From The Front Lines
Friends and fellow animal defenders and advocates, this is an Hein Klopper, in his current anti-poaching ranger position in South Africa at the Nkomazi Game Reserve. I would like to share a message from him and ask that you keep him in your thoughts and send him your gratitude for the outstanding and courageous job he is doing in the race against EXTINCTION.
Image credit: Hein Klopper, Thornybush Game Reserve, outside Kruger Park
"The animals have no need to defend themselves against poachers with weapons, they don't have an army...so I'm proud of being part of an army created in order to protect them.
Its not fun, obviously, and dangerous and has a lot of sacrifices but someone has got to do it. Thank you also for standing up for the animals over there, being a voice for the voiceless. Appreciated."
This is the ranger training Hein went through.
The live and death business of defending rhinos. Hein Klopper with senior ranger Sthembiso Fakude at Nkomazi Game Reserve.
Hein still soon have a K9 companion crime stopper. Keep them both in your thoughts, that they remain safe and strong. And all brave men and women that put themselves in danger every day so that animals can live.
Thank you to EVERYONE that fights for animals. Our efforts are not in vain. We choose life over death and destruction. We speak for the voiceless. And we will continue to do so.
Dredgemaster
7 年If you would do me a favour give those poachers a clean headshot if you find them
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7 年Thank you! You are doing God's work. If we can help make a phone call to a potential major sponsor please let me know. You are the experts on the battlefield, I'm sure there are a lot of people and companies on LinkedIn who have the desire and means to help.
Working for my 5 white cats!
7 年THANK YOU SO MUCH, XOXOXO, HERO
R.N. (Ret.), Humanist, Woke
7 年Always, always thankful for the men and women who are on the front-lines doing everything possible to save this planet from more senseless loss...at great risk to themselves.
Defender of Wildlife | Aspiring to Inspire!
7 年Thank you Kim! God Bless these people with the intestinal fortitude to stand up against these heavily armed poachers! Many of the poachers are financed by organized crime and we need governments to get involved and support these people with their troops in order to eradicate these monsters committing their crimes against nature and inevitably mankind itself!