Gabon's eco-guards in unequal battle against elephant poachers
Friday, January 29, 2016 - 04:00
in Paleontology & Archaeology
At the entrance to the sprawling Ivindo national park in central Gabon, wildlife guards in paramilitary uniform scour a fisherman's dug-out canoe, going through his bags of worn clothes and bait. "We're looking for arms and ammunition," one says.