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Locals, modern tech turn the once poachers’ paradise into animals haven

Rhinos inside Lewa Conservancy. [File, Standard]

Once a poachers’ paradise, the Lewa Conservancy has turned into one of the most secure homes for the black and white rhinos.

According to conservationists, poachers ran roughshod in the 1980s and 1990s as the demand for trophies in the black market rose.

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