Retired Major General Jooste was headhunted for the position of Commanding Officer, Special Projects, at SANParks where he was responsible for developing, planning and executing an anti-poaching strategy. Tony Park is a novelist who divides his time between his home country, Australia, and the South African bush, which features prominently in his well-loved novels. Together they created "Rhino War" which chronicles the three years, or 1 000 days, starting in 2012, in which Jooste took up his controversial position and transformed the anti-poaching unit of the Kruger National Park into a force to be reckoned with.