{"id":1121,"date":"2025-04-23T15:58:30","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T15:58:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/?p=1121"},"modified":"2026-02-23T15:57:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T15:57:41","slug":"on-the-edge-of-the-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/it\/stories\/on-the-edge-of-the-law\/","title":{"rendered":"On the Edge of the Law"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1121\" class=\"elementor elementor-1121\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-080a223 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"080a223\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5474ea7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5474ea7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">On the Edge of the Law - Zambia\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1123d54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1123d54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"autorestoria\">di Luca Catalano Gonzaga<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b84d1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b84d1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"postbox\"><div class=\"expcont\"><div class=\"postbox\"><div class=\"expcont\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>In Zambia\u2019s Kafue National Park<\/strong>, conservation is enforced across <strong>land and water<\/strong>. While elephants and other species remain targets of <strong>terrestrial poaching, Lake Itezhi-Tezhi<\/strong> has become another frontline. Illegal fishing networks operate along its shores, using the lake both as a livelihood and as a corridor into protected territory. Thousands are estimated to engage in illicit activities within and around the park, driven by poverty, limited economic alternatives, and organized trafficking systems. In response, <strong>specialized ranger units<\/strong> patrol day and night, moving between savannah and shoreline. Armed and trained, they dismantle fishing nets, intercept boats, arrest offenders, and monitor remote areas through coordinated control systems. Yet enforcement unfolds along fragile boundaries. Many of those detained are not distant criminals but men seeking income in regions where survival options are scarce. The same waters that sustain wildlife sustain families. The same land that shelters elephants feeds surrounding communities. Rangers themselves operate under <strong>constant pressure<\/strong>. Their work demands physical endurance, vigilance, and exposure to risk. Behind the discipline and weapons lies another reality: long patrols, isolation, modest living conditions, and the weight of responsibility in landscapes where <strong>law and livelihood collide<\/strong>. In Kafue, conservation is not a static ideal but a <strong>continuous negotiation<\/strong>. The defense of biodiversity depends not only on surveillance and force, but on addressing the <strong>economic fragility<\/strong> that drives illegal activity. <strong>Wildlife protection and human survival remain inseparably intertwined<\/strong>.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-093cb5f e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"093cb5f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23675cc elementor-arrows-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"23675cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;arrows&quot;,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Carosello d&#039;immagini\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper swiper-image-stretch\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 di 51\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Zambia_01.jpg\" alt=\"Kafue National Park, Zambia. Rallying of the Rangers, where orders are given on anti-poaching patrols. According to the Ministry of Tourism and Arts, it is estimated that between 4,000 and 6,000 poachers are operating in Kafue National Park, threatening fauna and flora, and, consequently, the tourism industry.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Kafue National Park, Zambia. Il rally dei Rangers, dove gli ordini sono fornite anti-bracconaggio pattuglie. Secondo il Ministero del Turismo e di Arte, si stima che tra 4.000 e 6.000 bracconieri sono operativo nel Kafue National Park, minacciando la fauna e la flora, e, di conseguenza, l&#039;industria del turismo.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 di 51\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Zambia_02-1.jpg\" alt=\"Kafue National Park, Zambia. Distribution of ammunitions before departure from the \u201cGame Rangers International\u201d camp, for anti-poaching patrols.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Kafue National Park, Zambia. Distribuzione di munizioni prima di lasciare il \u201cRangers International\u201d camp, per l&#039;anti-bracconaggio pattuglie.