We enter South Africa’s iconic Kruger National Park, meeting senior field ranger Don English to uncover the rise of poison-poaching for lion body parts and its growing black-market demand. In Skukuza, Professor Daniel Parker explains how the park’s unusual size and shape provide ecological value but also create unique conservation challenges. Finally, we join Marnus Roodbol of the Endangered Wildlife Trust, whose work monitoring lion populations across the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Area – through satellite collars, field research, and anti-poaching collaboration – offers an intimate look at the dedication required to safeguard Africa’s lions.
