April 27th, 2008
A Night In The Untamed African Jungle
On one extreme end of lake Nakuru national park, there is a residential camp of the rhino monitoring unit. The endangered rhino has close surveillance 24/7. That means that the people working in the unit have to live where the animals are. A visit to the camp reveals a very interesting scenario.
There are about twenty circular iron sheet camp huts, all located within a quarter hectare compound. An old house serves as the bar and canteen. An evening visit to the camp is like opening a page in the old country western books. The patrons here are all male, trained wardens in combat gear. They look hardened by life in the bush and have one thing in common. They all carry loaded riffles.