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 di 51\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Zambia_03.jpg\" alt=\"Kafue National Park, Zambia. Distribution of rounds of ammo, before patrolling by a team of the special anti-poaching unit (SAPU).\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Kafue National Park, Zambia. La distribuzione dei turni di munizioni, prima di pattugliamento da parte di una squadra speciale anti-bracconaggio unit\u00e0 (SAPU).<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 di 51\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Zambia_04.jpg\" alt=\"Kafue National Park, Zambia. Rangers prepare for departure with dedicated vehicles. The Special Anti-Poaching Unit (SAPU) was established as an intelligence led, rapid response unit, with the possibility to intervene everywhere and with the aim to identify the threats to wildlife in Zambia.  The unit aims to directly target wildlife crimes in order to disrupt poaching and trafficking networks. SAPU has an embedded intelligence unit in order to identify the threats to Zambia\u2019s wildlife.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Kafue National Park, Zambia. Rangers prepararsi per la partenza con mezzi dedicati. Speciale Anti-Bracconaggio Unit\u00e0 (SAPU) \u00e8 stato istituito come una intelligenza led, la rapidit\u00e0 di risposta unit\u00e0, con la possibilit\u00e0 di intervenire ovunque e con l&#039;obiettivo di identificare le minacce per la fauna selvatica, in Zambia. Il percorso si propone di indirizzare direttamente la fauna selvatica reati al fine di contrastare il bracconaggio e il traffico di esseri umani. SAPU \u00e8 un embedded intelligence unit, al fine di identificare le minacce alla Zambia fauna selvatica.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 di 51\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Zambia_05.jpg\" alt=\"Kafue National Park, Zambia. Departure for patrol activities of a special anti-poaching unit (SAPU).\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Kafue National Park, Zambia. Partenza per la pattuglia di attivit\u00e0 di una speciale anti-bracconaggio unit\u00e0 (SAPU).<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"6 di 51\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Zambia_06.jpg\" alt=\"Kafue National Park, Zambia. Departure for anti-poaching patrol activities. The Special Anti-Poaching Unit (SAPU) was established to providing rapid response to versus wildlife crimes in and around Kafue National Park.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Kafue National Park, Zambia. Partenza per l&#039;anti-bracconaggio della pattuglia di attivit\u00e0. Speciale Anti-Bracconaggio Unit\u00e0 (SAPU) \u00e8 stato istituito per fornire una rapida risposta al rispetto della fauna selvatica reati in ed intorno a Kafue National Park.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"7 di 51\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Zambia_07.jpg\" alt=\"Kafue National Park, Zambia. Ranger leaving for an anti-poaching mission, which will last a week in the Kafue National Park.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Kafue National Park, Zambia. Ranger di partire per un anti-bracconaggio missione, che durer\u00e0 una settimana nel Kafue National Park.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"8 di 51\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Zambia_08.jpg\" alt=\"Kafue National Park, Zambia. Preparation for a patrol exercise.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Kafue National Park, Zambia. Preparazione di una pattuglia di esercizio.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"9 di 51\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Zambia_09.jpg\" alt=\"Kafue National Park, Zambia. Distribution of ammunition to be distributed to rangers before an anti-poaching mission.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Kafue National Park, Zambia. Distribuzione di munizioni per essere distribuiti ai rangers prima di un anti-bracconaggio missione.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"10 di 51\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Zambia_10.jpg\" alt=\"Kafue National Park, Zambia. Breakfast at the first light of dawn, inside the &quot;Game Rangers International&quot; Camp.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Kafue National Park, Zambia. La prima colazione alle prime luci dell&#039;alba, all&#039;interno del &#034;Rangers International&#034; - Camp.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"11 di 51\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Zambia_11.jpg\" alt=\"Kafue National Park, Lake Itezhi-Tezhi, Zambia. Seizure of an illegal fishing boat. Lake Itezhi Tezhi was formed in the 1970s and covers an area of some 37,000 hectares. Its formation after the dam was built caused a gold rush, or rather a fish rush, creating livelihoods for those communities living around the lake, especially in Itezhi Tezhi town itself which is almost entirely supported by the fishing in the lake.