No two days look the same for a ranger.  Whether carrying out anti-poaching patrols, collecting animal data, or replanting trees decimated by invasive species, each day brings new challenges.
 
But the one thing that’s consistent day in day out? The conservation impact.

 
 
For World Ranger Day, we’re celebrating the incredible people who dedicate their lives to making a difference.
 
Here’s a snapshot of some of our conservation partners and their rangers from around the world who are kicking goals for wildlife and wild places.
 

Painted Dog Conservation Inc

In Zambia, this team of dedicated rangers make up an anti-poaching unit. They work tirelessly to protect wildlife and habitats in South Luangwa, and it's certainly not an easy job!
 
The rangers can spend weeks in the field navigating challenging terrain, encountering potential conflicts with wildlife, and enduring extreme temperatures.
 
They're on the ground conducting anti-poaching foot patrols, aerial surveillance, sniffer dog tracking work - determined to track down potentially armed and dangerous wildlife crime suspects.
 

Madagascar Fauna and Flora Group

In Madagascar, MFG’s team of rangers carry out regular patrols to monitor for threats through Betampona Natural Reserve. This reserve is home to eleven lemur species, three of which are three critically endangered lemurs.
 
Thanks to our partnership, MFG have made big strides for biodiversity in these areas. The team have focused on the protection and restoration of critical ecosystems, like the removal of invasive plants from within Betampona, while growing native flora in nurseries.
 
More than 37,000 native trees were produced for planting in the MFG nursery and last year, these plants were used to restore the 10 hectares of forest in Betampona.
 
Lemurs are ONLY native to Madagascar, making every inch of habitat precious and this work invaluable.

Tenkile Conservation Alliance

In Papua New Guinea, as well as supporting wild tree kangaroo populations, our partner Tenkile Conservation Alliance have employed local women to carry out important data collection on local and largely unknown frog species.

Through our partnership, we support 86 rokrok meri’s rangers who are trained by TCA to monitor the tree kangaroo populations and biodiversity of the Torricelli Mountain range using a special phone app.

Conservation work starts with people! And that’s why this community outreach and data collection is invaluable.
 

Red Panda Network

In Nepal, the Red Panda Network run the Forest Guardians program to monitor red panda habitat and conducts anti-poaching patrols. They monitor more than 1,270km of Red Panda habitat in eastern and western Nepal!
 
This activity provides crucial insight into the wild populations and the impacts of natural threats, as well as the impact of human activity through deforestation, snares and conventional livestock grazing.
 
Not only does this program help protect wild pandas, but it empowers local villagers and farmers to take action too.
 

Fauna and Flora

In Vietnam, rangers from Fauna and Flora are working to protect the biodiversity within Pu Mat National Park.
 
This reserve is one of Vietnam’s biggest national parks and provides habitat for several hundred gibbon groups. That means it’s a global stronghold for the largest population of wild Northern White-cheeked Gibbons – around 1000!
 
With our support, conservationists in the field can carry out population monitoring, mapping and audio-tracking for these beautiful apes. And this work has a flow on positive impact for countless other species in the park. 
 
Plus, it also helps our partners engage with the local community to fund forest protectors who can keep poachers and wildlife traffickers at bay.

Frankfurt Zoological Society
 

In Indonesia, the FZS team work collaboratively with locals to protect and monitor populations of elephants, orangutans, tigers and more in Bukit Tigapuluh National Park.
 
Within the Jambi Provice, FZS carry out important work that supports local communities and aiming to reduce human-wildlife conflict.
 
The main objective of this project is to restore wildlife corridors, reduce human-elephant conflict and help to increase the livelihoods of local farmers by integrating them into social forestrty schemes.
 
PLUS! This incredible organisation also help rescue orphaned orangutans, bringing them into safety and supporting them through ‘Jungle School’ to help them learn necessary survival skills.