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  • EXCLUSIVE: A THIRD lion pride has been brutally butchered in a MONTH in South Africa by evil poachers who hacked off their heads and paws and stole them to be used to make black magic potions. Distraught owner Menno Parsons, 46, was broken the news that his male lion Tau, 10, and four lionesses had been fed chicken carcasses laced with poison causing them an agonising death. Menno - one of the top air display pilots in South Africa - owns Sunward Ranch which provided lion experiences for underprivileged children near the town of Brits in Limpopo Province. On Tuesday night a gang of poachers threw poisoned chickens over the two electrified fences and waited for the predators to eat them and suffer for up to 30 minutes until all his five lions were dead. Then they cut their way through the fences and using machetes hacked off the heads or jaws of the majestic lions to steal their teeth and hacked off 20 paws and stole them for use in “muti”. Traditional witch doctors or healers use the body parts to make potions known as "muti" for local customers or the body parts are smuggled to the Far East and sold for vast amounts to dealers. Divorced father-of-three Menno said : “When you get the phone call telling you that your lions have not just been killed by poachers but have been butchered I tell you nothing prepares you. “I fly helicopters on anti-poaching patrols and go after poachers who are on the run to help out the police and security agencies but you never actually expect it is going to happen to you. “I have looked after lions for 10 years and they are like a family to me. I am not afraid of these poachers and I have got guys with me and we will be going out there looking for them” he said. Along with head of the pride Tau, 10, his four lionesses were killed sisters Tana and Jade, both 5, and Zuri and Nala, both 3. The animal park owner also flies a World War 2 P51 mustang and a Douglas DC3 airline and two Huey helicopters and is one of the most popular
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  • EXCLUSIVE: A THIRD lion pride has been brutally butchered in a MONTH in South Africa by evil poachers who hacked off their heads and paws and stole them to be used to make black magic potions. Distraught owner Menno Parsons, 46, was broken the news that his male lion Tau, 10, and four lionesses had been fed chicken carcasses laced with poison causing them an agonising death. Menno - one of the top air display pilots in South Africa - owns Sunward Ranch which provided lion experiences for underprivileged children near the town of Brits in Limpopo Province. On Tuesday night a gang of poachers threw poisoned chickens over the two electrified fences and waited for the predators to eat them and suffer for up to 30 minutes until all his five lions were dead. Then they cut their way through the fences and using machetes hacked off the heads or jaws of the majestic lions to steal their teeth and hacked off 20 paws and stole them for use in “muti”. Traditional witch doctors or healers use the body parts to make potions known as "muti" for local customers or the body parts are smuggled to the Far East and sold for vast amounts to dealers. Divorced father-of-three Menno said : “When you get the phone call telling you that your lions have not just been killed by poachers but have been butchered I tell you nothing prepares you. “I fly helicopters on anti-poaching patrols and go after poachers who are on the run to help out the police and security agencies but you never actually expect it is going to happen to you. “I have looked after lions for 10 years and they are like a family to me. I am not afraid of these poachers and I have got guys with me and we will be going out there looking for them” he said. Along with head of the pride Tau, 10, his four lionesses were killed sisters Tana and Jade, both 5, and Zuri and Nala, both 3. The animal park owner also flies a World War 2 P51 mustang and a Douglas DC3 airline and two Huey helicopters and is one of the most popular
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  • EXCLUSIVE: A THIRD lion pride has been brutally butchered in a MONTH in South Africa by evil poachers who hacked off their heads and paws and stole them to be used to make black magic potions. Distraught owner Menno Parsons, 46, was broken the news that his male lion Tau, 10, and four lionesses had been fed chicken carcasses laced with poison causing them an agonising death. Menno - one of the top air display pilots in South Africa - owns Sunward Ranch which provided lion experiences for underprivileged children near the town of Brits in Limpopo Province. On Tuesday night a gang of poachers threw poisoned chickens over the two electrified fences and waited for the predators to eat them and suffer for up to 30 minutes until all his five lions were dead. Then they cut their way through the fences and using machetes hacked off the heads or jaws of the majestic lions to steal their teeth and hacked off 20 paws and stole them for use in “muti”. Traditional witch doctors or healers use the body parts to make potions known as "muti" for local customers or the body parts are smuggled to the Far East and sold for vast amounts to dealers. Divorced father-of-three Menno said : “When you get the phone call telling you that your lions have not just been killed by poachers but have been butchered I tell you nothing prepares you. “I fly helicopters on anti-poaching patrols and go after poachers who are on the run to help out the police and security agencies but you never actually expect it is going to happen to you. “I have looked after lions for 10 years and they are like a family to me. I am not afraid of these poachers and I have got guys with me and we will be going out there looking for them” he said. Along with head of the pride Tau, 10, his four lionesses were killed sisters Tana and Jade, both 5, and Zuri and Nala, both 3. The animal park owner also flies a World War 2 P51 mustang and a Douglas DC3 airline and two Huey helicopters and is one of the most popular
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  • EXCLUSIVE: A THIRD lion pride has been brutally butchered in a MONTH in South Africa by evil poachers who hacked off their heads and paws and stole them to be used to make black magic potions. Distraught owner Menno Parsons, 46, was broken the news that his male lion Tau, 10, and four lionesses had been fed chicken carcasses laced with poison causing them an agonising death. Menno - one of the top air display pilots in South Africa - owns Sunward Ranch which provided lion experiences for underprivileged children near the town of Brits in Limpopo Province. On Tuesday night a gang of poachers threw poisoned chickens over the two electrified fences and waited for the predators to eat them and suffer for up to 30 minutes until all his five lions were dead. Then they cut their way through the fences and using machetes hacked off the heads or jaws of the majestic lions to steal their teeth and hacked off 20 paws and stole them for use in “muti”. Traditional witch doctors or healers use the body parts to make potions known as "muti" for local customers or the body parts are smuggled to the Far East and sold for vast amounts to dealers. Divorced father-of-three Menno said : “When you get the phone call telling you that your lions have not just been killed by poachers but have been butchered I tell you nothing prepares you. “I fly helicopters on anti-poaching patrols and go after poachers who are on the run to help out the police and security agencies but you never actually expect it is going to happen to you. “I have looked after lions for 10 years and they are like a family to me. I am not afraid of these poachers and I have got guys with me and we will be going out there looking for them” he said. Along with head of the pride Tau, 10, his four lionesses were killed sisters Tana and Jade, both 5, and Zuri and Nala, both 3. The animal park owner also flies a World War 2 P51 mustang and a Douglas DC3 airline and two Huey helicopters and is one of the most popular
