Chinese Ambassador to Malawi, Shi Ting Wang, has donated drones to the Malawi government to help in the fight against wildlife crime.

Malawi’s Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining Aggrey Masi said: “The donation is timely, and it couldn’t come at a better time than this. For this reason, we need to use technology if we are to effectively win the fight against wildlife.”

He said there was a need to adopt technologies such as use of drones in the surveillance of protected areas. The drones will be used for aerial surveillance.

Elephants, rhinos and lions are at risk as they are the most targeted animals by poachers in Malawi.