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Threatened rhinos get a leg up via technology

Sensors, scanners and wireless networks part of game reserve's arsenal to deter poachers

Cisco and Dimension Data plan to expand their Connected Conservation tech solution to protect elephants and rhinos in other reserves in Zambia, Mozambique and Kenya. The reserve is protected by 72km of electric fencing and thermal cameras to spot int — The horn of the rhino is made of keratin and is used in traditional medicine because it is believed to cure a variety of ailments. This practice fuels poaching, a lucrative trade, with a single horn worth several years’ salary. ST PHOTO: LINETTE LAI

Cisco and Dimension Data plan to expand their Connected Conservation tech solution to protect elephants and rhinos in other reserves in Zambia, Mozambique and Kenya. The reserve is protected by 72km of electric fencing and thermal cameras to spot int — Cisco and Dimension Data plan to expand their Connected Conservation tech solution to protect elephants and rhinos in other reserves in Zambia, Mozambique and Kenya. ST PHOTO: LINETTE LAI

Cisco and Dimension Data plan to expand their Connected Conservation tech solution to protect elephants and rhinos in other reserves in Zambia, Mozambique and Kenya. The reserve is protected by 72km of electric fencing and thermal cameras to spot int — The reserve’s CCTV footage is monitored round the clock from this central control room (above), while a wireless network allows rangers to communicate with each other despite the remote location. PHOTO: DIMENSION DATA

Cisco and Dimension Data plan to expand their Connected Conservation tech solution to protect elephants and rhinos in other reserves in Zambia, Mozambique and Kenya. The reserve is protected by 72km of electric fencing and thermal cameras to spot int — The reserve’s CCTV footage is monitored round the clock from this central control room, while a wireless network allows rangers to communicate with each other despite the remote location (above). PHOTO: DIMENSION DATA

Cisco and Dimension Data plan to expand their Connected Conservation tech solution to protect elephants and rhinos in other reserves in Zambia, Mozambique and Kenya. The reserve is protected by 72km of electric fencing and thermal cameras to spot int — The reserve is protected by 72km of electric fencing and thermal cameras to spot intruders (above), while sniffer dogs are trained to alert their handlers if they detect gunmetal in visiting vehicles. PHOTO: DIMENSION DATA

Cisco and Dimension Data plan to expand their Connected Conservation tech solution to protect elephants and rhinos in other reserves in Zambia, Mozambique and Kenya. The reserve is protected by 72km of electric fencing and thermal cameras to spot int — The reserve is protected by 72km of electric fencing and thermal cameras to spot intruders, while sniffer dogs are trained to alert their handlers if they detect gunmetal in visiting vehicles (above). PHOTO: DIMENSION DATA

Linette Lai In Mpumalanga (South Africa)

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Jun 21, 2018, 05:00 AM

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