World Image Magazine Issue 31 April 2016 | Page 14

A different approach was needed to battle poaching, over the
past few centuries the same ‘weapons’ or tools have been used
to combat poaching and although these tools worked at the
time, it only temporarily solved the problem. Craig Spencer,
Managing Director of Transfrontier Africa, Warden of Balule
Nature Reserve and Founder of the Black Mamba APU came
up with this long term solution.
The Black Mamba snake is fast, lethally venomous and highly
aggressive when threatened. The women of our APU are
exactly that when it comes to protecting their area of operation.
All of the women that have been selected and joined the Black
Mamba APU have a huge passion for wildlife. They are here to
do their part to protect their natural heritage. They want their
children and children’s, children to enjoy nature as they are so
fortunate to do so today.
The Black Mamba APU is majority women. We have a
separate armed unit, managed by ProTrack Anti-Poaching Unit
that consists of only men.

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