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Kafue National Park, Il Lago Itezhi-Tezhi, Zambia. Il sequestro illegale di pesca in barca. Lago Itezhi Tezhi \u00e8 stata costituita nel 1970, e copre un&#039;area di circa 37.000 ettari. La sua formazione dopo la costruzione della diga ha causato una corsa all&#039;oro, o piuttosto un pesce rush, la creazione di mezzi di sostentamento per quelle comunit\u00e0 che vivono intorno al lago, soprattutto in Itezhi Tezhi citt\u00e0 stessa, che \u00e8 quasi interamente sostenuta da pesca nel lago.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"12 di 51\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Zambia_12.jpg\" alt=\"Kafue National Park, Lake Itezhi-Tezhi, Zambia. Fisherman stopped by rangers for illegal night fishing in protected park areas.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Kafue National Park, Il Lago Itezhi-Tezhi, Zambia. Pescatore arrestato dai rangers illegali di pesca di notte nel parco protetto aree.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"13 di 51\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Zambia_13.jpg\" alt=\"Kafue National Park, Lake Itezhi-Tezhi, Zambia. Seizure of illegal night fishing equipment in protected park areas. Bordering Kafue National Park, Lake Itezhi-Tezhi covers an area of approximately 37,000 hectares. On a yearly basis, over 800 fishermen use the lake each year for fishing.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Kafue National Park, Il Lago Itezhi-Tezhi, Zambia. Il sequestro illegale di notte, attrezzature per la pesca protette, aree parco. Confinante con Kafue National Park, il Lago Itezhi-Tezhi copre un&#039;area di circa 37.000 ettari. Su base annua, di oltre 800 i pescatori usano il lago di ogni anno per la pesca.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"14 di 51\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Zambia_14.jpg\" alt=\"Kafue National Park, Lake Itezhi-Tezhi, Zambia. Seizure of illegal night fishing equipment.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Kafue National Park, Il Lago Itezhi-Tezhi, Zambia. Il sequestro illegale di notte, attrezzature per la pesca.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"15 di 51\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Zambia_15.jpg\" alt=\"Kafue National Park, Lake Itezhi-Tezhi, Zambia. Identification of an illegal fisherman before taking him to the local police station, where he will be placed in custody in jail.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Kafue National Park, Il Lago Itezhi-Tezhi, Zambia. Identificazione di un illegale pescatore prima di portarlo alla stazione di polizia, dove sar\u00e0 posto in stato di custodia cautelare in carcere.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"16 di 51\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Zambia_18.jpg\" alt=\"Kafue National Park, Lake Itezhi-Tezhi, Zambia. Illegal fishermen waiting to be taken to Ngoma wildlife offices where they will be interrogated and jailed.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Kafue National Park, Il Lago Itezhi-Tezhi, Zambia. Illegale pescatori in attesa di essere adottate per Ngoma fauna selvatica uffici dove saranno interrogati e messi in prigione.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"17 di 51\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Zambia_16.jpg\" alt=\"Kafue National Park, Lake Itezhi-Tezhi, Zambia. Seizure of the catch by the special anti-poaching unit (SAPU). Illegal fishing is leading to the loss of larger, most valuable fish species, and involves more and more use of environmentally dangerous fishing gears.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Kafue National Park, Il Lago Itezhi-Tezhi, Zambia. Il sequestro del pescato speciale anti-bracconaggio unit\u00e0 (SAPU). La pesca illegale sta causando la perdita di pi\u00f9 grande, la maggior parte delle specie ittiche pregiate, e coinvolge sempre di pi\u00f9 in un ambiente pericoloso attrezzi da pesca.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"18 di 51\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Zambia_17.jpg\" alt=\"Kafue National Park, Lake Itezhi-Tezhi, Zambia. Seizure of the catch by the special anti-poaching unit (SAPU).\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Kafue National Park, Il Lago Itezhi-Tezhi, Zambia. Il sequestro del pescato speciale anti-bracconaggio unit\u00e0 (SAPU).<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"19 di 51\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Zambia_20.jpg\" alt=\"Kafue National Park, Lake Itezhi-Tezhi, Zambia. Seizure of nets used illegally at night by some fishing boats.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Kafue National Park, Il Lago Itezhi-Tezhi, Zambia. Il sequestro delle reti utilizzate illegalmente, la sera, da alcune barche da pesca.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"20 di 51\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Zambia_19.jpg\" alt=\"Kafue National Park, Lake Itezhi-Tezhi, Zambia. The seized boat is towed to the \u201cGame Rangers International\u201d Camp.