I received a report from a herdsman this morning and he said that he saw three poachers running through the bush yesterday morning and one of them looked like they were carrying a spear and a gunia (burlap) sack. He saw them from a distance but they were clearly up to no good and in […]
Field based anti-poaching is the most direct way of protecting elephants in the wild. Rangers’ methods of ‘boots on the ground’ has proven effective during the 70-80s poaching pandemic and in today’s crisis. Projects who are diligently working in the field may not completely halt the poaching and certainly not alone, however there is no […]
Today my unit and I went on a very long foot patrol through some hilly areas and we came across a female hyaena who was relaxing in the early morning sun. She saw us but she was not bothered by our presence. We continued on towards the base of a very large hill and we […]
