A British pilot flying a helicopter to track poachers in Tanzania was killed recently when he was hit by gunfire from the ground and the helicopter crashed into trees. Roger Gower, 37, was flying in partnership with Tanzanian wildlife authorities on Jan. 28, to track down and arrest active elephant poachers. “In the course of this action the poachers fired upon the helicopter and Roger was fatally wounded,” according to Gower’s employer, the Friedkin Conservation Fund.
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