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Kafue National Park, Il Lago Itezhi-Tezhi, Zambia. Sequestrati barca rimorchiata al \u201cRangers International\u201d - Camp.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"21 di 51\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Zambia_21.jpg\" alt=\"Kafue National Park, Zambia. Evelyn muzhiwo, Control room operator. In the last few years, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Zambia launched on a project called Kafue National Park Connected Conservation (KNP CCP) \u2013 a project  that integrates the internet and cutting-edge computing with a virtual fence of networked thermal imaging cameras across the key trafficking routes of Lake Itezhi-Tezhi.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Kafue National Park, Zambia. Evelyn muzhiwo, sala di Controllo operatore. Negli ultimi anni, il World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), lo Zambia ha lanciato un progetto chiamato Kafue National Park Collegato Conservazione (KNP CCP) \u2013 un progetto che integra internet e taglio-bordo di calcolo con un recinto virtuale di rete termocamere attraverso la chiave principali rotte di traffico del Lago di Itezhi-Tezhi.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"22 di 51\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Zambia_22.jpg\" alt=\"Kafue National Park, Zambia. George Sakala, member of the Special Anti-Poaching Unit (SAPU), at his tent.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Kafue National Park, Zambia. George Sakala, membro della Speciale Anti-Bracconaggio Unit\u00e0 (SAPU), presso la sua tenda.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"23 di 51\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Zambia_23.jpg\" alt=\"Kafue National Park, Zambia. Brian Shumbwamuntu, member of the Special Anti-Poaching Unit (SAPU), at his tent.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Kafue National Park, Zambia. Brian Shumbwamuntu, membro della Speciale Anti-Bracconaggio Unit\u00e0 (SAPU), presso la sua tenda.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"24 di 51\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Zambia_24.jpg\" alt=\"Kafue National Park, Zambia. Dennis Shaaia, member of the Special Anti-Poaching Unit (SAPU), at his tent.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Kafue National Park, Zambia. Dennis Shaaia, membro della Speciale Anti-Bracconaggio Unit\u00e0 (SAPU), presso la sua tenda.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"25 di 51\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Zambia_25.jpg\" alt=\"Kafue National Park, Zambia. Kingsley Kabanda, member of the Special Anti-Poaching Unit (SAPU), at his tent.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Kafue National Park, Zambia. Kingsley Kabanda, membro della Speciale Anti-Bracconaggio Unit\u00e0 (SAPU), presso la sua tenda.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"26 di 51\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Zambia_26.jpg\" alt=\"Kafue National Park, Zambia. Braves Chivwubwe, member of the Special Anti-Poaching Unit (SAPU), at his tent.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Kafue National Park, Zambia. Braves Chivwubwe, membro della Speciale Anti-Bracconaggio Unit\u00e0 (SAPU), presso la sua tenda.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"27 di 51\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Zambia_27.jpg\" alt=\"Kafue National Park, Zambia. Kedwin Mudenda, of the special anti-poaching unit (SAPU), at the camp in \u201cFresh Island\u201d.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Kafue National Park, Zambia. Kedwin Mudenda, della speciale anti-bracconaggio unit\u00e0 (SAPU), presso il campo in \u201cIsola\u201d.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"28 di 51\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Zambia_28.jpg\" alt=\"Kafue National Park, Lake Itezhi-Tezhi, Zambia. Patrol boat checks fishermen on the lake. Lake Itezhi Tezhi, is an especially vulnerable border for the park: poachers move back and forth across the water with legitimate fishers, hiding their weapons under fishing nets.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Kafue National Park, Il Lago Itezhi-Tezhi, Zambia. Patrol boat controlli di pescatori sul lago. Lago Itezhi Tezhi, \u00e8 particolarmente a rischio di confine per il parco: bracconieri muoversi avanti e indietro attraverso l&#039;acqua con legittimo pescatori, nascondendo le armi sotto reti da pesca.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"29 di 51\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Zambia_30.jpg\" alt=\"Kafue National Park, Lake Itezhi-Tezhi, Zambia. Fishing license check by the Marine Anti-Poaching Unit.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Kafue National Park, Il Lago Itezhi-Tezhi, Zambia. Verifica licenza di pesca da Marino Anti-Bracconaggio Unit\u00e0.