Warden Emmanuel Koech is a wildlife ranger for the Kenya Wildlife Service. Over the course of his career has worked in six different national parks across Kenya, where he spends much of his time monitoring wildlife habitats and tracking down poachers. AFKtravel.com recently had the chance to talk with him about his favorite parks, close encounters with poachers and lions, and how he was inspired as a child to protect wildlife.

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