The Black Mambas- Images by Jeffrey Barbee/allianceearth.org

Leitah Michabela sits on her bed after a morning roadblock shift, she and the other Black Mambas are given food, transport, a living allowance and a salary that supports around 8 people in their extnded families. The ladies of the first all female Anti-Poaching Unit in Africa, on patrol, making roadblocks and sitting in listening posts at night in Balule Private Nature Reserve.

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