Some compare illegal wildlife trafficking to a war. On the front line are the poachers and the game rangers. Syndicates often rely on the corruptibility of these poorly-paid rangers to be information providers and protectors. Anton Mzimba, a guardian of rhinos and other big game in South Africa, refused to be one of them.
CREDITS
Executive Produced by: Drake, Adel “Future” Nur, Peter Nelson, Maggie Gilbride (DreamCrew Entertainment); Coral Lee (Luminary); Max O’Brien (Novel); Mauricio Gris and Alex Farquharson (Thread Studios)
Host - Runako Celina
Producer - Saskia Collette
Additional Production - Julian Manuguerra-Patten and Jake Otajovic
Researcher - Madeleine Parr
Editor - Mythili Rao
Original Music Composer - Jake Long
Music Supervisor - Nicholas Alexander
Sound Designer and Mixer - David Smith
Fact Checker - Dania Suleman
Voice of Wolf - Ivan Ivashkin
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