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... or, let the gals save it.

Jun 5, 2019 5:06PM PDT

Notice the pic of demure Petronella. Dressed for the Prom, she ain't.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2019/06/akashinga-women-rangers-fight-poaching-in-zimbabwe-phundundu-wildlife-area/

Amazing stuff. Not many governments in Africa, especially Zimbabwe of recent fame, care to give support to groups like this. It happens, though, that these wildlife areas supply hard currency- dollars- through tourism.
From the article:
He modeled his selection course on [his] special forces training, subjecting the women to three days of nonstop exercises designed to test their teamwork skills while being wet, cold, hungry, and tired. Of 37 recruits who started the course, 16 were chosen for the training program; only three quit. Years ago Mander ran a similar course for 189 men. At the end of day one, all but three had quit.

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