WATCH A Day in the Life of a Ranger’s Dog Fighting Poaching in South Africa

A day in the life of a ranger’s dog involves jumping into helicopters, tracking poachers in the national parks or searching for illegal firearms or rhino horn potentially hidden in vehicles entering or leaving the park.

Ranger’s dogs are often the first responders to incidences of suspected poaching.

The CSIR assisted the South African National Parks with writing specifications for canine units to be deployed in the Kruger National Park as part of an on-going partnership between the two organisations.