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Saw: MY NAME IS SAW.
I'M A U.S. NAVY SEAL.
DEFENDING THE INNOCENT IS MY TRADE.
I'VE FOUGHT IN THE WORLD'S MOST DANGEROUS CONFLICT ZONES.
BUT I'VE NEVER HAD A MISSION LIKE THIS BEFORE.
[ HEART BEATING ]
[ GUNSHOT ]
OH [BLEEP]
WE'VE BEEN HERE LESS THAN 24 HOURS,
AND WE GOT A CALL LAST NIGHT
THAT THERE WAS ANOTHER RHINO SHOT AND HER CALF.
CAME OUT TO SEE WHAT WE COULD LEARN FROM THE CRIME SCENE.
AND AS WE WALKED UP,
THEY WERE GOING THROUGH THE AUTOPSY,
AND WE COULD SEE THAT THE MOTHER RHINO STILL HAD HER HORN.
POACHERS HADN'T EVEN GOTTEN THE HORN,
SO SHE WAS A TOTAL WASTE OF AN ANIMAL.
AND IT LOOKS LIKE SHE DIED TURNING AROUND,
PROBABLY WAITING FOR HER CALF TO FOLLOW HER.
AND, OBVIOUSLY, THE CALF NEVER CAME.
MY FIRST...RHINO TO SEE IN THE WILD WAS A DEAD ONE.
SOUTH AFRICA IS AT WAR WITH POACHERS.
THEY'RE AGGRESSIVE, ORGANIZED, AND ARMED TO THE TEETH.
[ GUNSHOT ]
THEIR TARGET --
A RHINO WHOSE HORN HAS A STREET VALUE HIGHER THAN GOLD.
THE RHINO HERE ARE BEING DECIMATED
TO FEED THE INCREASING DEMAND FOR THEIR HORN FROM ASIA.
SOUTH AFRICAN ANTI-POACHING FORCES
ARE OUTMANNED AND OUTGUNNED.
LAST YEAR ALONE,
IT'S ESTIMATED THEY LOST 100 OF THEIR MEN AND 668 RHINOS.
THAT'S WHY THEY CALLED ME.
THE DECISION FOR LIFE AND DEATH HOLDS RIGHT HERE.
FOR THIS MISSION, I'VE RECRUITED A CRACK TEAM OF U.S. COMMANDOS.
BIGGS -- NAVY SEAL, SNIPER.
Biggs: AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED,
IF YOU HAVE A RHINO HORN, YOU'RE A *** BAG.
Saw: ROB -- NAVY SEAL, INTEL.
Rob: IT'S ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT
WE CAN HELP BRING A FOCUS TO THE ANIMALS THEMSELVES.
Saw: OZ -- GREEN BERET, MEDIC.
THE SITUATION HERE'S WORSE THAN IT CAN EVER BE DEPICTED.
Saw: WE'RE ALL COMBAT VETERANS.
WE MAKE GOOD THINGS HAPPEN IN BAD PLACES.
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
WE'VE COME TO BRING DOWN THE WAR ON POACHING.
[ MACHINE-GUN FIRE ]
WE WOULD LIKE TO SAVE AS MANY RHINOS AS WE CAN.
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Saw: IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, RHINO POACHING HAS SKYROCKETED.
IT'S AT CRISIS LEVEL.
IF WE DON'T DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT,
ALL THE RHINO WILL GO THE WAY OF THE DINOSAUR.
RHINO POACHING IS BIG BUSINESS,
RUN BY INTERNATIONAL CRIME SYNDICATES.
BUT THE PEOPLE ON THE GROUND DOING THE KILLING
ARE OFTEN LOCALS FROM NEARBY TOWNSHIPS
OR GANGS FROM NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES
LIKE MOZAMBIQUE AND ZIMBABWE.
THERE'S SO MUCH MONEY TO BE MADE
THAT EVEN PEOPLE WHO VOW TO PROTECT RHINOS
HAVE BEEN LURED TO THE DARK SIDE
AND IMPLICATED IN SEVERAL RHINO DEATHS.
WE HAVE NO IDEA WHO WE CAN TRUST HERE.
IT'S OUR FIRST DAY IN THE GREATER KRUGER RESERVES.
IT'S A 9,000-SQUARE-MILE WILDERNESS
MADE UP OF 19 PRIVATE GAME RESERVES.
22% OF SOUTH AFRICA'S RHINOS ARE RIGHT HERE.
IT'S OUR JOB TO KEEP THEM ALIVE.
WE'RE JOINING FORCES WITH THE QUEMIC ANTI-POACHING SQUAD.
THESE ARE THE GUYS ON THE FRONT LINES.
THEY BROUGHT US IN TO HELP FIGHT BACK AGAINST THE POACHERS.
Biggs: WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH HERE,
WE'RE DEALING WITH WILD ANIMALS THAT WANT TO EAT YOU,
TERRAIN THAT WANTS TO KILL YOU.
YOU MIX IN POACHERS THAT HAVE WEAPONS --
YOU KNOW, THAT'S THE RISK WE'RE TAKING RIGHT NOW.
IT'S A CLASH OF GOOD AND EVIL.
GUYS, I'D REALLY LIKE TO WELCOME YOU HERE TO SOUTH AFRICA.
IT'S A REAL HONOR FOR US TO HAVE YOU HERE.
Li: I THINK IT'S WONDERFUL
THAT THESE FOUR AMERICANS HAVE COME TO SOUTH AFRICA
WITH THE SKILL AND THE BACKGROUND
AND THE OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCE WHICH THEY HAVE.
IF THEY CAN WORK TOGETHER WITH US TO FIGHT THIS FIGHT,
THEN MAYBE WE CAN KEEP THE RHINOS SAFE.
Saw: RHINOS HAVE BEEN ON EARTH FOR AT LEAST 50 MILLION YEARS.
BUT IN THE LAST 50 YEARS, WE'VE LOST ALMOST ALL OF THEM,
AND THAT'S ENTIRELY DUE TO ILLEGAL POACHING.
I'VE GOT A SHORT VIDEO WHICH I'D LIKE TO SHOW YOU
JUST TO BRING YOU HOME TO REALITY
WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH HERE.
THIS MORNING, AT APPROXIMATELY 2:00,
I WAS CALLED TO COME AND ATTEND A SCENE.
AND THE NOISES YOU ARE HEARING...
