Poachers Don’t Stand A Chance Against This Badass Veteran
VETPAW is an organization that employs post-9/11 US veterans to train and support Africa’s rangers in the fight against illegal poaching.
Published 10 years ago in Feels
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A native of Washington, she has since moved to Tanzania to serve another tour — to protect those who can’t protect themselves. With the illegal ivory trade thriving, poaching is still very much a problem in many of Africa’s reserves. And elephants aren’t the only ones under threat, either. Rhinos, lions, and many other big game are in just as much danger, too. However, Kinessa quickly points out that she’s not a “poacher hunter.”
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“I’m a technical adviser to anti-poaching rangers so I patrol routinely with them and also assist in intelligence operations.” “Most of the time anyone that is in a reserve with a weapon is considered a threat and can be shot if rangers feel threatened. Our goal is to prevent trigger pulling through strategic movements and methods of prevention.”
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