We've got to create systems where illiterate people, who can't read or write but who are probably quite mean ecologists in their own right, you know, can use this stuff. But by getting precise data on the ground from experienced trackers, game wardens and park rangers can prevent problems. And it's not just the animals that benefit from the arrival of cutting edge technology into the wilds of Africa. Pokkei's peers now look at him differently. And it's lovely to know that, to feel it in your heart.
Tracking is a dying art, the kind that is often replaced with new technology.
But in this case, technology isn't endangering the old, it's reviving it. Now that I have worked with it, it's not that clever. It is just something that stores knowledge and gives it back. I'm the clever one. There's no point in having all of this hi-tech that can only be used in places like North America or Europe.