Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit

About us

The Black Mamba APU was founded by Transfrontier Africa and was created to protect Olifants West Nature Reserve in Balule starting off with a team of 6. Today The Black Mamba APU has grown to 36 rangers who cover the entire Balule area. The Black Mambas is the first of its kind, being that our team consists of women. We operate in an open system and our directly connected to the Kruger National Park. We are therefore custodians of the wild animals that roam freely throughout Balule Private Nature Reserve. The Western Region has been registered with the National and Provincial governments as a component of the national protected areas network. We maintain and protect the western boundary fence of the Greater Kruger National Park, a significant barrier between human-wildlife conflict and poachers entering the protected areas network.