Poaching: Carmarthen-trained dogs protect animals in Africa

The team have trained and deployed 15 operation dogs to to five sub-Saharan African countries including Zimbabwe, Tanzania and Mozambique.

They also provide consultancy and specialist training to different organisations, including the Akashinga, an anti-poaching group in Zimbabwe.

In October, one of their dogs Shinga tracked a poacher 4.5 km (2.8 miles) straight to his front door after a warthog was killed in Zimbabwe.

The team’s work in Africa not only supports the anti-poaching rangers but also communities in the area.

They are involved in the Siyafunda Ngemvelo programme that allows schoolchildren to gain access to different reserves.

The aim of the programme is to inspire the future generation “to love and support the natural world that surrounds them”, said Darren.

The team is also working on a new project which helps empower young girls to become wildlife rangers “so they can make a difference in their future,” said Jacqui.