De-Snaring with the Ranger

Today was an interesting day. I was originally going to go in the patrol car for the day and view what the rangers/patrol do throughout the conservancy but their car broke down. So instead, Moses, one of the patrol people took me around the conservancy to do some de-snaring. De-snaring is where you walk (for us it was around 10km in total) and search for snares, which are a trap that poachers use to capture wildlife like impala and waterbuck or even birds. We hiked through the bush and found around 3-4 snares and 1 Guinea Fowl Trap which is a ground trap used to capture guinea fowls (a type of bird). After searching for the snares and also keeping an eye out for dangerous Water Buffalo and possible poachers, we went to a view point by the railroad on a mountain which is one of the boundaries for Soysambu. When we returned to the research center it was 1:00 and for the rest of the day I did paperwork and relaxed. Tomorrow if their car is repaired I will be spending the day with the patrol and if not then I dont know the plan.