0%

8. Births: 9. 81%, Poaching: 0. 56%, Other Deaths: 3. 09%, AVERAGE NET: 6

9. Births: 8. 87%, Poaching: 0. 31%, Other Deaths: 2. 57%, AVERAGE NET: 6

10. BORANA RHINO PROTECTION SECURITY TOOLBOX
AN EXAMPLE OF THE MULTI-FACETED SECURITY CAPACITY REQUIREMENT IN RHINO SANCTUARIES.
BORANA RHINO PROTECTION SECURITY TOOLBOX
5 X 24HR DEDICATED SECURITY VEHICLES
24 G3 ASSAULT RIFLE’S
9 ADDITIONAL SECURITY DEDICATED FIREARMS
32 KENYA POLICE RESERVISTS
MORE THAN 120 SECURITY PERSONNEL
CSR PROGRAM
PERIMITER ELECTRIC FENCE
WILDLIFE
PROTECTION
THERMAL IMAGING EQUIPMENT
AIRCRAFT
NIGHT VISION EQUIPMENT
DIGITAL RADIO NETWORK
REMOTE CAMERA TRAPS
Challenges: 1) Economic ($2k - $65k, inflation, evolving threat), 2) Implementation of the strategy, 3) Evolving threat, 4) Space with adequate capacity, 5) Land invasions 6) Land reform.
Contribution: 1) Meta-populations & “SO population expansion”.2) Losses through poaching <1% & “SO Protection & Law enforcement”, 3) 100% “confirmed” rhino’s & 100% confidence – “SO Monitoring for management”, 4) Healthy ICF’s (>9%) & maintained biodiversity – contiguous landscapes “SO Biological management, 5) “SO awareness & public support”: Grazing, water, schools, security, micro-finance, women empowerment – COMMUNITY PEACE, 6) “SO Coordinated & enhanced capacity” – this meeting. Working with Gov’t (e.g. Informer training), Communities.
BLOODHOUND TRACKER DOGS
INTELLIGENCE NETWORK
OP’S & LISTENING POSTS
BELGIAN MALINOIS ATTACK DOGS
KENYA WILDLIFE SERVICE HON’ WARDEN STATUS
INTELLIGENCE INCENTIVES

11. THANK YOU