Liu Wei saw a lot of incredible images at Hunter's base, and Hunter was able to shoot these precious images not only lucky, but also the result of years of investment and time accumulation.

Rest for the night.

Early in the morning, Liu Wei got up and walked out of the room, several warthogs were wandering outside Hunter's base, Hunter's daughter Aguila was only seven and a half years old, very bravely standing in front of the warthog, waving her arms, as if communicating with the warthog!

Hunter prepared a simple breakfast and sent it to Liu Wei, and said with a smile, "Liu! The checkpoint is not far ahead, after eating, I will take you there, I know them very well!"

Liu Wei smiled and nodded.

Had breakfast.

The two went to the checkpoint together.

The checkpoint occupies a large area, but there are only a few bungalows.

The ranger's leader walked up to Hunter with an SKS rifle in his hand, and the two shook hands and leaned shoulder-to-shoulder, "Old man, why did you think of coming over today?"

Hunter introduced: "This is Liu Wei, a wildlife researcher from China, bring him over to experience your life!"

"Chinese?" the black leader asked.

Liu Wei nodded.

The black leader turned back to a woman ranger sitting in front of the door and beckoned, "Maria, come here!"

Maria also had a small-caliber rifle in her hand, and several black men sitting next to her were holding AK47 and M16A1 rifles.

She walked to the side of the team leader, and the black team leader introduced Liu Wei in a surprised tone, "Maria, he is Liu Wei, Chinese!"

A bright smile appeared on Maria's dark face, and she said a familiar name, "Jack Ma?"

Liu Wei smiled awkwardly and nodded, "Jack Ma is an excellent Chinese entrepreneur!"

The black team leader introduced: "Maria has been selected for the African Ranger award list this year, she will go to the capital tomorrow to receive the award, and Jack Ma will also attend the award ceremony!"

Oh!

No wonder when Chinese are mentioned, rangers can't help but say Jack Ma's name.

In 2017, Jack Ma announced that Alibaba Community Chest and Paradise Foundation had jointly launched the Africa Ranger Award, and he also attended last year's ceremony.

The work of African rangers is very hard, and many rangers like Maria die every year in the fight against poachers.

According to a 2016 survey, 82 per cent of rangers have faced life-threatening conditions during grassland patrols, 60 per cent have been directly attacked by poachers, at least 107 rangers died in 2015 alone, and more than 1,000 rangers died in the 10 years from 2006 to 2016 in the cause of wildlife conservation.

When they raise their guns, they are not only protecting the wildlife of the grassland, but also the inhabitants who live on the grassland.

Local armed activities continue to flourish in Africa.

However, their monthly salary is only a few tens of dollars, and the highest is no more than two hundred dollars.

Jack Ma called them heroes of this era at last year's awards ceremony.

In Liu Wei's domestic reports, he saw the reporter's exclusive interview with Ma Yun, and there was a question that Liu Wei still remembers vividly.

The reporter asked: "As a Chinese, why did you go to give awards to Africans?"

Jack Ma replied: "Africa is sick, the earth is sick, and then it should be human beings who are sick!"

This answer is food for thought.

Liu Wei came back to his senses and smiled and said to Maria: "Congratulations on your selection!"

"Thank you!" Malia replied to Liu Wei in Chinese, not very fluent.

"Maria, can you show me around your checkpoint?"

“OK！”

Maria first took Liu Wei to see their results.

On the east side of the checkpoint, there is a simple wooden shed surrounded by barbed wire.

Maria opened the barbed wire, and the traps and other traps piled up inside reached the height of Liu Wei's shoulders.

"This was only found in the grasslands this year, and in the past seven years, we have found more than 50,000 traps for poachers, many of which have been destroyed," says Maria.

Liu Wei was prepared, but he was still frightened.

Curious, he asked, "Maria, how long have you been a ranger?"

"Seven years!"

"Why did you choose to pursue this career in the first place?"

When Liu Wei saw Maria for the first time, he was a little surprised, it is rare for women to engage in this business.

Maria looked at Liu Wei's face and smiled, she knew what Liu Wei meant, and said: "My father, like many indigenous people, lived by hunting animals when I was a child, and I saw many animal bones since I was a child, and every time I saw it, I felt as if I heard the call of life.

When I was in college in South Africa, I did a lot of wildlife campaigns, and after graduating, I applied to be a ranger in the savannah of Eastern Sudan, where more than 500 people do the same work every day.

I'm proud of what I'm doing, the international community needs the power of women!"

After listening to this, Liu Wei was touched, whether it was Maliya's conversation or academic qualifications, she could choose a higher-paying and safer job in Africa, but she came to the front line as a ranger.

As she said, the international community needs the power of women.

This should also be the reason why she was selected for this year's "African Ranger Award".

Maria looked at Liu Wei's serious expression and smiled, "I'll take you to see our arsenal!"

Liu Wei followed.

The room on the far right of the bungalow is the weapons depot at the checkpoint.

According to Maria, there are 15 rangers at the checkpoint, who are responsible for managing an area of 20 square kilometers around it.

In their arsenal, Liu Wei saw the most advanced internationally, small-caliber rifles, automatic and semi-automatic rifles, and even heavy firepower weapons like RPGs.

Some of these weapons were provided by the government, some were looted from poachers, and some were purchased from local forces, Maria said.

Liu Wei asked: "Did you fight with poachers or local armed forces during your patrols?"

Maria's face was relaxed and she nodded as if it were commonplace, "Of course, I killed a poacher with my own hands in a shootout with poachers last week.

Liu, my marksmanship is very good, I have been training in the Sudanese Police Force for a year!"

Liu Wei gave a thumbs up and praised: "Amazing!"

Then he asked, "Can I go on patrol with you?"

Ma Liya looked at Liu Wei and hesitated, "You need to ask the team leader about this matter, he is the most experienced patrolman, he has been a ranger on the grassland for ten years, I will tell you quietly, he was also a poacher before, and his marksmanship is better than mine!"

Liu Wei smiled when he looked at Maria's appearance, and suddenly felt that this black woman was a little cute.

"I'll help you ask!"

Maria walked to the courtyard, the team leader was smoking a cigarette and communicating with Hunter, she walked over and directly told Liu Wei's application.

The team leader glanced back at Liu Wei, his face was a little suspicious, "This is a very dangerous thing! I can't completely guarantee your safety, Liu, you need to be responsible for your own actions!"

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