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  • EXCLUSIVE: A THIRD lion pride has been brutally butchered in a MONTH in South Africa by evil poachers who hacked off their heads and paws and stole them to be used to make black magic potions. Distraught owner Menno Parsons, 46, was broken the news that his male lion Tau, 10, and four lionesses had been fed chicken carcasses laced with poison causing them an agonising death. Menno - one of the top air display pilots in South Africa - owns Sunward Ranch which provided lion experiences for underprivileged children near the town of Brits in Limpopo Province. On Tuesday night a gang of poachers threw poisoned chickens over the two electrified fences and waited for the predators to eat them and suffer for up to 30 minutes until all his five lions were dead. Then they cut their way through the fences and using machetes hacked off the heads or jaws of the majestic lions to steal their teeth and hacked off 20 paws and stole them for use in “muti”. Traditional witch doctors or healers use the body parts to make potions known as "muti" for local customers or the body parts are smuggled to the Far East and sold for vast amounts to dealers. Divorced father-of-three Menno said : “When you get the phone call telling you that your lions have not just been killed by poachers but have been butchered I tell you nothing prepares you. “I fly helicopters on anti-poaching patrols and go after poachers who are on the run to help out the police and security agencies but you never actually expect it is going to happen to you. “I have looked after lions for 10 years and they are like a family to me. I am not afraid of these poachers and I have got guys with me and we will be going out there looking for them” he said. Along with head of the pride Tau, 10, his four lionesses were killed sisters Tana and Jade, both 5, and Zuri and Nala, both 3. The animal park owner also flies a World War 2 P51 mustang and a Douglas DC3 airline and two Huey helicopters and is one of the most popular
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  • EXCLUSIVE: A THIRD lion pride has been brutally butchered in a MONTH in South Africa by evil poachers who hacked off their heads and paws and stole them to be used to make black magic potions. Distraught owner Menno Parsons, 46, was broken the news that his male lion Tau, 10, and four lionesses had been fed chicken carcasses laced with poison causing them an agonising death. Menno - one of the top air display pilots in South Africa - owns Sunward Ranch which provided lion experiences for underprivileged children near the town of Brits in Limpopo Province. On Tuesday night a gang of poachers threw poisoned chickens over the two electrified fences and waited for the predators to eat them and suffer for up to 30 minutes until all his five lions were dead. Then they cut their way through the fences and using machetes hacked off the heads or jaws of the majestic lions to steal their teeth and hacked off 20 paws and stole them for use in “muti”. Traditional witch doctors or healers use the body parts to make potions known as "muti" for local customers or the body parts are smuggled to the Far East and sold for vast amounts to dealers. Divorced father-of-three Menno said : “When you get the phone call telling you that your lions have not just been killed by poachers but have been butchered I tell you nothing prepares you. “I fly helicopters on anti-poaching patrols and go after poachers who are on the run to help out the police and security agencies but you never actually expect it is going to happen to you. “I have looked after lions for 10 years and they are like a family to me. I am not afraid of these poachers and I have got guys with me and we will be going out there looking for them” he said. Along with head of the pride Tau, 10, his four lionesses were killed sisters Tana and Jade, both 5, and Zuri and Nala, both 3. The animal park owner also flies a World War 2 P51 mustang and a Douglas DC3 airline and two Huey helicopters and is one of the most popular
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  • EXCLUSIVE: A THIRD lion pride has been brutally butchered in a MONTH in South Africa by evil poachers who hacked off their heads and paws and stole them to be used to make black magic potions. Distraught owner Menno Parsons, 46, was broken the news that his male lion Tau, 10, and four lionesses had been fed chicken carcasses laced with poison causing them an agonising death. Menno - one of the top air display pilots in South Africa - owns Sunward Ranch which provided lion experiences for underprivileged children near the town of Brits in Limpopo Province. On Tuesday night a gang of poachers threw poisoned chickens over the two electrified fences and waited for the predators to eat them and suffer for up to 30 minutes until all his five lions were dead. Then they cut their way through the fences and using machetes hacked off the heads or jaws of the majestic lions to steal their teeth and hacked off 20 paws and stole them for use in “muti”. Traditional witch doctors or healers use the body parts to make potions known as "muti" for local customers or the body parts are smuggled to the Far East and sold for vast amounts to dealers. Divorced father-of-three Menno said : “When you get the phone call telling you that your lions have not just been killed by poachers but have been butchered I tell you nothing prepares you. “I fly helicopters on anti-poaching patrols and go after poachers who are on the run to help out the police and security agencies but you never actually expect it is going to happen to you. “I have looked after lions for 10 years and they are like a family to me. I am not afraid of these poachers and I have got guys with me and we will be going out there looking for them” he said. Along with head of the pride Tau, 10, his four lionesses were killed sisters Tana and Jade, both 5, and Zuri and Nala, both 3. The animal park owner also flies a World War 2 P51 mustang and a Douglas DC3 airline and two Huey helicopters and is one of the most popular
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  • EXCLUSIVE: A THIRD lion pride has been brutally butchered in a MONTH in South Africa by evil poachers who hacked off their heads and paws and stole them to be used to make black magic potions. Distraught owner Menno Parsons, 46, was broken the news that his male lion Tau, 10, and four lionesses had been fed chicken carcasses laced with poison causing them an agonising death. Menno - one of the top air display pilots in South Africa - owns Sunward Ranch which provided lion experiences for underprivileged children near the town of Brits in Limpopo Province. On Tuesday night a gang of poachers threw poisoned chickens over the two electrified fences and waited for the predators to eat them and suffer for up to 30 minutes until all his five lions were dead. Then they cut their way through the fences and using machetes hacked off the heads or jaws of the majestic lions to steal their teeth and hacked off 20 paws and stole them for use in “muti”. Traditional witch doctors or healers use the body parts to make potions known as "muti" for local customers or the body parts are smuggled to the Far East and sold for vast amounts to dealers. Divorced father-of-three Menno said : “When you get the phone call telling you that your lions have not just been killed by poachers but have been butchered I tell you nothing prepares you. “I fly helicopters on anti-poaching patrols and go after poachers who are on the run to help out the police and security agencies but you never actually expect it is going to happen to you. “I have looked after lions for 10 years and they are like a family to me. I am not afraid of these poachers and I have got guys with me and we will be going out there looking for them” he said. Along with head of the pride Tau, 10, his four lionesses were killed sisters Tana and Jade, both 5, and Zuri and Nala, both 3. The animal park owner also flies a World War 2 P51 mustang and a Douglas DC3 airline and two Huey helicopters and is one of the most popular