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"30 di 51\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Zambia_29.jpg\" alt=\"Kafue National Park, Zambia. Warthog fatally wounded by poachers, is hoisted aboard the rangers&#039; patrol boat.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Kafue National Park, Zambia. Cinghiale ferito a morte dai bracconieri, viene issato a bordo i rangers&#039; motovedetta.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"31 di 51\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Zambia_31.jpg\" alt=\"Kafue National Park, Lake Itezhi-Tezhi, Zambia. Patrolling by the shores of the Lake Itezhi-Tezhi. The vast Lake sits on the boundary of the Park, providing convenient access and exit routes into the Park. Thus, poachers, dressed as fishermen, carry snares and firearms into the park undetected among hundreds, if not thousands, of fishermen.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Kafue National Park, Il Lago Itezhi-Tezhi, Zambia. Pattugliamento sulle rive del Lago di Itezhi-Tezhi. Il vasto Lago che si trova al confine del Parco, che offre un comodo accesso e vie di uscita nel Parco. Cos\u00ec, bracconieri, vestito come i pescatori, portare trappole e armi da fuoco nel parco inosservato in mezzo a centinaia, se non migliaia, di pescatori.  <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"32 di 51\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Zambia_33.jpg\" alt=\"Kafue National Park, Lake Itezhi-Tezhi, Zambia. Fishing license check by the Marine Anti-Poaching Unit.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Kafue National Park, Il Lago Itezhi-Tezhi, Zambia. Verifica licenza di pesca da Marino Anti-Bracconaggio Unit\u00e0.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"33 di 51\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Zambia_34.jpg\" alt=\"Kafue National Park, Lake Itezhi-Tezhi, Zambia. Rangers land on a fishermen&#039;s island to check fishing licenses.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Kafue National Park, Il Lago Itezhi-Tezhi, Zambia. Rangers terra su un&#039;isola di pescatori e di controllare le licenze di pesca.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"34 di 51\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Zambia_35.jpg\" alt=\"Kafue National Park, Lake Itezhi-Tezhi, Zambia. Fishing license check by the Marine Anti-Poaching Unit.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Kafue National Park, Il Lago Itezhi-Tezhi, Zambia. Verifica licenza di pesca da Marino Anti-Bracconaggio Unit\u00e0.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"35 di 51\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Zambia_36.jpg\" alt=\"Kafue National Park, Lake Itezhi-Tezhi, Zambia. Fishing license check by the Marine Anti-Poaching Unit.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Kafue National Park, Il Lago Itezhi-Tezhi, Zambia. Verifica licenza di pesca da Marino Anti-Bracconaggio Unit\u00e0.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"36 di 51\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Zambia_37.jpg\" alt=\"Kafue National Park, Lake Itezhi-Tezhi, Zambia. Portrait of fisherman inside his tent.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Kafue National Park, Il Lago Itezhi-Tezhi, Zambia. Ritratto di pescatori all&#039;interno della sua tenda.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"37 di 51\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Zambia_38.jpg\" alt=\"Kafue National Park, Zambia. Practice of patrolling techniques inside the park.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Kafue National Park, Zambia. La pratica di tecniche di pattugliamento all&#039;interno del parco.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"38 di 51\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Zambia_39.jpg\" alt=\"Kafue National Park, Zambia. Practice of patrolling techniques inside the park.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Kafue National Park, Zambia. La pratica di tecniche di pattugliamento all&#039;interno del parco.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"39 di 51\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Zambia_40.jpg\" alt=\"Kafue National Park, Zambia. Akim Zyuulu, Community Rangers, during a practice of patrolling techniques inside the park.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Kafue National Park, Zambia. Akim Zyuulu, Comunit\u00e0 Rangers, durante una pratica di tecniche di pattugliamento all&#039;interno del parco.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"40 di 51\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Zambia_41.jpg\" alt=\"Kafue National Park, Zambia. Practice of patrolling techniques inside the park.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Kafue National Park, Zambia. La pratica di tecniche di pattugliamento all&#039;interno del parco.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"41 di 51\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Zambia_42.jpg\" alt=\"Kafue National Park, Zambia. Chase of a poacher who had planted animal traps.