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Eight poachers from Tanzania were on Thursday arrested by Narok county rangers in the Maasai Mara national game reserve.
The eight were part of an 11-man gang that had killed a hippopotamus and a waterbuck in the Game Reserve.
Mara triangle assistant game warden Joseph Kipirir told the Star that the rangers, were on their normal patrol when they spotted the poachers near governors camp.
"We are still carrying out investigations to establish their mission. They were armed with spears and knives and were skinning the animals when we arrested them’’ said Kipirir.
Read: Kenya lauded for war on poaching
The warden said the eight are being held at the Kilgoris Police station before they are charged in court.
"They will face charges of poaching and being in the country illegally", he said.
He said they are working closely with officers from the Kenya Wildlife Service and other security agencies, to ensure that the world famous game reserve is safe for the tourism industry to thrive.
"We are working together to ensure that the wild animals that have made the Maasai Mara Game Reserve a popular destination for tourists across the world are protected," Kipirir said.
Eight Tanzanian poachers arrested in Maasai Mara
The eight were part of an 11-man gang that had killed a hippopotamus and a waterbuck in the Game Reserve.
Mara triangle assistant game warden Joseph Kipirir told the Star that the rangers, were on their normal patrol when they spotted the poachers near governors camp.
"We are still carrying out investigations to establish their mission. They were armed with spears and knives and were skinning the animals when we arrested them’’ said Kipirir.
Read: Kenya lauded for war on poaching
The warden said the eight are being held at the Kilgoris Police station before they are charged in court.
"They will face charges of poaching and being in the country illegally", he said.
He said they are working closely with officers from the Kenya Wildlife Service and other security agencies, to ensure that the world famous game reserve is safe for the tourism industry to thrive.
"We are working together to ensure that the wild animals that have made the Maasai Mara Game Reserve a popular destination for tourists across the world are protected," Kipirir said.
Eight Tanzanian poachers arrested in Maasai Mara
