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#TBT – Lightning Strikes!

Rory Young – I guess for the last year my “go-to story” has sort of followed me around as everyone heard about it and wanted to hear it first hand, maybe see if I was psychic or glowing.. Central Africa has the highest incidence of lightning strikes in the world  and I have spent most […]

Female AP Rangers

Here are three of the anti poaching rangers participating in the advanced wildlife protection in ops training taking place in Liwonde National Park. The training is funded and organized by Chengeta Wildlife and ALERT under the auspices of the Malawi Department of National Parks and Wildlife. One of these ladies is giving the men a […]

Rory Young Gives an Update From Guinea

Another busy day in the lecture room at Sidokoro, Parc National de Haut Niger, Guinea. The theory phase has been amazing. From Director General level down to AP team leaders, from all over Guinea, the work is being taken very seriously and the discussions have been animated and indicate a high level of motivation and […]

What will prevent future outbreaks of Ebola?

Written by Rory Young A few people have gathered in Guinea to do something that doesn’t make big headlines and costs very little, yet is the most obvious way to prevent future outbreaks. Unfortunately all the big news is about the billions of dollars being spent on defeating the outbreak and finding a cure and […]

From Rory Before He Trains In Guinea

Rory Young – I’m off to Guinea tomorrow for six weeks to conduct wildlife protection courses for parks and military personnel. Yes, I know Guinea is an “Ebola country”. The work has been organized by United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) and all precautions will be taken. I will not be going near any […]

Rory Young’s Take on The Malawi Success.

Post by Rory Young, No high technology here – there isn’t the money – the key is rangers’ skills in investigations, intel gathering, planning and dogged pursuit and apprehension.. Let’s be honest; Malawi has been hit harder by poaching than many countries. However, although one of the poorest countries in Africa, it is also known […]

The Manual is Ready!!

We can now purchase an electronic (PDF) copy of the Anti-Poaching Manual! 50% of each sale will directly fund our training sessions. Congratulations to Rory Young, Quora’s newest author! Our partners at ALERT will be handling the book sales. Please follow the link to their page, given below. They have payment options listed on the bottom of […]

Days of Their Lives

  February 18, 2014 We’ve pulled into a rest stop, probably one of only a few in the entire Ngorogoro Conservation Area. I saw a few large elephants on the way in, larger and closer than I’ve seen so far, so while the others are inside, I’m darting about the carpark, hoping to catch sight […]

The Dawn of the Tusk

Neha Jha I first met an Elephant when I was a young kid.. it was tied to chains.. near a pond.. I fed it leaves as it looked at me… I still remember its eyes. What makes an Elephant so special? The scientists have compared the emotional intelligence of an Elephant to a child. They […]