COUNTRY COUNTRY FOCUS : FOCUS KENYA: of Bruce Watson , one of the founders of Dimension Data , now part of NTT Ltd .

Although the project in South Africa has dramatically decreased the amount of poaching , it is estimated that a rhino is still killed every 15 hours in Africa alone . Wildlife is also currently facing increasing threats due to large scale ranger redundancies and decreasing numbers of patrols , as well as a decline in tourism . NTT Ltd and networking giant Cisco believe the project will help aid rangers by providing them with additional eyes and ears if they are forced to operate with smaller teams during these challenging times .

Using the technology , rangers can see the whole reserve and react quickly to any suspicious activity in a specific area . This enables reserves to monitor a large area and leaves the animals to roam freely , without causing any harm to them .

An online software tool called Earthranger allows rangers to collect , integrate and display all historical and real-time data available from the reserve so they can keep track of past incidences and respond adequately in a timely manner . This means rangers can intercept poachers quickly , as well as help the surrounding communities with human-animal conflict before any harm is done .

Wireless technology that offers long range , low power and secure data transmission will eventually be used to connect all six of

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