To the rangers who tracked him, he was known as Big Foot, the rhino poacher whose large barefoot prints were often spotted leading in and out of the Kruger National Park.
by Shaun Smillie, Daily MaverickPoachers target private reserves after the number of incidents drops in national parks by Shaun Smillie, Daily Maverick September 21, 2021 To register for the Rhinos in Crisis webinar on 22 September, click here. Big Foot would leave his flip-flops on the Mozambique side of the Kruger Park boundary, then enter barefoot. In the park he would rendezvous with two accomplices. When travelling at night they would navigate by the stars.
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