[ RHINO CALF SQUEALING ]
...THE SQUEAKY NOISES ARE OF THIS ONE-MONTH-OLD LITTLE BABY
TRYING TO GET MILK FROM ITS MOTHER THAT HAS BEEN POACHED.
WOW.
[ SQUEALING CONTINUES ]
IT'S VERY TRAUMATIC FOR THIS CALF.
THERE'S NO RESPONSE FROM HIS MOM.
[ SQUEALING CONTINUES ]
AND FOR THIS YOUNG CALF,
HE OR SHE DOESN'T REALLY UNDERSTAND
QUITE WHAT'S GOING ON.
THIS IS THE REALITY WHICH WE ARE FACED WITH IN SOUTH AFRICA.
THIS IS WHAT THE UPROAR...
HEAR IT CRYING?
...AND THE EPIDEMIC IS ALL ABOUT.
QUESTION IS, HOW LONG BEFORE SOMEONE WAKES UP
AND DECIDES TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS CRISIS WHICH WE FACE?
Rob: I FEEL HELPLESS WATCHING THE VIDEO.
IT MAKES ME ANGRY.
BUT I AM MOTIVATED THAT WE CAN PROBABLY --
HOPEFULLY WE MAKE SOME BIG DIFFERENCE OUT HERE.
[ RHINO CALF SQUEALS ]
GUYS, WE ARE A FEW DAYS AWAY FROM FULL MOON.
WE CALL THIS POACHER'S MOON.
THIS IS WHEN POACHERS ARE MOST LIKELY COMING TO SHOOT OUR RHINO
AND THAT THE RHINO ARE MOST VULNERABLE.
THIS IS WHY WE NEED YOU GUYS.
SO TRAINING STARTS NOW.
Saw: LI'S VIDEO OF THE BABY RHINO
CRYING OVER ITS DEAD MOTHER
REALLY LIT OUR FUSE.
IN JUST TWO DAYS,
THE POACHER'S MOON WILL LIGHT UP THE BUSH,
MAKING CONDITIONS PERFECT FOR THE POACHERS.
NO DOUBT THEY'RE GETTING READY TO KILL AGAIN.
BEFORE WE GO INTO ACTION,
WE NEED SOME SPECIALIZED TRAINING
FROM OUR PARTNERS AT QUEMIC.
Oz: OUR BIGGEST THREAT OUT HERE, OUTSIDE OF THE ANIMALS,
IS GUNSHOTS.
THESE POACHERS ARE USING SOME CANNONS --
YOU KNOW, SOME MAJOR, MAJOR HARDWARE
DESIGNED TO TAKE DOWN AN ELEPHANT IN ONE SHOT.
BODY ARMOR ISN'T GONNA CUT IT.
Saw: WE'RE STARTING BY GETTING A FEEL
FOR THE SOUTH AFRICAN ASSAULT RIFLE
WE'LL BE USING ON PATROLS.
DAY ON THE RANGE IS BETTER THAN A DAY AT WORK,
SO I'M GETTING A LITTLE BIT OF BOTH HERE, SO I'M PRETTY HAPPY.
THE GUNS HERE ARE A LITTLE DIFFERENT
THAN WHAT WE'RE USED TO.
THE CALIBER'S THE SAME FOR AN ASSAULT WEAPON,
BUT LOADING THE WEAPON'S GONNA BE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
IT IS COMING TOGETHER.
Li: ARE YOU IN YOUR HAPPY PLACE?
YEAH, MAN. TWO RHINO HORNS UP.
IT'S A CALMING EFFECT FOR US.
OTHER PEOPLE TAKE BUBBLE BATHS. WE SHOOT.
I WAS CHOSEN TO BE THE SNIPER AND THE POINT MAN
FOR THIS FOUR-MAN TEAM.
KNOWING THAT THERE'S A SNIPER ON THEIR PROPERTY
WILL CRUSH THE MORALE OF THESE POACHERS.
THAT'S WHAT SNIPERS DO -- THEY CRUSH MORALE.
THERE'S NOTHING WORSE THAN KNOWING THAT, ANY SECOND,
YOU COULD DROP TO YOUR KNEES AND NOT EVEN HEAR THE BOOM.
[ GUNSHOTS ]
FOR ME, IT'S JUST A MATTER OF WORK,
GETTING THIS CALIBRATION OF THE RIFLES
OUT OF THE WAY AND BEHIND US.
I FEEL THAT URGENCY AND PUSH TO GET OPERATIONAL.
[ GUNSHOTS ]
ALL RIGHT, LINE'S COLD! LET'S GO AHEAD AND CHECK 'EM.
NOT A BAD RIFLE TO SHOOT. PRETTY STABLE.
YOU KNOW, THE RIFLES THAT I'M USED TO SHOOTING
WOULD ALL BE WITHIN THE SIZE OF THIS AT 100
BUT CERTAINLY NOT THIS BIG.
AN ASSAULT RIFLE SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO A LOT BETTER,
BUT WE'LL MAKE DO WITH THEM.
Biggs: AS A SEAL,
YOU GET ALL THE COOLEST TOYS, YOU GOT THE BEST GUNS,
YOU GET THE BEST GEAR, AND YOU GET USED TO IT.
BUT YOU DON'T FORGET YOUR ROOTS.
YOU DON'T FORGET WHERE YOU CAME FROM,
AND YOU DON'T FORGET HOW TO USE YOUR BASICS.
GONNA GO BACK AND SHOOT AGAIN, SEE WHAT WE GET.
Saw: LINE'S ARE HOT!
I THINK OUR SPECIAL-OPERATIONS BACKGROUNDS
CAUSE US TO BE SUITED FOR THIS,
IN THAT WE'RE NOT AFRAID TO GO AFTER BAD GUYS.
LINE'S COLD! GO CHECK.
THERE'S A TRIAL-AND-ERROR PERIOD WHEN LEARNING TO USE ANY WEAPON.
NO DOUBT WE'LL GET THESE GUNS DIALED IN,
BUT WE'VE GOT TO DO IT FAST.
LOOKS GOOD, MAN.
IT DOESN'T MATTER IF IT'S THE BEST WEAPON SYSTEM
OR THE WORST WEAPON SYSTEM.
I MEAN, A GOOD SHOOTER FIGURES OUT A WAY TO MAKE IT WORK.
