Congo Rangers

Category: Active Service | Date: Dec 02 2006 | By: admin

Ricochet production have just arrived in Goma and will be filiming the Advance Force over the next few weeks for a series entitled ‘The World’s Toughest Tribes’ that will go out on the Discovery Channel early next year.

On the trail of armed poachers

Ben Anderson, who will be presenting the documentary, will be trained for one week by the Advance Force in drill, patrolling, weapons handling, tracking, arrest and interrogation, navigation, and first aid. Assuming he passes the training programme, he will receive his green berret and the opportunity to join the Advance Force on a brief 3 day reconnaissance mission to the far north of the park, an area that fell into the hands of Ugandan Rebels more than 30 years ago.

Within the next six to eight months, the Advance Force hope to bring this area back under full control of the Congolese wildlife authority, starting with Ben’s mission in a couple of week’s time.