Sporting Rifle

Dr Ray Jansen 1968 – present

My first conversation with Dr Jansen was via WhatsApp text, having been introduced by Francois Meyer (who previously featured in my article on pangolin conservation). I was keen to meet him in person next time I visited South Africa, and as luck had it, our schedules tied up.

We met at a coffee shop, somewhere north of where my grandparents live

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