EVERY GUY HERE'S PUT OVER A MILLION ROUNDS
THROUGH SOME SORT OF WEAPON SYSTEM
OR MULTIPLE WEAPON SYSTEMS,
SO FOR THIS WEAPON SYSTEM, WE'RE LOOKING PRETTY GOOD.
Rob: YEAH.
YEAH, BABY. THAT'S HOW WE DO IT.
Biggs: AND WE'RE OUT SHOOTING
WHAT WE THOUGHT THE WEAPON SYSTEM WOULD BE SHOOTING,
ACTUALLY, SO...
SAW THE SNIPER, SO AS LONG AS WE'RE COMPARABLE,
I FEEL ACTUALLY PRETTY GOOD ABOUT IT.
I'M STOKED, MAN.
I THINK IT'LL DO THE JOB JUST FINE.
I'M NOT TOO WORRIED ABOUT IT.
GOOD, GOOD.
LISTEN. I JUST GOT ANOTHER CALL NOW.
THERE'S ANOTHER RHINO DOWN.
Biggs: THE RHINOS ARE GETTING TAKEN OUT AT AN ALARMING RATE.
IT'S ONE RHINO EVERY 16 HOURS,
AND THAT'S ABOUT WHAT WE'RE GETTING CALLS ON EVERY DAY.
WE'LL STAGE ALL OUR KIT AND BE READY TO ROLL.
COOL. LET'S DO THAT. THANKS.
Saw: WE'RE SHOCKED AT JUST HOW WIDESPREAD RHINO POACHING IS.
WE'VE BEEN HERE LESS THAN 24 HOURS,
AND ALREADY OZ AND I ARE ON OUR WAY TO A RESERVE
WHERE A FEMALE RHINO AND HER CALF HAVE JUST BEEN BUTCHERED.
WE'RE GONNA CHECK IT OUT AND HAVE A LOOK
AND SEE WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM IT.
WE'RE MEETING UP WITH DOP LAWRENCE,
HEAD OF QUEMIC'S ANTI-POACHING UNIT.
DOP IS A SOUTH AFRICAN SPECIAL FORCES VETERAN.
HE'S A LOCAL LEGEND
AND HAS TAKEN DOWN AT LEAST 14 DIFFERENT POACHING GROUPS
IN THE LAST YEAR ALONE.
HEY.
HOW'S IT GOING? GOOD TO SEE YOU.
Oz: MR. DOP AT QUEMIC IS A LEGEND.
I MEAN, THE POACHERS KNOW HIM.
HE'S LEFT HIS MARK HERE, IN TERMS OF ANTI-POACHING,
SO HE'S A NATIONAL HERO.
Saw: WHEN WE ARRIVE,
DOP'S TEAM HAD JUST FINISHED AN AUTOPSY ON THE MOTHER RHINO.
[ FLIES BUZZING ]
THEY'VE DISMEMBERED THE ANIMAL
TO SEARCH FOR THE BULLET THAT KILLED HER
IN HOPES THAT A BALLISTIC EXAM WILL LEAD BACK TO THE POACHERS.
ALL THAT FOR A HORN?
SO, THEY SHOT IT, AND IT RAN OFF, DIED,
AND THEN THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO RECOVER THE HORN, SO...
A TOTAL WASTE OF THE ANIMAL.
Dop: TOTAL WASTE.
Oz: WALKING UP ON A SCENE LIKE THIS,
THE AMOUNT OF BLOOD AND THE SHEER BRUTALITY OF IT,
IS PRETTY SHOCKING.
THIS ANIMAL TOOK A ROUND AND WAS PROTECTING ITS CALF
AND RAN OFF AND DIED HERE, AWAY FROM THE POACHERS.
AND, ACTUALLY,
THE POACHERS DIDN'T EVEN GET THE HORN OUT OF IT.
SEEMS LIKE SUCH A WASTE... SUCH A BRUTAL WASTE.
Saw: THIS IS MY FIRST TRIP HERE
AND MY FIRST RHINO TO SEE IN THE WILD, ANYWAY,
AND SHE WAS DEAD.
SO MY FIRST RHINO TO SEE IN THE WILD
WAS MURDERED, ESSENTIALLY, AND WASTED, SO, YEAH.
SOUTH AFRICA DOESN'T HAVE
A SHOOT-TO-KILL POLICY FOR POACHERS,
AND MANY BELIEVE THAT'S WHY
THE KILLING HAS BEEN ON THE RISE HERE SINCE 2008.
THE POACHERS ARE ALL KIND OF SCAVENGING TOWARD SOUTH AFRICA
BECAUSE SOUTH AFRICA'S GOVERNMENT
HAS BEEN A LOT MORE LENIENT IN THEIR LEGISLATION
ABOUT PROSECUTION OF THESE PEOPLE.
Saw: POACHERS OFTEN GET AWAY WITH A FEW THOUSAND-DOLLAR FINE,
BUT WHEN YOU CONSIDER THAT A SINGLE RHINO HORN
MAY BE WORTH UP TO $360,000 ON THE BLACK MARKET,
THAT'S HARDLY A DETERRENT.
SO THIS ONE HERE WAS THE MOTHER.
Dop: YEAH, THIS WAS THE MOTHER THAT'S LAYING HERE.
AND THE CALF -- HOW OLD WAS THAT CALF?
I'D SAY ABOUT 3 1/2 YEARS.
THAT'S RIGHT.
BUT CAN YOU GUYS SEE NOW -- AND A POACHER,
HOW THEY'D REMOVE IT WITH AN AXE?
THAT LOOKS ALMOST LIKE A MACHETE.
LOOK HOW ROUGH AND HACKED.
YEAH.
WHAT WE UNDERSTAND ABOUT THIS KILLING
IS THAT THE MOTHER AND CALF WERE OBVIOUSLY TOGETHER,
AND THEY WERE BOTH SHOT AT THE SAME LOCATION,
AND THE CALF FELL, AND THE MOTHER RAN.
AND THE POACHERS TOOK THE HORN FROM THE CALF,
AND THE MOTHER RAN SOME 2 KILOMETERS AWAY
AND SLOWLY DIED,
FACING THE DIRECTION FROM WHICH SHE CAME.
SO, TO ME,
IT MEANS SHE WAS WAITING FOR HER CALF TO FOLLOW HER.
AND, OBVIOUSLY, THE CALF NEVER CAME.
