Ranger John Kintae is telling me about the OP yesterday:

Yesterday we went out on an OP (Observation Point) at 4pm till 7pm in the Kokamange area in Serengeti, and on the way to the OP we found a young zebra caught in a snare.

It took only three minutes to catch and release the zebra, because it was still so young. There were no injuries.

It was a joint OP with Serena and Ngiro-are Teams, as well as TANAPA (Tanzanian Rangers). While they were observing they saw three poachers coming in from the villages, and so immediately we gave chase and managed to arrest two, and one narrowly escaped.

One of the poachers in front of a burn. Poachers often burn the grass to encourage animals to come and graze in that area on the new shoots. 

Rangers will be going out again today on a late patrol in the same area.

Recently we have also been able to find an old computer which we have put into the control room here at the main station. This now means that all the rangers here at Serena have access to the internet, and are able to read and stay up to date with the Mara Triangle blog, and also answer any questions that you may have.

Cheryiot and Kintae in front of the computer.