861 The Poacher's Reaper
The white rhinoceros is the second largest animal on land, smaller than the elephant and larger than the hippopotamus, and the largest subspecies in the genus Rhinoceros.
There are two species of African white rhinoceros, one is the northern white rhinoceros and the other is the southern white rhinoceros.
The northern white rhinoceros is in danger of extinction, and it can be said that there are no more wild northern white rhinos on the planet.
The Sultan, the world's last male northern white rhinoceros, was euthanized on March 20, 2018, at the age of 45, having lived more than 100 years in comparison to the length of human lifespan.
The surviving northern white rhinoceros, two granddaughters of the Sultan, live in a zoo and become extinct on the planet when they die.
The white rhinoceros is a relatively gentle beast, although it has the longest and hardest rhinoceros horn in the rhinoceros genus, which is also used for defense and rarely attacks people, and other animals on the grassland, seeing its size, basically dare not provoke easily, so the extinction of the northern white rhinoceros can be said to be completely human.
What Liu Wei can be sure of is that the white rhinoceros in front of him and the two cubs moving beside him belong to the southern white rhinoceros, and there are not many southern white rhinoceros still alive in the world.
With the lessons learned from the northern white rhino, local governments and international organizations will certainly pay more attention to the protection of the southern white rhino.
The Central African Republic is located in the central region of the African continent, and according to the distribution of white rhinoceros, it should be the distribution range of the northern white rhinoceros, while the northern white rhinoceros is no longer visible in Africa, Liu Wei speculates that it may be an introduction.
As a professional animal photographer, Susie is very aware of the preciousness of white rhinos, and has been to Africa three times, which is also the first time she has seen a white rhino.
Susie ran up with her camera with some excitement, ready to take pictures.
As a result, he was stopped by a female soldier who was guarding ten meters from the white rhinoceros.
She wears a camouflage vest with sleeves, and her arms are exposed with obvious tattoos, like tattooed beasts on the grassland.
Her arms were about as thick as Liu Wei's, and she looked powerful, carrying a modified M4A1 rifle in her hand.
Susie looked at the female soldier ignorantly, was stunned for a moment, and looked back at Liu Wei and Jack.
Jack walked up with a smile and introduced, "Johnson, they're the staff at the research base!"
Liu, Susie, her name is Johnson, she served in the U.S. Mechanical Engineering Corps in Afghanistan, joined VEPTWA for five years, and is our most loyal partner.
By the way, she is very good at marksmanship, and she works as a sniper and assault in the team!"
Johnson's face was like frost, and after listening to Jack's introduction, he just reached out and shook Liu Wei Suxi, then leaned his hand on the rifle and turned to walk towards the white rhinoceros.
Jack smiled awkwardly, "Sorry, Johnson was in such a state when he was at work, it's her guard time, so you may not be able to approach the white rhinoceros, she won't allow any strangers to approach the white rhinoceros and its children!"
Liu Wei heard Jack's helplessness, and the founder of the organization could not shake Johnson, which was enough to see Johnson's cautiousness.
"I understand you, Jack, Susie and I are looking at it from a distance!", Liu Wei asked curiously, "When is Johnson changing the guard?"
Jack glanced at the time, "There's still half an hour!"
"OK!Jack, go get busy!" Liu Wei smiled.
Liu Wei and Susie stood twenty meters away from the white rhinoceros and observed.
After Susie took a few photos, she sat on the ground, let go, the camera naturally fell on her lap, looking at Johnson's expression and state guarding the white rhinoceros, she suddenly thought of the sentence that Liu Wei asked her before she came: Have you ever felt death?
"I admire women like Johnson! They are so great!" Susie said from the bottom of her heart, looking at Liu Wei with a sincere look in her eyes, with a slight smile, and blinked twice.
Liu Wei said: "When I was in Sudan, I also saw another female ranger, she shot and killed the poacher in front of me, on the battlefield, she had the same expression as Johnson, which made people feel a chill, but in private, like you, she is a lively and lovely woman!"
The smile on Susie's face gradually unfolded, and her chin slammed into her knee.
Liu Wei waited until Johnson changed the guard and turned on the live broadcast, he felt that there must be a lot of stories behind this woman.
Before going to communicate with Johnson again, Liu Wei checked the Internet and saw a terrifying name.
VETPWA group Johnson is known as the "poacher's death"!
Liu Wei is even more convinced of his guess that Johnson is a legendary woman.
After Johnson changed the guard, he took the initiative to walk towards Liu Wei and Susie, smiled, shook hands with Liu Wei Susie again and said, "I'm sorry, it's working time just now, I can't be distracted, so I neglect you, don't look to your heart!"
Susie shook her head and smiled.
Johnson invited, "Let's sit in the room!"
"There are more than 60 companions on conservation missions here, led by our team leader Jack, whose main task is to guard the white rhinos introduced from South Africa, and the rest of the companions participate in the daily patrols of the reserve with the rangers. ”
Walking to the door, Susie pushed open the door and smiled, "It's a little simple, don't dislike it!"
Walking into the house, Johnson took off his rifle, put it on the table, stood in front of the mirror, took off his hat, stroked her long hair, draped it over his shoulders, turned back to smile at Liu Wei, and walked to the water cooler.
Liu Wei glanced around the room, and there were stickers and photos of Johnson when he was in service hanging on the wooden wall, as well as some animal bones that she should have picked up while patrolling.
The whole room was nicely furnished!
Liu Wei couldn't help but laugh and said: "I didn't expect the god of death in the eyes of poachers, and there is also a girl living in my heart!"
Johnson took a glass of water for Liu Wei and Susie, walked over with the water, and smiled at Liu Wei, "I'm also a woman!"
Then he turned his head to look at the photo hanging in the far center of the wall in a bikini and sunglasses soaking up the sun.
The corners of her mouth are slightly hooked, as if she is reminiscing and appreciating her younger self.
Liu Wei praised: "You are very beautiful!"
"Thank you!" Johnson shook his glass as if he were toasting.
Liu Wei said: "Johnson, I'm on the live broadcast now, do you mind if I shoot you?"
Johnson disagreed, she knew that Liu Wei was worried that her identity might be exposed, and smiled faintly, "Feel free, my identity, No! It should be said that the identity of everyone in the entire organization is transparent, there are many people in this world who want our lives, but it is not so easy, there are not a few poachers who died at the mouth of my gun."
If you want to kill me, you have to have the ability to kill me!"
To put it mildly, the tone is steady, without the slightest nervousness.
Susie was a little shocked by Johnson's state and couldn't help but ask, "Johnson, are you afraid of death?"
Johnson shook his head and smiled, "On the battlefield in Afghanistan, I am used to being with death!"