Gamekeepers and Counter-Insurgency in Kenya and Rhodesia (Zimbabwe), 1952-1980

The article examines the role of gamekeeping in counter-insurgency in Kenya and Rhodesia from 1952 to 1980. The efforts of gamekeepers to combat insurgency are explored which include hunting insurgents, recruitment of skilled African trackers, and development of security force training institutions. Also discussed are African colonial states' establishment of embryonic wildlife departments, conservation of animals, and security force tracker training schools.