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  • EXCLUSIVE: A THIRD lion pride has been brutally butchered in a MONTH in South Africa by evil poachers who hacked off their heads and paws and stole them to be used to make black magic potions. Distraught owner Menno Parsons, 46, was broken the news that his male lion Tau, 10, and four lionesses had been fed chicken carcasses laced with poison causing them an agonising death. Menno - one of the top air display pilots in South Africa - owns Sunward Ranch which provided lion experiences for underprivileged children near the town of Brits in Limpopo Province. On Tuesday night a gang of poachers threw poisoned chickens over the two electrified fences and waited for the predators to eat them and suffer for up to 30 minutes until all his five lions were dead. Then they cut their way through the fences and using machetes hacked off the heads or jaws of the majestic lions to steal their teeth and hacked off 20 paws and stole them for use in “muti”. Traditional witch doctors or healers use the body parts to make potions known as "muti" for local customers or the body parts are smuggled to the Far East and sold for vast amounts to dealers. Divorced father-of-three Menno said : “When you get the phone call telling you that your lions have not just been killed by poachers but have been butchered I tell you nothing prepares you. “I fly helicopters on anti-poaching patrols and go after poachers who are on the run to help out the police and security agencies but you never actually expect it is going to happen to you. “I have looked after lions for 10 years and they are like a family to me. I am not afraid of these poachers and I have got guys with me and we will be going out there looking for them” he said. Along with head of the pride Tau, 10, his four lionesses were killed sisters Tana and Jade, both 5, and Zuri and Nala, both 3. The animal park owner also flies a World War 2 P51 mustang and a Douglas DC3 airline and two Huey helicopters and is one of the most popular
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  • EXCLUSIVE: A THIRD lion pride has been brutally butchered in a MONTH in South Africa by evil poachers who hacked off their heads and paws and stole them to be used to make black magic potions. Distraught owner Menno Parsons, 46, was broken the news that his male lion Tau, 10, and four lionesses had been fed chicken carcasses laced with poison causing them an agonising death. Menno - one of the top air display pilots in South Africa - owns Sunward Ranch which provided lion experiences for underprivileged children near the town of Brits in Limpopo Province. On Tuesday night a gang of poachers threw poisoned chickens over the two electrified fences and waited for the predators to eat them and suffer for up to 30 minutes until all his five lions were dead. Then they cut their way through the fences and using machetes hacked off the heads or jaws of the majestic lions to steal their teeth and hacked off 20 paws and stole them for use in “muti”. Traditional witch doctors or healers use the body parts to make potions known as "muti" for local customers or the body parts are smuggled to the Far East and sold for vast amounts to dealers. Divorced father-of-three Menno said : “When you get the phone call telling you that your lions have not just been killed by poachers but have been butchered I tell you nothing prepares you. “I fly helicopters on anti-poaching patrols and go after poachers who are on the run to help out the police and security agencies but you never actually expect it is going to happen to you. “I have looked after lions for 10 years and they are like a family to me. I am not afraid of these poachers and I have got guys with me and we will be going out there looking for them” he said. Along with head of the pride Tau, 10, his four lionesses were killed sisters Tana and Jade, both 5, and Zuri and Nala, both 3. The animal park owner also flies a World War 2 P51 mustang and a Douglas DC3 airline and two Huey helicopters and is one of the most popular
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  • EXCLUSIVE: A THIRD lion pride has been brutally butchered in a MONTH in South Africa by evil poachers who hacked off their heads and paws and stole them to be used to make black magic potions. Distraught owner Menno Parsons, 46, was broken the news that his male lion Tau, 10, and four lionesses had been fed chicken carcasses laced with poison causing them an agonising death. Menno - one of the top air display pilots in South Africa - owns Sunward Ranch which provided lion experiences for underprivileged children near the town of Brits in Limpopo Province. On Tuesday night a gang of poachers threw poisoned chickens over the two electrified fences and waited for the predators to eat them and suffer for up to 30 minutes until all his five lions were dead. Then they cut their way through the fences and using machetes hacked off the heads or jaws of the majestic lions to steal their teeth and hacked off 20 paws and stole them for use in “muti”. Traditional witch doctors or healers use the body parts to make potions known as "muti" for local customers or the body parts are smuggled to the Far East and sold for vast amounts to dealers. Divorced father-of-three Menno said : “When you get the phone call telling you that your lions have not just been killed by poachers but have been butchered I tell you nothing prepares you. “I fly helicopters on anti-poaching patrols and go after poachers who are on the run to help out the police and security agencies but you never actually expect it is going to happen to you. “I have looked after lions for 10 years and they are like a family to me. I am not afraid of these poachers and I have got guys with me and we will be going out there looking for them” he said. Along with head of the pride Tau, 10, his four lionesses were killed sisters Tana and Jade, both 5, and Zuri and Nala, both 3. The animal park owner also flies a World War 2 P51 mustang and a Douglas DC3 airline and two Huey helicopters and is one of the most popular
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  • EXCLUSIVE: A THIRD lion pride has been brutally butchered in a MONTH in South Africa by evil poachers who hacked off their heads and paws and stole them to be used to make black magic potions. Distraught owner Menno Parsons, 46, was broken the news that his male lion Tau, 10, and four lionesses had been fed chicken carcasses laced with poison causing them an agonising death. Menno - one of the top air display pilots in South Africa - owns Sunward Ranch which provided lion experiences for underprivileged children near the town of Brits in Limpopo Province. On Tuesday night a gang of poachers threw poisoned chickens over the two electrified fences and waited for the predators to eat them and suffer for up to 30 minutes until all his five lions were dead. Then they cut their way through the fences and using machetes hacked off the heads or jaws of the majestic lions to steal their teeth and hacked off 20 paws and stole them for use in “muti”. Traditional witch doctors or healers use the body parts to make potions known as "muti" for local customers or the body parts are smuggled to the Far East and sold for vast amounts to dealers. Divorced father-of-three Menno said : “When you get the phone call telling you that your lions have not just been killed by poachers but have been butchered I tell you nothing prepares you. “I fly helicopters on anti-poaching patrols and go after poachers who are on the run to help out the police and security agencies but you never actually expect it is going to happen to you. “I have looked after lions for 10 years and they are like a family to me. I am not afraid of these poachers and I have got guys with me and we will be going out there looking for them” he said. Along with head of the pride Tau, 10, his four lionesses were killed sisters Tana and Jade, both 5, and Zuri and Nala, both 3. The animal park owner also flies a World War 2 P51 mustang and a Douglas DC3 airline and two Huey helicopters and is one of the most popular
