Painted Dog Conservation - Wildlife Ranger Challenge 2022

PDC is taking part in the Wildlife Ranger Challenge to raise awareness of the role of 16 rangers working to protect Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park, and support an estimated 200 livelihoods.

Painted Dog Conservation

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Goal: $10,000

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Rangers are Africa’s most little recognised heroes. They don’t just fight poaching - they are conservationists, teachers, community support workers, leaders and much more.

The Wildlife Ranger Challenge, organised by Tusk and culminating on 17th September, celebrates their role, and is raising much-needed funds to support their work.

Our Anti-poaching Unit scouts carry out patrols on a daily basis throughout the Gwayi Conservancy and buffer zones surrounding Hwange National Park. These units work collaboratively with Hwange National Park and Forestry Commission officials in carrying out joint patrols.

With joint efforts and resources, the collective anti-poaching efforts maximise efficiency and cover as large an area as possible - patrol areas are currently more than 10,000 square kilometres.

WRC funding for rangers allowed us to maintain our traditional level of anti-poaching unit deployment, which relies heavily on vehicles for rapid deployment and resourcing the scouts in the field.

The 2022 support will help Painted Dog Conservation maintain, strengthen and grow anti-poaching deployments. We have since started working closely with anti-poaching community volunteers from communities bordering Hwange National Park i.e Mabale, Nabushome, Dopota and recently Sianyanga community. The support will make sure this collaboration sustains and continues.

Give today, and the Scheinberg Relief Fund will match every dollar donated, amplifying your impact. Follow campaign updates on social media with #ForWildlifeRangers

Support a unique conservation initiative empowering and uniting wildlife rangers across Africa.

Apr 28, 2023, 11:17:03 AM

Wildlife rangers operate on the very frontline of conservation across Africa, routinely making personal sacrifices to put their lives on the line to protect the continent’s magnificent wildlife and habitats. Yet they are so much more than just law enforcement officers: rangers are teachers, community support workers, mediators, researchers and so much more. Unfortunately, resources are not keeping pace with the scale of the challenges they are trying to tackle. For the fourth year running, the Wildlife Ranger Challenge sets out to redress this, by raising critical funding to cover operating costs, including salaries and equipment, for over 10,000 rangers. This will help them protect threatened wildlife and some of the continent's most vulnerable areas, while also protecting communities and securing coexistence with wildlife, as well as providing for their own families.

Support a unique conservation initiative empowering and uniting wildlife rangers across Africa.

Hwange National Park Buffer Zone - Painted Dog Conservation

Jul 14, 2022, 6:38:22 AM

Painted Dog Conservation (PDC) is a non-profit organisation in Zimbabwe committed to creating an environment where painted dogs can thrive. Our Anti-poaching Unit scouts carry out patrols on a daily basis throughout the Gwayi Conservancy and buffer zones surrounding Hwange National Park. These units work collaboratively with Hwange National Park officials in carrying out joint patrols and thus supplement the work of Zimbabwe's National Parks. Their collective anti-poaching efforts can maximise efficiency and cover as large an area as possible - patrol areas are currently more than 10,000 square kilometres. More information is available at www.painteddog.org

Hwange National Park Buffer Zone - Painted Dog Conservation

Support a unique conservation initiative empowering and uniting wildlife rangers across Africa.

Jun 30, 2022, 9:13:44 AM

Working day and night on the front lines of wildlife conservation, they are not just law enforcement officers. Rangers are teachers, community support workers, mediators, researchers and much more. The role is only set to widen as the challenges facing conservation grow more complex, including the economic legacy of Covid-19, land use change and the climate crisis. Unfortunately, resources are not keeping pace with the scale of the challenge, threatening to compromise decades of development and conservation success across Africa. For the third year running, the Wildlife Ranger Challenge aims to tackle these growing issues. Funds raised will cover operating costs, including salaries and equipment, for at least 5,000 rangers, enabling them to provide for their families, protect communities, and defend endangered wildlife, including elephants, pangolins, rhinos, and lions in some of the continent's most vulnerable areas.

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Campaign: Wildlife Ranger support via Wentz Total amount raised: $345

Painted Dog Conservation - Wildlife Ranger Challenge 2022