They’re the kind of subjects that movies are made of, except the truth is sometimes stranger than fiction. Zimbabwe calls them the Akashinga squad (“The Brave Ones”), an all-female band of sharpshooting anti-poacher hunters, and they mean business.
“Abused and disadvantaged women have become Zimbabwe’s hidden weapon against poachers who kill elephants and rhinos for their tusks and horns,” says CBS News of the squad. “The Akashinga squad is Zimbabwe’s first all-female anti-poaching team that has quickly earned a top reputation as sharpshooters.”
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