The sheer size of the South Luangwa Valley poses a great difficulty in understanding the scale of the challenges faced by the CSL and DNPW anti-poaching ground teams. Despite continuous and rigorous anti-poaching foot patrols, much is often left out or not observed over the 1.4 million hectares of protected area covered by CSL’s operations. Regular aerial surveillance of the South Luangwa National Park and surrounding Game Management Areas allows the team to collect valuable intelligence data including detecting illegal activity, identifying carcass locations, areas of deforestation and much more. Aerial surveillance is also important for anti-poaching operations and can be used to pin point poachers from the air, prevent them from escaping and directing ground patrols to them.