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Rangers and Community Wildlife Scouts from Kenya, Uganda and Zimbabwe to Provide First-Hand Testimony About the Growing Challenges and Risks of Protecting Africa’s wildlife during COVID-19.
On World Ranger Day 2020, increased illegal activity and violence threaten the lives of men and women working on the front lines to preserve endangered species and diverse ecosystems. Rangers face enormous risk to their personal safety in the midst of the ongoing global pandemic. In Africa, travel bans, government lockdowns and stay-at-home orders to prevent the spread of Coronavirus have cut revenue streams and decreased the funding of ranger operations. On Friday, July 31, African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) will host a moderated virtual event with full Q&A, featuring three leading rangers and scouts working on the African continent.
“World Rangers’ Day Webinar: Stories from the frontline: Protecting Africa’s wildlife during COVID-19,” will feature a four-person expert panel, including rangers and conservation experts from Kenya, Uganda and Zimbabwe. Topics of discussion will focus on the challenges and risks facing those on the frontline of conservation, and examine the impact of COVID-19 on conservation, livelihoods and families, and how to pass on indigenous knowledge and management of natural resources to the next generation. Sustaining livelihood in conservation community areas is a chief concern to maintain a safe working environment with less human-wildlife conflict.
World Ranger Day webinar speakers will include:
TO PARTICIPATE: “World Rangers’ Day Webinar: Stories from the frontline: Protecting Africa’s wildlife during COVID-19,” is open to the public. Click on this link to register: https://awf-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEpduGvqzsrGN00lCbvcYew8LrJjY6ewtRq
ABOUT AFRICAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATION
The African Wildlife Foundation is the primary advocate for the protection of wildlife and wild lands as an essential part of a modern and prosperous Africa. Founded in 1961 to focus on Africa’s conservation needs, we articulate a uniquely African vision, bridge science and public policy, and demonstrate the benefits of conservation to ensure the survival of the continent’s wildlife and wild lands.