Save the Rhino Trust - Wildlife Ranger Challenge 2022

Rangers are Africa’s unsung 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 many roles, and is raising much-needed funds to support their work.

Save the Rhino Trust’s goal as the lead organisation for rhino conservation in Namibia is to have a steadily increasing population of black rhinos. Our committed team of trackers and rangers has been a crucial component for us to work towards this goal. Our trackers come from the local communities and possess a deep knowledge of rhinos and their surroundings. Covering an area of 25,000 km2 their skills are tested during long patrols, on foot on rough terrain in an area with no national park status, no fences and no controls over who enters and exits.

For the past 2 years WRC funding has helped us put "boots on the ground" ensuring that ranger teams are deployed on time and well equipped throughout their patrol days which vary between 10-20 days per patrol. Although the patrols are focused on rhino monitoring, the regular presence of our rangers is beneficial to other species within the rhino landscape as well as discouraging would-be poachers.

With the cost of patrol necessities increasing drastically, funding through the WRC will help pay salaries, timely deployment of teams and ensure continuous payment of incentives to show appreciation to the rangers for their tireless efforts towards the protection and monitoring of rhinos.

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