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- "Poaching" means to illegally hunt or catch game/fish
-  "Anti-Poachers" are those who go against poaching and catch the poachers

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- Matilde Gattoni is a French- Italian photographer based in Milan
- Most of her work is covering social, evironmental and human rights is sues around the world
- Matilde's career started in 2000 and since then she has worked in the Middle East, South and Central Asia and Africa
- While in these various areas she has covered topics such as droughts, refugees, emergencies, illegal mining, mass immagrations, large scale land grabbing and climate change
- She has worked for over a hundred newspapers and magazines worldwide
- Matilde Gattoni's work has been exhibited in many various areas and she has recieved many, many awards for her work

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Matilde's work has been exhibited at The European Parliament in Brussels, The Backlight Festival in Tampere, The Annenberg Space for Photography in Los Angeles, La Feltrinelli in Milan and Rome, Gallery Photographica in San Francisco, Fondazione Pirelli in Milan, 305 Sauraran in Toronto, Al Serkal in Dubai, Berlin Biennal of Fine Art Photography 2016, Palazzo Madama in Turin, Noorderlicht Gallery in The Netherlands, Photoville 2015 in New York, LOOK3 Festival 2016, Centre Culturel Français in Milan.

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- Anti-Poaching began in Australia but is prodominantly active in Africa

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"The Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit is the first majority female anti-poaching unit in South Africa. Founded in 2013 by Transfrontier Africa NPC, to protect the Olifants West Region of Balule Nature Reserve. Within the first year of operation the Black Mambas were invited to expand into other regions and now protect all boundaries of the 52,000ha Balule Nature Reserve, part of the Greater Kruger National Park.

Our teams work to the concept of the “Broken Window” philosophy, striving to make our area of influence the most undesirable, most difficult and least profitable place to poach any species. With a passion for wildlife and rhino conservation, these women are the voice in the community through their conservation work.

The objectives of the Black Mamba project are not only the protection of rhinos through boots on the ground but also through being a role model in their communities. These 32 young women and 2 men want their communities to understand that the benefits are greater through rhino conservation rather than poaching, addressing the social and moral decay that is a product of the rhino poaching within their communities. They are concerned for their children’s sake as the false economy has brought loose morals and narcotics into their communities" (

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Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit is the first of its kind, being that the majority of our teams are women. We have currently deployed 26 Black Mambas and a further 23 armed guards that operate within Balule and along its boundaries.

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- To raise awareness for anti-poaching
- Raise awareness for Feminist rights
- Share what she experienced/saw

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Anti-poaching is the illegal practice of trespassing on another's property to hunt orsteal game without the landowner's permission.

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Antipoaching definition, the illegal practice of trespassing on another's property to hunt or steal game without the landowner's permission. See more.

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This is an article from the online Matilde Gattoni photo gallery speaking about the anti-poaching and about Matilde Gattoni.

"Meet the world's first ever female anti-poaching unit on the frontline against wildlife illegal hunters

Started as an experiment in 2013, the Black Mambas have grown into a team of 26 unarmed women rangers patrolling 400 square kilometers in South Africa's iconic Kruger National Park, where they provide a much-needed lifeline for critically endangered animals.

In a country that lost almost 1,200 rhinos to international poaching syndicates last year, Black Mambas have reduced illegal hunting activities by 76 percent by chasing poachers, removing snares and engaging local communities in environmental conservation.

We met the women at the core of this success. Dedicated, courageous and passionate, they defy dangers, sacrifices and gender stereotypes for the sake of nature, fighting poaching through a revolutionary approach based on prevention and education.

As rhinos and elephants keep on falling to feed the illegal trade in bushmeat, ivory and traditional medicines, the Black Mambas have become our best chance to save some of the world's most iconic animals" https://matildegattoni.photoshelter.com/gallery/The-Queens-of-the-Jungle/G0000TIFS6Hval3I/