South Africa: Dimension Data, Cisco Announce Project to Protect Rhino By Tracking People

Dimension Data and Cisco announced an initiative aimed at dramatically reducing the number of rhinos being poached in South Africa. The two companies have deployed technology in an unnamed private game reserve adjacent to the world-renowned Kruger National Park to monitor and track individuals from the time they enter the reserve gates, until they exit.

The goal is to proactively intervene and stop people entering the reserve illegally - whether it's cutting fences, being dropped onto the ground by helicopters, or simply driving in through the entrance gates.

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