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The battle to map every African reserve

The MAPA project aims to map every one of Africa’s protected wildlife regions. Great in theory -- but on the ground it’s a huge struggle, reliant on hardy volunteers
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Mike Eveleigh, one of MAPA's volunteers, spent several weeks mapping Ghana's reserves with his son, Mark.
It’s 16 kilometers to Bongo Camp and we’re armed with two high-caliber rifles, a chainsaw and five machetes. We have enough provisions for four days.

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