Zimbabwean ranger brings unloved painted dogs back from brink
by Richard Assheton from Environment | The Guardian on (#6GHKH)
Jealous Mpofu wins Tusk's ranger of the year award for his work with a maligned and misunderstood species
When Jealous Mpofu was a boy, he overheard his father's bosses talking negatively about painted dogs, wild African canines with distinct marble coats that are among the world's most endangered species.
They said they didn't kill an animal, they grabbed the flesh. They said they were rough animals," Mpofu said.
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