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The anesthetized rhino has to be rolled onto her chest so she does not suffocate. Others, whose horns get poached, aren’t so lucky.

The anesthetized rhino has to be rolled onto her chest so she does not suffocate. Others, whose horns get poached, aren’t so lucky.

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The anesthetized rhino has to be rolled onto her chest so she does not suffocate. Others, whose horns get poached, aren’t so lucky.

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: An anesthetized female rhino is geo-tagged and ear-notched, while biological measurements are taken, as part of efforts to fight rhinoceros poaching.

: Kruger National Park is in South Africa, but also has borders with Mozambique and Zimbabwe.

: Would-be rangers doing their physical training at the Southern African Wildlife College’s ranger division.

: Trainee rangers crowd around a Kruger Park helicopter while the pilot instructs them about how to load and unload.

: Women and men alike are training for this job.

: The anesthetized rhino has to be rolled onto her chest so she does not suffocate. Others, whose horns get poached, aren’t so lucky.

: Writer Jim Parker at the Care For Wild Africa rhinoceros sanctuary.

: Rangers have to be well armed to protect themselves against wildlife and poachers.

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