Before becoming a ranger, I was a businessman and traded goods between the Congo and Burundi. I often met ivory traders and learned a lot about the poaching networks. In 1985, the rangers at the Rwindi Station were looking for a way to stop the ivory trade, so I decided to offer my services. I began working with the anti-poaching team. Our mission was to stop the ivory traders that I had come to know so well. I was ... Read the full story »