Park Rangers in the Greater Virunga Landscape (IMAGE)

Wildlife Conservation Society

Park Rangers in the Greater Virunga Landscape

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Park guards on patrol in the Greater Virunga Landscape. Scientists seeking a more efficient way of protecting the heart of Africa's wildlife have developed a method to make the most of limited enforcement resources, specifically by channeling data on wildlife sightings and park guard patrolling routes into spatial planning software. Conservationists hope that this cost-effective method for maximizing the deterrence effect of patrolling will help protect Africa's threatened wildlife from poaching and other illegal activities.

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A. Plumptre/Wildlife Conservation Society

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