Private investment into Victoria Falls and Hwange National Park not only has a positive spinoff for the people living there, but the establishment of safari camps is also a huge deterrent to poachers.
'I have personally seen poaching reduce to almost zero [because of] the creation of a camp nearby," says Machaba Safaris managing director Alistair Rankin. "However, the camp needs to have guests and be operational."
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