King Mswati III’s representative Ted Riley wept when he told the conference of the parties to the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species about his rangers who had lost their lives protecting the rhino

Ted Riley is one of the veterans of wildlife conservation in Africa, setting up the national parks in the Swazi kingdom.

He maintains it’s grossly unfair for countries across the world from Africa are trying to increase the protection given to rhino and tell Africans how to safeguard the   species.

“Why don’t they just upgrade all species to CITES appendix  one, including the tsetse fly. That is hoe ridiculous this argument has become,” said Riley.

By adopting a shoot to kill policy against rhino poachers and imposing heavy prison sentenced on those caught, Swaziland has had the most success in protecting the species.

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