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Kafue National Park, Zambia. Inseguimento di un bracconiere che aveva piantato trappole per animali.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"42 di 51\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Zambia_43.jpg\" alt=\"Kafue National Park, Zambia. Capture of a poacher who had planted animal snares. 75% of poachers use military firearms (accessed both legally and illegally), while 13% use snares.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Kafue National Park, Zambia. Cattura di un bracconiere che aveva piantato animale insidie. Il 75% dei bracconieri uso di armi da fuoco militari (al quale si accede sia legalmente e illegalmente), mentre il 13% lo utilizza insidie.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"43 di 51\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Zambia_44.jpg\" alt=\"Kafue National Park, Zambia. Dry season fires in the Kafue Park are almost always malicious. The main reasons are: hunting, creating fresh growth for grazers and to clear areas around habitations, to reduce wildlife threats and allow cropping.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Kafue National Park, Zambia. Stagione secca incendi nel Kafue Park sono quasi sempre dannose. I motivi principali sono: la caccia, la creazione di fresco crescita per erbivori e per liberare le aree intorno le abitazioni, per ridurre la fauna selvatica minacce e permettono di ritaglio.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"44 di 51\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Zambia_45.jpg\" alt=\"Kafue National Park, Zambia. Dazilimo Zyambo, member of the special anti-poaching unit (SAPU), at his tent.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Kafue National Park, Zambia. Dazilimo Zyambo, membro della speciale anti-bracconaggio unit\u00e0 (SAPU), presso la sua tenda.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"45 di 51\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Zambia_46.jpg\" alt=\"Kafue National Park, Zambia. Physical exercises at the first light of dawn for the special anti-poaching unit (SAPU).\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Kafue National Park, Zambia. Esercizi fisici alle prime luci dell&#039;alba per la speciale anti-bracconaggio unit\u00e0 (SAPU).<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"46 di 51\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Zambia_47.jpg\" alt=\"Kafue National Park, Zambia. The Kafue National Park is the largest park in Zambia and one of the 10 largest protected areas on the continent. Zambia\u2019s main tourist destination and internationally renowned wildlife sanctuary, it is home to lions, leopards, elephants, buffaloes, hyenas and 21 species of antelope. The Kafue River is home to crocodiles and hippos.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Kafue National Park, Zambia. Il Kafue National Park \u00e8 il parco pi\u00f9 grande in Zambia e in uno dei 10 pi\u00f9 grandi aree protette del continente. Zambia principale destinazione turistica di fama internazionale e santuario della fauna selvatica, \u00e8 sede di leoni, leopardi, elefanti, bufali, iene e 21 specie di antilope. Il Fiume Kafue \u00e8 la patria di coccodrilli e ippopotami. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"47 di 51\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Zambia_48.jpg\" alt=\"Kafue National Park, Zambia. The Elephant Orphanage is a \u201cGame Rangers International\u2019s primary project with an Elephant Nursery in Kafue National Park. Here, the orphans are gradually reintegrated back into the wild.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Kafue National Park, Zambia. L&#039;Orfanotrofio degli Elefanti \u00e8 un \u201cGioco Rangers International principale del progetto, con un Elefante scuola Materna nel Kafue National Park. Qui, gli orfani sono gradualmente reinseriti in natura degli animali.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"48 di 51\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Zambia_49.jpg\" alt=\"Kafue National Park, Zambia. The Kafue National Park (KNP) has the second largest population of wild elephants in Zambia. However, it has limited human and financial resources to provide adequate monitoring across a vast wildlife landscape of approximately 22,000 km2. As a result, the park faces great challenges from poachers\u2019 side who trade ivory and wildlife illegally.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Kafue National Park, Zambia. Il Kafue National Park (KNP) \u00e8 la seconda pi\u00f9 grande popolazione di elefanti selvatici in Zambia. Tuttavia, ha limitate risorse umane e finanziarie per fornire un adeguato monitoraggio su una vasta fauna paesaggio di circa 22.000 km2. Come risultato, il parco si trova ad affrontare grandi sfide da bracconieri\u2019 che il commercio dell&#039;avorio e della fauna selvatica illegalmente.