How to curb the trade in endangered species
How to curb the trade in endangered species
 Aug 9th 2019|BEIJING AND KAFUEBROWSING PEACEFULLY at a waterhole, the herd of two dozen elephants seems oblivious to the car that has stopped 100 metres away and disgorged three visitors to gawp at them. The vast expanse of the Kafue National Park in western Zambia is quiet and deserted of other people. These humans are just curious, but potential killers would be hard to stop. An anti-poaching unit based about 20km away tries to protect the animals in the park’s 22,000 square kilometres, with just 27 rangers working shifts, and a few jeeps and rifles. Given the odds, and the rewards poaching brings, they have been remarkably successful.This article appeared in the International section of the print edition under the headline “Where the wild things are going”From the August 10th 2019 editionDiscover stories from this section and more in the list of contentsExplore the edition