WHEN A RHINO IS ON ITS KNEES, HORNS HAS BEEN CUT OFF,
THE TEARS IS RUNNING OUT OF HER EYES, YOU KNOW?
AND EVERYBODY IS BUSY RIPPING THAT POOR RHINO
WITH HIS OWN HORN.
AND YOU JUST SEE DOLLARS FLYING.
AND IT ALL COMES BACK TO THE MONEY.
ALL COMES BACK TO THE MONEY -- GREED, GREED.
GREED.
Oz: COMING UP ON THIS ANIMAL LIKE THIS,
ABUSED AND KILLED, IT EVOKES A LOT OF ANGER.
I WANT TO GET EVEN. I WANT TO GET EVEN.
AND I WOULD TAKE IT TO THEM -- TO THEIR HOME.
YOU KNOW, I'D TAKE IT RIGHT TO THE DOORS, THE FIGHT.
THAT'S WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE.
SO THIS TEAM IS GOOD AT WHAT WE DO,
AND WE WANT TO GET IN THE FIGHT.
Saw: OUR FIRST DAY IN SOUTH AFRICA WAS A REAL EYE-OPENER.
THESE RHINOS ARE BEING KILLED AT AN ALARMING RATE --
MORE THAN ONE A DAY.
THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE.
[ ANIMALS CHITTERING ]
WE'RE TRAVELING DEEP INTO THE BUSH
TO SET UP A NEW BASE OF OPERATIONS.
IT'S MILES AWAY FROM CIVILIZATION,
BUT THIS IS WHERE THE ANIMALS ARE
AND WHERE THE POACHERS DO THEIR DIRTY WORK.
SO WE'LL TRAIN AND RUN OUR PATROLS FROM RIGHT HERE.
WE ARE FEELING GOOD. WE'RE HAPPY TO BE HERE.
THIS FEELS LIKE -- IT FEELS RIGHT.
IT FEELS LIKE WE'RE WHERE WE NEED TO BE TO GET TO WORK,
TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
I WOULD SAY I'M PRETTY HAPPY
JUST KNOWING THAT I GET TO SPEND A COUPLE DAYS OUT IN WILDERNESS
WITH A COUPLE VERY GOOD-LOOKING MEN,
BE WEARING NEXT TO NOTHING ALL THROUGH THE DAY.
I DIDN'T GET THAT PLAN. [ LAUGHS ]
YOU'RE ON A DIFFERENT PROGRAM!
RIGHT. WE'RE NOT HERE FOR "THE FOUR MAN-CATION"?
THIS ISN'T THE "FOUR MAN-CATION"?
I'M ON THE WRONG SAFARI.
WENT OFF THE RESERVATION. HE IS OFF THE RESERVATION.
WE FACED LIFE-AND-DEATH SCENARIOS
REPEATEDLY FOR OUR ENTIRE PROFESSIONAL CAREERS,
AND SO WHEN WE'RE NOT ACTUALLY
IN THAT LIFE-AND-DEATH CONFRONTATION,
WE TEND TO HAVE A VERY, VERY GOOD TIME.
ARE WE THERE YET?
Li: WE'RE HERE.
ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GONNA FALL IN!
[ SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ]
GUYS.
RIGHT ON, BROTHER.
Li: CLOCK'S TICKING. THERE'S A LOT TO LEARN.
WE NEED TO GET THE GUYS UP TO STANDARD,
IN TERMS OF HOW IT WORKS INSIDE THE AFRICAN BUSH,
SPECIFICALLY THE DANGEROUS ANIMALS
WHICH TRAVERSE THESE PROPERTIES AND AREAS WHERE WE HAVE TO WORK.
YOU GUYS GIVE ME A COUPLE SECOND.
I'M GONNA CLEAR SOME PLACE OUT SO WE CAN SLEEP.
AND THEN WE'LL BE GOOD TO GO.
WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF [BLEEP] NOWHERE, SO DON'T CUT YOURSELF.
DON'T USE ME AS A CRUTCH TO DO SILLY [BLEEP]
Oz: I'M THE FIELD SURGEON WHO PUTS YOU BACK TOGETHER.
MY SPECIALTY IS THE SPECIALTY
THAT, HOPEFULLY, I WON'T HAVE TO USE.
Rob: WANT TO BE LOCAL, YOU GOT TO BE LOCAL.
GOT TO GET INDIGENOUS.
SO WE'RE GONNA SLEEP OUTSIDE WITH THE ANIMALS.
CAN HEAR THE WARTHOGS OVER THERE RUTTING UP.
YOU CAN HEAR THE IMPALAS SNORTING.
I MEAN, EVERYTHING'S HAPPENING RIGHT HERE,
RIGHT AROUND US RIGHT NOW.
[ BLOWS ]
Saw: THESE ARMED POACHERS ARE DANGEROUS,
BUT THE GAME SURROUNDING US COULD BE JUST AS LETHAL.
NOW THAT OUR BASE CAMP IS SET UP,
WE NEED TO GET FAMILIAR WITH OUR BATTLEFIELD
AND LEARN TO SURVIVE IN THE BUSH.
WE'RE BEING BRIEFED BY WILDLIFE EXPERT ADRIAN LEW,
WHO SPECIALIZES IN WORKING IN CLOSE CONTACT
WITH SOUTH AFRICA'S MOST DANGEROUS ANIMALS.
IN AFRICA, PEOPLE DO STUPID THINGS,
AND THEN THEY DIE.
AND THE ANIMALS ARE PREDICTABLE, THOUGH, TO SOME DEGREE.
UM...NO.
THESE -- THESE --
THESE NORMS --
WELL, NOW I FEEL GREAT.
Oz: THAT'S WHAT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT -- THE NORMS.
VIRTUALLY EVERYTHING OUT HERE IS WILDER THAN I AM
AND HAS SHARPER TEETH AND LONGER TALONS.
WHAT I'VE LEARNED SO FAR
IS THAT YOU'VE REALLY GOT TO BE ON YOUR TOES.
Oz: RAAR!
OH! OH! LION! RIGHT AND LEFT, TWO OF THEM.
ADRIAN PUT US IN ANTAGONIST ROLE-PLAYER POSITIONS
TO KIND OF SEE WHAT THE TEAM IS SUPPOSED TO DO,
SO IT WAS KIND OF ACTUALLY A LOT MORE PRODUCTIVE
THAN I THOUGHT IT WAS GONNA BE.
