Zimbabwe schoolchildren learn how to coexist with dangerous wildlife

FILE - Esther Bote, 14, walks to school with her friends on the periphery of Save Valley Conservancy, Zimbabwe, on July 10, 2024. FILE - Elephants are visible on a road leading to a school on the periphery of the Save Valley Conservancy, Zimbabwe, July 11, 2024.

On the impoverished edges of a conservancy that protects wildlife in southeastern Zimbabwe, 14-year-old Esther Bote wakes up at dawn to a practiced daily routine.