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"49 di 51\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Zambia_50.jpg\" alt=\"Kafue National Park, Zambia. The forest has the potential to drive more traditional and sustainable income opportunities, such as honey production, in order to improve the conditions of extreme poverty of the communities that live in the area surrounding the park. The honey industry in Zambia is growing exponentially, with the North-Western Province holding the potential to host an estimated 500,000 hives \u2013 enough to produce 25,000 tons of honey per annum. Currently, less than 1 percent of this capacity is met.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Kafue National Park, Zambia. La foresta ha il potenziale per guidare pi\u00f9 tradizionale, sostenibile e opportunit\u00e0 di reddito, come la produzione di miele, al fine di migliorare le condizioni di estrema povert\u00e0 delle comunit\u00e0 che vivono nell&#039;area circostante il parco. Il miele industria in Zambia \u00e8 in crescita esponenziale, con la Provincia Nord-Occidentale di partecipazione il potenziale di ospitare circa 500.000 orticaria, sufficiente per produrre 25.000 tonnellate di miele all&#039;anno. Attualmente, meno del 1% di questa capacit\u00e0 \u00e8 soddisfatta.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"50 di 51\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Zambia_51.jpg\" alt=\"Kafue National Park, Zambia. Head of a few communities. For rural communities residing near the National Park  poaching has long been a part of their livelihood just as charcoal burning, a practice that depletes forests.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Kafue National Park, Zambia. A capo di una comunit\u00e0. Per le comunit\u00e0 rurali residenti vicino al Parco Nazionale del bracconaggio, \u00e8 stata a lungo una parte del loro sostentamento proprio come la combustione del carbone, una pratica che esaurisce le foreste.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"51 di 51\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Zambia_52.jpg\" alt=\"Kafue National Park, Zambia. About fifty percent of the population in the area surrounding the park lives in extreme poverty. With few job opportunities, local communities depend on the forest for food, fuel and income. This combination of needs is driving deforestation, largely through deforestation for new room for agriculture or poaching for food and income.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Kafue National Park, Zambia. Circa il cinquanta per cento della popolazione nell&#039;area circostante il parco vive in condizioni di estrema povert\u00e0. Con poche opportunit\u00e0 di lavoro, le comunit\u00e0 locali, dipendono dalla foresta per il cibo, carburante e di reddito. Questa combinazione di esigenze di guida \u00e8 deforestazione, in gran parte attraverso la deforestazione per la nuova sala per l&#039;agricoltura o il bracconaggio per il cibo e di reddito.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-chevron-left\" viewbox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M646 125C629 125 613 133 604 142L308 442C296 454 292 471 292 487 292 504 296 521 308 533L604 854C617 867 629 875 646 875 663 875 679 871 692 858 704 846 713 829 713 812 713 796 708 779 692 767L438 487 692 225C700 217 708 204 708 187 708 171 704 154 692 142 675 129 663 125 646 125Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" 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While elephants and other species remain targets of terrestrial poaching, Lake Itezhi-Tezhi has become another frontline. Illegal fishing networks operate along its shores, using the lake both as a livelihood and as a corridor into protected territory. Thousands are estimated to engage in illicit activities within and around the park, driven by poverty, limited economic alternatives, and organized trafficking systems. In response, specialized ranger units patrol day and night, moving between savannah and shoreline. Armed and trained, they dismantle fishing nets, intercept boats, arrest offenders, and monitor remote areas through coordinated control systems. Yet enforcement unfolds along fragile boundaries. Many of those detained are not distant criminals but men seeking income in regions where survival options are scarce. The same waters that sustain wildlife sustain families. The same land that shelters elephants feeds surrounding communities. Rangers themselves operate under constant pressure. Their work demands physical endurance, vigilance, and exposure to risk. Behind the discipline and weapons lies another reality: long patrols, isolation, modest living conditions, and the weight of responsibility in landscapes where law and livelihood collide. In Kafue, conservation is not a static ideal but a continuous negotiation. The defense of biodiversity depends not only on surveillance and force, but on addressing the economic fragility that drives illegal activity. Wildlife protection and human survival remain inseparably intertwined. Kafue National Park, Zambia. Rallying of the Rangers, where orders are given on anti-poaching patrols. According