British troops are helping African forces smash a £17billion-a-year animal poaching network. The Royal Gurkha Rifles spent six weeks training rangers how to track down armed elephant killers plaguing Zambia’s wildlife.
Gangster networks have grown in the region and are making millions from the illegal tusk trade. A 30-strong Gurkha unit has so far trained up 119 recruits from Zambia’s police, armed forces and National Parks Service.
UK troops conducted exercises in 8,600 square mile Kafue National Park, teaching tracking tactics, evidence gathering, leadership and medical aid.
Zambian rangers were also taught to use lightweight patrol packs and first aid kits to operate at great distances. James Heappey, Armed Forces Minister, said: “The
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