Table 5.

Reporting frequencies of illegal poaching with dogs in the Amathole District of Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, in the year preceding COVID-19 lockdown and during lockdown

Key result area	2019	2020
Number of complaints attended	20	46
Number of cases opened	17	22
Number of people arrested	57	40
Number of minors involved	31	22
Number of dogs impounded	40	21
Number of animal carcass seized	9	10
Number of vehicles involved	5	7
Number of vehicles confiscated	3	7
Number of convictions	3	1
Written and Verbal warnings issued	16	22