Its a bird, kits a plane, its... an anti poaching team!

[Diamondhitch]

From the latest SCI news letter: Death from above!!! If only Zim could follow this kind of lead.

Tanzania: Choppers to Be Used To Fight Poaching: 鄭rusha AERIAL patrols are set to be initiated by conservation authorities here to fight poaching. The Tanzania National Parks (TANAPA) and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority (NCAA), both based in Arusha will join forces in conducting aerial patrolling using helicopters to combat poaching, crime and other illegal acts in the Northern Circuit.A Tourism Officer with Tanzania National Parks, Mr Johnson Manase, revealed that TANAPA and NCAA had agreed to pool their resources together and fight poaching. 糎e will have wildlife rangers on the ground and a helicopter in the sky for faster rescue operations as well as aerial perambulation, stated Mr Manase. (Source: AllAfrica.com) Read more at allAfrica.com: Tanzania: Choppers to Be Used to Fight Poaching

 

[BRICKBURN]

Already doing this in Hluhluwe Umfolozi in KZN. More tools the merrier.
next we'll have to send money for some more night vision goggles for the patrols.