Conservationists turn to military tactics to save African wildlife
Afirearms expert trains a new recruit at the Nkwe Wildlife Security Services and Tactical Training Academy in Vaalwater, South Africa, on March 18, 2015. The academy trains new anti-poaching field rangers with military discipline to help combat wildlife poaching and improve field security. PHOTO | STEFAN HEUNIS |
African governments and private conservation groups are increasingly turning to militarised anti-poaching tactics to suppress the rise in illegal wildlife trade, a new Small Arms Survey says.
The past few years have seen African countries adopt military tactics in their anti-poaching efforts following an unprecedented spike in demand for ivory, rhino horn and other endangered species in Asian markets.