RAAR!
WHOA! WHOA!
Adrian: TAKE THE CHALLENGE TO THE LION.
WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO IS STAND YOUR GROUND.
ESSENTIALLY, YOU MEET AGGRESSION WITH HIGHER AGGRESSION.
IT'S A BLUFF GAME, AND HOPEFULLY YOU WIN THAT.
RAAR!
WHOA! WHOA!
RAAR!
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
RAAR!
CLEARLY, ONE OF US WAS MATURE ENOUGH TO GROWL
AND THE OTHER ONE WASN'T.
[ LAUGHTER ]
ATTACK DOGS DON'T BARK. [ LAUGHS ]
Saw: I'M A SNIPER, MAN. I DON'T BARK.
IF I COME, YOU'RE NOT GONNA SEE IT.
YOU KNOW, MORE LIKE THE LEOPARD --
SILENT, STRAIGHT IN FOR THE KILL.
ELEPHANTS FOR THE EARS, BUFFALO FOR THE HORNS.
TEETH.
OUR HAND AND ARM SIGNALS ARE
RHINO, BUFFALO, ELEPHANT, AND CATS.
OSTRICH.
AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT,
AS ADRIAN SO PLAINLY PUT IT,
NOT DOING STUPID THINGS AND GETTING KILLED.
NOW WE'RE ONE STEP CLOSER
TO BEING ABLE TO JOIN THE FIGHT TO PROTECT THESE RHINOS.
[ THUNDER CRASHES ]
OUR PLAN IS TO START PATROLS OF THE GREATER KRUGER RESERVE
TOMORROW NIGHT.
WE'RE CALLING IT OPERATION FULL MOON
AFTER THE POACHER'S MOON.
FOR OUR FINAL TRAINING ASSIGNMENT,
WE'RE HEADING INTO THE BUSH TO GET A BETTER IDEA
OF HOW TO INTERACT WITH THE ANIMALS.
STILL, YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN OR WHERE A POACHER MAY TURN UP.
THERE YOU GO. AMMO LOADED.
FOR JUST IN CASE.
Saw: THE GUYS ARE PSYCHED.
WE'RE LOCKED, LOADED, AND READY TO ENGAGE THE ENEMY.
THEN ADRIAN SHOWED UP.
Adrian: HERE, FELLOWS, JUST BEFORE WE HEAD IN...
BUT WHAT IF I SAY...
THAT JUST SO YOU HAVE TO THINK MORE OR WHAT?
WHAT IS THAT?
BECAUSE THE THING, THE GUYS ACTUALLY FIGHT YOU FOR YOUR RIFLE,
SO IF HE DOES GET YOUR RIFLE --
WHY WOULDN'T YOU JUST SHOOT HIM RIGHT OFF THE BAT?
I MEAN, I TRY TO CARRY A PISTOL EVERYWHERE I GO
IN THE UNITED STATES.
I NEVER HAVE NOT HAD A PISTOL ON ME.
YOU KNOW WHY?
'CAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN SOMEONE'S GONNA BE THERE TO SHOOT.
AND I DON'T WANT TO MISS AN OPPORTUNITY -- WELL...
[ LAUGHTER ]
...TO DEFEND MY FRIENDS.
I WOULD RATHER NOT HAVE A GUN FOR THE ANIMALS ANYWAY.
IT'S NOT THOSE ANIMALS THAT I HAVE A GUN FOR.
IT'S THE EVIL HUMANS.
NOW, I DON'T HAVE A WAY TO DEFEND MYSELF
EXCEPT BY STABBING SOMEONE, WHICH, YOU KNOW,
I DON'T MIND DOING THAT, BUT I WOULD RATHER NOT.
WE'RE NOT EVEN CHIPPING THE BRICK, ARE WE?
NEVER.
WE DON'T TAKE OUR WEAPONS, BUT WE'RE STILL LETHAL WEAPONS.
WE'RE FINE. IT'S UNUSUAL, BUT WE'RE FINE.
LET'S GIVE THAT A WHIRL.
OKAY, RIGHT. LET'S GO.
Saw: OZ, ROB, THEY DIDN'T WANT TO PUT DOWN THEIR LONG RIFLES,
BUT THEN JEFF REALLY DIDN'T WANT TO GIVE UP HIS PISTOL,
AND ADRIAN WANTED HIM TO TAKE THAT LEAP OF FAITH,
AND EVENTUALLY HE WAS ABLE TO TALK THOSE GUYS DOWN,
AND OFF WE WENT ON FOOT, UNARMED.
OTHER SIDE OF THAT.
THERE'S THE ELEPHANT.
GO AND HAVE A LOOK.
JEFF SPOTTED THE ELEPHANTS BEFORE THE LOCALS DID.
HE'S GOT GOOD FIELD SKILLS,
SO IT DOESN'T SURPRISE ME, BUT IT ALWAYS IMPRESSES ME.
OH.
YEAH.
[ CHUCKLES ]
[ ELEPHANT GROWLING ]
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
[ ELEPHANT TRUMPETS ]
Saw: WHEN WE COMMITTED TO THIS MISSION,
WE HAD NO IDEA HOW MUCH ANIMAL DANGER EXISTS
AT ALL TIMES HERE IN THE BUSH.
TURNS OUT AN ANGRY MOTHER ELEPHANT...
...ISN'T THE ONLY THING WE HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT.
WE'VE GOT A PRIDE OF LIONS
THAT MOVED IN JUST INTO THIS THICK BRUSH AHEAD OF US.
THEY'VE STALKED UP NEXT TO A HERD OF FEEDING ELEPHANT.
Oz: SEVERAL LIONS WERE ACTUALLY TRACKING AROUND
WITH THE ELEPHANTS.
THE POTENTIAL WAS HIGH FOR THOSE ELEPHANTS TO PURSUE THE LIONS,
AND AT THAT POINT,
THOSE LIONS ARE GONNA FLEE IN EVERY WHICH DIRECTION.
THE LAST THING I WANT TO DO
IS TO HAVE A LION COME FLYING OUT
WITH A DEER-IN-HEADLIGHTS SURPRISED LOOK
WITH AN ELEPHANT RIGHT BEHIND IT,
SO THE DECISION WAS MADE
TO KIND OF STOP AT THAT POINT AND COME BACK.
Saw: HEADING BACK TO BASE CAMP,
WE CAME UPON THE WHOLE REASON WE'RE HERE.
