BY DAVID CONNER
A twig snaps nearby. We freeze, holding our breath and straining to hear. I’m on a guided solo expedition tracking black rhinos through the thick bush in Zimbabwe’s Malilangwe Wildlife Reserve.  It’s in our best interest to take snapping twigs seriously.
Black rhinos are critically endangered.  If we come across one, and if it charges, “your only defense is to look for a really big tree or anthill to hide behind –shooting one is not an option,” said my guide, Bernard.  Not exactly comforting.
Sensing no immediate peril, Bernard beckons forward with a wave of one hand – the other rests on his rifle.  A master tracker and native Zimbabwean of the Shona Tribe, Bernard has been… Continue Reading