Finding a buffalo that needed to be darted for medical or other reasons had eluded me for quite some time. But as always, God sent the right people… and buffalo… at the right time. Turning the Bush Babes into proper soldiers was also a bit of a challenge but giving them a real boots-on-the-ground anti-poaching ranger experience seemed good enough.
My idea was to set up a real-life poaching simulation and have the ladies deployed to the poaching scene by helicopter, with at least one K9 of the anti-poaching unit joining them on the flight. I knew that Anke Kruger, anti-poaching manager of the Hoedspruit K9 Conservation units, was my go-to gal. We had worked together on a previous adventure, and she was just perfect for this mission.
Once Anke was on board, the ideal game vet was sent my way in the form of Dr Ilana van Wyk, from Aardvark Wildlife and Veterinary Services. I searched long and hard