WOW.
THESE GUYS ARE WHITE RHINO,
THE SECOND-LARGEST LAND MAMMAL IN THE WORLD AFTER THE ELEPHANT.
THEY'RE A BIT MORE SOCIABLE THAN OTHER SPECIES OF RHINO
AND LIVE TOGETHER IN SMALL HERDS.
Rob: MY KIDS MAY NOT SEE A RHINO IN FUTURE YEARS,
AND WE HAVE TO ALL START CARING ABOUT THIS PLANET,
AND NO RESOURCE SHOULD BE JUST EXTERMINATED
BECAUSE OF THE VALUE OF THE HORN.
Saw: IT'S REALLY INCREDIBLE TO SEE THESE RHINOS IN THE WILD,
AND IT'S A BIT UNNERVING
TO SEE HOW CLOSE WE'RE ABLE TO GET TO THEM.
WE LEARN THEY HAVE POOR EYESIGHT,
WHICH MAKES IT REAL EASY FOR A POACHER TO GET CLOSE
AND TAKE ONE OF THESE GUYS OUT.
Oz: I CAN'T UNDERSTAND HOW ANYBODY WOULD KILL THESE ANIMALS.
Biggs: NO.
LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THAT MOON.
IT'S A GIANT LIGHT FOR THESE POACHERS.
Biggs: THE TEAM IS READY AT THIS POINT.
THE POACHER'S MOON IS UP. WE'RE READY TO GET SOME.
NOW YOU SEE WHAT YOU'VE BEEN CALLED TO DO,
WHAT YOU'VE BEEN CALLED TO PROTECT.
THAT BRINGS IT ALL HOME.
YEAH. I'M SENDING MY LITTLE LOVE VIBES OUT TO THEM.
[ LAUGHS ] OH, YEAH?
"BIGGS IS HERE FOR YOU."
Saw: THE POACHER'S MOON IS TONIGHT,
SO THE NEXT THING WE NEED IS A PLAN.
THEY SEE THE BIG TRUCKS, AND THEY SEE THE PATROLS,
AND IT STARTS SINKING IN, "AH, IT'S ON."
I MEAN, HELP IS HERE.
IT WOULDN'T BE BAD IF WE COULD GET OUT TODAY.
WE GET ON THESE VEHICLES, LIGHTS, BANGING, JUST...
STEAM RIGHT IN AND A DYNAMIC TAKEDOWN.
JUST UP AND DOWN, YOU KNOW?
BECAUSE PEOPLE ON THE WESTERN BOUNDARY OF THIS FENCE,
AS I SAID TO YOU,
WE'RE LOOKING AT A POPULATION OF AT LEAST 2 MILLION PEOPLE.
OKAY.
SO THERE ARE OUR EARS, THERE ARE EYES WATCHING.
Li: OBVIOUSLY PLANNING AND WORKING TOGETHER AS A TEAM'S CRITICAL --
CRITICAL IN THE SENSE THAT, WHEN WE'RE OUT THERE
AND WE RUN OURSELVES INTO A SITUATION,
WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO WORK EFFECTIVELY AS A TEAM.
WE WILL ALLOW THEM TO COME IN.
AND THEN THERE'S NOWHERE TO GO. THEY'RE TOO DEEP.
IF THEY DO GET IN AND THEY TRY TO SQUARE,
AT LEAST THIS GUY CAN CUT THEM OFF AND SAY,
"HEY, IT'S DONE, MAN. YOU GOT NOWHERE TO GO."
Saw: THERE'S AN AREA ALONG THE BORDER OF KRUGER NATIONAL PARK
THAT'S BEEN HIT REPEATEDLY.
IF WE GET POACHERS ENTERING THE HOT ZONE,
WE'LL LET THEM WALK RIGHT IN,
THEN COLLAPSE IN ON THEM FROM ALL SIDES.
WITH OPERATION FULL MOON, WE MEAN BUSINESS.
SO WE'RE BRINGING THE BIG GUNS AND THE BIG TRUCKS
AND JUST A SHOW OF FORCE.
I WAS HAVING A DISCUSSION WITH LI ABOUT COVERT VERSUS OVERT.
WITH THE OVERT, THERE IS A DETERRENCE FACTOR,
AND IT CAUSES A LOT OF THE WOULD-BE POACHERS
NOT TO EVEN TRY TO ENTER THE PARK.
GUYS, LET'S MOVE OUT.
IF THEY TRY FOR A KILL TONIGHT, WE'LL BE WAITING FOR THEM.
Saw: AFTER A TWO-DAY CRASH COURSE IN BUSH TRAINING,
WE'RE HEADING OUT WITH QUEMIC'S ANTI-POACHING FORCE
TO BEGIN OPERATION FULL MOON.
FOUR RHINOS HAVE BEEN TAKEN RIGHT HERE
IN THE GREATER KRUGER AREA OVER THE LAST TWO DAYS.
WE CAN'T AFFORD TO WAIT ANY LONGER.
READY TO ROCK.
WITH OPERATION FULL MOON BEING A 24-HOUR OPERATION,
IT IS 0100.
POACHERS DON'T KEEP OFFICE HOURS,
AND NEITHER SHOULD WE.
I'M EXCITED TO BE GOING OUT RIGHT NOW.
TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT. TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT.
NOBODY'S BETTER AT OPERATING AT NIGHT.
AND WE'RE GONNA COVER AS MUCH GROUND AS POSSIBLE,
SO WE'LL BE SPLITTING UP,
SENDING HALF THE TEAM NORTH, HALF THE TEAM SOUTH.
THE REAL CONCERN IS WHETHER OR NOT WE HAVE ENOUGH FOOD,
BECAUSE IF I GET HUNGRY,
HE'S LIABLE TO LOSE SOME OF HIS DIGITS.
WE'LL FIGHT OVER THE FOOD.
IT'S A RISK I'M WILLING TO TAKE, THOUGH, TO SAVE THESE RHINOS.
Saw: WE'VE GOT A LOT OF GROUND TO COVER ON THIS PATROL --
75 MILES OF FENCE LINE.
ROB AND I WILL TAKE ONE OF THE TRUCKS
AND HEAD SOUTH ALONG THE PERIMETER OF THE GAME FENCE.
BIGGS AND OZ WILL HEAD NORTH.
