Gabon espouses grassroots approach to fight poaching
A whistle blows. The vehicle stops, and the driver is politely asked to turn off the engine and get out. A team from Gabon’s anti-poaching brigade then searches the vehicle from top to bottom, looking in every cranny for guns or game. Nothing is found, and the driver is allowed to move on. The unit’s task is to help guard Gabon’s rich biodiversity. Forests cover 88 percent of the surface of this small central African nation, providing a haven — and a tourism magnet — for species ranging from tropical hardwoods and plants to panthers, elephants and chimpanzees. The team was on patrol ...
Source: taipeitimes.com
