Tuesday, December 27, 2011
On Patrol With The Shadow Wolves
On the trail with the US Department of Homeland Security's Shadow Wolves, the department's only Native American tracking unit, along the Arizona-Mexico border.
In the seemingly endless desert wasteland of the Arizona-Mexico border, amid 30ft high cacti and thorny mesquite trees, an eagle-eyed Native American scout has found what he is looking for.
A freshly dislodged leaf from a Creosote bush is his first sign, followed by a snapped branch still wet to the touch. Nearby, a shiny patch of dirt shows where suspected drug smugglers have tried to evade his ancient skills by brushing over their vehicle's tyre tracks with a tree limb.
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My Comment: Not a safe or easy job .... we are fortunate that some are willing to do it.
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