THAT WAY, EACH TEAM WILL HAVE A SNIPER.
IF THERE ARE POACHERS OUT HERE,
THEY'VE GOT A BIG SURPRISE COMING.
EVERYBODY SET?
Li: GOOD. LET'S ROCK 'N' ROLL.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR ANY VARIATION
IN THE CONFIGURATION OF THE FENCE,
ANY DISTURBANCE, SIGNS THAT IT'S BEEN CUT,
AS WELL AS ANY LIGHTS OR ANYTHING OUT IN THE BUSH
AND ANY OTHER INDICATORS
OF POACHERS STANDING BY ON THE OUTSIDE,
LOOKING TO APPROACH THROUGH THE GAME FENCE.
Rob: THERE'S SO MUCH AREA HERE WE HAVE TO COVER,
SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR THE POACHERS
WHO'VE ALREADY COME INTO THE PARK,
WHERE THEY DAMAGED THE FENCE
AND CROSSED INTO ONE OF THESE OPEN FIELDS.
AND THEN WE'LL TRY TO CORNER THEM ON THEIR WAY BACK OUT.
Saw: HUNTING POACHERS, IN A LOT OF CASES,
ENDS UP BEING A WAITING GAME, YOU KNOW?
WE WANT TO PUSH, PUSH, PUSH, BUT ULTIMATELY,
WE HAVE TO WAIT ON THEM AT SOME POINT
BECAUSE THEY ARE INHERENTLY UNPREDICTABLE AND UNDISCIPLINED.
THEY'RE CROOKS.
[ As Elmer Fudd ] BE VERY QUIET.
WE'RE HUNTING POACHERS.
Rob: LOOK. LOOK AT HIM GO.
Saw: THAT WAS A LEOPARD.
YEAH.
WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?
[ LEOPARD GROWLS ]
WOW.
THERE'S A SNIPER, AND MOST OF OUR OPS ARE DONE AT NIGHT,
SO IT'S COMMON TERRITORY FOR ME,
BUT WE DID SEE SOME BIG GAME RIGHT THERE,
POSSIBLY PREPARED TO POUNCE.
Oz: WHAT THE HELL?
Biggs: A SPOTLIGHT.
THERE'S AN ELEPHANT RIGHT THERE UNDER THOSE LOW-HANGING TREES.
AND IT'S RIGHT NEXT TO WHERE WE'RE GONNA CROSS, OBVIOUSLY.
THEY GET KIND OF TESTY AT NIGHT.
THEY WANT US TO STICK BACK A LITTLE BIT,
AND HOPEFULLY THEY'LL MOVE OFF.
...AND HE MIGHT TAKE US ON.
AFRICAN TRAFFIC JAM, HUH?
WATCH OUT!
Oz: I STARTED THINKING ABOUT IT. I WAS LIKE, "YOU KNOW WHAT?
IF THIS ELEPHANT REALLY WANTED TO GIVE US A PUSH,
HOW FAR AM I GONNA HAVE TO JUMP TO GET OVER THAT ELECTRIC FENCE?"
IF THAT ELEPHANT WANTS TO CAUSE DAMAGE,
IT CERTAINLY COULD HAVE DONE SO.
[ ANIMAL HOWLING ]
WE'RE STILL KIND OF --
WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN ALL THE ANIMAL NOISES ARE, TOO, YOU KNOW?
[ HOWLING CONTINUES ]
Gerrit: IT SHOULDN'T BE ON THE ROAD THIS TIME OF THE EVENING.
STRANGE.
Saw: AT NIGHT, ALL ROADS IN HERE ARE CLOSED TO REGULAR TRAFFIC.
IT'S WAY PAST THIS GUY'S CURFEW...
UNLESS HE HAS SPECIAL PERMISSION TO ENTER THE RESERVE.
Oz: BASED ON THE INTEL THAT WE GOT,
THERE WASN'T SUPPOSED TO BE ANYBODY DRIVING.
RIGHT OFF THE BAT, THAT WAS SUSPICIOUS.
FULL MOON -- YOU CAN'T IGNORE SIGNS LIKE THAT.
HE CAN'T GET OVER THIS FENCE ANYWAY.
NO.
Saw: ON THEIR PATROL,
BIGGS AND OZ HAVE HEADED TO THE INTERIOR OF THE RESERVE.
THERE'S ONLY ONE THING STANDING BETWEEN THEM
AND THESE POTENTIAL POACHERS -- A 9-FOOT-HIGH ELECTRIFIED FENCE.
Biggs: WE'RE TRAPPED IN BY THIS ELECTRIC FENCE,
SO WE'RE GONNA TAKE A QUICK LOOK AROUND,
SEE IF THERE'S ANY WAY WE CAN GET OVER THERE.
WHAT WE'RE WORRIED ABOUT IS THAT MIGHT BE POACHERS
THAT HAVE DONE THEIR JOB AND THEY'RE LEAVING.
GO, GO, GO!
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
Biggs: RIGHT NOW THERE'S A VEHICLE COMING UP THE ROAD,
AND IT SHOULDN'T BE ON THIS ROAD AT THIS TIME OF NIGHT,
SO ANY VEHICLE COMING'S SUSPICIOUS.
THAT MIGHT BE POACHERS THAT HAVE DONE THEIR JOB AND THEY'RE LEAVING.
[ HORN HONKS ]
THE FENCE IS SO HIGH, AND IT'S ELECTRIFIED.
Oz: BOTH JEFF AND I WERE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
HOW TO GET OVER THE FENCE.
THE NEXT PLAN WAS TO FLASH THEM A LITTLE BIT OF LIGHT,
SHOW THEM A PRESENCE.
AS WE FLASHED THEM THE LIGHT, WE GOT A RESPONSE.
WE GOT A HONK.
[ HORN HONKS ]
I HIT THEM WITH THE LIGHT, WAITED A SECOND,
HONKED HIS HORN, SO THAT'S THEIR EARLY-WARNING SYSTEM
IS TO ACTUALLY JUST HAVE THAT GUY CREEP OUT NICE AND SLOW
AND THEN GIVE THEM A HONK.
Biggs: I FLASHED THE DRIVER, HE SEES ME KIND OF STARTLED, OBVIOUSLY,
AND THAT'S WHAT WE WANTED HIM TO KNOW IS THAT WE WERE THERE.
