THE South African branch of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has just donated 15 toolkits to the government to strengthen the fight against wildlife crime. The kits will be used at wildlife crime scenes to identify those responsible.
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Collectively, the kits are valued at R584 000. Picture: supplied. The donation was done through the Khetha programme to support these organisations’ efforts in investigating and prosecuting rhino horn and elephant ivory trafficking.
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) South Africa, with the support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), recently donated 15 wildlife crime scene kits to the SAPS and SANParks.
Collectively, these kits are valued at R584 000. They comprise all the tools an investigator might need to secure a wildlife crime scene and collect evidence.
This includes backpacks, metal detectors, toolboxes, GPS, ropes, frame markers, flags, measuring tape, cones, balli