South Africa has a poaching problem. A decade ago, General Johan Jooste oversaw the transformation of Kruger National Park’s field rangers into an elite, anti-poaching unit whose efforts helped protect rhinos and other iconic species. Last year, news editor Dac Collins joined the rangers to see how Kruger's poaching problem has evolved, and spoke with Jooste to understand how we got here.

Edited by Mike Pedersen / Eighty Five Audio.

Guest hosted by news editor Dac Collins.

Produced by executive editor Natalie Krebs.

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