BUT THEN HE HONKS HIS HORN,
WHICH IMMEDIATELY ALERTED ME TO THE FACT
THAT HE'S PROBABLY AN EARLY-WARNING SYSTEM
FOR WHATEVER TEAM HE MAY HAVE JUST DROPPED OFF.
Saw: IT'S 0430.
THE TEAM HAS REGROUPED AT THE ENTRANCE
OF ONE OF THE PRIVATE GAME RESERVES.
QUEMIC, OUR SECURITY PARTNERS, HAVE NEW INTEL
THAT A CAR HAS REQUESTED SPECIAL PERMISSION
TO ENTER THE PARK AN HOUR BEFORE IT OPENS.
OKAY, SO YOU DO WANT TO GO AHEAD AND TAKE HIM AT THE GATE?
AS YOU LIKE.
WE'VE RECEIVED INTELLIGENCE
THAT THERE IS A VEHICLE ENTERING THE PARK
WITH A SUSPICIOUS WEAPON SUITABLE FOR RHINO POACHING.
SO WE ARE EN ROUTE TO THAT GATE
TO INTERCEPT THE DRIVER AND SEARCH THAT VEHICLE.
OH, WE'RE GONNA SEARCH THE GUY
AND SEE WHAT HE'S GOT IN HIS VEHICLE,
IF HE'S GOT A WEAPON THAT'S SUSPICIOUS.
AND I IMAGINE THEY'LL RUN IT FOR FORENSICS IF HE DOES.
THE GATE OPENS AT 6:00,
AND HE ASKED FOR SPECIAL PERMISSION TO COME IN AT 5:00,
AND SO HIGHLY UNUSUAL.
SO WE'RE GONNA MOVE IN AND SEE WHAT WE GOT.
QUEMIC WANTS TO DO A ROUTINE INSPECTION ON THIS GUY,
BUT BELIEVE ME,
WITH THREE NAVY S.E.A.L.s AND A GREEN BERET DOING THE SEARCHING,
THIS INSPECTION IS ANYTHING BUT ROUTINE.
Oz: WE APPROACHED THE VEHICLES IN A STEALTH MANNER,
AND AS WE CAME UP TO THE GATE,
EVEN THE RANGERS THAT WERE WORKING THE PARK
DIDN'T KNOW THAT WE WERE THERE.
WE GOT THE JUMP ON THE SITE.
Saw: THIS GUY'S PAPERWORK SAYS HE'S EMPLOYED HERE,
BUT SO MUCH OF THE POACHING
IS SUSPECTED TO BE DONE BY INSIDERS,
WE CAN'T REALLY TRUST ANYONE.
AS FAR AS GUNS AND AMMO GOES, HE'S CLEAN.
BUT SOMETHING ISN'T ADDING UP.
A SECOND VEHICLE IS APPROACHING THE GATE.
THIS GUY DEFINITELY DOESN'T HAVE CLEARANCE TO ENTER THE RESERVE.
IT MIGHT BE OUR POACHER.
AND THERE WAS ONLY ONE THAT REQUESTED PERMISSION,
BUT TWO VEHICLES ARE INBOUND, SO SEEMS SUSPICIOUS TO US.
HE COULD HAVE BEEN A DECOY OR A SCOUT.
THE LAST GUY WORKED HERE,
BUT AS WE'VE LEARNED WITH RHINO POACHING,
YOU CAN'T TRUST ANYONE.
THIS GUY'S GOT TWO STRIKES AGAINST HIM --
HE'S TRYING TO GET INTO THE RESERVE EARLY
WITHOUT PERMISSION,
AND HE'S GOT LIVE ROUNDS SUITABLE FOR POACHING.
WE'RE LETTING HIM GO FOR NOW
BUT NOT BEFORE CONFISCATING THE AMMO.
Biggs: THE FIRST CAR THAT COMES IN
COULD BE SPOTTING FOR THE NEXT CAR,
JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING'S GOOD AND CLEAR,
MAKE SURE THAT THERE AREN'T ANY AUTHORITIES THERE
BECAUSE THEY CAN BE AS GUILTY AS THEY WANT TO BE.
IF YOU CAN'T PROVE IT,
THEY'RE GONNA RUN FREE, AND THEY KNOW THAT.
Man: SURE. NO PROBLEM.
HAVE A GOOD DAY.
THANK YOU.
WE'RE GOOD? ALL RIGHT, COOL.
Saw: HE COULD'VE GOTTEN A TIP FROM THE FIRST DRIVER.
WATCH YOUR BACK.
Saw: WE FEEL LIKE IT'S POSSIBLE AND EVEN LIKELY
THAT THAT FIRST VEHICLE TIPPED OFF THE MARK
AND JUST TOLD HIM TO DROP THE RIFLE.
ONLY WAY YOU CAN EFFECT CHANGE IS TO MAKE AN IMPACT.
Saw: OUR SHOW OF FORCE WAS BOTH DELIBERATE AND EFFECTIVE.
NORMALLY, DURING POACHER'S MOON,
IT'S A SAFE BET ONE RHINO WILL BE KILLED,
BUT TONIGHT, ALL THE RHINO ARE SAFE.
THE THINGS WE'VE SEEN HERE HAVE BEEN A GAME-CHANGER FOR US.
OUR EXPERIENCES HAVE MADE US ANGRY...
...AND HEARTBROKEN.
BUT MOST OF ALL, THEY'VE LEFT US HIGHLY MOTIVATED.
PROTECTING THE RHINOS HAS GONE FROM A MISSION TO A CALLING,
AND THE MOST DANGEROUS SOLDIER IN ANY WAR
IS THE ONE WHO FIGHTS WITH HIS HEART.
NEXT TIME ON "BATTLEGROUND: RHINO WARS"...
Biggs: A SPECIES IS BEING DECIMATED.
Oz: IT IS A WAR.
THESE GUYS CATCH AND POACH ANYTHING
ANYONE THAT YOU THINK
IS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE HERE, LET US KNOW.
WE KNOW SOMEBODY'S GETTING THE MEAT.
OPEN THE CABINETS FOR US, PLEASE.
INTEL WILL DRIVE EVERYTHING WE DO AT THIS POINT.
Saw: ROB IS IN DANGER.
SPECIFICALLY, OUT OF THE INFORMANT'S MOUTH WAS,
"THE AK's ARE TO SHOOT THE [BLEEP] RANGERS."
[BLEEP] ABOUT TO HAPPEN.