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  • EXCLUSIVE: A THIRD lion pride has been brutally butchered in a MONTH in South Africa by evil poachers who hacked off their heads and paws and stole them to be used to make black magic potions. Distraught owner Menno Parsons, 46, was broken the news that his male lion Tau, 10, and four lionesses had been fed chicken carcasses laced with poison causing them an agonising death. Menno - one of the top air display pilots in South Africa - owns Sunward Ranch which provided lion experiences for underprivileged children near the town of Brits in Limpopo Province. On Tuesday night a gang of poachers threw poisoned chickens over the two electrified fences and waited for the predators to eat them and suffer for up to 30 minutes until all his five lions were dead. Then they cut their way through the fences and using machetes hacked off the heads or jaws of the majestic lions to steal their teeth and hacked off 20 paws and stole them for use in “muti”. Traditional witch doctors or healers use the body parts to make potions known as "muti" for local customers or the body parts are smuggled to the Far East and sold for vast amounts to dealers. Divorced father-of-three Menno said : “When you get the phone call telling you that your lions have not just been killed by poachers but have been butchered I tell you nothing prepares you. “I fly helicopters on anti-poaching patrols and go after poachers who are on the run to help out the police and security agencies but you never actually expect it is going to happen to you. “I have looked after lions for 10 years and they are like a family to me. I am not afraid of these poachers and I have got guys with me and we will be going out there looking for them” he said. Along with head of the pride Tau, 10, his four lionesses were killed sisters Tana and Jade, both 5, and Zuri and Nala, both 3. The animal park owner also flies a World War 2 P51 mustang and a Douglas DC3 airline and two Huey helicopters and is one of the most popular
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  • July 7, 2015 - BALULE RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA: A foot patrol. LED BY BRITISH former military personnel these pictures show how courageous women anti-poachers train with guns in their battle to preserve Africa’s endangered animals. Operating in the Kruger National Park’s Balule Nature Reserve the 24-member strong all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit patrols 50,000 hectares of bush to protect elephants and rhinos that are hunted as part of the estimated £12billion a year illegal world animal trade. These ladies, who as pictures show pose with weapons but also know how to party, are on the front line of a deadly war for the resources of their continent. Over the past year 1,000 wildlife rangers have been killed in Africa while protecting endangered wildlife. Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker (28) from Grimsby, UK explained exclusively how and why this South African special unit was established. (Credit Image: © Media Drum World/MediaDrumWorld/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • July 7, 2015 - BALULE RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA: Commander Russel leads the dog patrol. LED BY BRITISH former military personnel these pictures show how courageous women anti-poachers train with guns in their battle to preserve Africa’s endangered animals. Operating in the Kruger National Park’s Balule Nature Reserve the 24-member strong all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit patrols 50,000 hectares of bush to protect elephants and rhinos that are hunted as part of the estimated £12billion a year illegal world animal trade. These ladies, who as pictures show pose with weapons but also know how to party, are on the front line of a deadly war for the resources of their continent. Over the past year 1,000 wildlife rangers have been killed in Africa while protecting endangered wildlife. Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker (28) from Grimsby, UK explained exclusively how and why this South African special unit was established. (Credit Image: © Media Drum World/MediaDrumWorld/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • July 7, 2015 - BALULE RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA: A foot patrol. LED BY BRITISH former military personnel these pictures show how courageous women anti-poachers train with guns in their battle to preserve Africa’s endangered animals. Operating in the Kruger National Park’s Balule Nature Reserve the 24-member strong all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit patrols 50,000 hectares of bush to protect elephants and rhinos that are hunted as part of the estimated £12billion a year illegal world animal trade. These ladies, who as pictures show pose with weapons but also know how to party, are on the front line of a deadly war for the resources of their continent. Over the past year 1,000 wildlife rangers have been killed in Africa while protecting endangered wildlife. Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker (28) from Grimsby, UK explained exclusively how and why this South African special unit was established. (Credit Image: © Media Drum World/MediaDrumWorld/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • July 7, 2015 - BALULE RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA: Patroling with a dog. LED BY BRITISH former military personnel these pictures show how courageous women anti-poachers train with guns in their battle to preserve Africa’s endangered animals. Operating in the Kruger National Park’s Balule Nature Reserve the 24-member strong all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit patrols 50,000 hectares of bush to protect elephants and rhinos that are hunted as part of the estimated £12billion a year illegal world animal trade. These ladies, who as pictures show pose with weapons but also know how to party, are on the front line of a deadly war for the resources of their continent. Over the past year 1,000 wildlife rangers have been killed in Africa while protecting endangered wildlife. Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker (28) from Grimsby, UK explained exclusively how and why this South African special unit was established. (Credit Image: © Media Drum World/MediaDrumWorld/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • July 7, 2015 - BALULE RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA: A dead rhino has been chained. LED BY BRITISH former military personnel these pictures show how courageous women anti-poachers train with guns in their battle to preserve Africa’s endangered animals. Operating in the Kruger National Park’s Balule Nature Reserve the 24-member strong all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit patrols 50,000 hectares of bush to protect elephants and rhinos that are hunted as part of the estimated £12billion a year illegal world animal trade. These ladies, who as pictures show pose with weapons but also know how to party, are on the front line of a deadly war for the resources of their continent. Over the past year 1,000 wildlife rangers have been killed in Africa while protecting endangered wildlife. Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker (28) from Grimsby, UK explained exclusively how and why this South African special unit was established. (Credit Image: © Media Drum World/MediaDrumWorld/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • July 7, 2015 - BALULE RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA: A rhino has been slaughtered for its horn. LED BY BRITISH former military personnel these pictures show how courageous women anti-poachers train with guns in their battle to preserve Africa’s endangered animals. Operating in the Kruger National Park’s Balule Nature Reserve the 24-member strong all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit patrols 50,000 hectares of bush to protect elephants and rhinos that are hunted as part of the estimated £12billion a year illegal world animal trade. These ladies, who as pictures show pose with weapons but also know how to party, are on the front line of a deadly war for the resources of their continent. Over the past year 1,000 wildlife rangers have been killed in Africa while protecting endangered wildlife. Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker (28) from Grimsby, UK explained exclusively how and why this South African special unit was established. (Credit Image: © Media Drum World/MediaDrumWorld/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • July 7, 2015 - BALULE RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA: Black Mamba recuits enjoying a party during their spare time. LED BY BRITISH former military personnel these pictures show how courageous women anti-poachers train with guns in their battle to preserve Africa’s endangered animals. Operating in the Kruger National Park’s Balule Nature Reserve the 24-member strong all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit patrols 50,000 hectares of bush to protect elephants and rhinos that are hunted as part of the estimated £12billion a year illegal world animal trade. These ladies, who as pictures show pose with weapons but also know how to party, are on the front line of a deadly war for the resources of their continent. Over the past year 1,000 wildlife rangers have been killed in Africa while protecting endangered wildlife. Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker (28) from Grimsby, UK explained exclusively how and why this South African special unit was established. (Credit Image: © Media Drum World/MediaDrumWorld/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • Jan. 19, 2015 - BALULE RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA: A recruit watches a pair of rhinos. LED BY BRITISH former military personnel these pictures show how courageous women anti-poachers train with guns in their battle to preserve Africa’s endangered animals. Operating in the Kruger National Park’s Balule Nature Reserve the 24-member strong all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit patrols 50,000 hectares of bush to protect elephants and rhinos that are hunted as part of the estimated £12billion a year illegal world animal trade. These ladies, who as pictures show pose with weapons but also know how to party, are on the front line of a deadly war for the resources of their continent. Over the past year 1,000 wildlife rangers have been killed in Africa while protecting endangered wildlife. Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker (28) from Grimsby, UK explained exclusively how and why this South African special unit was established. (Credit Image: © Media Drum World/MediaDrumWorld/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • July 7, 2015 - BALULE RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA: A poacher's encampment. LED BY BRITISH former military personnel these pictures show how courageous women anti-poachers train with guns in their battle to preserve Africa’s endangered animals. Operating in the Kruger National Park’s Balule Nature Reserve the 24-member strong all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit patrols 50,000 hectares of bush to protect elephants and rhinos that are hunted as part of the estimated £12billion a year illegal world animal trade. These ladies, who as pictures show pose with weapons but also know how to party, are on the front line of a deadly war for the resources of their continent. Over the past year 1,000 wildlife rangers have been killed in Africa while protecting endangered wildlife. Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker (28) from Grimsby, UK explained exclusively how and why this South African special unit was established. (Credit Image: © Media Drum World/MediaDrumWorld/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • Oct. 6, 2014 - BALULE RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA: Black Mamba roadblock uses sniffer dogs to check for illegal animal parts. LED BY BRITISH former military personnel these pictures show how courageous women anti-poachers train with guns in their battle to preserve Africa’s endangered animals. Operating in the Kruger National Park’s Balule Nature Reserve the 24-member strong all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit patrols 50,000 hectares of bush to protect elephants and rhinos that are hunted as part of the estimated £12billion a year illegal world animal trade. These ladies, who as pictures show pose with weapons but also know how to party, are on the front line of a deadly war for the resources of their continent. Over the past year 1,000 wildlife rangers have been killed in Africa while protecting endangered wildlife. Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker (28) from Grimsby, UK explained exclusively how and why this South African special unit was established. (Credit Image: © Media Drum World/MediaDrumWorld/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • Oct. 3, 2014 - BALULE RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA: Black Mamba recruits training in the bush. LED BY BRITISH former military personnel these pictures show how courageous women anti-poachers train with guns in their battle to preserve Africa’s endangered animals. Operating in the Kruger National Park’s Balule Nature Reserve the 24-member strong all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit patrols 50,000 hectares of bush to protect elephants and rhinos that are hunted as part of the estimated £12billion a year illegal world animal trade. These ladies, who as pictures show pose with weapons but also know how to party, are on the front line of a deadly war for the resources of their continent. Over the past year 1,000 wildlife rangers have been killed in Africa while protecting endangered wildlife. Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker (28) from Grimsby, UK explained exclusively how and why this South African special unit was established. (Credit Image: © Media Drum World/MediaDrumWorld/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • July 7, 2015 - BALULE RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA: A group of poachers spotted in the bush. LED BY BRITISH former military personnel these pictures show how courageous women anti-poachers train with guns in their battle to preserve Africa’s endangered animals. Operating in the Kruger National Park’s Balule Nature Reserve the 24-member strong all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit patrols 50,000 hectares of bush to protect elephants and rhinos that are hunted as part of the estimated £12billion a year illegal world animal trade. These ladies, who as pictures show pose with weapons but also know how to party, are on the front line of a deadly war for the resources of their continent. Over the past year 1,000 wildlife rangers have been killed in Africa while protecting endangered wildlife. Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker (28) from Grimsby, UK explained exclusively how and why this South African special unit was established. (Credit Image: © Media Drum World/MediaDrumWorld/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • July 7, 2015 - BALULE RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA: Five female recruits outside their quarters. LED BY BRITISH former military personnel these pictures show how courageous women anti-poachers train with guns in their battle to preserve Africa’s endangered animals. Operating in the Kruger National Park’s Balule Nature Reserve the 24-member strong all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit patrols 50,000 hectares of bush to protect elephants and rhinos that are hunted as part of the estimated £12billion a year illegal world animal trade. These ladies, who as pictures show pose with weapons but also know how to party, are on the front line of a deadly war for the resources of their continent. Over the past year 1,000 wildlife rangers have been killed in Africa while protecting endangered wildlife. Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker (28) from Grimsby, UK explained exclusively how and why this South African special unit was established. (Credit Image: © Media Drum World/MediaDrumWorld/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • July 7, 2015 - BALULE RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA: Commander Baker briefs his recruits. LED BY BRITISH former military personnel these pictures show how courageous women anti-poachers train with guns in their battle to preserve Africa’s endangered animals. Operating in the Kruger National Park’s Balule Nature Reserve the 24-member strong all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit patrols 50,000 hectares of bush to protect elephants and rhinos that are hunted as part of the estimated £12billion a year illegal world animal trade. These ladies, who as pictures show pose with weapons but also know how to party, are on the front line of a deadly war for the resources of their continent. Over the past year 1,000 wildlife rangers have been killed in Africa while protecting endangered wildlife. Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker (28) from Grimsby, UK explained exclusively how and why this South African special unit was established. (Credit Image: © Media Drum World/MediaDrumWorld/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • Dec. 7, 2014 - BALULE RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA: Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker. LED BY BRITISH former military personnel these pictures show how courageous women anti-poachers train with guns in their battle to preserve Africa’s endangered animals. Operating in the Kruger National Park’s Balule Nature Reserve the 24-member strong all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit patrols 50,000 hectares of bush to protect elephants and rhinos that are hunted as part of the estimated £12billion a year illegal world animal trade. These ladies, who as pictures show pose with weapons but also know how to party, are on the front line of a deadly war for the resources of their continent. Over the past year 1,000 wildlife rangers have been killed in Africa while protecting endangered wildlife. Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker (28) from Grimsby, UK explained exclusively how and why this South African special unit was established. (Credit Image: © Media Drum World/MediaDrumWorld/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • July 7, 2015 - BALULE RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA: A group of poachers spotted in the bush. LED BY BRITISH former military personnel these pictures show how courageous women anti-poachers train with guns in their battle to preserve Africa’s endangered animals. Operating in the Kruger National Park’s Balule Nature Reserve the 24-member strong all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit patrols 50,000 hectares of bush to protect elephants and rhinos that are hunted as part of the estimated £12billion a year illegal world animal trade. These ladies, who as pictures show pose with weapons but also know how to party, are on the front line of a deadly war for the resources of their continent. Over the past year 1,000 wildlife rangers have been killed in Africa while protecting endangered wildlife. Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker (28) from Grimsby, UK explained exclusively how and why this South African special unit was established. (Credit Image: © Media Drum World/MediaDrumWorld/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • Jan. 8, 2015 - BALULE RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA: Four recruits marching. LED BY BRITISH former military personnel these pictures show how courageous women anti-poachers train with guns in their battle to preserve Africa’s endangered animals. Operating in the Kruger National Park’s Balule Nature Reserve the 24-member strong all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit patrols 50,000 hectares of bush to protect elephants and rhinos that are hunted as part of the estimated £12billion a year illegal world animal trade. These ladies, who as pictures show pose with weapons but also know how to party, are on the front line of a deadly war for the resources of their continent. Over the past year 1,000 wildlife rangers have been killed in Africa while protecting endangered wildlife. Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker (28) from Grimsby, UK explained exclusively how and why this South African special unit was established. (Credit Image: © Media Drum World/MediaDrumWorld/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • Oct. 8, 2014 - BALULE RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA: Live fire training. LED BY BRITISH former military personnel these pictures show how courageous women anti-poachers train with guns in their battle to preserve Africa’s endangered animals. Operating in the Kruger National Park’s Balule Nature Reserve the 24-member strong all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit patrols 50,000 hectares of bush to protect elephants and rhinos that are hunted as part of the estimated £12billion a year illegal world animal trade. These ladies, who as pictures show pose with weapons but also know how to party, are on the front line of a deadly war for the resources of their continent. Over the past year 1,000 wildlife rangers have been killed in Africa while protecting endangered wildlife. Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker (28) from Grimsby, UK explained exclusively how and why this South African special unit was established. (Credit Image: © Media Drum World/MediaDrumWorld/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • July 7, 2015 - BALULE RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA: Black Mamba recruits training in the bush. LED BY BRITISH former military personnel these pictures show how courageous women anti-poachers train with guns in their battle to preserve Africa’s endangered animals. Operating in the Kruger National Park’s Balule Nature Reserve the 24-member strong all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit patrols 50,000 hectares of bush to protect elephants and rhinos that are hunted as part of the estimated £12billion a year illegal world animal trade. These ladies, who as pictures show pose with weapons but also know how to party, are on the front line of a deadly war for the resources of their continent. Over the past year 1,000 wildlife rangers have been killed in Africa while protecting endangered wildlife. Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker (28) from Grimsby, UK explained exclusively how and why this South African special unit was established. (Credit Image: © Media Drum World/MediaDrumWorld/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • July 7, 2015 - BALULE RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA: Five female recruits outside their quarters. LED BY BRITISH former military personnel these pictures show how courageous women anti-poachers train with guns in their battle to preserve Africa’s endangered animals. Operating in the Kruger National Park’s Balule Nature Reserve the 24-member strong all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit patrols 50,000 hectares of bush to protect elephants and rhinos that are hunted as part of the estimated £12billion a year illegal world animal trade. These ladies, who as pictures show pose with weapons but also know how to party, are on the front line of a deadly war for the resources of their continent. Over the past year 1,000 wildlife rangers have been killed in Africa while protecting endangered wildlife. Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker (28) from Grimsby, UK explained exclusively how and why this South African special unit was established. (Credit Image: © Media Drum World/MediaDrumWorld/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • July 7, 2015 - BALULE RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA: A rhino has been slaughtered for its horn. LED BY BRITISH former military personnel these pictures show how courageous women anti-poachers train with guns in their battle to preserve Africa’s endangered animals. Operating in the Kruger National Park’s Balule Nature Reserve the 24-member strong all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit patrols 50,000 hectares of bush to protect elephants and rhinos that are hunted as part of the estimated £12billion a year illegal world animal trade. These ladies, who as pictures show pose with weapons but also know how to party, are on the front line of a deadly war for the resources of their continent. Over the past year 1,000 wildlife rangers have been killed in Africa while protecting endangered wildlife. Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker (28) from Grimsby, UK explained exclusively how and why this South African special unit was established. (Credit Image: © Media Drum World/MediaDrumWorld/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • July 7, 2015 - BALULE RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA: A Black Mamba camp. LED BY BRITISH former military personnel these pictures show how courageous women anti-poachers train with guns in their battle to preserve Africa’s endangered animals. Operating in the Kruger National Park’s Balule Nature Reserve the 24-member strong all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit patrols 50,000 hectares of bush to protect elephants and rhinos that are hunted as part of the estimated £12billion a year illegal world animal trade. These ladies, who as pictures show pose with weapons but also know how to party, are on the front line of a deadly war for the resources of their continent. Over the past year 1,000 wildlife rangers have been killed in Africa while protecting endangered wildlife. Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker (28) from Grimsby, UK explained exclusively how and why this South African special unit was established. (Credit Image: © Media Drum World/MediaDrumWorld/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • July 7, 2015 - BALULE RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA: Black Mamba recruits training in the bush. LED BY BRITISH former military personnel these pictures show how courageous women anti-poachers train with guns in their battle to preserve Africa’s endangered animals. Operating in the Kruger National Park’s Balule Nature Reserve the 24-member strong all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit patrols 50,000 hectares of bush to protect elephants and rhinos that are hunted as part of the estimated £12billion a year illegal world animal trade. These ladies, who as pictures show pose with weapons but also know how to party, are on the front line of a deadly war for the resources of their continent. Over the past year 1,000 wildlife rangers have been killed in Africa while protecting endangered wildlife. Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker (28) from Grimsby, UK explained exclusively how and why this South African special unit was established. (Credit Image: © Media Drum World/MediaDrumWorld/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • Oct. 5, 2014 - BALULE RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA: LED BY BRITISH former military personnel these pictures show how courageous women anti-poachers train with guns in their battle to preserve Africa’s endangered animals. Operating in the Kruger National Park’s Balule Nature Reserve the 24-member strong all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit patrols 50,000 hectares of bush to protect elephants and rhinos that are hunted as part of the estimated £12billion a year illegal world animal trade. These ladies, who as pictures show pose with weapons but also know how to party, are on the front line of a deadly war for the resources of their continent. Over the past year 1,000 wildlife rangers have been killed in Africa while protecting endangered wildlife. Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker (28) from Grimsby, UK explained exclusively how and why this South African special unit was established. (Credit Image: © Media Drum World/MediaDrumWorld/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • Oct. 2, 2014 - BALULE RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA: Black Mamba recruits training in the bush. LED BY BRITISH former military personnel these pictures show how courageous women anti-poachers train with guns in their battle to preserve Africa’s endangered animals. Operating in the Kruger National Park’s Balule Nature Reserve the 24-member strong all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit patrols 50,000 hectares of bush to protect elephants and rhinos that are hunted as part of the estimated £12billion a year illegal world animal trade. These ladies, who as pictures show pose with weapons but also know how to party, are on the front line of a deadly war for the resources of their continent. Over the past year 1,000 wildlife rangers have been killed in Africa while protecting endangered wildlife. Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker (28) from Grimsby, UK explained exclusively how and why this South African special unit was established. (Credit Image: © Media Drum World/MediaDrumWorld/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • July 7, 2015 - BALULE RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA: Five female recruits outside their quarters. LED BY BRITISH former military personnel these pictures show how courageous women anti-poachers train with guns in their battle to preserve Africa’s endangered animals. Operating in the Kruger National Park’s Balule Nature Reserve the 24-member strong all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit patrols 50,000 hectares of bush to protect elephants and rhinos that are hunted as part of the estimated £12billion a year illegal world animal trade. These ladies, who as pictures show pose with weapons but also know how to party, are on the front line of a deadly war for the resources of their continent. Over the past year 1,000 wildlife rangers have been killed in Africa while protecting endangered wildlife. Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker (28) from Grimsby, UK explained exclusively how and why this South African special unit was established. (Credit Image: © Media Drum World/MediaDrumWorld/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • July 7, 2015 - BALULE RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA: A rhino has been slaughtered for its horn. LED BY BRITISH former military personnel these pictures show how courageous women anti-poachers train with guns in their battle to preserve Africa’s endangered animals. Operating in the Kruger National Park’s Balule Nature Reserve the 24-member strong all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit patrols 50,000 hectares of bush to protect elephants and rhinos that are hunted as part of the estimated £12billion a year illegal world animal trade. These ladies, who as pictures show pose with weapons but also know how to party, are on the front line of a deadly war for the resources of their continent. Over the past year 1,000 wildlife rangers have been killed in Africa while protecting endangered wildlife. Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker (28) from Grimsby, UK explained exclusively how and why this South African special unit was established. (Credit Image: © Media Drum World/MediaDrumWorld/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • July 7, 2015 - BALULE RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA: A now dead rhino's leg has been bound in steel cable. LED BY BRITISH former military personnel these pictures show how courageous women anti-poachers train with guns in their battle to preserve Africa’s endangered animals. Operating in the Kruger National Park’s Balule Nature Reserve the 24-member strong all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit patrols 50,000 hectares of bush to protect elephants and rhinos that are hunted as part of the estimated £12billion a year illegal world animal trade. These ladies, who as pictures show pose with weapons but also know how to party, are on the front line of a deadly war for the resources of their continent. Over the past year 1,000 wildlife rangers have been killed in Africa while protecting endangered wildlife. Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker (28) from Grimsby, UK explained exclusively how and why this South African special unit was established. (Credit Image: © Media Drum World/MediaDrumWorld/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • July 7, 2015 - BALULE RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA: Black Mamba roadblock checks for illegal animal parts. LED BY BRITISH former military personnel these pictures show how courageous women anti-poachers train with guns in their battle to preserve Africa’s endangered animals. Operating in the Kruger National Park’s Balule Nature Reserve the 24-member strong all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit patrols 50,000 hectares of bush to protect elephants and rhinos that are hunted as part of the estimated £12billion a year illegal world animal trade. These ladies, who as pictures show pose with weapons but also know how to party, are on the front line of a deadly war for the resources of their continent. Over the past year 1,000 wildlife rangers have been killed in Africa while protecting endangered wildlife. Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker (28) from Grimsby, UK explained exclusively how and why this South African special unit was established. (Credit Image: © Media Drum World/MediaDrumWorld/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • Jan. 19, 2015 - BALULE RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA: A recruit watches a pair of rhinos. LED BY BRITISH former military personnel these pictures show how courageous women anti-poachers train with guns in their battle to preserve Africa’s endangered animals. Operating in the Kruger National Park’s Balule Nature Reserve the 24-member strong all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit patrols 50,000 hectares of bush to protect elephants and rhinos that are hunted as part of the estimated £12billion a year illegal world animal trade. These ladies, who as pictures show pose with weapons but also know how to party, are on the front line of a deadly war for the resources of their continent. Over the past year 1,000 wildlife rangers have been killed in Africa while protecting endangered wildlife. Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker (28) from Grimsby, UK explained exclusively how and why this South African special unit was established. (Credit Image: © Media Drum World/MediaDrumWorld/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • Dec. 7, 2014 - BALULE RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA: Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker (bottom right). LED BY BRITISH former military personnel these pictures show how courageous women anti-poachers train with guns in their battle to preserve Africa’s endangered animals. Operating in the Kruger National Park’s Balule Nature Reserve the 24-member strong all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit patrols 50,000 hectares of bush to protect elephants and rhinos that are hunted as part of the estimated £12billion a year illegal world animal trade. These ladies, who as pictures show pose with weapons but also know how to party, are on the front line of a deadly war for the resources of their continent. Over the past year 1,000 wildlife rangers have been killed in Africa while protecting endangered wildlife. Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker (28) from Grimsby, UK explained exclusively how and why this South African special unit was established. (Credit Image: © Media Drum World/MediaDrumWorld/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • July 7, 2015 - BALULE RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA: A group of poachers spotted in the bush. LED BY BRITISH former military personnel these pictures show how courageous women anti-poachers train with guns in their battle to preserve Africa’s endangered animals. Operating in the Kruger National Park’s Balule Nature Reserve the 24-member strong all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit patrols 50,000 hectares of bush to protect elephants and rhinos that are hunted as part of the estimated £12billion a year illegal world animal trade. These ladies, who as pictures show pose with weapons but also know how to party, are on the front line of a deadly war for the resources of their continent. Over the past year 1,000 wildlife rangers have been killed in Africa while protecting endangered wildlife. Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker (28) from Grimsby, UK explained exclusively how and why this South African special unit was established. (Credit Image: © Media Drum World/MediaDrumWorld/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • July 7, 2015 - BALULE RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA: Five female recruits outside their quarters. LED BY BRITISH former military personnel these pictures show how courageous women anti-poachers train with guns in their battle to preserve Africa’s endangered animals. Operating in the Kruger National Park’s Balule Nature Reserve the 24-member strong all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit patrols 50,000 hectares of bush to protect elephants and rhinos that are hunted as part of the estimated £12billion a year illegal world animal trade. These ladies, who as pictures show pose with weapons but also know how to party, are on the front line of a deadly war for the resources of their continent. Over the past year 1,000 wildlife rangers have been killed in Africa while protecting endangered wildlife. Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker (28) from Grimsby, UK explained exclusively how and why this South African special unit was established. (Credit Image: © Media Drum World/MediaDrumWorld/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • July 7, 2015 - BALULE RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA: A Black Mamba camp. LED BY BRITISH former military personnel these pictures show how courageous women anti-poachers train with guns in their battle to preserve Africa’s endangered animals. Operating in the Kruger National Park’s Balule Nature Reserve the 24-member strong all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit patrols 50,000 hectares of bush to protect elephants and rhinos that are hunted as part of the estimated £12billion a year illegal world animal trade. These ladies, who as pictures show pose with weapons but also know how to party, are on the front line of a deadly war for the resources of their continent. Over the past year 1,000 wildlife rangers have been killed in Africa while protecting endangered wildlife. Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker (28) from Grimsby, UK explained exclusively how and why this South African special unit was established. (Credit Image: © Media Drum World/MediaDrumWorld/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • Sept. 30, 2014 - BALULE RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA: Black Mamba recuits enjoying a party during their spare time. LED BY BRITISH former military personnel these pictures show how courageous women anti-poachers train with guns in their battle to preserve Africa’s endangered animals. Operating in the Kruger National Park’s Balule Nature Reserve the 24-member strong all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit patrols 50,000 hectares of bush to protect elephants and rhinos that are hunted as part of the estimated £12billion a year illegal world animal trade. These ladies, who as pictures show pose with weapons but also know how to party, are on the front line of a deadly war for the resources of their continent. Over the past year 1,000 wildlife rangers have been killed in Africa while protecting endangered wildlife. Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker (28) from Grimsby, UK explained exclusively how and why this South African special unit was established. (Credit Image: © Media Drum World/MediaDrumWorld/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • July 7, 2015 - BALULE RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA: A rhino has been slaughtered for its horn. LED BY BRITISH former military personnel these pictures show how courageous women anti-poachers train with guns in their battle to preserve Africa’s endangered animals. Operating in the Kruger National Park’s Balule Nature Reserve the 24-member strong all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit patrols 50,000 hectares of bush to protect elephants and rhinos that are hunted as part of the estimated £12billion a year illegal world animal trade. These ladies, who as pictures show pose with weapons but also know how to party, are on the front line of a deadly war for the resources of their continent. Over the past year 1,000 wildlife rangers have been killed in Africa while protecting endangered wildlife. Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker (28) from Grimsby, UK explained exclusively how and why this South African special unit was established. (Credit Image: © Media Drum World/MediaDrumWorld/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • The Duke of Sussex during a visit to see the work of a Botswana Defence Force anti-poaching patrol, on the Chobe river in Kasane, Botswana, on day four of the royal tour of Africa.
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  • The Duke of Sussex during a visit to see the work of a Botswana Defence Force anti-poaching patrol, on the Chobe river in Kasane, Botswana, on day four of the royal tour of Africa.
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  • The Duke of Sussex during a visit to see the work of a Botswana Defence Force anti-poaching patrol, on the Chobe river in Kasane, Botswana, on day four of the royal tour of Africa.
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