Title:
Wildstropers se Nemesis
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Publication Year:
2024
Abstract:

In kamoefleerdrag, swart stewels en ’n semi-outomatiese wapen in sy holster, is Marcus Jacobs soggens reg vir aksie. Wat dalk na ’n militêre operasie klink, is in werklikheid die daaglikse roetine van ’n man met ’n missie: die beskerming van bedreigde wild teen stropers. Jacobs is die hoofbestuurder van Namibia Wildlife Protection (NWP), ’n private sekuriteitsmaatskappy wat bedreigde wildspesies in Namibië teen stropers beskerm. Dit sluit in "hoë teikenspesies" soos renosters en olifante. "Ons kan nie meer ons kosbare spesies sonder wapens beskerm nie. Ons wens almal vir ’n wêreld waar dit nie nodig is nie, maar die werklikheid is anders," sê Jacobs wat sedert 2015 betrokke is by eenhede wat poog om stropery in die land hok te slaan. What may sound like a military operation is, in fact, the daily routine of a man on a mission: protecting endangered wildlife from poachers. Jacobs is the general manager of Namibia Wildlife Protection (NWP), a private security company that protects endangered wildlife species in Namibia from poachers. These include "high target species" such as rhinos and elephants. "We can no longer protect our precious species without weapons. We all wish for a world where it is not necessary, but the reality is different," says Jacobs, who since 2015 has been involved in units aimed at curbing poaching in the country.

Series Title:
Republikein
Item Type:
Report
Language:
en
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