Prince Harry Joins Battle Against Poachers In South Africa

Prince Harry has been roused after Cecil's death to contribute towards protecting threatened species. He has joined an anti-poaching unit. He is a "sporty royal", volunteering in Africa for conservation projects, and silently was flown to South Africa a week ago.

He has been based in a military camp in Kruger Park, according to hellomagazine. This national park is among the largest game reserves in Africa and has the Big Five animals roaming in it, as well as black and white rhinos.

So Harry, who is 30 years old, has also joined Operation Corona, another anti-poaching drive spearheaded by the government.

This royal prince has been marching out for night patrols in a military unit with several hundred infantry, 400 armed rangers, policemen and much more special forces, who are all fighting the battle against poachers.

Sources clarified that Harry will be able to put to good use his experience as an Apache helicopter pilot, as surveillance planes and helicopters are employed to search for poachers.

Hence, a report in dailymail said that over 300 poachers have been killed till now.

Major-General Johan Jooste, 62, is his mentor. He says: "Harry will be with me for quite some time. We'll try to keep him safe."

Currently, he is in Africa to pursue volunteering and conservation work.

South African conservationist Peter Chadwick added: "This is counter-insurgency, an actual war that they are fighting. I know of Prince Harry's involvement with the anti-poaching unit in Kruger and I know the situation there is no fun and games. You don't get a chance to sit down and reason with these guys over a cup of tea. It's all about rapid response and that's where the helicopters come in. I wouldn't be surprised if Harry was doing some piloting."

It was in June that he left the British armed forces as captain after ten years. He just began to pursue his three-month African adventure, beginning with a trip to shadow Dr. Pete Morkel, a veterinarian in Namibia.

"For me, it's three months of hard grafting, working with animals," Harry said at the time. "To actually get the chance to embed myself with the top vet in southern Africa, travel with him for three weeks and every job he gets called up to do, that's like my dream."