Lmao. Come on now. Almost every organized gang started off as some noble cause that devolved with no leadership or infiltrated. The US has funded countless anti communist death squads, soldiers, and intelligence officers in Latin America who became drunk with the immunity and money, and then guess what? They formed cartels that hang limbless, headless bodies from bridges and trafficking cocaine into the states.
Now why would a bunch of sworn protectors of state commit such atrocities and traffic drugs? Seems rather hypocritical and cynical, doesn’t it?
Most of the people doing it are not some government organization. They’re often ragtag militias or straight up PMCs posing as environmentalists. In Africa particularly, many of these “anti poaching” militias are owned by former Rhodesian officers
You’ll do a lot more to protect the environment by killing coke executives and giving the money to the villagers nearby so they can stop poaching.