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TRAVEL PODCAST | Shots fired in the war against rhino poachers

Experience what it's like to ride shotgun with an anti-poaching unit in the Kruger National Park

10 October 2018 - 16:01 By paul ash
Paul Ash Senior reporter
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Kruger National Park section ranger Andrew Desmet prepares the Bathawk anti-poaching aircraft for a mission.
Kruger National Park section ranger Andrew Desmet prepares the Bathawk anti-poaching aircraft for a mission.
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The game rangers and guardians of South Africa's Kruger National Park are engaged in a bitter and dangerous struggle against armed gangs of rhino poachers.

Paul Ash spent three days in the world-famous wildlife reserve, listening to their stories.

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