to the Ministry of Tourism and Arts, it is estimated that between 4,000 and 6,000 poachers are operating in Kafue National Park, threatening fauna and flora, and, consequently, the tourism industry. Kafue National Park, Zambia. Distribution of ammunitions before departure from the \u201cGame Rangers International\u201d camp, for anti-poaching patrols. Kafue National Park, Zambia. Distribution of rounds of ammo, before patrolling by a team of the special anti-poaching unit (SAPU). Kafue National Park, Zambia. Rangers prepare for departure with dedicated vehicles. The Special Anti-Poaching Unit (SAPU) was established as an intelligence led, rapid response unit, with the possibility to intervene everywhere and with the aim to identify the threats to wildlife in Zambia. The unit aims to directly target wildlife crimes in order to disrupt poaching and trafficking networks. SAPU has an embedded intelligence unit in order to identify the threats to Zambia\u2019s wildlife. Kafue National Park, Zambia. Departure for patrol activities of a special anti-poaching unit (SAPU). Kafue National Park, Zambia. Departure for anti-poaching patrol activities. The Special Anti-Poaching Unit (SAPU) was established to providing rapid response to versus wildlife crimes in and around Kafue National Park. Kafue National Park, Zambia. Ranger leaving for an anti-poaching mission, which will last a week in the Kafue National Park. Kafue National Park, Zambia. Preparation for a patrol exercise. Kafue National Park, Zambia. Distribution of ammunition to be distributed to rangers before an anti-poaching mission. Kafue National Park, Zambia. Breakfast at the first light of dawn, inside the &#8220;Game Rangers International&#8221; Camp. Kafue National Park, Lake Itezhi-Tezhi, Zambia. Seizure of an illegal fishing boat. Lake Itezhi Tezhi was formed in the 1970s and covers an area of some 37,000 hectares. Its formation after the dam was built caused a gold rush, or rather a fish rush, creating livelihoods for those communities living around the lake, especially in Itezhi Tezhi town itself which is almost entirely supported by the fishing in the lake. Kafue National Park, Lake Itezhi-Tezhi, Zambia. Fisherman stopped by rangers for illegal night fishing in protected park areas. Kafue National Park, Lake Itezhi-Tezhi, Zambia. Seizure of illegal night fishing equipment in protected park areas. Bordering Kafue National Park, Lake Itezhi-Tezhi covers an area of approximately 37,000 hectares. On a yearly basis, over 800 fishermen use the lake each year for fishing. Kafue National Park, Lake Itezhi-Tezhi, Zambia. Seizure of illegal night fishing equipment. Kafue National Park, Lake Itezhi-Tezhi, Zambia. Identification of an illegal fisherman before taking him to the local police station, where he will be placed in custody in jail. Kafue National Park, Lake Itezhi-Tezhi, Zambia. Illegal fishermen waiting to be taken to Ngoma wildlife offices where they will be interrogated and jailed. Kafue National Park, Lake Itezhi-Tezhi, Zambia. Seizure of the catch by the special anti-poaching unit (SAPU). Illegal fishing is leading to the loss of larger, most valuable fish species, and involves more and more use of environmentally dangerous fishing gears. Kafue National Park, Lake Itezhi-Tezhi, Zambia. Seizure of the catch by the special anti-poaching unit (SAPU). Kafue National Park, Lake Itezhi-Tezhi, Zambia. Seizure of nets used illegally at night by some fishing boats. Kafue National Park, Lake Itezhi-Tezhi, Zambia. The seized boat is towed to the \u201cGame Rangers International\u201d Camp. Kafue National Park, Zambia. Evelyn muzhiwo, Control room operator. In the last few years, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Zambia launched on a project called Kafue National Park Connected Conservation (KNP CCP) \u2013 a project that integrates the internet and cutting-edge computing with a virtual fence of networked thermal imaging cameras across the key trafficking routes of Lake Itezhi-Tezhi. Kafue National Park, Zambia. George Sakala, member of the Special Anti-Poaching Unit (SAPU), at his tent. Kafue National Park, Zambia. Brian Shumbwamuntu, member of the Special Anti-Poaching Unit (SAPU), at his tent. Kafue National Park, Zambia. Dennis Shaaia, member of the Special Anti-Poaching Unit (SAPU), at his tent. Kafue National Park, Zambia. Kingsley Kabanda, member of the Special Anti-Poaching Unit (SAPU), at his tent. Kafue National Park, Zambia. Braves Chivwubwe, member of the Special Anti-Poaching Unit (SAPU), at his tent. Kafue National Park, Zambia. Kedwin Mudenda, of the special anti-poaching unit (SAPU), at the camp in \u201cFresh Island\u201d. Kafue National Park, Lake Itezhi-Tezhi, Zambia. Patrol boat checks fishermen on the lake. Lake Itezhi Tezhi, is an especially vulnerable border for the park: poachers move back and forth across the water with legitimate fishers, hiding their weapons under fishing nets. Kafue National Park, Lake Itezhi-Tezhi, Zambia. 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